Experienced campaigner and community organizer. A precursor of using this method in working with communities in Poland. Supervisor, trainer and consultant. The author of innovative educational programs for local leaders on a national and international scale. A long-time board member of the European Network of Community Organizers, the largest network of professionals using the method of community organizing in Europe. President of the Foundation and group supervisor.

Project manager, supervisor, trainer, she has experience in managing an international team of a dozen or so people. Since 2008, she has been associated with the NGO sector – she began her adventure as a human rights educator at Amnesty International, and for the last 6 years she worked in the Civic Activity Association BONA FIDES. She graduated from the European Master’s Program in the field of human rights and democratization (EMA), the School of Trainers run by the MERITUM Training and Personal Development Center, as well as the School for Leaders of the Polish-American Freedom Foundation. In the Foundation, she holds the position of Director and is responsible for individual supervisions.

They graduated from the Master’s degree in Management at the Silesian University of Technology; for almost three years associated with the LiberTea Association in Katowice, where they conducted zero waste workshops and organized sharing economy events (including Repair Cafe Katowice), the founder of the Śląski Wymienialnik. Currently, they also cooperates with the Association of the Regional Volunteer Center in Katowice as part of the “Zagraj w wolontariat!” project. In the Foundation, they are responsible for coordinating the project TAIGA and promotion.

Ecological educator, graduate of the Meritum Trainers School in Katowice, president of the Ecological Thought Club Foundation and activist of the Silesian Climate Movement. She was also active in the Happy Without Sugar Foundation in Warsaw and for many years she worked with children and teenagers as part of the Polish Scouting Association. She is fascinated by the integration of mind – body – emotions – spirit. Practices a holistic approach to life combining healthy and tasty food (good for people and for the planet), working with the body in the spirit of Lowen’s pleasure, allowing yourself to be sensitive and feeling the whole circle of emotions, and experiencing both relaxation and discomfort in the bosom of nature. In the Foundation, she is the organizer of the community of climate groups.

A mother, a wife and a lawyer. She enjoys the life of a big city inhabitant, in order to escape to nature in her free time. Until recently an active attorney, she is currently focused on giving the law a human face. She tries to find a compromise between the letter of the law and common sense, which does not always prove to be an easy task. At the Foundation, she works as a lawyer and office coordinator, creating a mass of paperwork that no one needs for happiness, but must exist. A guardian of law and order, a creator of contracts and statutes, she is willing to help resolve disputes or give legal advice.

Master in journalism and social communication (defended at the University of Silesia), in order to get away from the potential corporate atmosphere, immediately after graduation he focused on NGOs. In the Foundation, he is a promotion specialist and project coordinator (W kole natura, Zorganizujmy się, Local Democracy Hub). In addition to the Foundation, he is associated with the filmawka.pl cultural portal, where he has been writing about comics from around the world for over two years, and has been coordinating the comics department for a year. A fan of breaking down media narratives and good, made-up stories.

A graduate of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Silesia. Community organizer at the Foundation, working, inter alia, in the project “Just Transformation in Silesia through social consultations and community organization”. It is involved in activities for the protection of the climate and the natural environment. For five years he has been cooperating with groups of volunteers and activists, and currently supports the Silni dla Ruda group in Ruda Śląska. Trainer, facilitator and coach involved in education on the relationship between humans and nature and mental well-being.

Environmental educator and trainer. She works to raise environmental awareness and increase people’s involvement in making pro-environmental changes in their lives. She deals with the impact of food production on the environment and people, and promotes nature-, climate- and people-friendly agriculture. Works to promote mutual understanding and build relationships between farmers and consumers. Associated with NGOs since 2005, she graduated from political science at the University of Silesia, postgraduate studies in public relations at the Jagiellonian University and the Silesian School of NGO Trainers. At the Foundation, she works as a community organizer with women in rural areas.

A graduate of Polish philology and cultural studies at the University Silesian. The idea of volunteering and working for the excluded is close to her. In her student days, she belonged to the “Kato-sznity” group, acting for people in the crisis of homelessness and took part in the organization of “New Year’s Eve with the Ubogimi”, first as a volunteer, and then as a member of the organizational staff. In recent years, she has been professionally associated with the Social Digitization Workshop operating at the Silesian Library in Katowice, where she coordinated the work of a group of a dozen or so volunteers. Privately, a dance lover, Zumba instructor. In the Foundation, he is responsible for project coordination.

Mom and feminist. Activist for the excluded, social activist, collaborated with, among others, Amnesty International, has several years of experience in the HoReCa industry. In the fall of 2021, she initiated the creation of the first social garden in the Katowice-Zawodzie district, and is willingly involved in all social initiatives. In her work, she looks for opportunities to do good things. Privately, a lover of winter, mountain hiking and non-fiction literature. With her experience and skills, she supports women in Chorzów and Siemianowice Śląskie as part of the Frelki-Obywatelki project.

Ecological educator, focusing on rebuilding the connection between human and nature, full of empathy towards all creatures of an ecologist, graduate of the Environmental Protection Department of the University of Silesia. An activist of the Silesian Climate Movement, an activist for increasing biodiversity in urban areas. Wildlife lover, treating nature as a source of inspiration and knowledge. Fascinated by people and deep conversations, which often become her driving force. In the Foundation, she works as a community organizer, supporting already existing local activist groups.