4th Forum of Polish development co-operation

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland

has the pleasure to invite you to

September 18, 2010 (Saturday)
11 am-6 pm

UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW LIBRARY
Dobra 56/66

Find the library on the map

CONFERENCE PART

conference room 316 (3. floor)

OPENING

11-11.40 am Forum Opening by Directors of Development Co-operation Department and Development Programme Implementation Department; screening of the film "Fencers for Palestine"

PRESS CONFERENCE WITH MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

11.45 am-12.15 pm Summary of Polish aid initiatives implemented in 2009. Presentation of MFA publication "Poland's development co-operation. Annual Report 2009".
*Entrance restricted to Members of Parliament, diplomats, representatives of ministries and NGOs as well as journalists (press ID cards required)

REPORT PRESENTATION

12.30-1.30 pm Presentation of Zagranica Group's independent report "Polish foreign assistance 2009"

DEBATES ON DEVELOPMENT

1.45-3.15 pm "Belarus as a challenge for European development co-operation"
Prepared and facilitated by: Centre for Social and Economic Research - Belarus

3.30-5 pm           "Efficiency of assistance activities: an NGO perspective"
    Prepared and hosted by: Zagranica Group
    *simultaneous interpretation provided

EDUCATIONAL PART

FILM WORKSHOP FOR AMATEURS conference room 254 (2. floor)

9 am-6 pm Film production and post-production workshop for representatives of Polish aid's partner organisations

*The post-production part will be held at Warsaw Film School (7 Generała Zajączka St., Warsaw); the outcome of the workshop will be presented in BUW cinema. The organisers will provide each participant with a camera, access to a post-production workstation with appropriate software and transportation from the Library (BUW) to WSF.

ART WORKSHOP FOR KIDS exhibition room (ground floor)

11 am-6 pm I get to know an African school and then I draw it

EDUCATIONAL GAME FOR CHILDREN BUW hall

11 am -6 pm Educational board game for children
Both events prepared and led by: the Bronisław Malinowski Ethnology Student's Circle at the Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

SUPPORTING EVENTS

POLISH AID INFO STAND BUW hall

11 am-6 pm Ask MFA staff how Poland helps the world

PHOTO EXHIBITION "POLISH AID TO THE WORLD" exhibition room

Photographs from the projects implemented as part of Polish aid programme administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

SCREENINGS OF FILMS ABOUT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES screening room 256 (2. floor)

12.30 pm            Introduction
12.40 pm            "You deserve to know" - Kenya (40 min.)
2 pm                   "Children - our valuable asset" - Zambia (40 min.)
3.10 pm              "Ada Gallery" - Belarus (51 min.)
4.30 pm              "Fencers for Palestine" - (31 min.)
*all film screenings will be preceded by short introductions; you are invited to take part in discussions following the films

MEETING WITH A POLISH AID VOLUNTEER: "HOW TO BECOME A VOLUNTEER?" exhibition room

1-2 pm Presentation of projects carried out in Uganda and Costa Rica
2.30-3.30 pm Presentation of projects carried out in Guatemala, Niger and Mongolia

PARTNERS' ZONE: POBLICATIONS MARKET AND READERS' COFFEE CORNER exhibition room

11 am-6 pm Publications and multimedia presentations of partner institutions and organisations from the global development

FAIR TRADE PRODUCTS exhibition room

11.30-6 pm Fair Trade Corner: free beverage and cake tasting
*collect your tasting voucher from the MFA's info stand

ETHNIC CUISINES exhibition room

11.30-6 pm African and Asian cuisine
*free of charge tasting

MUSIC FROM AROUND THE GLOBE BUW gardens

11 am-6 pm Live feature from the Authors of the radio programme "Uchem po mapie" ("Travelling by Listening"), Luis Andino Velez and Piotr Gronau!
*the event will take place in BUW hall in case of bad weather

HENNA BODY PAINTING BUW gardens

1.30-5.30 pm Prepared by Foundation "Africa another way"