{"id":8476,"date":"2012-05-31T07:30:29","date_gmt":"2012-05-31T05:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/?p=8476"},"modified":"2012-06-04T16:07:53","modified_gmt":"2012-06-04T14:07:53","slug":"aegee-with-a-heart-for-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/2012\/05\/31\/aegee-with-a-heart-for-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"AEGEE – with a Heart for Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cSuch initiatives once again prove that AEGEE is not only about voting, candidates, and committees, but about people connected with each other and helping on a distance of thousands of kilometers.” This is what\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Olga Iatsyna, former Network Commissioner, wrote on her Facebook profile. We never thought otherwise!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The members of AEGEE-Pozna\u0144 united their enthusiasm and willingness to\"\"<\/a> promote the cultures of European countries and combined it with their mission to help. This is the motivation of the charity initiative \u201cSerce dla Gruzji<\/a>\u201d (in Polish – \u201cHeart for Georgia\u201d). Consequently, a unique event was born: \u201cAEGEE with Heart for Georgia\u201d.<\/p>\n

The main aim of the action is to show how many people need support and how we can contribute. During the last years, as a result of the wars and the political transformation in Georgia, a great part of its citizens were struck by many unexpected difficulties and suffering. The standard of living deteriorated for many people. Therefore, the purpose of this joint initiative of AEGEE-Pozna\u0144<\/a> and \u201cHeart for Georgia\u201d is to show that there are people who support the children, the elderly, the poor, \u00a0and the sick and lonely. Thanks to the money collected, the local will be able to help an orphanage, a health centre for the poorest, a soup kitchen, and home care for those in need and for the handicapped who are no longer able to move from their homes.<\/p>\n

Visiting Georgia during international projects showed me not only the beauty of the country and the immense hospitality of its citizens, but also revealed vast social needs. Last year, our group of volunteers from Pozna\u0144 decided to start the initiative \u201cHeart for Georgia\u201d. Currently our actions are meant to support the \"\"<\/a>already existing projects lead by Caritas Georgia. This organisation is widely known for its effectiveness. What is more, its employees recognise the needs of the people they have been taking care of for years. We believe that the money we fundraise is not going to waste, but will be used in the best way possible.<\/p>\n

“As a former AEGEE member I have been in touch with its members for years and \u00a0I know very well that their enthusiasm can bring new ideas and energy to this project. I could not have been happier than in the moment I received the answer from AEGEE-Pozna\u0144 and saw the support from AEGEE-Tbilisi<\/a> and the Eastern Partnership Project<\/a> (EaP),\u201d says Ligia Szulc, the coordinator of the charity initiative \u201cHeart for Georgia\u201d and an officer of the Pozna\u0144 City Hall.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project is undoubtedly unique. And what makes it this special? First of all, it is the aim: Helping those in need. Through our action we are able\u00a0 to make a real difference in other people\u2019s lives. Secondly, an incredible and very effective cooperation between two groups \u2013 AEGEE-Pozna\u0144 and Heart for Georgia. I am very happy to be a part of this team. Together we can definitely achieve more,\u201d says Marta Wnuk, coordinator of the Exchange Working Group in AEGEE-Pozna\u0144.<\/p>\n

On 28th<\/sup> May 2012, students of the universities in Pozna\u0144 were encouraged to join, learn more, and contribute during the fundraising. To thank them for each offering, the sponsors of the event decided to give some fresh baked pastry which was distributed by the volunteering students. A Georgian culture evening\"\"<\/a> in the Blue Note Jazz Club with music, Georgian cuisine, and interesting guests followed. Two music bands offered live concerts for the participants as an afterparty: the Polish band \u201cPropaganda Dei\u201d and \u201cBullit\u201d from the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

The charity auction, supported by the biggest Polish auction portal Allegro.pl<\/a> will last for a few days. All assets fundraised will be sent to partner of the initiative , Caritas Georgia.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do not regard the geographical border of Poland as the right criterion to choose which people we should help. Social aid is well-developed in Poland, while in Georgia it still is not,\u201d says Paulina, one of the volunteers when asked why she decided to fundraise for the needy in Georgia.<\/p>\n

Let us follow\u00a0then our hearts and words\u00a0“Some call it Europe, we call it home.”<\/p>\n

Written by\u00a0Ligia Szulc, Initiative Heart for Georgia and former AEGEE-Pozna\u0144, and\u00a0Marta Wnuk,\u00a0AEGEE-Pozna\u0144<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

Photographs by EaP and AEGEE-Tbilisi\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cSuch initiatives once again prove that AEGEE is not only about voting, candidates, and committees, but about people connected with each other and helping on a distance of thousands of kilometers.” This is what\u00a0Olga Iatsyna, former Network Commissioner, wrote on her Facebook profile. We never thought otherwise! The members of AEGEE-Pozna\u0144 united their enthusiasm and willingness to promote the cultures… Read more →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8647,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[4],"tags":[510,519,376,518,509],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8476"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8476"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9000,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8476\/revisions\/9000"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}