{"id":7900,"date":"2020-12-22T13:53:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T12:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/czulent.pl\/national-and-ethnic-minority-organizations-during-the-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T13:35:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T11:35:29","slug":"national-and-ethnic-minority-organizations-during-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/czulent.pl\/en\/national-and-ethnic-minority-organizations-during-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"National and ethnic minority organizations during the pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-15394339 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:10vh;padding-right:5vw;padding-bottom:10vh;padding-left:5vw\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Subject<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\" class=\"taxonomy-post_tag has-link-color tagi-bez-linkow wp-elements-b6f94dcd614a426b50bd410cb735119f wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-custom-szary-color has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/czulent.pl\/en\/tag\/civil-society\/\" rel=\"tag\">civil society<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/czulent.pl\/en\/tag\/knowledge-broker\/\" rel=\"tag\">knowledge broker<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/czulent.pl\/en\/tag\/policy-recommendations\/\" rel=\"tag\">policy recommendations<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/czulent.pl\/en\/tag\/research-and-analysis\/\" rel=\"tag\">research and analysis<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/czulent.pl\/en\/tag\/social-inclusion\/\" rel=\"tag\">social inclusion<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wersja-jezykowa is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>available languages<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color tagi-bez-linkow wp-elements-b8efe51481ef27535460703166737b8a wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-custom-szary-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/czulent.pl\/en\/category\/polish\/\" rel=\"tag\">Polish<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/czulent.pl\/en\/category\/publications\/\" rel=\"tag\">Publications<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Date of publication<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2020-12-22T13:53:00+01:00\">December 22, 2020<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/czulent.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/raport-organizacje-mniejszosci-w-pandemii-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"1406\" src=\"https:\/\/czulent.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/organizacje-mniejszosciowe-w-pandemi_new.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/czulent.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/organizacje-mniejszosciowe-w-pandemi_new.png 1023w, https:\/\/czulent.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/organizacje-mniejszosciowe-w-pandemi_new-218x300.png 218w, https:\/\/czulent.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/organizacje-mniejszosciowe-w-pandemi_new-745x1024.png 745w, https:\/\/czulent.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/organizacje-mniejszosciowe-w-pandemi_new-768x1056.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column wpis-tresc is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-xx-large-font-size\">National and ethnic minority organizations during the pandemic<\/h2>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Organizacje mniejszo\u015bci w czasie kryzysu \u2013 wnioski z pandemii<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The COVID-19 pandemic was a test for the entire system\u2014but not everyone went through it in the same way. Organizations of national and ethnic minorities found themselves in a particularly challenging situation: caught between the growing needs of their communities and institutional and financial constraints.<br\/>This report was created to understand this reality and translate it into concrete recommendations. Prepared by the Jewish Association Czulent in cooperation with the minority side of the Joint Commission of the Government and National and Ethnic Minorities, it shows how the crisis affected the functioning of organizations\u2014and what systemic solutions are needed to better respond to similar situations in the future.   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The pandemic not only halted many activities\u2014it also revealed what had previously been less visible.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Gaps in access to technology, limited capacity to operate online, difficulties in maintaining project continuity, and inflexible funding mechanisms. For many organizations, this meant the need to rapidly reorganize their work\u2014and sometimes to suspend certain activities. At the same time, the role of these organizations as a source of support for their communities increased.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report is based on the experiences of the organizations themselves. The study included dozens of entities representing different minorities, who shared their perspectives\u2014both in terms of everyday challenges and their expectations toward the state and public institutions. This made it possible not only to describe the situation, but also to understand the mechanisms that failed during the crisis.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study clearly shows that the greatest challenge was not the crisis itself\u2014but the lack of flexible, systemic solutions. Organizations point, among other things, to the need to simplify procedures, improve communication with grant providers, secure funding for operational costs, and invest in digital tools. The crisis demonstrated that without such mechanisms, even the most committed organizations operate under conditions of uncertainty.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Particular attention was also given to education. It was in this area that the pandemic most clearly exposed inequalities\u2014both in access to technology and in the treatment of minority education within the education system. For many communities, this meant a real risk of weakening efforts to preserve their identity.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the report does not end with diagnosis. Its key component is a set of recommendations\u2014concrete proposals for systemic changes that can increase the resilience of minority organizations to future crises. These cover areas such as education, as well as funding mechanisms, communication, and cooperation with public administration.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Jewish Association Czulent, we work precisely at the intersection of lived experience and systemic change. Our actions are driven by real needs\u2014those expressed by the organizations, communities, and individuals we collaborate with. We combine research, advocacy, and practice to create solutions that not only describe reality, but actively transform it.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This publication is one such intervention. It shows that a crisis can be a turning point\u2014if it is used to build better, more resilient, and more equitable solutions. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4cec65a6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:5vw;padding-left:5vw\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Table of contents<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Introduction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>About the study<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National and ethnic minority organizations participating in the study<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The situation of minority organizations during the pandemic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minority education during the pandemic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The situation of minority organizations \u2013 outlook for 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recommendations for systemic changes supporting the activities and functioning of national and ethnic minority organizations in times of crisis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Summanry of the study<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A coalition of minority organizations conducting the study<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Team<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-45b20515 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/czulent.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/raport-organizacje-mniejszosci-w-pandemii-2020.pdf\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>[PDF]<br\/><\/strong>National and ethnic minority organizations during the pandemic<br\/>download Polish version<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-15394339 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:10vh;padding-right:5vw;padding-bottom:10vh;padding-left:5vw\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Cooperation and support<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column wpis-tresc is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<p>This publication was developed as part of the project \u2018Nationality, Ethnicity, and Coalition Building: Agenda Setting as a Mechanism for Collaboration Among Minority Groups in Poland,\u2019 implemented by the Jewish Association Czulent, the Zustricz Foundation, and the Jaw Dikh Art Foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is funded by the Stiftung \u2018Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft\u2019 and the Dutch Jewish Humanitarian Fund.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The COVID-19 pandemic was a test for the entire system\u2014but not everyone went through it in the same way. Organizations of national and ethnic minorities found themselves in a particularly challenging situation: caught between the growing needs of their communities and institutional and financial constraints.<br \/>This report was created to understand this reality and translate it into concrete recommendations. Prepared by the Jewish Association Czulent in cooperation with the minority side of the Joint Commission of the Government and National and Ethnic Minorities, it shows how the crisis affected the functioning of organizations\u2014and what systemic solutions are needed to better respond to similar situations in the future.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7899,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[248,250],"tags":[365,352,363,344,368],"class_list":["post-7900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polish","category-publications","tag-civil-society","tag-knowledge-broker","tag-policy-recommendations","tag-research-and-analysis","tag-social-inclusion"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>National and ethnic minority organizations during the pandemic - \u017bydowskie Stowarzyszenie Czulent<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/czulent.pl\/en\/national-and-ethnic-minority-organizations-during-the-pandemic\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"National and ethnic minority organizations during the pandemic - \u017bydowskie Stowarzyszenie Czulent\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The COVID-19 pandemic was a test for the entire system\u2014but not everyone went through it in the same way. 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