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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…

The project entitled „ACT PRUDENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY”, carried out by the MOST Association in Katowice from May 2015 to December 2015, is dedicated to supporting the activities of Municipal Senior Citizens’ Councils across the Silesian Voivodeship.  The amendment to the Act on Local Government of 11 October 2013 introduced the possibility of significantly increasing the involvement of senior citizens in social and public affairs. Senior citizens have been granted the appropriate…

Social Economy Support Centres (hereinafter: OWES) are the primary institutions providing support to social enterprises in Poland. OWES centres provide advisory services to existing social economy organisations and offer training to those interested in setting up a social enterprise or making their non-governmental organisation more business-oriented. We also assist with securing grants, including loans for the development of social economy organisations…

In response to the need for effective networks bringing together NGOs in the Silesian Voivodeship, we are launching the „Silesian Third Sector Network”. This project is aimed at non-governmental organisations in our region that wish to actively collaborate with local government and other NGOs in pursuing their statutory objectives and in developing the third sector. Working together…