Polish - ukrainian sisterhood

About this project

<p>The need for the project stems from the existence of prejudices and rules and expectations regarding women who have access to education, but their choices are still influenced by stereotypes. We want to draw attention to the problem of discrimination and violence based on gender and nationality. The project is particularly aimed at girls from the Ukraine who came to Poland fleeing the war. Thanks to the implementation of projects with similar objectives, we have recognized the urgent need to extend anti-discrimination measures to newcomers from Ukraine. As part of the project, we organise a Sisterhood Festival – an educational open event where a space for interactive activities, new knowledge and reflection on exclusion in everyday life is created. We conduct workshops for girls aged 15-18, workshops for educators and a Polish-Ukrainian Sisterhood Camp. We work on and implement initiatives related to the topics of anti-discrimination and gender equality. Through our activities we raise awareness of aggressive, exclusionary behaviour and develop skills to respond to it. We teach project participants how to resolve crisis situations, how to build dialogue based on democratic values and how to support vulnerable groups. The project is addressed to girls aged 15 to 18 from Poland and Ukraine living or studying in the Podkarpackie Province as well as to professionals working with young people (teachers, librarians, community centres staff, NGOs activists, etc.). Our partner is NorSensus Mediaforum - a Norwegian NGO involving young people in civil society building and community development.</p>

Bilateral cooperation results

The partner's role was to co-develop solutions and improve project processes, support during emerging project threats and risks: • Implementation of practices of the Norwegian non-governmental sector, • Support of the partner during preparation for the promotion of the anti-discrimination project in the Podkarpacie media, • Training of project staff regarding the methods and good practices used in the implementation of anti-discrimination projects • Cooperation with project participants: how to engage young people in building civil society (preparation of social campaigns) • Tightening partnership ties, informing about the current activities of both organizations and their achievements. Working together on the implementation of the "Polish-Ukrainian sisterhood" project allowed both organizations to develop to participate in other empowerment activities, increase the professional competences of project employees, and it was particularly important for us to be able to use the knowledge of people working in non-governmental organizations in Norway - process improvement design, learning about innovative approaches and new operating methodologies.

Project partners

• Norsensus Mediaforum Donor project partner· Norway