2012

Training apartments for people with physical disability at Powązkowska street number 44b  - the construction stage ended. The “Ożarowska” Association took part in this event. The building is now in raw state. The city’s pilot project regarding these apartments is planned for the upcoming year.

Members of the “Ożarowska” Association  participated in “ORATORIO FOR ORCHESTRA AND WARSAW CITIZENS’ CHOIR”, a new music project of Z. Wollny and A. Zagajewski orchestrated and performed as part of the 54^th International Festival Of Contemporary Music “Warsaw Autumn”. The main idea behind the project was cooperation of professional musicians and the citizens of Warsaw, who wished to voice their opinions regarding important matters, such as the social policy of the capital city of Warsaw. The concert was the outcome of this cooperation. It was organized in the city’s public space – an orchestrated manifestation of opinions and demands.

Our Association can be proud of its members for a couple of reasons:

• We were the largest group participating in the project.

• We had the best volunteers – special thanks go to Asia Gniewosz and Maksym Klingenberg.

• We had the most original slogan: We don’t want a fish, we want to learn how to fish.

 Summer camp in Bondyrz-once again.

This time the weather was on our side, so we could fully appreciate the beauty of the Roztocze region. We went to the town of Zwierzyniec and then decided to try canoeing and driving a paddle boat on the Rudka reservoir. One of our strolls ended in the village of Guciów where, located in old, authentic huts, is the ethnographic and environmental museum of the region. The tour guide told us some very interesting things about the rocks from the Mesozoic era that can be found in the area, 1000 years of history of the local folk, unique nature, traditions and the history of Poland.

The „Ożarowska” Association has for the third time received  an EU grant for the implementation of a system project organized by the Warsaw Family Support Centre, called “Integration for Independence”. This year’s sub-project is entitled “Destination Independence – Step Three”. [Project information]

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07.2011

As Association, we always try and do our best to overcome the stereotypes which deal with the issue of how people in wheelchairs spend their free time – in this case, the holidays. That’s why every year we pick a place where we’d like to organize our summer camp and show our able-bodied peers that we can have fun too. After last year’s trip to Szczyrk, in the mountain area,  this year we’ve decided to  organize the camp under tents for 18 persons on the wheelchair !!! We went to visit the Roztocze range and stay for a week in Bondyrz  in the holiday centre of  “Step by step” Association,  our friends from Zamość. [more].

Erik and his dad Kees visit in Poland

Members of our Association took part in a conference entitled Tacy sami (“We are all the same”), organized by Kolorowe Przedszkole (Colorful Preschool). The conference was held in Łódź. Among its participants were world renowned specialists in the field of conductive education of the PETO Institute in Budapest. Then our representatives took part in the recording of program for TV Łódź regarding cerebral palsy. You can watch the video [here].

Tomek Rudnicki gave a poetry recital at the Ateneum Theatre as part of the N Theatre organized by The Artistic Culture Foundation For The Disabled. You can read Tomek’s poems [here].

The “Fishing- Rod” dayroom session opens its doors

We will meet on Mondays and on Wednesdays from 15:00 to 19:00.

Our  program:
15:00 -17:00  Group rehabilitation (Conductive Education)
17:00 -17:30  Coffee – talk
17:30 -19:00  Meeting with the psychologist

Additional, this year we will continue "The Active Weekends Program"

From the 25^th all through the 28^th of January, members of the “Ożarowska” Association: Tomek Rudnicki, Kasia Krysińska, Mateusz Sińczuk and Kasia Rocka attended training workshops organized by the TUS Foundation, entitled How to establish a social cooperative?. It’s a combination of a company and a non-governmental organization – a chance for work and professional insertion for people with disabilities. Our representative, Tomek Rudnicki gave an interview for Gazeta Stołeczna.

The Association for Aid to Polish Children with CP – Wandandafonds, along with Polish and Dutch specialists organizes a course entitled “Interdisciplinary treatment of children with CP”- basic curse with selected topics for advanced participants. The course will start on the 17^th and end on the 19^th of November 2011.

The organizers are trying to obtain the approval of the Polish Rehabilitation Society. The syllabus of the course relies on contemporary medical knowledge and is compliant with ICF and other internationally recognized standards and requirements regarding rehabilitation of children with CP.

For more information go to www.wandafonds.nl .

Our friend Kuba Sulewski will yet again help raise money for the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity. He won’t be doing this alone. His sister Agatha and friend Beata will also be raising money for the Orchestra. We encourage all good-hearted people to help our friend and support this great cause! You can meet Kuba on Sunday, January 9^th 2011 at the corner of the Szwoleżerów 9 street (near the entrance to the Royal Baths Park in Warsaw). He and his team will be raising money from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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2011

Ewa Kooyman-Piskorz – 10^th laureate of the Friend of Polish Community in the Netherlands Award

Ewa Kooyman-Piskorz – Pole living In the Netherlands, madam president of the Wandafonds Foundation, has recently been awarded with the Friend of Polish Community in the Netherlands Award for the year 2010 for outstanding social work in the Netherlands and many years of work to the benefit of Polish children with spasticity.

