Grant competitions for NGOs

The aim of the grant competition was to engage organisations that would create and develop neighbourhood spaces for meetings, dialogue and intercultural activities. The activities aim to strengthen integration processes at the local level between newcomers to Wrocław (people with migration and refugee experience) and members of Wrocław’s host community.

Range of activities carried out under the competition:

• intercultural workshops and meetings, support/self-help groups aimed at developing passions and interests, and launching and creating new initiatives;
• integration projects for the local community, e.g. joint outdoor and neighbourhood integration events co-organised by migrants and the host community, cooking, art, film and other activities;
• neighbourhood discovery walks and meetings presenting the local history of the area;
• language and adaptation classes improving Polish language skills and supporting adaptation and integration processes;
• classes building the intercultural competences of the host community, e.g. classes on the history and culture of the countries of origin of people with migration experience.

Proposals

Eighteen proposals were submitted in the competition, of which 17 met the formal requirements and 8 received a grant.

It is worth emphasising that some of the grants were awarded to organisations that had received a grant for similar activities in 2024 and are thus continuing intercultural activities in their neighbourhoods. However, the grantees also included young organisations for which this competition was one of their first experiences of applying for funding from Wrocław Municipality.

• Fundacja Opieka i Troska – “Mosaic of Cultures of Psie Pole” – Psie Pole
• Towarzystwo Kultury Czynnej – “WYSPA SZTUKI Multicultural Centre” – Nadodrze
• Stowarzyszenie Różnorodności Społecznej UP-DATE – “MIO Wrocław – Intercultural, Integrative, Open” – Stare Miasto
• Fundacja Integracji Społecznej Prom – “Step by Step – Many Cultures – One City” – Stare Miasto and Przedmieście Świdnickie
• Fundacja Art-JTM – “Intercultural Meeting Places in Wrocław’s Local Communities – 2nd Edition in 2025” – Przedmieście Oławskie
• Stowarzyszenie Grupa z Pasją – “A Place Where Cultures Meet – Strachocin Swojczyce Wojnów Kowale 2025” – Strachocin, Swojczyce, Wojnów, Kowale
• Fundacja Nam Zależy – Intercultural Café – Meetings, Language, Integration – Południe (Powstańców Śląskich)
• Fundacja Animada – “KozaMEET – Intercultural Meeting Places in Kozanów” – Kozanów

Competition documents in the BIP

The main aim of the competition was to select organisations that will work locally with young people in line with the idea of “youth for youth – from idea to implementation”. The young people involved in the project will work together to create places for pursuing their passions, personal development, integration and getting to know one another, based on shared needs, expectations and ideas.

Range of activities carried out under the competition:

• intercultural workshops and meetings supporting passions and interests and building competences, e.g. in running projects or creating new initiatives;
• organisation of youth projects created and delivered by young people for the local community;
• language and integration classes;
• classes and meetings for local leaders on involving young people in designing activities and on how to activate young people and encourage them to take action for the local community that makes a difference to their surroundings.

Proposals

Organisations submitted 9 proposals in the competition, 7 of which received a grant:

• Fundacja ART JTM – “Youth Intercultural Meeting Places in Local Communities 2025 – UNICEF – at Projektownia”
• Stowarzyszenie Grupa z Pasją – “Intercultural Meeting Places for Children and Young People – Strachocin Swojczyce Wojnów Kowale”
• Fundacja Integracji Społecznej PROM – “Intercultural Backyard Dialogue – a space full of opportunities and intercultural discoveries”
• Stowarzyszenie Społeczno-Kulturalne DW Działamy Wspólnie – “Youth Intercultural Meeting Places in Local Communities 2025 – UNICEF”
• Wrocławska Fundacja Edukacji Europejskiej i Współpracy Międzynarodowej “FREYA” – “Youth Intercultural Meeting Places in Local Communities 2025 – UNICEF”
•  Fundacja Przyjaźń Sztuka Edukacja – “Flying HUB ARTS – intercultural gardens, film and dialogue in 2025”
•  Nomada Stowarzyszenie na rzecz integracji społeczeństwa wielokulturowego – “Youth Intercultural Meeting Places in Local Communities 2025 – UNICEF”

Competition documents in the BIP

The main aim of the competition is to strengthen and promote the identity, culture and traditions of national and ethnic minorities and migrants in Wrocław. The activities also aim at the social integration of members of national and ethnic minorities, migrants and the majority society for the development of our city’s local community.

Range of activities carried out under the competition:

• organisation of activities that strengthen the identity and culture of national and ethnic minorities and migrants, raise awareness of the minorities and migrants living in Wrocław, and bring together minorities, migrants and the majority society, namely:
  • extracurricular classes for children and young people supporting the learning of minority and migrant languages and getting to know their culture, history and traditions;
  • organisation of educational and integration events for children and young people that raise residents’ awareness and knowledge of the diversity, traditions and culture of Wrocław’s minorities and migrants.

Proposals

Organisations submitted 3 proposals in the competition, 2 of which met the formal requirements and received a grant:

• Kalejdoskop Kultur – “Cultural Identity as a Value of Wrocław’s Local Community”
• Związek Ukraińców w Polsce – “Cultural Identity as a Value of Wrocław’s Local Community”

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The main aim of the competition is to provide information and adaptation support to foreigners – new residents of Wrocław – in the integration process.

