The new Polish partner - 36.6 Competence Center from Łódź entered the project with a "flying start" and in a short time managed to organize large-scale events and media coverage of the project. Flyers have been printed.
Municipal Library in Lodz (Branch 73) with Senior Club and Technical University of Lodz (Institute of Marketing and Sustainable Development) joined the debate in the Miejska municipal library as partners. Among the participants - a total of 53, young people under the age of 30 prevailed.
They discussed the following topics:
– Role of emotions in life, at work and in the social sector;
– New opportunities or new difficulties for people with special needs;
– Relationships and applications – how to use technology in building relationships;
– Motivation and commitment in a crisis situation;
– Social media as a threat or a solution.
A study was cited that the main emotions during a pandemic are anxiety, frustration and fatigue. Over 80% of people are concerned about the health of their loved ones and less about their own health. Almost half (47%) of respondents express concern about the state of the financial resources they need to live. There is also a fear (over 60% of respondents) that the pandemic will last too long. The frustration of the respondents is mainly due to the inability to perform their duties normally (43% feel it strongly or very strongly) and the feeling of inaction and wasting time (28%). Almost half (47.4%) indicate severe or very severe fatigue from the crisis. Findings show that we fear the dangers of a pandemic—both health and economic—yet we reasonably trust precautions. Negative emotions arise from a kind of lack of control over the situation, from the daily restrictions that are imposed on us.
Here are some lessons learned from the debate:
– The third sector first helps the most vulnerable groups (eg the elderly);
- Bottom-up initiatives, common at many levels, on a voluntary basis, have a strong effect;
– Specific pandemic experience in Poland during the war in Ukraine – empathy, hospitality, organizing support for refugees. Since February 24, 2022, more than 7 million refugees have crossed the Polish border and received immediate care, 3 million of them are still living with Polish families.
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