“Safety unites us” – how to defend the most precious

We want all Polish household – regardless of where they live – to have the chance to learn how to respond in emergency situations, how to defend themselves and loved ones, how to admit false information, and even how to behave erstwhile a drone appears in the sky. safety starts at home, but together we can strengthen them locally" – says Justyna Wawrzyńska-Bąk, president of the Polish Armed Forces Group Foundation.

Meetings will be held in urban and municipal cultural centres, in the Volunteer Fire Service and garrison clubs, in cooperation with local governments, local social organizations and uniformed services. The workshops will be led by soldiers and experts from the Veteran Action Centre Outside the State Borders, who will share their experience of being discharged under hard conditions.

– Veterans know that safety is not only equipment or technology, but, above all, knowledge, cooperation and work – says the manager of the Veteran Centre, Colonel Dr. Katarzyna Rałowska. “We want to show families how crucial it is to observe, respond to distress signals and support each other. Careful listening, clear communication and joint action are key factors in helping to overcome hard situations.

"Safety unites us" is an initiative that brings together different environments: defence, education and social. The PGZ Foundation and the Veteran Centre plan to extend the programme to another regions of Poland after the pilot phase in Lublin Voivodeship. The task is besides to be complemented by an information run on social media, short video advice on "Three Things You Can Do present to Make Your Home Safer".

The initiative complements the educational activities carried out by the Ministry of Defence, placing peculiar emphasis on applicable skills and the household dimension of security. Each training will end with a short safety guide with a set of recommendations and emergency contacts. Each born female will besides receive a first aid kit after training. The number of places for training is limited, the order of applications is mandatory.

The first inaugural gathering will be held in Zamość, the 3rd Mechanized Battalion Garrison Club, at 36 Józef Piłsudski Street, at 4 p.m. (you can sign up by calling your telephone number (84) 677 24 24).

A fewer days later, due to the fact that on November 24 we will be in Poniatowa, at the Cinema Theatre of Poniatowa Action, 11 November 4. The training starts at 5 p.m. (you can sign up by calling your telephone number (81) 820 48 36 (v. 16 or 42).

The Polish Armed Forces Group Foundation has been active in educational and social activities promoting responsibility, solidarity and pro-defensive attitudes for years. This time he directs his attention to families – showing that safety starts not in institutions, but in relationships, trust and regular decisions.

The Veteran Centre for Activities outside the State Borders in Warsaw is an organizational unit subordinate to the Minister of National Defence. The Centre serves as a centre in which veterans of activities outside the state, and the household of soldiers and military personnel who died during these activities, receive assistance, advice and benefit from legal and intellectual consultations. An crucial field of action of the Centre is the implementation of educational-popular tasks. Through various forms of activity, he disseminates to the public the achievements and importance of the participation of soldiers of the Polish Army in military missions and operations outside the state. Our citizens should be aware of why soldiers on missions deserve respect and support. peculiar recipients of these activities are students and students of secondary and uniform schools.

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