Range of activities carried out under the competition:

• running an information and advisory point offering consultation and advice sessions at least 6 days a week;
  • consultations and advice will be provided in Polish, English, Ukrainian and Russian;
  • topics covered by consultations and advice: migration law, residence legalisation procedures (including correctly completing applications), labour market issues (including obtaining a work permit in Poland), health insurance (including the social welfare system), accommodation (including renting a flat and collective accommodation) and education (including enrolling children in the Polish education system)

Proposals

Organisations submitted 2 proposals in the competition, 1 of which received a grant:

• Fundacja Ukraina – “Information and Advisory Point in Wrocław”

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The aim of the competition is to strengthen the intercultural competences of Wrocław residents, in particular people involved in carrying out public tasks and community leaders.

Range of activities carried out under the competition:

• organisation and delivery of specialist interactive in-person training courses, together with consultations, on developing competences that strengthen adaptation and integration processes and counter discrimination,
• organisation and delivery of classes on intercultural diversity and cultural differences

Proposals

Organisations submitted 2 proposals in the competition, both of which received a grant:

• Wrocławska Fundacja Edukacji Europejskiej i Współpracy Międzynarodowej “Freya” – “Intercultural Dialogue – from Inspiration to Activation”
• Fundacja Ekorozwoju – “Strengthening Intercultural Competences 2025”

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The main aim of the competition was to select organisations that will support Wrocław schools in organising classes and workshops on intercultural education and on countering discrimination and hate speech, as well as practical classes on building relationships and community, strengthening interpersonal competences and preventing peer conflicts.

Range of activities carried out under the competition:

• training sessions, workshops and classes in intercultural school classes covering intercultural competences, anti-discrimination education, and communication and cooperation in diverse groups,
• building positive relationships and peer support, preventing conflicts and peer violence in the classroom, and countering bullying and online hate;
• activities that build intercultural competences and support integration processes in the school environment, initiated and prepared in cooperation with pupils both from the host community and with migration and refugee experience.

Proposals

Nine proposals were submitted in the competition, 6 of which received a grant:

• Stowarzyszenie Bliżej siebie we Wrocławiu – “Together in the Classroom”
• Wrocławska Fundacja Edukacji Europejskiej i Współpracy Międzynarodowej “FREYA” – “With a Compass of Kindness for a Shared Future”
• Nomada Stowarzyszenie na Rzecz Integracji Społeczeństwa Wielokulturowego – “Inclusive School”
• Fundacja Dom Pokoju – “Integration of Children and Young People and Preventing Conflicts in the Intercultural School Environment 2025 – UNICEF”
•  Towarzystwo Kultury Czynnej – “The Art of Dialogue 2025”
• Fundacja Ekorozwoju – “Integration of Children and Young People and Preventing Conflicts in the Intercultural School Environment 2025 – UNICEF”

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The main aim of the competition is to provide psychoeducational support in the intercultural school environment, with particular focus on intercultural peer groups, pupils with migration and refugee experience, and school staff.

Range of activities carried out under the competition:

• mobile psychoeducational support for pupils, and group and individual consultation and support meetings with a psychologist for school staff,
• specialist psychoeducational and communication workshops for whole classes, providing emotional support, strengthening peer relationships, acceptance of diversity, empathy and mutual respect, and supporting open communication and cooperation within the group.

Proposals

Two proposals were submitted in the competition, both of which were awarded a grant. One of the organisations declined the grant.

Proposal accepted for implementation:

• Fundacja Kalejdoskop Kultur – “Psychoeducational Support in the Intercultural School Environment 2025”

Competition documents in the BIP

The main aim of the competition is to support the adaptation and integration of children and young people in local, out-of-school communities by providing psychosocial support that takes into account the language needs of children and young people with migration and/or refugee experience, as well as support for people working with children and young people in intercultural communities.

Range of activities carried out under the competition:

• individual psychological consultations for children and young people and their parents and carers;
• individual and group psychological consultations for people working with children and young people in an intercultural environment;
• psychological consultation sessions for children and young people and their parents and carers at refugee accommodation sites, taking language needs into account;
• organisation and delivery of out-of-school group activities for children and young people that build intercultural and social competences, stress management skills, etc.;
• workshops for parents and carers of children and young people on: strengthening parenting and caregiving competences, supporting children and young people in adapting to a new environment, guiding personal development, and psychoeducation, delivered in interactive and other formats;
• building the psychosocial competences of carers, leaders, educators, psychological and educational staff, and children and young people through educational and information activities, e.g. conferences, debates, meetings and workshops.

Proposals

Four proposals were submitted in the competition, 3 of which received a grant:

• Fundacja Kalejdoskop Kultur – “Psychosocial Support for Children and Young People in Intercultural Local Communities 2025 – UNICEF”
• Fundacja To The Future – “Destination: Well-being”
• Stowarzyszenie Edukacji Krytycznej – “New Horizon”

Competition documents in the BIP