Civil Society and civic space in Poland and Finland

Wed 18^th May, 2022

1 PM – 2.15 PM

Matara hall, Civic Activity Center Matara, Matara

Presentations and discussion on civil society and civic space in Finland and Poland. The session is organized by the NGO Support in Central Finland (KYT) and the City of Jyväskylä. It is held in conjunction of a cooperation visit by a Polish NGO to Jyväskylä as well as to celebrate the International Open Governance Week.

Welcoming words

Member of Parliament, Member of the Jyväskylä City Council, KYT Chair of Board Riitta Mäkinen (online)

Keynote speech “Open government and civic space in Finland – building trust”

Financial Counsellor Katju Holkeri, Head of Unit for Governance Policy in the Public Governance Department, Finnish Ministry of Finance (online) & Discussion

Civil society and NGO sector in Poland

Co-founder and President of the Board Ewa Galka & Member of Board Ania Jądrzyk, The PISOP Center Association (ie. Association of the Center for Promotion and Development of Civic Initiative) & Discussion

The session is open to anyone interested and is free-of-charge. Presentations are held in English. Welcome!

Additional information:

Katariina Luoto, Tämä sähköpostiosoite on suojattu spamboteilta. Tarvitset JavaScript-tuen nähdäksesi sen., 050 400 0668