In 2008, the Orco Foundation continues to contribute to the Foundation for Corporate Social Responsibility in Poland

The Foundation for Corporate Social Responsibility in Poland delivers 50,000 meals each month to underprivileged Polish children. The Hot-Meal-A-Day Program run by this Foundation feeds 2,500 children in 14 schools each school day in the Zachodniopomorskie Region, Northwest Poland, chosen for its poverty and unemployment rates as high as 90 percent. The school lunches delivered by this program are often the only meals the children have each day. The Foundation for Corporate Social Responsibility has found that its program brings positive results to the children: they are more attentive to their studies, miss fewer school days, and their health has improved.

CONTACT:

William C. Chasey, PhD
President of Foundation for Corporate Social Responsibility
Foundation # 0000 180452
SwedeCenter
Al. Jerozolimskie 56C
00-803 Warsaw, Poland
GSM Tel: (48) 605-99-1715
Email Address: chasey@ipgate.pl
Fax: (4822) 630-2151
http://www.fcsr.pl/ 

Tribu Cancer Association

Tribu Cancer, a French non-profit charitable organization, was created in August 2004 by Nathalie Laporte, a cancer patient, who passed away in May 2005.

Tribu Cancer’s mission is to provide a mutual aid and communication network structured to help cancer patients and ill adults become aware of their own deepest desires and to achieve them.

Nathalie herself benefited from a spontaneous outpouring of involvement and generosity from friends and then from friends of friends during her illness…all of them together contributed to her achieving her dreams and goals before she died.

Her desire in founding the organization was to show other patients that there is so much they can do and achieve, with the support of others, even while facing a difficult illness. It’s not a time to lie down and die. Nathalie often said, “Life has so much in store for you, you just don’t know it yet, so get out and live."

The organization connects those who are facing illness alone with a network of volunteers who wish to express their solidarity in concrete terms, notably using online tools, but also by providing a range of therapeutic services such as relaxation classes and Art Therapy, a unique event such as Magik Moment Paris-Prague or a Bicylce Tour de France for patients which took place in June 2008. Tribu Cancer develops these simple yet powerful tools into a network of support for cancer patients available 24 -7.
 http://www.tribucancer.org/

Cerebrum, o.s

Name of organization:  Cerebrum, o.s. – Sdružení osob pro poranění mozku a jejich rodin. (Brain Injured and Families Czech Republic), created 2007
Contact person: Bc.Marcela Janečková  - founder and current President of Cerebrum2007, o.s.
Address: Křižíkova 56/75A, Praha 8, 186 00.
Tel/fax number:  +420 777 689 546
E-mail address: marcela.janeckova@cerebrum2007.cz

Information about applicant:  Cerebrum, o.s. – Association of Brain Injury Survivors and Their Families is a non profit association, which was set up to support people with acquired brain injury, their families and carers. Cerebrum2007 was registered as an association by Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic under no. 22665421 on 31st July 2007.

Principal goals of  this association are:

to support people with brain injury by provision of rehabilitative and support services
to stand up for interests and needs of people with acquired brain injury and their families, need to comprehensive and long-term rehabilitation, which is still basically non-existent in the Czech Republic
increase awareness of impacts a brain injury have on the lives of its sufferers and to make their principal rights and needs for complex and sufficient rehabilitation known to both professionals and policy makers
to provide information, advise on sources of support, existing rehabilitation services etc.

What they have achieved so far:

1. Information web based portal about brain injury and its consequences, available services etc. ...
2. Brain Injury Magazine “Občasník Cerebra2007”- published twice a year. 18 pages of relevant information about rehabilitation of brain injury, stories, interviews etc.. 
3. 3 month rehabilitation program - spring 2008, programme for 10 people consisting of a training of cognitive functions, support group, movement therapy, swimming, outdoor activities weekend. 
4. Brain Injury Awareness Campaign - project supported by the Embassy of the Netherlands running from September 2008 until March 2009 consisting of mapping of discrimination, conference, public debate, awareness raising activities.
5. Systemic Changes in Long-term Care of People with Acquired Brain Injury. Project running from September 2008, supported by the foundation Open Society Fund Praha. 
6. CLUB Cerebra2007 - multifunctional space that enables people with brain injury and their family members to attend therapeutical and free-time activities focusing on improvement of quality of life of these people. Therapeutical sessions consisting of  Cognitive Training Group, Support Group, Self-help group for families, Dance and Movement Therapy, Cultural and free time activities, Resource library...Project running from August 2008, supported partly by the Vodafone Foundation.