RzeczJasna -about us

About us

We are all from different backgrounds, but we share a common goal – work at the grass roots, in line with Żeromski’s idea (a Polish positivist writer whose aim was, among many other things, to help people to live and this idea was promoted in his works). As much as painstaking, thankless and non-spectacular our work may be, in the long-term perspective provides the best results.

Our assumption is that there appeared a need and a place to implement some grass root activities, to organise something spontaneously. There is a choice – you may either complain about the reality or tame it. Some attempts must be made, therefore, in order to change the way of thinking, yet it is not about moralising. It is all about positive and constructive activities.

We believe that truth will defeat itself. We have pure intentions, and our deeds show it. Although we operate away from the world of big politics, we are close to people and their needs. We actively participate in various activities pro publico bono, which range from cultural, artistic and social ones to those which help to strengthen democracy.

We are active and operate in Poland (Province of Warmia and Mazury / Ostróda). We' ve existed since 2012 in Ostróda.

RzeczJasna dream team

Aga Karłowicz an invaluable chairwoman of our organisation. She participated in the 20th edition of the project called The School of the Civil Society Leaders. She is a certified teacher of Polish as a foreign language. An English teacher by vocation and education. She graduated from Janusz Korczak Pedagogical University in Warsaw. The founder of the Association of Cultural and Social Initiatives ‘TRATWA’.	Kinga Wiśniewska The coordinator and author of the projects subsidised by external financial sources, especially the ones connected with media. She specialises in fundraising and public relations. A graduate of the School of Tutoring organised by Program Liderzy PAFW (a programme aiming at educating people how to help and strengthen the coherence of local communities). An advisor in the framework of New Local Technologies programme.	Karolina Iszoro Her adventure started when she decided to participate in the workshops organised by our organisation. She went through our town with a table, she filmed it and now she is with us. Always with a video camera. Karolina participates also in prestigious workshops Film Spring Open in Cracow organised by a world-famous cinematographer and director, Sławomir Idziak.	Tomek Esden - Tempski He specialises in marketing. He helps us with the complexities of local politics and acts as an intermediary between our organisation and our sponsors and the local government units. He is also responsible for the RzeczJasna TV. Apart from that, he partook in Film Spring Open in 2016, a series of prestigious workshops organised by a world-famous cinematographer and director, Sławomik Idziak.	Agnieszka Ciuksza She is devoted to ecology and supports animal welfare. She also organises help for homeless animals and promotes the idea of respect for nature among primary school students.	Ewa Kasperek A young and talented member of the RzeczJasna committee. She has a yet-to-be-discovered gift for journalism. She volunteers during the World Youth Days. She likes working with children but she finds pleasure into being in front of a camera as a RzeczJasna TV reporter. As she herself says: I am trying to give away to others as much as I can because it is what makes me happy.	Daniel Bryl Please wait for the translation
Sylwia Brosze Please wait for the translation	Michał Pladzyk Please wait for the translation	Ola Leśniewska She is majoring in journalism and social communication studies. Give her a microphone and you will see the bustling energy. She cooperates with our online regional TV station. As she says, This TV station is like a circus arena where I can do somersaults. I would love people to have as much fun as I have!	Sebastian Radzimiński Please wait for the translation	Natalia Augustyn Please wait for the translation	Szymon Szypczyński He come up with the idea of organising board games meetings. A cultural manager with a tendency to show his acting talent.	Volunteers It is impossible to mention they all, or fit in a single image :D But without them - nothing would be possible.

What we do

Currently, we engage in a project the pillar of which is an online, local community television in internet - "RzeczJasna TV" (www.rzeczjasnaTV.pl ). This medium helps various cultural and educational initiatives to be noticed and recognised. Our materials are prepared by volunteers who actively participate in this project and for whom we also organise specialisation workshops.

III GRAND PRIX POLSKI ŻAKÓW W TENISIE STOŁOWYM

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III GRAND PRIX POLSKI ŻAKÓW W TENISIE STOŁOWYM

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"Wszyscy razem nosimy te serduszka", czyli jak grała Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy w Ostródzie

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"UCHO LOKALNEGO BIZNESU" - rozmowa ze Zbigniewem Kamińskim - instruktorem strzelectwa

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Zatańcz poloneza na molo w Ostródzie - CHALLENGE!

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Our other activities:

Młode Miasto – Miasto Młodych (Young City – the City of the Youth), an initiative co-financed by the Orange Academy (Akademia Orange, 2013). Various photography, artistic, musical, and technical workshops are organised. The academy organises juggling workshops for 70 people (age from 7 do 18). These workshops are organised with a close cooperation with the Ostróda Cultural Centre.
SHOW YOURSELF The third edition of the initiative (2014) – exhibitions of young artists from Ostróda and the close vicinity of the town:
- The first edition (2012/) encompassed photography and painting exhibitions, musical and poetic performances, and a sculpture exhibition. In total, 30 artists partook in the event.
- The second edition (2013) included plastic, music, and visual arts, theatre performances and photography exhibitions. Altogether, 24 participants of the event.
- The third edition (22/11/2014) was devoted to the history of the railway station in Ostóda as well as explored the history of residents of Słowackiego and 11-ego Listopada streets.
De-code Ostróda (Odkoduj Ostródę), co-finansed by the Orange Academy (2014) – this is a set of workshops which enable young participates to de-code our town by means of learning about it. The workshops (devoted to the history of our city) are organised with cooperation with the Municipal Public Library, with a website NaszaOstróda.pl and with the Tourist Information of our town.
Creative Recycling Family Areas – a set of workshops organised during Ostróda Reggae Festival (2014, 2015, 2016) with coordination with the city of Olsztyn and the festival held there (Positive Music Promotion and Green Festival) with the organisation unit of the festival – Agora. It also took place during Jarocin Festival in cooperation with the city of Jarocin.
We participate in the programme School of local leaders. From IX 2014 onwards, this project is co-organised by The Association of the Dylewskie Hills Enthusiasts. The initial objective of this initiative was to educate and prepare 30 local leaders to play a way greater role in their local communities. Our organisation was responsible for devising the substantive content of the project.
The project , as a part of the Polish-Ukrainian youth exchange programme, financed by National Centre for Culture and The Ministry of Culture and Natural Heritage. We organised an exchange with our Ukrainian partners in 2015.
Openness to partnership: a long-term investment into cross-sectoral cooperation (2015), carried out in collaboration with a number of institutions; the project, co-financed by the Civic Initiative Found, aimed at both creating the map of recourses and needs and developing the partnership, followed by its formalisation and inclusion of new institutions.
2014-2016: the project called We have a voice subsidised by the programme from Norwey Grants. For eighteen months, we enabled the young to have their voices heard and their actions noticed. They were able to take the floor and express their opinions on issues crucial to them. They prepared special extras to and its online versions (, , i and – all those are regional newspapers printed and issued in our region). What is more, we prepared photo-video coverages of various events. The project allowed the young to touch uponsuch issues as social participation, the rights of children and teenagers, tolerance, and contribution to culture. As a result of this project, 72 four-page extras were issued, prepared entirely by the young journalists.