What we do · since 2012
Our Projects
and Our Story
Projects and activities we run — and our history dating back to 2012.
2012
year of foundation
OPP
public benefit organisation since 2020
500+
young people who have been given space to create
Current projects
Institutional grant – PRP: RzeczJasna development strategy
An office in Olsztyn, a new portal with a full visual identity, four reports on the situation of young people in the region, the annual Vision25 W&M event, tutoring for 15+ young people, a 1.5% campaign, and a network of patrons.
Young people, media, responsibility – media volunteering for social change
Volunteers create media materials — articles, videos, podcasts — that genuinely reach thousands of residents across the region. Through this, they influence local issues and learn responsibility for the words they publish. The project professionalises this model: coordination, micro‑grants for youth‑led media initiatives, and study visits.
Young People for the Region – The Region for Young People
Youth policy, leadership, and participation in Warmia and Mazury. Around 100 young people and over 50 adult allies, including MDP guardians. Camps, a youth forum, and training sessions.
Forum for Social Resilience of Warmia and Mazury
Young members of MDP have enormous potential — but it is rarely used. This forum unlocks it by bringing together emergency services, local governments, academia, and NGOs around one shared goal: strengthening the region’s social resilience. A two‑day event with workshops, simulations, and information‑security training.
Completed projects and our history
2024
Project · Youth Fund NIW‑CRSO
Youth Editorial Team – A Space for the Voice of Young People
High‑school students from Ostróda created original content — articles, videos, podcasts — and learned how to participate responsibly in public life.
The project was carried out in cooperation with local partners, including I LO im. Bażyńskiego.
Funding: Fundusz Młodzieżowy NIW-CRSO · 132 500 zł
Educational Event
WIEDZA FEST
27–28 September 2024, organised together with the Student Council of I LO im. Bażyńskiego in Ostróda. Workshops and lectures for young people from the region — primary and secondary school students — in the spirit of active knowledge‑building.
Event · first edition in Ostróda
Empathy Festival
The first edition in Ostróda. Five talks on empathy in everyday life and communication, followed by an Intergenerational Discussion Panel with four guests. Organised together with Katarzyna Chwała and the Psychological‑Pedagogical Counselling Centre.
Project · European Funds Warmińsko‑Mazurskie 2021–2027
Integration of third‑country nationals in the Ostróda district
Polish language courses, counselling, and community‑building activities supporting the integration of refugees and migrants from third countries — over 600 people. Support in contacts with offices and schools. Partners: ANIMATOR Association and local governments.
2023
Meeting · Active Citizens Programme
Activist and community media — local strength or niche?
Held on 23 April in Olsztyn — a dynamic event for everyone who wants not only to observe but also to act.
Project · NOWEFIO
Neighbourhood groups — active and aware local hosts
Supporting grassroots civic activity in Ostróda through local dialogue and mentoring. Around 250 people and 10 neighbourhood groups, in cooperation with local institutions and communities. NOWEFIO · 204,200 PLN
2022
Humanitarian aid · UNHCR · LWF
Support for people fleeing the war in Ukraine
Information and assistance point, Polish language courses, food and clothing warehouse, distribution of UNHCR financial aid. More than 3,000 families supported across the region.
2021
Project · Active Citizens Fund National
Neighbourhood Councils
Using community organising methods, we supported residents of Ostróda in engaging with their neighbourhoods and local councils. Two‑year project.
Project· Program Niepodległa
A Long Road to Poland – Pioneers of the Recovered Territories
Continuation of oral history recordings, workshops, and exhibitions about the pioneers of the Recovered Territories. Around 80 direct participants and 2,000 online viewers.
Project· Program Niepodległa
Social and media campaigns
On behalf of other organisations and institutions, we ran full social and media campaigns and produced films. Partners included Watchdog Polska, the Congress of Urban Movements, and the production of 48 educational films for the Stare Jabłonki Forest District. We continued cooperation with the municipalities of Ostróda and Dąbrówno, running local community television as a public task.
2021
Project· Program Niepodległa
A Long Road to Poland – Pioneers of the Recovered Territories
A film seriesabout the 1940s and 1950s in the region
— telling the stories of people who built the post‑war identity of the area.
2020
Project · FIO
Stitching history. Connecting generations
Recording memories of the region’s oldest residents by a group of around 15 young volunteer‑journalists. Building a social archive of Ostróda and surrounding areas.
2019
Project · FIO
From virtual to real
A series of workshops and meetings on social dialogue. Guests included Henryk Wujec, Jac Jakubowski, Katarzyna Batko‑Tołuć, Krzysztof Czyżewski, and Rev. Halina Radacz.
National Event
6th Congress of Urban Movements — Small, Medium and Large Cities
Co‑organised in Ostróda and Iława, 21–23 June 2019.
Our Contest
“Golden Bulbs”
For three years we organised a competition for the most active people and organisations in the district — recognising civic engagement and care for the common good. Concluded with a ceremonial gala.
PROO Priorytet 3
RzeczJasna Community Television
In 2019–2020 we received support for the development of our community television.
2018
Training Project
Me on the Internet
Training in new technologies and media for seniors, parents, and teachers. Implemented with the City of Lubawa.
National Award
🏆 Sektor 3.0 Award — PAFW
A national award from the Polish‑American Freedom Foundation for innovative use of new technologies in NGOs. The first small organisation from outside major cities to receive it.
2017
Educational Project
Take Nature’s Side
Environmental education — 250 hours of ecological and media workshops in schools, at Dworzec RzeczJasna, and at open events.
Event
2nd Forum of Real Education in Ostróda
21–22 October 2017, organised with Bednarska Real School and the Centre for the Development of Real Schools.
2016
Project · FIO
RzeczJasna Community Television
An online community TV channel as a communication platform and space for public debate. After funding ended, we continued it independently — now over 1,000 video materials.
2015
Projects
We’re gaining momentum
Youth exchange “Tacy Sami” under the Polish‑Ukrainian Youth Exchange Programme (NCK & Ministry of Culture).
Creative recycling zones at Ostróda Reggae Festival, Green Olsztyn Festival, and Jarocin Festival.
ProjectOpening to partnership — a long‑term cross‑sector cooperation project under PO FIO, mapping local resources and needs and building a partnership network.
2014
Project · EOG Funds
We Have a Voice – four youth editorial teams
Four editorial teams in cooperation with Gazeta Olsztyńska in Ostróda, Morąg, Lubawa, and Nowe Miasto Lubawskie. 45 young editors created 48 newspaper supplements over two years.
Project · Akademia Orange
Decode Ostróda
Historical and film workshops for children and young people, plus historical city games.
2013
Project· Fundacja Orange
Young City – City of the Young
Creative workshops in photography, art, music, technology, and juggling for 70 participants aged 7–18.
2012
Our First Action
Reveal Yourself
Debut on 22 September 2012 in the undergrounds of the Ostróda castle — photographers, painters, musicians, writers, and sculptors came out of hiding. Three more editions followed in the next years.
