Foundation: www.czlowiekwpotrzebie.org | Foundation statute: download
Thanks to the economic activity - the Different restaurant, we can implement the statutory objectives of our Foundation for helping the family "Man in Need"
A foundation that helps people overcome the crisis. Currently, the activities are carried out in Warsaw.
Our activities are:
Who do we help: people experiencing a broadly understood crisis (sudden loneliness, poor old age, death of a loved one who was the breadwinner, severe and chronic disease and lack of funds for treatment; permanent disability and illness in the family, accident and costs related to recovery; loss of job for reasons beyond the control of the person and inability to support oneself and the family; departure from the perpetrator of domestic violence)
How we help: We will offer help to all people who agree to meet at their place of residence and verify the situation.
Agnieszka Żebrowska
Waitress
Learn moreAgnieszka is our team talker. She loves contact with guests, although in her private life she can also be shy. She has poor eyesight from birth. She quickly finds herself in new rooms, but her favorite place is her own home. There, she devotes herself to cooking, where Polish cuisine reigns supreme – and the tracking of technological novelties that are useful to blind and disabled people. Pupil of the School and Education Center in Laski. At work at DIFFERENT she values contact with people and the lack of feeling of closed space.
Beata Staszek
Waitress
Learn moreBeata is a happy and open person. She infects us with her optimism and she’s always ready for action. She speaks English, Italian and Russian. She is a very active person, constantly develops her dance passions and her other skills. During adolescence, she lost her sight and despite the initial shock she immediately took matters into her own hands. She managed to finish school, started a family and found a job. As she says: “The thing that gives me the greatest satisfaction is direct contact with people”. She discovered her uniqueness during a 4-year stay in Moscow, where her husband jokingly told her that if the lights in the Moscow metro completely turn off, she will be the only person who will easily come to the surface :). That is why in DIFFERENT we combine her joy, love for people and deprive of social exclusion.
Wiola Borowska
Waitress
Learn moreShe finished high school profiled with extended English language. She was a tourist traffic service technician, but due to the loss of her eyesight she never worked in the profession. She gained experience in telemarketing and as a sales representative in the cosmetics industry. In her free time she likes to listen to music and women’s audiobooks with criminal motifs. She really loves to dance and spend time at the water. The love of her life is a husband she has known since the age of 16 (for the sake of clarity, they met at the mountains – not by the sea) and a 15-year-old son – passionate about mountain biking! We started liked Wiola for her joy and courage in taking up challenges. It is very pleasant to talk to her, she has something soothing and warm in her voice. We hope you will have the opportunity to convince yourself about it.
Jacek Królikowski
Waiter
Learn moreHe was a cook at the Conference and Training Center and the Radisson Blu Hotel in Warsaw. He was losing his eyesight since he was a child. Currently, he has 10% vision in one eye. He’s at work in a team, with a great distance to himself and the environment. His specific sense of humor has not only relieved tension in stressful moments. He is interested in motorization and medicine, despite the fact that he cannot drive a car or “perform surgery” himself. Parachute jumper and hang glider. Happy husband and father of 1.5 year old son. At work at DIFFERENT, he values the fact that “nobody looks at his hands :)” and admires our President for her big heart and employing people with disabilities.
Anna Sobczak
Manager of waitres team
Learn moreAs a psychologist, she likes to observe people, their personalities and relationships. For a long time she worked in a law firm, where she could demonstrate her organizational skills. She’s characterized by high responsibility, freedom in establishing contacts and timeliness. In life, she “discovers new flavors and for her the worms aren’t dangerous”
Marta Aleksandrowska
Marketing assistant
Learn moreMarta is passionate about travel and trips to the unknown. She is a student of Social Communication and Public Relations at Warsaw based University of Finance and Management. Her motto is: people who want something look for ways, and people who don’t want anything – look for reasons. She infects you with her optimism and great organisational skills. She is planning to visit the sunny California in future and to organise a journey around the world for herself. Her professional plans are connected with marketing and her own event business.
Aleksandra Olszańska
Director DIFFERENT
Learn moreOla has 15 years of experience in conducting workshops for patients in the oncology department, she was a trainer in a pharmaceutical and cosmetics company, and a few years ago she became a lecturer at the Medical University (where she currently teaches cosmetology students). In the past, she also conducted recruitment, audits and many concepts in the field of textile design. He is a person with the soul of an artist who loves his work and contact with people. Privately, wife and mother of a 7-year-old son.
Anna Bocheńska
The founder of DIFFERENT
Learn moreThe President of Fundacja Pomocy Rodzinie „Człowiek w potrzebie” (Man in Need Family Help Foundation) and organiser of numerous charity and social events. Event & PR manager with extensive experience. Anna possesses tremendous organisational talent and knows how to win people over and is a true and powerful leader. She has been involved with the DIFFERENT project from its very beginnings/the concept. She fully supports the social mission of DIFFERENT and cannot imagine it functioning in any other way.
Ilona Kamieńska
Sales & marketing manager
Learn moreSince 2012, Ilona has been in charge of the Foundation in Podlasie, cooperating with local government organisations there. She has vast experience in the event industry and in obtaining funds from various sources. She is involved in social and health promoting activities and is an IPMA (level D) Certified Project Manager. Her major assets include multi-tasking skills and calmness.