Foundation for Migrants GOOD START in Memory of A. G. Farah is a non-governmental organization that was founded in 2007. Our goal is to promote dialogue and exchange of intercultural experiences. We act for the benefit of all foreigners. We promote the idea of tolerance and respect for human rights.
Our Foundation was created by migrants and Poles who work together to promote intercultural dialogue and integration of all migrants with the host society. We implement numerous projects for foreigners. Guided by the needs of migrants, which are well known to us, we have created a number of free services that support foreigners in integrating with Polish society. We show the principles and basics of functioning in Poland, with particular emphasis on preparing for work through career advice, Polish language lessons, legal and psychological advice.
Our mission is to spread the idea of tolerance and respect for human rights. Everyone, regardless of their origin, race, religion or views, deserves full acceptance in society. We are a bridge between migrants and Polish society. We support well-being of migrants and refugees in a new environment so that they can feel and show that they are part of Polish society. We conduct educational and integration activities on the culture, society and traditions of African, European and Arab countries, we conduct activities promoting the participation of migrants in public life.
The Foundation for Somalia was founded in 2007 in Warsaw by Jolanta Opalińska and Abdulcadir Gabeire Farah. It was the first organisation in Poland to direct its activities to a region in Somalia without humanitarian aid for years.
We supervised and organized the construction and equipment of a hospital in Adado. We then organized an expedition to show the situation in Somalia to a wide audience and raise awareness of the situation in the country.
We have launched projects and activities for intercultural dialogue, exchange of cultural experiences and good practices, including projects co-financed by the European Commission - Erasmus. These projects have proven to be a great success for young people and have shown the seriousness of their previous activities. The Foundation has also established cooperation with partners from Great Britain, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands.
We are working in parallel in Somalia and Kenya – in Somalia to help those affected by the drought, and in Kenya to help refugees of Somali origin who have left Somalia en masse in the fight for life and survival. The Foundation has been accepted as an ordinary member of the Zagranica Group, which brings together Polish non-governmental organizations working with foreign partners and involved in international development cooperation.
Abdulcadir Farah Gabeire, the president of the Foundation, tragically died in Somalia. Abdul was running for president of Somalia at the time and was killed in a car bomb explosion.
The Foundation became a partner of the project "Support for the integration of foreigners in Mazovia" co-financed by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund. Guided by the needs of migrants, which we are very familiar with, we created a number of free services that supported foreigners in integrating with Polish society, and also allowed them to learn the rules of functioning in the country, with particular emphasis on preparation for employment through career counseling, Polish language lessons, legal and psychological advice.
The President of the Foundation for Somalia, Elmi Abdi, was awarded the 2019 Social Activist of the Year award by Newsweek.
We support all Ukrainians and people who fled Ukraine as a result of the war.
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