How was the foundation established?

Simba Friends was established in 2003 under James Ofwona's and Balazsa Csepregi's initiative. Anna Chojnacka (as a coordinator) and Jolanta Tyburcy (the pedagogue from Primary School Hugo Kołłątaj no. 148) were in charge of an administrative aspect of the new organization. The idea of founders was to find the contact with youth with problems and from indigent environment, to enable them normal development and to help them to get equal chances in education.

Many children grow up in conditions that don't favour intellectual development. Poverty, environmental problems, lack of acces to books and computers and abandonment of family are the causes of accruing social problems. Simba Friends Foundation was created to bring help for young people who can't find financial and emocional support in their environment. We want to give them a chance that they deserve.

The slogan of the Foundation is: „Friends who care!”.

We care about improving skills and interests of children and about equalizing chances in acces to education. With our special programs (link: programs), which are being accomplished with help of volunteers, Foundation strive to support comprehensively the development and education of young people and to open them to the world by promoting intercultural exchange.