AID FOR AFRICA AS ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY POLISH NGOs: LEGAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH

Marek Stych, Beata Pawlica, Malgorzata Kmak

Abstract


This article tackles the issue of aid for African states. Africa is one of the poorest continents, with many people living on the verge of poverty and suffering from malnutrition or famine. Hence, the humanitarian aid provided to the people of this continent is of particular importance. In Poland, such aid activities undertake entities defined in the Polish legal system as non-governmental organizations (NGOs). NGOs also conduct many other kinds of activities. The Act on public benefit and volunteer work is an example of creating legal mechanisms for the functioning of civil society in the legal system to provide international aid to those it needs. Assisting other societies is important for modern civil society the same as political or economic cooperations are. The role of NGOs operating in health protection, education, or entrepreneurship areas is crucially important. The authors of this paper discuss the issue of the said aid provided by selected Polish NGOs. The article aims to determine the extent and scope of the assistance to African countries provided by the NGOs, based on the respondents' experiences, whether such assistance is necessary, and what form it should take.

Keywords


humanitarian aid, aid for African countries, development assistance, non-governmental organizations.

Full Text:

PDF

References


Act. (1989, 04 7). Poland Law on associations - Parliamentary Act April 7, 1989. Retrieved from socioeco.org: https://base.socioeco.org/docs/poland_law_on_associations.pdf

Act. (2003, 04 24). The Act Of 24 April 2003 On The Activities Of Public Benefit And About Volunteering, item 1057. Retrieved from https://www.global-regulation.com/translation/poland/2985965/the-act-of-24-april-2003-on-the-activities-of-public-benefit-and-about-volunteering.html

Act. (2011, 09 16). Development Cooperation Act. Retrieved from GOV.PL: https://www.gov.pl/attachment/0d4493f7-2d7a-470a-8925-72a0a0ef8294

Act. (2021). Act of 20 August 1997 on the National Court Register, Consolidated text. Journal Of Laws of 2021, item 112.

Blicharz, J., & Zacharko, L. (2017). Trzeci sektor i ekonomia społeczna. Wroclaw: Uniwersytet Wroclawski.

Chrzczonowicz, M. (2015, 11 9). Organizacje pozytku publicznego. Uzyskanie statusu OPP, przywileje, obowiązki, kontrola. Retrieved from api.ngo.pl: https://api.ngo.pl/media/get/113421/3w-opp-fragment.pdf

Civil Code. (1964, 04 23). Civil Code. Journal of Laws Dz.U., item 121.

Gawlik, R. (2017, 01 05). A commentary to the Act of 24 April 2003 on public benefit and volunteer work. Retrieved from City Hall in Przemysl: https://przemysl.pl/download/attachment/57392/prezentnik-po-ustawie-o-dzialalnosci-dobryku-public-io-wolontariacie.pdf

IRIN. (2012). Czy Meles Zenawi zdolal zapewnic Etiopii bezpieczenstwo zywnosciowe? Pomoc Rozwojowa, 30-31. Retrieved from https://pcpm.org.pl/uploads/Pomoc%20Rozwojowa/PomocRozwojowa_2.pdf

Law. (1984, 04 06). Law on Foundations. Retrieved from Legislationline: https://www.legislationline.org/documents/id/4592

Paterek, A. (2013). Development aid as an instrument of Polish foreign policy in the second decade of the 21st century – challenges and opportunities. Krakowskie Studia Prawnicze(4), 208-215. Retrieved from https://repozytorium.ka.edu.pl/bitstream/handle/11315/23133/PATEREK_Pomoc_rozwojowa_jako_instrument_polskiej_2013.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Sobotka, B. (2009). Efektywnosc pomocy rozwojowej /Effectiveness of the development aid. Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska Lublin - Polonia, Politologia, XVI, 163-177. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330288912_Efektywnosc_pomocy_rozwojowejEffectiveness_of_the_development_aid

Stopka, P. (2012). Jemen - niedokonczona rewolucja. Pomoc Rozwojowa(2), 14-15. Retrieved from https://pcpm.org.pl/uploads/Pomoc%20Rozwojowa/PomocRozwojowa_2.pdf

Świerczyńska, U. (2012). Transfery finansowe jako narzędzie międzynarodowej pomocy humanitarnej. Pomoc Rozwojowa, 22-23. Retrieved from https://pcpm.org.pl/uploads/Pomoc%20Rozwojowa/PomocRozwojowa_2.pdf

Trading Economics. (2020, 12 12). PKB per capita - Lista krajow - Afrika. Retrieved from Trading Economics: https://pl.tradingeconomics.com/country-list/gdp-per-capita?continent=africa

World Development Indicators 2012. (2012). Retrieved from World Bank Group Open Knowledge Repository: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/6014


Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.