How we helped people initiate change in the Czech Republic and Europe during 2017
Greetings from Via Foundation and welcome to 2018. Although we’ve only spent two weeks in this fresh new year, we’re sure that as 2018 unfolds we’ll see stories just as inspiring as those we witnessed in 2017. Thanks to your support, we were able to support more than 130 projects last year – projects led by people who…
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The new “Via Travel Agency” travels to the Těšín region to meet people who are changing the Czech Republic
Via on the road. A new way of getting to know initiatives in various parts of the Czech Republic. And a new way for Via Foundation to support people who are engaged in their local communities.
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Improving everything around me seems natural, maintains young Latvian NGO founder
Ieva Lāce says she has always been driven by humanitarian projects and initiatives. This passion of hers has taken her to various destinations around the world. For example, as soon as she finished her BA degree, she and two friends founded an international NGO that helps women and children in Sierra Leone. “I remember the…
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Connecting European community development foundations
Rural communities in Romania are facing a huge exodus of residents moving to cities or other EU countries, while in Poland there are concerns about the future of democracy. Although each country in the region is characterized by its own set of traits and issues, we lack knowledge about the specific contexts in which our…
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“I wanted to transfer the good things I saw around Europe to my hometown,” says Bulgarian lawyer and NGO worker
Lazarina Boneva’ s parents have always been active in the social and political life of Bozhurishte in Bulgaria. As a child, Lazarina hated it. Not only were her parents not at home very often, but when they went out for a walk, many people would stop them to talk about “boring” stuff. “I thought that…
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“It was comforting to realize that a leader doesn´t have to be an extrovert,” says young Croatian activist
Dijana is from Croatia. When she was a little girl, Dijana lost her father during the Croatian War of Independence. Although she and her mother and brother left their home in Pučišća and moved to Split, Dijana never forgot her hometown on the Croatian island of Brač. She had spent many childhood holidays at her…
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Slovakian inspiration: Cycling Kitchen and a Market that Offers an Alternative to Shopping Malls
What community projects in Slovakia can serve as sources of inspiration for the Czech Republic? We set off to see what engaged Slovakians are doing during a site visit in our program ViabilityNet 3.0, through which we support community leaders from Central and Eastern Europe. The leaders supported through ViabilityNet 3.0 are individuals who are…