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Actress gets 8.6 million euros to build ‘world’s first coma-curing’ clinic

Actress Ewa Błaszczyk’s new clinic has also been awarded a grant of over PLN 37 million (8.6 million euros) from the Justice Fund run by the Ministry of Justice, which will cover the clinic’s construction and equipment. Piotr Nowak/PAP

Following on from the success of her Budzik clinic where children in a coma receive treatment, care and rehabilitation, actress Ewa Błaszczyk now plans to build a similar clinic for adults in a coma.

Waste not, want not: NGO deploys cupboards on Szczecin’s streets for people to leave food for the hungry

The cupboards make it easier for people to leave unwanted food and tackle the problem of food waste.

Into Africa: NGO helps vulnerable local communities build eco-houses

With a population of 20 million people, 77 percent of the Burkina population don’t have the basic hygiene and security living standards set by the UN. The eco social housing project has created jobs for 30 local builders, in turn giving an opportunity for 120 trainees to learn how to construct resilient houses in a sustainable way.

Łódź you believe it: Poland’s most off-the-wall city stuns the world with its outsized art

A massive wall-art project brings a dash of colour to the once fading glories of Łódź.

Charities and NGOs get windfall as increasing numbers of taxpayers donate 1 percent of income

Last year saw a 15-percent rise in the number of people donating, with over PLN 761 million going to charities.

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