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NEWSLETTER NR 47 : SEPTEMBER 2010
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Dear Readers,
We are sending September edition of European Meeting Centre – Nowy Staw Foundation newsletter. It contains news on current conferences, projects and other activities of the European Meeting Centre – Nowy Staw Foundation and Labour Market Institute.
We would like to send you information about activities of the Foundation on monthly basis. Newsletter is also invitation to cooperation and participation in events organized by the Foundation.
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NEWS IN SEPTEMBERT 2010
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The 5th Economic Forum of Young Leaders in Nowy Sacz
Over 250 young leaders from 32 countries of the European Union, Eastern Europe and Caucasus as well as several dozen of VIP from politics, business and science with Richard Pipes (professor, Harvard Univeristy), Maros Sefcovic (Vice-president of the European Commission), Janusz Lewandowski (European Commissioner), Vaira Vike-Freiberga (former president of Latvia), Esko Aho (Vice-president of Nokia Corporation) and Luc Frieden (Minister of Finance of Luxembourg) among many others came to Nowy Sacz to discuss the future of Europe during Economic Forum of Young Leaders.
The 5th Economic Forum of Young Leaders took place between 7th and 11th of September 2010 in Nowy Sacz. The theme of this year’s Forum was “Europe – continent of innovation or regress?” The idea of the Forum is to create a meeting place for young people from the European Union, Eastern Europe, the Balkans and Caucasus. Participants took part in discussions, workshops and business evenings. Young leaders participated also in sessions of The 20th Economic Forum in Krynica.
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 forum@eds-fundacja.pl
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III Christian Social Week
Christian Social Week is a meeting place for: organizations, “Solidarność” trade union, movements, initiatives, informal groups, and individuals that enhance social justice in their communities. Honorary patrons of the Christian Social Week, are Archbishop Leszek Slawoj Głódź and President of Gdansk Pawel Adamowicz.
The third Christian Social Week will be held in Gdańsk From 5th till 7th of November 2010.
Christian Social Week will be devoted to main problems and challenges with Polish society is facing, such as education and upbringing, solidarity, poverty, local and regional development, employment rights, family policies, shaping the values of social and economic life in Poland.
We believe that the common reflection on those phenomena will allow us to propose creative solutions to important social issues.
The main theme of the Week will be principle of subsidiarity in relation to social and economic life after 20 years of political changes in Poland.
Christian Social Week is a meeting place for: organizations, “Solidarność” trade union, movements, initiatives, informal groups, and individuals that enhance social justice in their communities. Honorary patrons of the Christian Social Week, are Archbishop Leszek Slawoj Głódź and President of Gdansk Pawel Adamowicz.
Co-organizer of the Christian Social Week is Pomeranian Foundation, founded by Maciej Płażyński. We want the III Social Week to also be a time of reflection on social and political thoughts of Maciej Płażyński.
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chts@tydzienspoleczny.org.pl
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The 6th edition of Academy Złota 9 is starting
Father Ludwik Wiśniewski OP invites for the start meeting of the 6th edition of the Academy Złota 9. Saturday 25th of September 2010 at 11.00 a.m., Dominicans Monastery Złota 9 Str. in Lublin.
On Saturday 25th of September at 11.00 a.m. starts another edition of the civic service school Academy Złota 9. The Academy is a unique offer for youth from high schools and from gymnasiums. The school is an idea of Dominican Father Ludwik Wiśniewski OP. The Academy is lead by Dominicans Monastery and by European Meeting Centre – Nowy Staw Foundation. The Academy provides contact with eminent persons from the sphere of culture, politics and science. It allows to get skills such as: self-presentation, multimedia, self-government; delivers the rules of ethics in the public life and helps to choose an appropriate university.
Classes are lasting 3 semesters and are taking place in the Monastery in the Złota 9 Street, from which the Academy have taken the name.
The participation in the classes is free of charge.
We cordially invite you!
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Sergiusz Kieruzel: s.kieruzel@eds-fundacja.pl
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Labour Market Institute
Preserving and retaining employment in the face of the effects of the financial crisis on the real economy
From 24th until 26th of September the European Meeting Centre – Nowy Staw Foundation is organizing an international seminar in Wrocław about the influence of the crisis on the employment.
In the seminar following issues will be discussed:
Financial crisis: consequences with regard to employment; re-integration of excluded people into the labour market: specific measurements in different countries; the human and economic effects of the financial and economic crisis in the Eastern European countries and how they are trying to deal with it; EU2020 and economic governance: social dimension and key-points; preserving employment regarding best practices for combating poverty and social exclusion – a special look to the situation of young people.
