Poland

Karolina Gadalska Reflects on Upskilling Polish Orphans for IT Jobs

Karolina Gadalska Reflects on Upskilling Polish Orphans for IT Jobs

Through trainings, events, and early-career programs, Możesz ITy equips youth and their allies with the tools, connections, and support they need to achieve diversity in the tech industry. Karolina Gadalska is the Manager of the Foundation and works closest with the students of the program. She supports them with accessing training from corporate partners, finding employment, and anything else that comes up as part of the students’ transition to a career such as relocations.

Providing Vocational Education and Jobs for Young People with Intellectual Disabilities

Providing Vocational Education and Jobs for Young People with Intellectual Disabilities

Young people with intellectual disabilities in Poland are at high risk of social exclusion and unemployment. Currently, less than 0.1% of people with intellectual disabilities participate in the labor market. Siedlisko is a social enterprise that offers vocational training and dignified employment opportunities to youth with intellectual disabilities and to long-term unemployed people from rural areas.

A Gift that Gives More

A Gift that Gives More

What if every purchase we made always had a higher positive return? The holiday season is a perfect time to make a gift that will provide a pathway out of poverty for low-income and marginalized individuals. Join us in celebrating our enterprises in their efforts to promote fair trade between consumers and local producers, and preserve local traditional culture