„„The Bridge” Association The Bridge” Association Association for promotion of Association for promotion of

Education . Świebodzin. Education . Świebodzin. Poland Poland

ESTABLISHED ESTABLISHED

20.03.20.03.

2006 2006

CheefJan KostyszakJan Kostyszak

Members of Managnent:Anna Stefaniak

Ewa Panocha

Bożena Urbaniak

Main ideas of activities:Main ideas of activities:

Activity for growing Activity for growing of local society of local society

Support of growing Support of growing of cictizens of cictizens consciousnessconsciousness

and building and building citizens society ;citizens society ;

we try towe try to

support long life support long life education education especially elder especially elder people;people;

Organise Organise workshops for workshops for enhancement enhancement of qualificationsof qualifications

and level of and level of education;education;

We still are interested in :We still are interested in :

cooperation with non cooperation with non goverment organisations goverment organisations from our region, coutry , from our region, coutry , EU post USRR coutries and EU post USRR coutries and another partnersanother partners

support small Lubuskie support small Lubuskie Region NGO’S Region NGO’S organizations;organizations;

cooprate with local cooprate with local goverments for goverments for

preparing preparing project ;project ;

We work for We work for

groving of groving of young young people people social social activityactivity

supporting supporting of youth of youth volontary volontary

Our main projects:Our main projects:Program :Youth in Action Program :Youth in Action

2006 Communication by 2006 Communication by art. Part 1 swiebodzin art. Part 1 swiebodzin Poland Poland

2007 Comunication by 2007 Comunication by Art. Part 2 Southampton Art. Part 2 Southampton GB GB

„„Region in Transition”Region in Transition”

2009 Our regional 2009 Our regional youth on Bielarus – youth on Bielarus – RITA („RITA ") RITA („RITA ") projectproject

Liders of Polish – American Liders of Polish – American Freedom Fundation Freedom Fundation

We were in We were in project of PAFF project of PAFF

Fundation for Collegium Fundation for Collegium PolonicumPolonicum

Our main local partner Our main local partner is Foundation for is Foundation for Collegium PolonicumCollegium Polonicum

We realised project for We realised project for regional NGOs : regional NGOs : Lubuskie NGOs Activity Lubuskie NGOs Activity

Youth Talents Studio Youth Talents Studio

In 2007 Youth Talents Studio was born it is a group of young people coocprating with our organisation

Vilnius-2012Vilnius-2012

Projct for The youth –”Lubuskie Projct for The youth –”Lubuskie region and Vilnius olimpic games”region and Vilnius olimpic games”

Exchange of 30 young people from Exchange of 30 young people from both countries.both countries.

thank you thank you Jan Kostyszak Jan Kostyszak