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Borderland Foundation (Fundacja Pogranicze)
National Network
Poland
Address
ul. Piłsudskiego 37 - skr.poczt. 15 - 16-500 Sejny PolandCountry
PolandCity
SejnyStreet address 2
ul. Piłsudskiego 37 - skr.poczt. 15 - 16-500Mobile Phone
+48 603 971137Telephone
+4887 5162765Telephone (other)
+48 605 230050E-Mail (2)
Teatr@pogranicze.sejny.plWebsite
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Ms. Anna WróbelContact Person 2
Ms. Małgorzata Sporek-CzyżewskaOrganisation Type
Non-Governmental OrganizationFields of Activity
International/Cultural relationsGeneral Information
Managed by Council and Board, Foundation employs 7 persons of staff, 5 collaborators, and 10 volunteers. Budgetary resources available in 2005 were 606,640.00$. Sources of funding: Ford and Ch. S. Mott foundations, OSI, European Culture Foundation, European Commission; revenues from Borderland Publishing house. Partners: Polish Institutes in CEE, University of Warsaw, Open Lithuania and Sugihara foundations in Lithuania, in Romania Tirgu Mures and Interethnic Dialogue Association.Mission and Objectives
Borderland Foundation was established in May 1990. It is an independent non-governmental organisation, and does not conduct any political or economic activity. The Foundation's program activity is devoted exclusively to propagating the ethos of the borderland, and to building bridges between the peoples of different religions, ethnicities, nationalities, and cultures. It was founded by a group of culture animators with experience in theatre work, the theatres of "Gardzienice" (Gardzienice village near Lublin)and "Stop" (Słupsk), at the "Dąbrówka" Culture Center in Poznań (Krzysztof Czyżewski, Małgorzata Sporek-Czyżewska) and the Communal Culture Center in Czarna Dąbrówka in the Cassubian region (Wojciech and Bożena Szroeder).Main Projects / Activities
Activities: Internships for culture animation students, Musicians Raft between N.Y. and Sejny program focused on Yiddish musical heritage in CEE, multicultural education youth program Glass Beads Game, Borderland Forum workshops, International Dialogue Centre: future school of modern intercultural practice.