Fundacja Polska - Haiti

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Mission statement

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Claim: History and people to build the future!

We believe democratic values and human rights imperative are the foundation of civil society which should strive to achieve long-lasting social change through the promotion of understanding and exchange between individuals, institution and peoples.

We believe education is the most powerful vehicle to build future societies.

We believe in the social value of volunteerism, philanthropy, tolerance and transparency.

We believe the legacy of Polish-Haitian relations to be an example of human relations beyond any constraint and Polish traditions to be a model of national consciousness and social engagement.

Goals:

Through the school project, we will achieve the following goals:

  • Implement, directly and through partner NGOs, educational and social programs aimed at promoting civil society, equal opportunities, women empowerment, and human rights and liberties both in Poland and in Haiti;
  • Promote educational, social and cultural exchanges between Poland and Haiti;
  • Facilitate post-traumatic rehabilitation.


Objectives:

By the end of 2010 we want to complete the drafting of the school project.
The two components of the project are the building of the facility, in cooperation with Caritas Polska, and the design of an ad-hoc Elementary- Middle-Vocational program, in cooperation with the Bednarska school of Warsaw.

Founder: Mr. Maciej Witucki

The Council (Rada Fundacji):
Mr. Michal Alexander Kleiber
Mr. Andzej Jan Arendarski
Mr. Wojciech Krzysztof Sobieraj
Mr. Jerzy Tadeusz Kozminski
Mr. Jaroslaw Michal Kurski

The Board of Directors (Zarzad Fundacji):
Mrs. Zofia Pinchinat-Witucka, President
Mrs. Katarzyna Olubinska, Vice-President

 

Trzęsienie ziemi o sile 7 w skali Richtera, najsilniejsze od ponad 200 lat, nawiedziło Haiti 12 stycznia. Epicentrum wstrząsów znajdowało się 60 km od Port-au-Prince. Tysiące ludzi poniosło śmierć pod gruzami, dotychczas pochowano w zbiorowych mogiłach 70 tys. ofiar kataklizmu, ale władze obawiają się, że liczba zabitych może sięgnąć 200 tys. Co najmniej 250 tys. osób jest rannych, a 1,5 mln nie ma dachu nad głową.