TRATWA

TRATWA is a Polish NGO established in 1997 in the city of Wroclaw. The organization’s main objectives are: support and professionalization of the third sector, providing quality support to young people in risk of exclusion through non-formal education methods and promote volunteering, intercultural and intergenerational awareness and respect. CENTRE OF INTERCULTURAL PROJECT DEPOT One of the biggest achievement of our organisation is the "Centre of Intercultural Project DEPOT", which is a cultural center and meeting places for young people - Youth Initiatives Centre "My Place" and the local community in Wroclaw, with huge potential to organise youth exchanges, social events, concerts, theater performances, exhibitions, film screenings, workshops and others. "My Place" is addressed to teenagers and young people, who are in a risk of social exclusion and is based on a non-formal education approach. This place works also as an Informal Community Centre and it aims to boost the social and cultural life of the neighborhood where Dąbie Cultural Center is located. It works as social space, with information and activities for the local community - seniors from neighborhood. EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE Since 2015 we collaborated with European Capital of Culture by supporting different cultural - artistic events, social actions and event for the local community. Together with EVS volunteers we were supporting and organising different activities for European Capital of Culture happening in Wrocław in 2016. CENTER OF ACADEMIC CULTURE AND LOCAL INITIATIVES “CZASOPRZESTRZEN” In 2016 we have obtained from the local goverment the historic Dąbie depot which is transformed into Center of Academic Culture and Local Initiatives “Czasoprzestrzen”. The entire area of the “Czasoprzestrzen” is 18289 ha and space is over 1000 square metres for realizing various cultural initiatives. Organised activities vary from food truck festivals and various fairs, workshops and youth exchanges, conferences, to artistic events (music, visual, theatre, exhibitions, others). AT the back of the venue a community garden is being implemented. We are creating the exceptional place - The Centre of the Academic Culture and Local Initiatives, in which we want to integrate student and scientific circles, residents of Wrocław and the local community and tourists. The place is directed at children, young people, seniors, students and the local community not only from Wrocław, but also from entire Lower Silesia region. INCUBATOR Thanks to its long-term experience and knowledge, TRATWA also operates as an NGO incubator, being an information, consulting and training platform for Lower Silesia region non-profit organizations within the field of project management and support in international cooperation. The organization strongly promotes the idea of volunteering and at the same time supports the process of professionalization of the third sector and the creation of non-governmental structures. In those 20 years of existing and working, Tratwa association have been cooperating with many different partners, from small starts ups and local informal groups to experienced organisations with multiple members, various schools and public bodies. Even though we cooperated mostly on local and regional level (Lower Silesia), we had some partners on European scope.