Varia Posnania Foundation

Varia Posnania is a group of people who hold Poznań dear. We come from school, academic and activist circles, we have different views, goals and outlooks on the world. What unites us, however, is the conviction that a passive attitude towards reality does not lead to anything good. As individuals, we have been active for years on the levels of student government, student parliaments, protest circles and civil society organizations. We decided to meet halfway and take a common direction - towards Poznań, where education is a friendly and participatory process, equality of opportunities and standards is a universal value, and the freedom of the majority does not limit the rights of the minority. We intend to integrate, educate and support multifaceted circles of youth organisations, which, due to social and legal circumstances, have not been able to function at their dreamed-of level so far. We have several basic goals: - To raise awareness that you don't need big money, organized structures and influence to make changes in your local backyard. - To train in civic education, creation of social projects, organization of volunteering and functioning of student governments and other informal groups. - Integrate existing youth organizations that have been working at the school and city level for years to create a supportive learning and development environment. - Create leaders of the future who will become the backbone of the civic, political and activist sector in Poznań. - Take advantage of available legal, financial, and organizational solutions to provide real support to groups that have not yet had access to funding and support.