There will also be a workshop about more and better jobs and a visit of projects in the region of Wroclaw to get to know the strategies to combat youth unemployment.
The seminar takes place in cooperation with the European Centre for Workers` Questions (EZA).
The seminar is co-financed by the European Commission.
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Marta Jędrych: m.jedrych@eds-fundacja.pl
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European Centre of Youth Co-operation
European Centre of Youth Co-operation
– short summary of recent activities
Vacation time was more conducive to the implementation of international projects in the European Meeting Centre in Nasutów near Lublin, and those were mainly youth exchanges and trainings. Youth involved in the projects had the opportunity to gain valuable experience through active participation in international projects thanks to financial support of their ideas by the EU programme "Youth in Action”. All the projects described below were coordinated by the European Meeting Centre - Nowy Staw Foundation.
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Eliza Iwan: e.iwan@eds-fundacja.pl
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Labour Market Institute
Opening conference of the project „Young’s career in Your hands”
Labour Market Institute is implementing a new project "Young’s career in Your hands" in the regional office in Kielce. The project will start with the opening conference planned for 21.09.2010.
The meeting will be held in Dal Hotel in Kielce, ul. Piotrkowska 12 and will start at 10.00. During the conference the project will be presented which aim is to improve knowledge and skills of workers of rural schools from Swietokrzyskie province in the prevention and guidance. We invited to participate representatives of such organizations as the School - Board in Kielce, Kielce Province OHP Headquarters, Psychological-Pedagogical Clinic in Kielce and the Swietokrzyskie Centre for Teachers Training. Such a broad group of experts will outline the key issues which will be discussed during the training.
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Magdalena Soprych: m.soprych@eds-fundacja.pl
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Project supported by the Polish-German Youth Office
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European Centre of Youth Co-operation
Polish-german-belarusian media exchange
Between 01.10-08.10.2010r at the European Meeting House in Nasutów near Lublin will take place Polish-German- Belarusian media workshops "Online journalism" organized by the European Meeting Centre – New Staw Foundation together with Bennohaus from Münster and the Association Dzedzich from Brest.
The theme of the polish-german-belarusian media workshops will be education. The meeting program contains Online journalism workshops- recording and montage of radio interview, creating a weblog, video-jurnalism workshops- work with camera and workshops on media coverage of the debate. Participants will have the opportunity to observe the work of television and radio journalists during visit to Lublin branch of Polish Public Television and Radio Lublin.
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Agata Kołtunik: a.koltunik@eds-fundacja.pl
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Labour Market Institute
Study visit of the project
“Transfer of know-how on professional counseling for young people”
Between 13-17 September 2010 study visit to Ukraine took place. People involved in a project took part in it – representatives of partners and project’s leader.
We started the visit from Luck. We were invited to Wolynsk regional and local labour offices where we had a chance to learn about functioning of such institutions in Ukraine. There was also meeting in Career Centre of Lesia Ukrainka Univeristy in Luck where we found out about professional advisory for students in choosing their career path.
Then we hit Lvov. We had a chance to see Regional Found for Social Protection of Disabled People. There are only 5 institutions like that in whole Ukraine – there are special training halls and classes for disabled people where they can study and gain new skills in many professions.
We visited also Regional Labour Offices in Mikolajevsk and Skolevsk.
The whole visit made a good impression on us. Unemployed person who comes to labour office can easily find her/himself and get professional advisory.
Summing up, state institutions for unemployed people in Ukraine are at good level and seems to be well organized but there is lack of cooperation between them and non-governmental organizations.
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Magda Szymczuk: m.szymczuk@eds-fundacja.pl
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Project supported by the Polish-German Youth Office
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European Centre of Youth Co-operation
Poles and Germans
on the way to the common future in peace and freedom
On 9-15 September 2010 in the Meeting House in Nasutów took place the second part of the international meeting of young people from partner cities of Lublin and Münster. Both groups are winners of the polish-german competition "Poles and Germans on the way to a common future in peace and freedom." Young german and poles has already meet on the first part of Münster, and now they had the opportunity to strengthen their friendships.
During the exchange participants took part in a very diverse program: tour of Lublin and Zamość, where they have the opportunity to take part in Memorial form Marek Grechuta. Group also participated in the European Festival of Taste. Another event was the visit to the School no. 7 in Lublin, where the group participated in the lessons of Polish language and history. A visit to Majdanek was a very moving event.
The culmination of the exchange was the award ceremony at the Court of the Crown. His presence graced the guests the President of the City of Lublin - Adam Wasilewski and Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in Lublin, Andrzej Kidyba.
