04.05.2007

Consultations with representatives of the Natural Science University in Poznan
Representatives od the Natural Science University in Poznan have met with the Barka Foundations representatives in the seat of the Foundation  on the 14th of May 2007. Dr Barbara Goryńska-Bittner, dr  Zbigniew Galor and dr Sławomir Kalinowski have met with Barka Foundation representatives in order to discuss future cooperation. A new faculty of socio-economy is going to be created on the University and the academics hope to combine theory and practice thanks to cooperation with the Foundation. Further meetings and consultations are going to be continued.

Consultations with CGM representatives (Consorzio Gino Mararelli), the Barka Foundations partners from Italy
Italian partners from CGM came to the Barka Foundation's seat in order to attend a social cooperatives conference entitled " Local Partnership as a Support to Social Economy Initiatives". The 1st day of the conference will be devoted to local partnerships, the 2nd day will concentrate on the analysis of the barriers that social coopeeratives face on the free market.

 Consultations Polish-Brithish pilotage project with Hammersmith&Fulham representatives
the EuroMI team met with the representatives of Hammersmith &
Fulham local authorities and an organisation working in this borough, the Broadway Project. We agreed that the Barka Foundation will be a partner in their pilot project. We will engage people who experienced social exclusion themselves and are now responsible for the animation of communities, self-educational groups, associations, foundations and social cooperatives within the Barka Consortium. These people will work in London as streetworkers and run support groups for the people who were not successful. Their task will be to motivate the people who had difficult experiences in the process of migration. The people who decide to come back to Poland will be directed to relevant programmes in their homecountry.