Building bridges not walls

Name of institution: Stowarzyszenie Vena / Vena Association
Type of the organization:
  • NGO
Country:
  • Poland
Thematic scope of the project:
  • Access to employment and social inclusion
  • Education and training
Problems to be solved (justification of the need of the transnational cooperation):

To be able to progress and improve on our effectivness (as NGOs based in Poland) there is a strong need to learn from each other on international scale, learning from the rich experience gained throughout years of practice and applying solutions already proven to be working.

Objectives to be achieved: Setting up the most effective ways of exchanging ideas and traditions/ learning how do these structures look like outside Poland, observing possible solutions and innovative  ways of preventing social inclusion and promoting local crafts; sharing experience and practical info (arts/crafts).
Main transnational activities (as provisionally planned, to be confirmed with partners): Apprenticeship at fellow NGO organization (or other institution) abroad; local handicrafts workshops, creating an interest group of local artists/handicraftsmen to work alongside the fellow interest group abroad , creating interactive website with transnational themed forums, transnational exhibition.
Planned deliverables & outcomes of TNC: Transnational  integration, training (NGOs/education and training organisations/ social economy institutions etc. ) for one person,  interactive website, usining IT in communicating between local communities. Added value: permanent cooperation, building up friendly network for new ideas and support, widening with time the range of areas of interest
Target group:
  • Unemployed
  • Employed
  • Long term unemployed
  • Farmers
  • Self employed
  • Persons from deprived rural areas
  • Persons not active on job market
  • Employed in micro enterprises (less than 10 employees)
  • Employed in small enterprises (between 10 and 50 employees)
  • Employed in SMEs (between 50 and 250 employees)
  • Employed in big enterprises (over 250 employees)
  • Employed in public administration (public entities)
  • Employed in NGOs
  • In particularly disadvantaging conditions
  • NGOs
Stage of the implementation: Project Idea (projects in preparation phase without grant awarded)
Budget of the project in EUR: 45000
Budget of transnational activities in EUR: 12500
Duration of the project from (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy): 01/09 - 31/08 - to be agreed
Duration of transnational activities within the project from (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy): 01/09 - 31/08 - to be agreed
Contact person: Natalia Wach
Phone: +48 502233401
Located in: Fishing Pool