Krzysztof Szczęsny

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Global Brand- 2023 Strategic Priorities

February 28, 2023

OVERVIEW

In 2022, our team served over 65,000 refugees in Poland’s largest humanitarian aid center and helped thousands more in satellite programs in Ukraine. Now we are taking this experience to the global stage to modernize and optimize humanitarian aid for future crises. We are creating a crisis response manual together with international experts and uniting global NGOs to efficiently coordinate the entire humanitarian aid process – from evacuation to integration and beyond. In partnership with critical academic, government, and community leaders, we are creating a transparent and efficient way to respond and rebuild from crises.

2023 PRIORITIES

1. Humanitarian Aid Manual

Together with partners in various sectors of crisis response, we are drafting a manual of humanitarian aid tools and instructions for the modern world. The crisis in Ukraine has highlighted how unprepared the world is to use technology and modern resources in humanitarian aid. By documenting and learning from the experience in Poland, we can advise future crisis response leaders to reduce inefficiencies, improve services, and save lives.

2023: Our goal this year is to recruit and finalize agreements with the first round of manual partners. Together we will write and publish the first version of the manual with chapters including crisis education, refugee medical services, managing large partners, storage logistics, and more.

2. Mobile Application for Refugees

Our team is actively developing a mobile application to better support Ukrainian IDPs and refugees. Using an engine developed during the Covid-19 quarantine period with elements from mass events and conference apps, refugees will be able to access an interactive map of shelter(s) and resources, report concerns, easily access logistical and transportation information, and much more.

2023: This year we intend to publish the first version of the app and implement it in the Modlińska Humanitarian Aid Center. Following adjustments and research and development, we want to expand the app to IDP centers in Ukraine and elsewhere.

3. Education in Crisis Programming

Using the education program in the Modlińska Humanitarian Aid Center and the pilot program in the Ternopil Science Center as references, our team will create a model for crisis education programming that incorporates civic education and therapeutic elements. Our Hot Spot centers will serve as warming points for the city. provide critical internet and energy services, and extend education and civics training to students in crisis.

2023: This year we will pursue more stable funding for this project (USAID, UN, etc.) and expand it throughout Ukraine. We are also developing mobile education hubs that will travel between science centers in Ukraine.

4. Relocation Program

The Modlińska Humanitarian Aid Center has successfully facilitated relocation for over 37,000 Ukrainian refugees and is expanding programs across the globe. We are sharing Ukrainian education resources, culture and language materials, and other resources to improve international integration. We have created end-to-end solutions in Japan that start with crisis humanitarian intervention and end with integration programs, job activation, and resources to help Ukrainians find lasting stability in their new environments.

2023: This year we are expanding our programs in Asia with US partners and are creating a robust relocation model that can be transplanted in other regions. We intend to share and pilot these systems in US communities to improve their integration and activation of Ukrainian refugees.

5. Humanitarian Aid Hub

Due to its location and leadership in the Ukrainian humanitarian aid response, Poland will be a key location for Ukrainian reconstruction projects. Many organizations, including USAID, are already establishing offices in Poland and conducting conferences to discuss humanitarian aid and reconstruction approaches. Using our diverse government and NGO connections across Poland and the world, we plan to establish an NGO hub that serves as an office and collaboration space, conference location, storage and distribution chain, and testing area for humanitarian reconstruction projects.

2023: This year we will establish partnerships with NGOs, USAID contractors to start a membership program to fund and establish the physical hub. We are actively planning the proposal and working with ISOA members to pitch the idea at their upcoming Poland Conference.