Both Polish and German participants are very integrated. Remained are not only lasting friendships but also plans for a common future. Young poles and german would engage in further joint international project, which probably will hear in the near future.
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Agata Kołtunik: a.koltunik@eds-fundacja.pl
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Project supported by the Polish-German Youth Office
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European Centre of Youth Co-operation
Theater across borders.
From 17.10 till 25.10 in the European Youth Centre in Nasutów will take place Polish-German theater-dance youth exchange.
During the meeting the young german and poles can take part in theater-dance workshops, workshops on non-verbal communication, body language, movement on stage. They’ll visit also the dance school and join at international theme night.
The end result of Polish-German meeting will be the in children home in Lublin.
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Agata Kołtunik: a.koltunik@eds-fundacja.pl
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Project supported by the Polish-German Youth Office
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European Centre of Youth Co-operation
Polish-german-ukrainian media exchange
Between 26.08 and 02.09 2010 in European Meeting House in Nasutów near Lublin will take place Polish-German-Ukrainian media exchange. This media exchange is organized by the European Meeting Centre Nowy Staw Foundation together with Bennohaus from Münster and the Association of dialogue from Lvov.
The exchange offer workshops on the usage of the camera, filming and assembly. The end result will be to create an cultural magazine. Participants will decide on its form, the nature of the information culture will pay attention to current social problems.
As a leading theme of our meeting we took into account such issues as: Theater therapy- theater people with disabilities, cultural events in various countries participating in the project, poverty as a social phenomenon and its various types ( material poverty , intellectual ).
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Agata Kołtunik: a.koltunik@eds-fundacja.pl
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Labour Market Institute
“Back to Work!” – a new Project realized in Świętokrzyskie Region
Labour Market Institute has began a new project in the province of Świętokrzyskie since the 1-st of September. The project “Back to Work!” is implemented under the Human Capital Programme (Measure 6.1.1) under a contract signed by the Provincial Labour Office in Kielce.
The aim of the project "Back to work!" is to activate unemployed women (including women registered as well as unregistered in the Labour Office from Świętokrzyskie Province).
As a part of the project, the participants will take part in the individual and group vocational guidance and computer trainings. The next step is a vocational training, which encompasses six directions: administration and management of the Secretariat/Office, basis accounting, software with support for financial accounting, computer literate trader with cash register handling, computer graphics, florist, cook and little catering. The final part of the participation in the project is 3-month probation in a professional company with professional employer. The aim of the last step is the practical preparation for the further occupation. The costs covered from the project’s funds are: medical examination, wages for trainee (internship grants) and the cost of necessary insurance.
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Beata Arendarska: b.arendarska@eds-fundacja.pl
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Labour Market Institute
“Together!” in the Swietokrzyskie province
“Together!- An initiative for the social economy" is a new project carried out by Labour Market Institute in Świętokrzyskie province. Based on information gathered from consultants of Post-accession Rural Support Program, will be selected 12 communes of Świętokrzyskie province. These 12 communes will be supported within the Project.
With the beginning of August the Labour Market Institute has started the project "Together! - An initiative from the social economy”. After all organizational work and launched www.irp-fundacja.pl/eskielce has been opened Project Office in Kielce on the Piotrkowska street 12th. The project is implemented under Priority VII - Promoting social inclusion. “ Together!” is targeted at the unemployed (120 pers.) and the people employed in the labor market institutions and the integration of aid and social assistance (72 pers.) from the Province of Świętokrzyskie. The aim of the project is to increase the competence and knowledge of the social economy, which aims to prevent social exclusion and long-term unemployment. Participants in the project will consist of a range of initiatives from the social economy and receive assistance in the legal services, accounting and marketing. Training will be conducted by experts in the field of social economy in selected communes.
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Krzysztof Kieszkowski: k.kieszkowski@eds-fundacja.pl
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Project supported by the Polish-German Youth Office
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European Centre of Youth Co-operation
Poles and Germans on the way to the common future in peace and freedom – awards ceremony in the competition for polish and german youth from the twin cities Lublin and Münster
On 14th of September the awards ceremony for the winners of the polish-german competition took place in the Crown Court in Lublin.
The competition was announced on 1th of September 2009 on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the start of the II world war. The main prize was the participation in the polish-german youth exchange, so the youth from Gymnasium No. 24 in Lublin, who took the first prize, went to Münster in May this year, while the german group was in Lublin from 9th until 15th of September.
The second and third place belongs to students from Zespół Szkół Chemicznych i Przemysłu Spożywczego im. Gen. Kleeberga in Lublin, who received material prizes.