Ewa Kooyman-Piskorz is the 10^th laureate of this honorable mention established in the year 2000 by the Association of Polish Experts in Holland (STEP). [more]

The „Ożarowska” Association for Children, Teenager and Adults with Disabilities has for the second time received a grant from the European Social Fund as part of the project launched by the Warsaw Family Support Center, called “Integration for Independence”.

This year’s project called “Destination Independence – The Next Step” will offer continuation of activities from last year’s program, as well as new elements, whose goal is to prepare the project’s participants for living on their own in supported monitored flats, looking for a job and fulfilling their role in society. [more]

4.05.2010

Erik from Holland [more]

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Active weekend in Polish Radio One.

Thanks to our dear friend Anna Kozik  on March 27^th we have an opportunity to visit Polish Radio One. Ania organized everything by herself including transport. I was there with may sister Agata and my friend Marysia. For me the most interesting thing was the possibility to see how they cut out and put together sound peaces  they are going to use in the radio show and how they prepare the radio show in general. We also talked with a person who is the host of  “Summer with the radio” (my favorite program).

After our sightseeing has ended  we had cup of tee together with employees. Basically we enjoyed it very much, we received tee-cups and phone-leashes with logo of Polish Radio on it.

Kuba Sulewski

15.03.2010

Our matters - problems of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, and the work of non-governmental organization Summary of presentation prepared by dr Barbara Sińczuk for Parent's Session in Zagórze. [more]

10.03.2010

From 15^th through 17^th of March 2010 another in the series of courses will be held in Zagórze near Warsaw. The course is organized by the Masovian Centre for Neuropsychiatry and Rehabilitation for Children and Adolescents in Zagórze in cooperation with the Wandafonds Foundation and specialists from the University of Amsterdam and the Trappenbergu, Heliomare and Valkenburg centers under the guidance of professor Jules Becher and the Department of Children’s Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Medical Academy of Poznań. The course is entitled “Progress in therapy and rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy – an advanced course”.

As part of this course a session for parents will be held on the 15^th of March (1:30 – 2:45 p.m.), during which professor Jules Becher will be answering the questions of parents and dr. Barbara Sińczuk of the Marian Weiss Rehabilitation Center at Ożarowska 75a, Warsaw, will deliver a lecture entitled “Our matters – problems of children and adults with disabilities and the work of non-governmental organizations”.

We encourage you to take part in this session

8.03.2010

Photographical exhibition "Looking with hope" in Katowice

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8.01.2010

Session of Parliamentary Group for People with Disabilities entitled „Social alienation of Parents and caretakers of children and adults with disabilities and ways to prevent it” [more]

2010

This year we spent New Year's Eve in Polish Theater on Shakespeare's art "Winter Story"

5, 12.12. 2009

Active weekends - We took part in symphonic concerts in Warsaw Pilharmonic

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2009

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2009

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The Wola District Department of the capital city of Warsaw would like to invite you to take part in the Wola Parade 2009 – a review of public and non-governmental relief offers.

Time and place: 26^th of September (Saturday), 2 p.m. the Sowiński Park amphitheater, Elekcyjna 17 street. Our Association will have their  own place where members of our organization will inform  the guests about activities for disabled peoples which we offer to them,  give out our leaflets, show some pictures of our events.

The people would have possibility to take part in many different activities like Thai-chi, concert, dancing  etc.

Admission free

15.09.2009

The 7^th Integrative Family Picnic – Szczęśliwice 2009

Time and place: Saturday, 19^th of September 2009, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Szczęśliwice Park

The Polish nationwide Association of Families of Disabled People “Razem Możemy Więcej” (Together we can do more)
(www.razem-mozemy-wiecej.org) organizes a picket outside the Chancellery of the Prime Minister.

Time and place: 9.09.2009, 11 a.m., Aleje Ujazdowskie 1/3 Street

The Picket is called “We can’t feed our kids with love alone”. It’s another initiative from this Association, the previous one was called “Postcard to the minister”

5.08.2009

We would like to invite you to take part in our project called “Activation for independence of adults with cerebral palsy through psychosocial interaction and mobility rehabilitation”. The project is financed thanks to a grant our Association has received from the European Union and the European Social Fund as part of the “Integration for Independence” project carried out by the Warsaw Family Support Centre. [more]

30.06.2009 

   First married couple in our Association
On June 27^th Marianna and Piotr were joined in the holy matrimony. We wish the Happy Couple all the best and especially the strength to overcome any obstacles they might encounter. May they live happily ever after.

30.05.2009  

Active weekend at the King’s Castle

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5.05.2009

Our children had celebrated an European Day of Battle Against Discrimination of Disabled People in Polish Parliament  [more]