In terms of scope, Polish assistance projects for other countries may seem modest. Yet, they are an important part of Polish foreign policy.
Slawek Szefs reports
This year Poland will spend around 4 million US dollars on development assistance. This covers some 300 projects which are implemented by the central government agencies, NGOs, Polish embassies as well as through multilateral channels. Most of them are directed to Poland’s Eastern neighbours – Belarus and Ukraine. Moldova, Georgia and Afghanistan also belong to major recipients of Polish aid.
Polish projects range from the strengthening of local governments and civil society institutions to support for independent media, practical skills workshops and arts classes for children and the development of farm tourism.
Click on the icon to listen to a report in which you can hear Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, a Foreign Ministry official in charge of development assistance and people involved in projects in Belarus and Afghanistan.