Civil Society Forum and opening of OFIP
The National Forum for Non-Governmental Initiatives (OFIP) is a cyclical event taking place once every three years in Warsaw. The first OFIP took place in 1996. Since 2014, its organizer has been the National Federation of Polish Non-Governmental Organizations. OFIP is attended by representatives of NGOs, local governments, public administration and business. This year, in connection with the upcoming Polish presidency of the Council of the European Union and the new term of the European Parliament and the Commission, we are meeting internationally at the Civil Society Forum to discuss the future and development of civic space at the European level.
To this end, representatives of organizations working at the European level and OFIP partners have prepared two documents describing the achievements of civil society organizations in the 2019-2024 term, as well as the challenges and expectations of the European institutions for the coming years. The documents will be the starting point for discussions on the first day of OFIP, Wednesday, June 26-June 2024. One of the documents is an appeal to the governments responsible for the next presidency cycle, which will be opened for signature.
You can download the documents here:
The Letter HERE | The Document HERE
The Civil Society Forum is an event that was initiated by the Civil Society Development Foundation of Romania and its partners in 2014. The Forum is a meeting of organizations and their allies to jointly plan activities for the development of civil society.
OFIP is organised under the aegis of the Minister for Civil Society Affairs, Agnieszka Buczyńska.
The strategic organizer of the 9th OFIP is the National Federation of Non-Governmental Organizations, and the partners are: Civil Society Development Foundation from Romania, Education for Democracy Foundation, Stefan Batory Foundation.
National Forum of Non-Governmental Initiatives OFIP together with the Civil Society Forum is a regional civil society initiative funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA and Norwegian Funds under the Active Citizens Fund – National, Active Citizens Fund – Regional and Active Citizens Fund Romania.
The 9th OFIP is also financially supported by the Stefan Batory Foundation, the Polish-American Freedom Foundation and the Central Europe Civic Engagement Project program supported by the National Democratic Institute.
Partners of the 9th OFIP are Civil Society Development Foundation, Our Ombudsman Initiative, National Freedom Institute – Center for Civil Society Development, Witkac.pl and Cooperation Fund Foundation.
