Pajacyk

Since 1998, Pajacyk has supported correct development and health of children in Poland. In 2021, in addition to the traditional nutritional support project and in response to the exacerbating problem of mental health among children and teenagers in Poland, we launched a pilot programme of psycho-social aid.

Health and correct development of every child is our goal. We help by providing hot, balanced meals to the children who need them, and we also support their psycho-social development.

Pajacyk program by numbers

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received support through the program.

Versions of the Pajacyk programme

Nutritional support project

addressed to schools and youth community centres

Pyscho-social assistance project

addressed to non-government organisations

List of projects completed as part of the Pajacyk program in 2021

Number of aid recipients:
984 (during the school year 2020/2021) and 1553 (during the school year 2021/2022)

Project location:
All of Poland

Source of funds:
KW TRADE, Kaufland, International Paper, Loyality Partner, Independent Trader, Altenberg, State Street, Bank Santander, Felicity Estates (during the school year 2020/2021) and Bank Santander (during the school year 2021/2022)

The goal of this programme is to provide additional nutrition in schools and community centres to children from disadvantaged groups. This program is run during school years, so one cycle covers two years. This programme is based on long-term co-operation, and as a result Pajacyk has been present at certain schools and community centres for several years now without interruption.

Number of aid recipients:
1069

Project location:
All of Poland

Source of funds:
Jeronimo Martins Polska S.A.

Additional meals for children at community and day care centres during summer holidays in 2021. We support children from disadvantaged groups by sponsoring balanced and healthy meals.

Number of aid recipients:
1310 (during the school year 2020/2021) and 1711 (during the school year 2021/2022)

Project location:
voivodships: łódzkie, pomorskie, kujawsko-pomorskie, warmińsko-mazurskie, świętokrzyskie, podlaskie, śląskie and dolnośląskie (during the school year 2020/2021)

Source of funds:
NCAB, JOP Szfrańscy, Altenberg, DHL, Electrolux, Square Games (during the school year 2020/2021) and Loyality Partner, Jeronimo Martins Polska SA, Pan Tabletka, Sodexo (during the school year 2021/2022)

The goal of this programme is to provide additional nutrition in schools and community centres to children from disadvantaged groups. This program is run during school years, so one cycle covers two years. As part of this programme our partner organisations apply for funding for nutritional support and then distribute meals independently. In total, we cooperated with 10 partner organisations providing nutrition in 105 facilities (during the school year 2020/2021) and 9 partner organisations providing nutrition in 61 facilities (during the school year 2021/2022). 

Number of aid recipients:
1901, including 1281 children and teenagers

Project location:
voivodships:
dolnośląskie, śląskie, kujawsko-pomorskie, warmińsko-mazurskie, łódzkie, pomorskie, mazowieckie

Source of funds:
Bank Santander, Independent Trader, individual payments

The goal of this project is early detection of mental health problems and improvement of psychological wellbeing and situation of children and teenagers from disadvantaged groups who are growing up in conditions which are not conducive to their proper development by improving these groups’ access to general and specialist psychological assistance, as well as other services that support development of life and social skills, as well as hobbies, and also use of personal resources in dealing with crises. In total we cooperated with 10 organisations financing 1406 hours of specialist group therapy and 1054  hours of individual counselling sessions with a specialist.

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Typy wyświetlanych danych

Emergency response

Haiti

As a result of the earthquake in August 2021 more than 2 000 people died and more than 12 000 people were injured. The earthquake’s epicentre was located a dozen or so kilometres from Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, the city in which we completed our project. As part of our involvement we satisfied basic needs, rebuilt temporary shelters for those affected by the disaster, and provided psychological aid.

 

 

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Humanitarian assistance

Iraq

Our activities were focused on preventing the spread of and infections with COVID-19 within camps for internally displaced persons, delivering large quantities of water, constructing sanitary facilities in quarantine and isolation areas, as well as ad hoc financial aid for the most affected people in the Sinjar district. In addition, we repaired latrines and showers, and removed waste from four camps for internally displaced persons.

