The project focuses on the effective involvement of Senior Citizens’ Councils operating in the Silesian Voivodeship in shaping and implementing policy for older people at the level of their local authorities. Of the members of the 27 Senior Citizens’ Councils established in our province over the past three years, almost half have taken part in one or more projects aimed at professionalising the Councils…
The project is being carried out on behalf of the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, in close cooperation with the Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for People with Disabilities, and is one of 17 projects being carried out across Poland aimed at monitoring the extent to which the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has been implemented. The project is being carried out from 1 April…
The project aims to support the District Councils operating in Katowice in their dealings with non-governmental organisations and other bodies involved in civic dialogue. As part of the project, we plan to develop and implement three tools for the district councils, which will cover: As part of the project, we plan, amongst other things, to: We want this project to contribute as much as possible…
The next edition of the Non-Governmental Organisations Festival (9–10 September 2016) in Katowice is coming up soon. This is a special event both for organisations operating in the third sector in Katowice and for the city’s residents. The first day of the Festival will consist of a series of training sessions and workshops for representatives of non-governmental organisations. The planned workshops will cover as wide a range of topics as possible,…
This September, the Non-Governmental Organisations Festival will take place once again (11–12 September). It will be a special event both for organisations operating in the third sector in Katowice and for the city’s residents. This year’s organisers of the event are: the City of Katowice, the „MOST” Association for the Support of Non-Governmental Organisations, and the Fabryka Association…