As More Organizations Leave, We Remain Committed to Helping Bodzanów and Rudawa

With fewer organizations staying and fewer volunteers arriving to help, our focus is on making it possible for the residents to achieve operational self-sufficiency. Today, we invited the village leaders to a coordination meeting to discuss the next steps.

Work is ongoing: roads are being rebuilt, bulky waste is being removed, and volunteers are chipping away at damaged plaster. Psychologists sent by Deputy Minister of Education Izabela Ziętka are helping residents navigate these difficult times. We’ve also tackled a major issue—the municipality has finally collected spoiled meat from the residents.

But does this mean that everything is back to normal? Absolutely not. Most residents of Bodzanów and Rudawa remain in the same dire situation they faced a week ago, as the floodwaters receded. They still have no place to cook meals or store food. The flood swept away their tools, their workplaces, and their plans for the future.

This is far from over. Without continued, thoughtful support, many families from the flooded homes simply won’t be able to cope. Today, we are connecting people from all over Poland, who signed up through our form, with the needs of residents, which we have identified. Our goal is to convince the village leaders to wisely manage the aid that has already arrived.

We have one more crucial task ahead: ensuring that construction companies, heavy equipment operators, and everyone sacrificing their time and money to help the flood victims—without waiting for bids or payments—are recognized by the authorities. Companies like Vianko, now working to restore the county road in Bodzanów, and individuals who drop everything, risk deadlines, and selflessly invest in helping others, must finally be treated like national treasures.

Thank you for standing with us.

Mateusz Gasiński