Background
Lidia Węsierska-Chyc – Doctor of Humanities in the field of philosophy. She completed her doctoral studies at the Poznań University of Economics (area of interest: social market economy).
Head of the Wielkopolska Centre for Solidarity Economics since 2015, active at the Social Economy Support Centre in the Poznań sub-region, in Poland, run by the Barka Mutual Aid Foundation. A member of the Board of the National Federation for Solving the Problem of Homelessness in Poland.
Experience
- work in regional government (2 years)
- work at the Centre for Social Integration run by the Barka School Association and the Barka Foundation (Director of the Board office
- coordinator in the “Social Economy in Practice” project, co-funded by PIW Equal)
- coordinator of the Barka Network of the Municipal Standard for Getting Out of Homelessness project
Experience in:
- building local partnerships
- establishing and running social enterprises
- obtaining external funding
- consulting and training for civic organisations and social enterprises
