This form is for English speakers only, if you are a Polish speaker you are welcome to fill out the Polish version of the form.  https://forms.gle/roPiMPg4BhWHQghh7

It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in the "Volunteers as a Force of Solidarity in Times of Crisis" conference ONLINE. The conference will be held at April 21st 2022 as a hybrid event in Katowice (GMT/UCT+2 time zone) and we are able to provide English translations (from Polish to English) on the online transmission.

If you want to participate in the offline conference in polish you need to fill the form at: https://forms.gle/oskjGi3neJRaZUgm7

The conference will address the challenges that volunteers face during a different crisis. We will be talking about the war in Ukraine, humanitarian crisis on the border between Belarus and Poland, pandemic COVID-19 and climate crisis. We have ensured that our speakers address each of these topics and what they mean for volunteers and those working with them.

AGENDA FOR ONLINE PARTICIPANTS (GMT/UCT+2 time zone)

11.00-11.10 - Opening
11.10-12.30 - First session - presentations
12.30-13.00 - Coffee break
13.00-14.45 - Second session - presentations and panel discussion
14.45-15.50 - Closing

During the conference, you will be able to learn about the good practices of voluntary activities, and listen to inspiring presentations by activists and volunteers from all over Poland. Together, we will consider how these crises affect each other and we will talk about the volunteer support system in Poland.

We also encourage you to get acquainted with extensive surveys have been carried out as a part of the project, the purpose of which was to analyze the attitudes and prospects of volunteering and the volunteers themselves, in particular volunteering in crisis situations - the research report in English is available at: https://tiny.pl/9k371

If you have any questions, please contact Miki Stępień at: monika@rzeczspoleczna.pl

The conference is a part of the project "Volunteers as a Force of Solidarity in Times of Crisis" and co-funded with the support of the European Union under the Programme "Europe for Citizens" with partnership with Association MI-Split (Croatia), Common Thing Foundation (Poland), Centre for European Volunteering (Belgium), CSV Milano (Italy), Serbia on the Move (Serbia) and Croatian Volunteer Development Centre (Croatia).