1. Social Watch Report in Poland
Instrument for Rising Awarness on Poverty Issues in Poland

2. Social Watch in Poland Part of the global Social Watch network
Strong rights and gender approach
Established in Poland in 2008
Coordinated by KARAT Coalition for gender equality in Central and Eastern Europe
In 2010 they wrote short piece on poverty, homelessness and discrimination against women for European Social Watch report
In mid 2010 SW PL decided to publish report on poverty and social exclusion in Poland

3. EAPN Poland engagement
Two our members were also members of the Social Watch coalition
We had several expert reports on different poverty issues from previous project (Norwegian Grants)
Reports were publish only on our web page
We had an academic expert who could be an editor of the Social Watch report
We sought events and initiatives for European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion
EAPN PL decided to be a partner of Social Watch, not a member

4. Polish Social Watch Report 2010
Financed by EU grant, coordinated by Kampania Przeciw Homofobii
Twenty chapters on many dimensions of social exclusion and poverty in Poland
Four parts
Participation and participatory research on poverty
Groups at risk and dimensions of exclusion
Policies and solutions
Voices of the ngos – comments on issues raised in the report
Information about Social Watch Coalition and EAPN Poland and their members (over 30 federations and organizations)

5. Polish Social Watch Report 2010
20 chapters on
Participation of people experiencing poverty and exclusion
Participatory research on women poverty
Child poverty
Housing exclusion
Educational exclusion
Exclusion form law
Indebtedness
Health care system
EU antipoverty policy and Polish Social Integration Strategy
Social assistance policy
Family support policy

6. Social Watch Report 2010 and Overview
217 pages long only in Polish
18 pages long, only in English

7. Follow-up
Main presentation in Krytyka Polityczna (very active left oriented Polish Think Tank) in Warsaw (February 2011)
Presentations in several Polish largest cities
Presentation in Polish Parliament at the special meeting of the Justice and Human Rights Commission
Some coverage in media mainly on poverty and numbers of people experiencing poverty in Poland
Reports available on the web page, Facebook page with photos from presentations and parliamentary meeting

8. Main presentation in Warsaw
With film about mothers strike – poor women with children illegally took up empty flats and were evicted in economically depressed city Wałbrzych (southern part of Poland)

9. Meeting with the MEPs in Parliament