Fundacja Ewangelickie Centrum Diakonii i Edukacji im.ks. M.Lutra

The Martin Luther Memorial Evangelical Centre for Diakonia and Education Foundation (Fundacja Ewangelickie Centrum Diakonii i Edukacji im. ks. Marcina Lutra) was founded on 4th May 1999 by the Wroclaw Diocese of Evangelical Church of Augsburg Confession in Poland to educate children and youth. The philosophy of ECDiE Foundation is based on a biblical motto: "Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it." (Prov. 3,27) and the main goal is to prepare young people with disabilities for independent and active life. The activities of ECDiE Foundation focus particularly on working with youth with physical and intelectual disabilities. The Centre is also active in the care for the elderly and chronically ill. ECDiE Foundation educates young people aged from 7 to 24 from all over Poland. The education covers primary and secondary levels and is carried out in free public special schools: The Primary School (2019), The Upper Secondary School, The Vocational Upper Secondary School for Business Studies, The Basic Vocational School, and The Special Job Training School. Also, in 2001The Polish-German Nonpublic Primary School and The Nonpublic Kindergarten "Happy Notes" (for children aged from 2,5 to 6) were established. Several hundred students attend the Centre's schools, and about 50% of them are people outside of Wroclaw who have the opportunity to live in a free boarding house. The programmes carried out in our facilities are primarily meant to educate students and help them to develop and gain self-esteem taking into account their individual level of maturity and health. At the same time, ECDiE Foundation runs two Social Assistance Houses, "The Samaritan" and "The Good Samaritan", where the elderly and chronically ill are taken care of. We help inmates in everyday health care and in dealing with current everyday life issues. In addition, ECDiE Foundation operates The Ecumenical Care Unit with the primary goal to help enable 60+ people, offer home assistance for the chronically ill, and provide psychological support for patients and their families.