During the ceremony the youth from Poland and Germany presented their contributions. Also the teachers had the opportunity to express their reflections connected with the participation of the youth in the competition. The prizes and diplomas were delivered by Mr. Adam Wasilewski, president of Lublin. Also the honorary consul of Germany in Lublin prof. Andrzej Kidyba took part in the ceremony.
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Marta Jędrych: m.jedrych@eds-fundacja.pl
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Labour Market Institute
Starting of the realization of the new Labor Market Institute project “Working Graduate”
On September 1st we started the realization of a new project in the Subcarpathian province: “Working Graduate”. The project is realized under the European Social Found.
The goal of the project is to increase professional skills of young people from the Subcarpathian province.
We welcome young people 18 to 25 years old who are living in the Subcarpathian province. We especially welcome people who live in the village. Participants of the project will receive support in determining their personal and professional predispositions and planning the course of their career (psychological support and individual career guidance). They will gain skills for maneuvering in the working field (group career guidance), increase their qualifications (vocational courses), and will have the opportunity to utilize their gained skills (3-month internship). For the participants of this project we guarantee to return the cost of transportation, meals during the courses, educational and training scholarships. Participation in all courses is free. You can find more information on the project website.
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Olena Shnayder/Beata Mroczka: b.mroczka@eds-fundacja.pl
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The projects has been realized in frame of charging by Polish Senate Office tasks in field of protection over Poles and Polish minor communities abroad in 2010.
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European Centre of Youth Co-operation
"Young active" – Polish youth community abroad meeting
Polish youth community abroad meeting took place between 3rd-13th of September in European Meeting Centre in Nasutów, near Lublin. More than 30 young leaders, representing Polish institutions, organizations, associations from Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine took part in this project.
First four days youth spent in Lublin Region, having the possibility to meet with: Mr. Krzysztof Łątka – representing Development Departure of Lublin City Office, who shared with participants his knowledge and experience in field of international cooperation and European projects. Moreover, young people participate in very informative meeting with professor Grzegorz Janusz, the Dean of Political Science Department from Maria Curie Skłodowska University, who they were discussing with about minorities in Europe. During next days participants did sightseeing in Kazimierz Dolny and during a city game they had the opportunity to reveal some mysteries of Lublin. Also they took part in training course about “Youth in action” programme.
On the 7th of September youth traveled to Nowy Sącz to participate in the 5th Economic Forum of Young Leaders. Together with more than 150 participants, representing about 32 countries from European Union, Central-East Europe and Caucasus they took part in panel discussions, conferences and lectures, where guests were famous politicians, economists and businessmen from Poland and entire world such as: Janusz Lewandowski – European Commissioner for Budget and Financial Programming, Richard Pipes – former aide of president Ronald Regan, Veira Vike Freiberga – former President of Latvia, Luc Frieden – Minister of Finance, Luxembourg, Maros Sefcovic – European Commissioner for Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration.
Last two days of the project youth spent visiting Kraków and Sandomierz.
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Jacek Lis: j.lis@eds-fundacja.pl
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European Centre of Youth Co-operation
Across the border. Polish-german training for international youth exchanges
From 24 until 30 October in European Meeting House in Nasutów take place the second part of the Polish-German specialized training for leaders of international youth exchanges with particular emphasis on German-Polish youth exchanges.
Participants of the second part of the training will take part in workshops including the language animation, resolving conflicts in working with international groups, the use of media during the exchanges of young people. Participants will approximate the form and the possibility of promoting exchanges by the Polish- German Youth Office.
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Agata Kołtunik: a.koltunik@eds-fundacja.pl
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Labour Market Institute
Changing the role
– occupational trainings for persons leaving agriculture
We started a project addressed to people working in agriculture, who want to retrain and acquire a new profession. Enrollment of participants to the project is already underway. We invite to the project office in Lublin and to visit the Foundation’s website!
On the 1st September we started a project entitled “Changing the role – occupational trainings for persons leaving agriculture”. It is addressed to farmers and their inmates (persons registered in KRUS) who are engaged in agricultural activities and live in Lubelskie Voivodeship in rural municipalities, urban-rural municipalities and urban areas up to 25 thousand of population, who intend to leave agriculture and gain new qualifications. We offer, inter alia, the following occupational trainings: cosmetics with elements of makeup, tailoring with design, technologist finishing works in construction, cook in small gastronomy, the vendor handling cash register and computer. We provide reimbursement of travel cost, feeding, training addition. The project is being realized from 01.09.2010 till 30.06.2011.
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Maria Grzybała: m.grzybala@eds-fundacja.pl
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