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Humanitarian assistance

Yemen

The ongoing armed conflict, the economic crisis, the risk of natural disasters, climate changes, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic made 2021 a very difficult year for Yemenites. 

In 2021, PAH continued its projects in the healthcare sector by supporting seven clinics and one hospital in the Abjan, Aden, and Ad Dhale governorates. With the goal of restoring full functionality of the healthcare centres, PAH’s activities included but were not limited to deliveries of medicines, hardware, and medical products, items of everyday use, repairs of the building’s sanitary infrastructure, other repair works, and deliveries of water. Furthermore, we aided the medical personnel by holding trainings and paying their salaries. The scope and form of support were matched to each clinic’s actual needs. Bearing in mind that many people could not take advantage of medical services due to problems of logistical nature and some pregnant women prefer traditional childbirth at home, PAH equipped and trained local volunteers and midwifes. This made it possible to reach local inhabitants, as well as provide medical aid and advice outside the clinic. 

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Humanitarian and development assistance

Kenya

In 2021 PAH aimed its projects at local communities in southern Kenya which has a tropical dry climate. As a result of adverse climate changes access to safe water and appropriate sanitary conditions is becoming increasingly challenging.

Our activities improved the conditions in which education takes place by ensuring access to sustainable water supply, sanitary infrastructure, and appropriate hygiene, as well as improving access to power from renewable energy sources. Together with the local agricultural co-operatives, we erected sand dams to regulate water resources. Moreover, by holding a series of trainings in management, agriculture, and animal husbandry we improved the effectiveness of farming and increased the production capacities and earnings of the agricultural co-operatives.

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Development aid

Lebanon

World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index 2021 put Lebanon in the 132nd place out of 156 countries as far as women’s participation in political life is concerned, their economic opportunities, educational opportunities, as well as adequate access to healthcare. Marginalisation of girls and women, as well as barriers that prevent their active social and professional life are manifold. Only 29% of adult women are professionally active, while in the case of men it is 76%.

In Lebanon, we carried out a project which, through the development of personal and life skills, provided children and teenagers with greater opportunities to use their full potential in the future, and thanks to the growth of professional competencies young adults have greater chances of being employed on a labour market which systemically marginalises them.

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Humanitarian assistance

Somalia

Our activities are primarily focused on water supply and sanitary aid. In particular, we concentrate on aiding the most vulnerable individuals, such as internally displaced persons, and therefore we build wells and sanitary infrastructure in the camps they live in. We also help local communities in the villages affected by floods, drought, and conflicts. Thanks to such aid, the Somalis’ needs are adequately met.

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Humanitarian assistance

South Sudan

South Sudan poses challenges on many levels. Its inhabitants are facing challenges posed by climate change, epidemics, local ethnic conflicts, as well as loss of the means of support.

Our activities include primarily the provision of access to clean and healthy water by repairing and constructing water intake points, latrines, and hand washing stations. We hold trainings for mechanics and awareness-raising campaigns in good hygiene practices. We distribute hygiene kits to girls and women of reproductive age.

To help children, we develop educational programmes, we create temporary learning spaces where access to school infrastructure is limited. We undertake actions that reduce disease incidence and mortality of the most vulnerable groups by improving access to healthcare and food; we also help in food production. We distribute packages with non-food aid and undertake actions that reinforce local communities’ independence and capacity to respond to future crises. We create safe spaces for women who were victims of violence.

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Humanitarian assistance

Ukraine

In 2021 PAH continued to help the elderly and people with disabilities who lived in towns close to the frontlines. Our local Aid Centres provide psychological and financial aid, and they are also used to distribute parcels with food and hygiene products.

We also provided aid to victims of landmines, in particular children and their caretakers, in the form of psychological, legal, and financial support to facilitate rehabilitation. We held trainings for teachers and social workers, and financed their employment at local institutions.

 

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