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The 2019 Humanity in Action Poland Fellowship in Warsaw has been financially supported by Foundation “Remembrance, Responsibility and Future” (EVZ). The participation of Greek Fellows in Humanity in Action Programs internationally is generously supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). This publication does not represent an expression of opinion by the Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future" (EVZ), nor by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. The authors bear responsibility for the content.










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The 14th edition of the Warsaw Fellowship was dedicated to the memory of City of Gdansk’s Mayor Paweł Adamowicz who was stabbed in January 2019. The program was also dedicated to values which he promoted such as dialogue and cooperation. 

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