Homelessness remains a major social issue in Poland. Tens of thousands of people living on the streets experience social exclusion. At Good Factory, we believe that every person, regardless of their past, has the inalienable right to dignity and respect.
27.10.2023
– Cold at night?
– We’re used to it. We fire up the woodstove at -10.
– How many degrees is it inside then?
– Not much more.
Allotments, caravans, shacks made of recycled boards, covered with tarpaulins.
“Election banners are good because they don’t let the water through. The candidate doesn’t matter,” laughs a man in his forties. The cold and worry have etched their way across his face and added a good 10 years.
We spend a Sunday afternoon with people whose lives have fallen apart in such a way that they are trying to piece them back together from cardboard and boards.
A few kilometers from the centre of the capital, a group of people are preparing for winter. Our Warm Package won’t change much in their lives, but it will buy them time to change things for themselves.
A sleeping bag, rucksack, thermos flask and warm blanket are not exactly camping gear. When it gets cold, they are a lifesaver.
From here you can see the lights in the warm cosy flats. The people of Warsaw are returning home. Along the road, just over our heads, cars are rushing along. This is where the lives of people who long for warmth go on. You can do something for them! Fund aWarm Package for a person in the crisis of homelessness.
26.09.2024
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 […]
23.09.2024
Dear friends, thanks to your generosity, our warehouse is overflowing! The residents of Bodzanów, Rudawa, and surrounding villages are well-stocked with food, bottled water, hygiene products, and cleaning supplies for months to come. Our priority now is to make space for other essential aid, such as power generators, dehumidifiers, stoves, and building materials needed to […]
19.09.2024
– Excavator, we need an excavator. This damn river won’t return to its course. Everything is clogged with branches, debris, and people’s belongings. A neighbor recognized her washing machine on the riverbank. We are in Bodzanów and Rudawa. We’re visiting house after house. The landscape looks like a zone of war, a brutal one, fought […]
