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An unforgettable week of adaptation: 2026, The On-Arrival training

On the morning of October 5th, 2026, the volunteer boarded a train from Kraków at 08:08 and arrived at the…

On-Arrival 2026

On Monday, we, Frederico, Laura and Andrea, started our first day on the on-arrival training. We left Kraków on the…

International Saturday

On Saturday, the 19.9.26, the 2026/2027 volunteers prepared a workshop for the citizens of Nowa Huta.  The idea of doing this workshop came up two weeks ago, which is when…

Going Abroad with the EU – Promoting the European Solidarity Corps

On the 9th of June, the volunteers of IB Polska and their project coordinator Krystina organized a European Solidarity Corps…

One Last Time: Our May Tuesday Meeting

Last Tuesday, the 26th of March, our volunteer group met together for the last time. The meeting started as always…

Being equal in rights, opportunities and treatment – the Equality Workshop by and with ESC volunteers

May is the month of equality in Kraków and of course we didn’t let that pass unnoticed. In our last…

Mentoring Through Connection, Flexibility, and Communication

On May 11, we held our final mentors reflection meeting within the European Solidarity Corps programme. The meeting was focused…

Field Meeting – Soil and Agricultural Ecosystems

The meeting focused on soil and its role in agricultural and landscape ecosystems. During a three-hour field walk, we explored…

A Week full Of Learnings

In March, I took part in a working visit within the NEST Training Course on Risk Mitigation and Conflict Management,…

Easter in Poland…

In Poland, Easter, as well as the rest of the Catholic holidays, is taken seriously. It is a deeply religious…

Reflecting, Learning, and Celebrating Together: Our March Tuesday Meeting

Last Tuesday the 31st of March we all met together as the big volunteer group. For a few of us…

Seeing Nowa Huta Differently: Six Months in Krakow’s Socialist District

Nowa Huta as a quarter of Krakow first seemed like a really scary place. Everything looks the same, and at…

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