The Association of Disabled Women ONE.pl/Stowarzyszenie Kobiet Niepełnosprawnych ONE.pl

Dear Partners,

Let me present a short overview of our Association.

The Association of Disabled Women ONE.pl (Stowarzyszenie Kobiet Niepełnosprawnych ONE.pl) was founded in 2004 as the first and the only non-governmental organization in Poland of this kind, which sets out as its goal & mission the work for women with disabilities in regards to 3 main fields:

the systemic changes and solutions; the direct assistance; education and activation.


The Disabled Women Association ONE.pl began as an initiative of active women with different disabilities & representing different professions (including lawyer, social politics graduate, IT specialist, journalist, psychologist, sociologist, cultural studies graduate, musician) & with experience both in non-governmental sector, public administration and academic work.

Even though our main focus are disabled women, membership in ONE.pl is not limited to females only. On the contrary, everybody is welcome to join.

CURRENT & PAST INITIATIVES & ACTIVITIES:

- expert level: ONE.pl members serve as experts to various advisory organs (including MISARN, UNDP, Committee for Social Dialogue Regarding Disabled Women at the Warsaw City Hall)

- project of sheltered flats: conceptualising the project concerning a network of flats at housing estates where persons with disabilities can function normally and, if needed, they will have access to organized assistance, cheaper than normal (assistants, transport)

- building national coalition within the sector: creating a strong lobby of disabled persons in Poland cooperating with local governments and parliamentary agencies

- informative initiatives: participation in public debates on double discrimination of disabled women (publications in newspapers, taking part in radio and television programs); taking part in panel discussions and conferences

- educational-informative publications: putting together a first handbook for disabled women in Poland which was created fully by experts who are at the same time disabled persons

- communication platform: creation of an internet website tackling issues concerning disabled women in Poland: www.onepl.org.pl

- strengthening the community of disabled women by creating a first in Poland interactive website “Open House” (www.domotwarty.org.pl) which offers different consulting services and web-based mentoring for disabled women in Poland, their families, friends and co-workers. “Open House” offers online fora, chats, and scheduled online meetings psychologists, lawyers, social workers et al.

See you soon in Amsterdam!

till later,

Magda Szarota

The Association of Disabled Women ONE.pl

E-Tools Survey

Hello Everybody,
there are just three days left - and then we will meet in Den Bosch.
But then we will also have to discuss e-tools. :-)
Please make sure to submit your information through our e-tool survey at:
https://humanityinaction.wufoo.com/forms/grundtviglearning-partnership-etool-survey/
Please find the password in your email inboxes.
See you soon,
Antje

Dear all,

As we agreed during our launching meeting in Berlin, we would like to collect some further information relevant to our partnership.
The questions refer to:
a) how we define learners and mentors in our organization,
b) strategies we employ to foster the learner to mentor transition,
c) and the e-tools we already use to transform learners into mentors. This information will serve as a good base for our discussions and exchange of ideas.

In order to collect this information in an efficient way, we created a Wufoo form.
What is Wufoo? Wufoo is an easy way to collect information over the Internet. It is an HTML form builder that helps create contact forms, online surveys, and invitations so you can collect the data, registrations and online payments you need without writing a single line of code.
(Thank you Tara for the little tutorial!)

Please visit our little survey at and fill out the form by November 19, 2009:

https://humanityinaction.wufoo.com/forms/grundtviglearning-partnership-etool-survey/

We look forward to your input and to meeting all of you in Den Bosch very soon,

Tara Dickman (Humanity in Action France) and Antje Scheidler (Network Migration in Europe)

Agenda of 2d meeting, in The Netherlands on Nov. 23, 2009

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.This publication/communication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Grundtvig Learning Partnership Project
„Mentor Development Programmes: Transforming learners into educators supported by e-communication tools”
German Project No.: 2009-1-DE2-GRU06-018171

Duration: 1. August 2009 – 31. July 2011
Project Blog: www.mentordevelopment.blogspot.com



Partner Organisations:
- Association of Disabled Women ONE.PL, www.one-pl.pl (Magda Szarota)
- Cercle Passeport Télécoms, www.passeport-telecoms.com (Benjamin Blavier)
- Foundation Critical Mass, www.criticalmass.nu (Bas Gadiot and Eline van der Noord)
- Humanity in Action Germany., www.humanityinaction.org (Anne Stalfort, Frithjof Wodarg
Ulla Bisgaard)
- Humanity in Action France, www.humanityinaction.org (Tara Dickmann)
- Network Migration in Europe, www.network-migration.org (Antje Scheidler)

Agenda for the Launching Meeting in Den Bosch, Nov. 23, 2009, 10.00-18.00
(following the draft in the grant application)

1. Welcome and getting to know new participants
2. Updates on any organisational changes or progress related to the project
3. Check of progress in agreements of the first meeting in Berlin:
- Contracts
- Grundtvig logo and project info on organisations’ websites
- Organisational portraits and information on the blog
- Dissemination of the project
i. Media coverage, website etc. (external)
ii. Informing learners, members, volunteers, staffers etc. on the project
- Wufoo form (Tara Dickman and Antje Scheidler)
- Input/ideas for success stories (for our brochure ‘How I became a mentor’)
4. Evaluation of the efforts made to establish regular consultations with learners at home
5. Experiencing the Critical Mass exhibition ‘Do you think outside of your INBOX’ and the use of multimedia installations
6. Q&A
7. Introduction of Critical Mass’ train-the-trainer concept, with a focus on intercultural competences and conflict resolution skills for mentors.
8. Q&A
9. Informal exchange with drinks

The meeting is hosted, logistically and contentwise prepared by Critical Mass Foundation.
The meeting is documented (draft) by the host of the next meeting, the French partners Humanity in Action France and Telecom Passport Circle Association.

Location of the meeting:
INBOX Exhibition by Critical Mass. Located in former factory, De Gruyter Fabriek, Veemarktkade 8A, Den Bosch (`s-Hertogenbosch).

Short info on Humanity in Action Germany

Dear Learning Partners,

here are some basics about Humanity in Action Germany (Humanity in Action Deutschland e.V., to use our full legal name):

Humanity in Action (HIA) Germany is part of an European and international educational network with a focus on human and civic rights. HIA promotes the growth and development of young professionals dedicated to these rights, and aims to build a multi-national, intergenerational network of present and emerging leaders in diverse professional fields who share these commitments.

More details at our website!

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