Any river has duality built into it. Rivers can separate two shores, but also connect two coasts. Rivers can split two municipalities, regions or even countries; but they also bond communities curious enough to discover each other. This duality is very much true for the river Bug, as for more than 360 kilometres – out […]
Tag: Poland-Belarus-Ukraine
Back to project activities while caring for refugees
Refugees on one side, ordinary activities on the other: the new normality of cross border cooperation – in countries closely linked to the conflict area – has shifted to double gear. As the crisis continues, the emergency is now “embedded” into daily routine, while efforts to keep going with previously planned activities, start yielding fruits. […]
When autism opens arms to refugees
Artiom is two weeks old and sleeps peacefully in his cot. The baby refugee was born on March 24 in Poland, at the “Center for the assistance to autistic children and youth” of Biala Podlaska. Warm clothing, mild detergents, and the soothing embrace of his mother, Artiom has everything he needs so far in life. […]
Holding on to a partnership
Regular work plans have been blown up: the war in Ukraine has overturned the rail of cross-border cooperation in the East. But how have projects reacted? What have they decided to do, and how? This is the first of a series of reportages – including videos, pictures, and interviews – on the response of the […]
Karolina Kiwior
When war sirens start screeching through the skies of Lviv, she speeds up the van she’s driving and crosses back to Poland, through the Krościenko border. Karolina Kiwior, 32, cartograph in daily life, Polish coordinator of the SOSRescue project, has been a mountain rescuer all her life. It was kind of natural for her to […]
From refugee shelters to rescue hubs: projects mobilise on the ground
They didn’t think it twice: after the sudden and massive influx of Ukrainian refugees generated by the Russian aggression, many ENI CBC projects didn’t linger on costs eligibility, didn’t lose a day to put forward their infrastructures, their human capital, the contacts established in years of cooperation, and started working round the clock to support […]
Boosting heritage potential to create culture
“The touristic potential of our region is far greater than the flow of tourists that comes to us. We keep losing opportunities because the region has an underdeveloped tourist infrastructure.” Krzysztof Michalski, representative of the lead beneficiary (Poland) […]
“I want my grandchildren to also enjoy my lake: it’s time for a good sewage system!”
“I come from this area; I live near the Svityaz lake. I have been enjoying the lake all my life and I want my grandchildren to enjoy it too” Viktor Pleytukh, deputy head of Shatsk District State Administration of Volyn Region […]
Anna Ososińska
The number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is growing from year to year, although diagnosis of ASD can be difficult and there are not enough official statistics. People with autism have deficits in all spheres of growth. This prevents them from living independently in the community and causes a chronic burden on […]
Struggling together against the pandemic
Viruses know no borders, and so does the health struggle: thanks to an EU supported project, emergency medical services are already functioning in the cross-border areas linking Poland, Belarus and Ukraine. Ambulances and respirators are available in the hospitals to help doctors fight against the COVID-19 pandemic: the equipment delivered through the RESCUE project is […]