On the 8th of February at the Poznan’s theatre ‘Teatr Nowy’ a festive gala was organised to celebrate the presentation of Barka Foundation with the European Citizen’s Prize. The organizer of the gala was Ms. Agnieszka Kozlowska-Rajewicz, MEP who nominated Barka Foundation for the award. Read more
On the 9th December, Consul Wojciech Dzięgiel and Embassy of the Republic of Poland invited leader and an assistant of Barka IE to a meeting with organisations working in Cork. Read more
Tomasz Sadowski, chairman of Barka Foundation for Mutual Help in Poland has been invited to speak at the World CSR Congress in Mumbai in February 2015. Tomasz will be also presented with a recognition in the field of social innovations. Read more
On the 16th of July representatives of Barka UK met with Ms Shizuka Hariu, director of Shizuka Hariu & Shin Hagiwara Architecture Scenography. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss possibilities of cooperation in the north-eastern coast of Japan, which in March 2011 was affected by the earthquake and tsunami. Read more
Since the beginning of July we are hosting a new leader in Barka Ireland – Andrzej Dawidowski. For fifteen years associated with Barka Poland where he received support and help in the output of homelessness and alcoholism. Read more
Tomasz and Barbara Sadowscy, the founders of Barka Foundation for Mutual Help in Poland, were awarded the 7th BNP PARIBAS WEALTH MANAGEMENT PRIZE FOR INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPY HONOURS. ‘The Jury’s Special Prize was awarded for their social integration work and promotion of Barka social franchise model in Poland and abroad. The Barka Foundation for Mutual Help empowers and reintegrates socially marginalised groups through education, training, entrepreneurship and housing programmes. Read more
The concert has as a purpose raising awareness about the issue of homelessness of Central and Eastern European migrants in the UK and the work of Barka UK in tackling it. Barka charity was established in the capital in June 2007 in response to an appeal by London boroughs and organizations, due to the growing concern about homelessness among Central and Eastern European migrants. Read more
Since the beginning of March we are hosting in Barka Ireland a new leader. Janusz Smura, used to be a rough sleeper for twenty years and street drinker in many countries in Europe. He get the support from the Barka Foundation and till now he is celebrating his soberness for 15 years already. He get also a lot of support from the AA meetings. Read more
On the 25th April 2014 with the assistance of Wojciech Dziegiel, the First Secretary of the Embassy of Poland in Dublin, we organised a meeting for consular representatives from Eastern and Central Europe. Read more
