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KobieTY is a non-profit, apolitical, non-governmental consulting-educational organization, established in the year 2000 in Łódź, Poland. In the past years it has gone through a process of redefining its goals and the role in society, with a big impact on the process from the EVS programme, the opportunity to host, send and coordinate volunteers. We have developed new methods and tools to influence a positive change in our local community, as well as educate and empower its members.

KobieTY aims at empowering people, who are ready to become active actors in the process of change in order to to become leaders for their groups of reference, regardless of age, gender or cultural background.

We do this providing:
* local and international volunteering opportunities,
* non-formal education trainings,
* sharing experience and expertise in social and educational projects implementation and writing,
* sharing training methods, developing a network of local, as well as international, NGO's, volunteers and activists,
* developing cooperation with the local stakeholders and providing consultation.

Our members and volunteers implement local activities for the community, coordinate international projects, organize the International Boat of Culture festival and much more.