Coronavirus #82 : This year without the "Pod Platanami" meeting

In connection with the coronavirus pandemic, this year the 19th edition of the Meeting of the Szczecin Non-Governmental Organizations "Pod Platanami" will not take place. We invite you next year!

The fight against COVID 19 is not only a restriction for entrepreneurs, students, residents but also a challenge for non-governmental organizations.

- The situation is dynamic, yet we try to function and organize work in the new reality as much as we can - says Magdalena Błaszczyk, director of the Citizens' Dialogue Office. - Hence, the NGO assistance package already functioning in our city, new job opportunities and a flexible approach to the issue of existing obligations of non-governmental organizations.

Organizations can benefit, among others from the "NGO for Szczecin, Szczecin for NGO" programme, assistance from SEKTORA3, the Szczecin Loan Fund, apply for cancellation or deferment of payments for premises rented from the city, or join the "From Szczecin, Local, Solidary" campaign.

- We research organization's problems on an ongoing basis and try to respond to them - says Magdalena Błaszczyk, director of the Citizens' Dialogue Office. - We have a flexible approach to all procedures related to tasks entrusted to organizations, at the same time we ensure that all problems will be considered individually.

Attention. In connection with this year's inability to promote the activities during the "Pod Platanami" meeting, interested non-governmental organizations are encouraged to show off what they do on a daily basis. All you have to do is send us a short video or photo showing your work during the coronavirus pandemic, and we will try to make it into a film promoting our Szczecin organizations and their activities in this difficult time. A video or photo with a description should be sent to bdo@um.szczecin.pl. We are waiting for your e-mails until the 7^th of June 2020.