Association of International and Intercultural Exchange ANAWOJ

Association of International and Intercultural Exchange ANAWOJ is a non-governmental organization from north - eastern of Poland, from Podlasie region, working on local, regional and international level. We actively participate in development of our region and promote the civil and social activity among inhabitants. We act to promote the intercultural exchange and dialog between different cultures and people from different cultural and social ground. Our target groups are: mainly kids and youth, but also their parents, teachers, youht workers, youth leaders and also seniors. We cooperate very close with: local house of culture, local Kindergarden, Primary and Secondary School, Hospice Foundation of Oncology in our community and other public institutions in Michalowo like also with a lot of other institutions and NGO's from our region. Main aims of our activities are: creation of conditions for the international understanding, rising the public and social involvement, dissemination of the idea of national and international voluntary service, promotion of the cultural diversity, active work in ecology and environmental protection sector, taking actions against unemployment and social exclusion. Furthermore we want to promote active leisure time and healthy lifestyle. We want to contribute to the development of openness and tolerance among people of our community, especially the young and children, but also between different generations. Our regular activities are: - educational activities for kids and youth in fields of non-formal education, global education, active citizienship, youth participation in democracy, sustainable development, environmental and ecological education, - preparing, sending, hosting and accompanying volunteers and trainees in different local institutions, supporting idea of volunteering in local enviroment, - organizing international youth exchanges, international summer work camps, workshops for youth leader; - animation of the cultural live by preparing trainings, educational-seminars, cultural parties; - activities in field of heritage protection (like for instance renovation works on old Jewish or German cemeteries in our region); - organizing free time activities for kids and youngsters (in form of summer camps, leisure-time-activity with sport, circus and theatre methods etc.); - support of other local NGO's.