From October 13 to 19, 2024, Krzyżowa hosted the “Young Leaders” project, organized by the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe with financial support from the German Consulate. The initiative aimed to equip young leaders with essential skills and knowledge to foster effective and empathetic collaboration with youth and children who have experienced displacement, migration, or refugee status.
Key Objectives
The project focused on developing leadership competencies, gaining international experience, and acquiring practical knowledge in psychological and social support. Participants had the opportunity to exchange views and build connections with peers from various countries who shared similar life challenges. The program emphasized resilience, creativity, and nurturing self-confidence, empathy, and hope.
Read more: “Young Leaders” Project in Krzyżowa (October 13–19, 2024)
Since 2023, the historic House on the Hill has been undergoing renovation.
Thanks to the support of our partners—particularly the Freya von Moltke Foundation, the Willy Robert Pitzer Foundation, and the Dr. Rolf M. Schwiete Foundation—the first phase of renovation has been successfully completed. This included drying and insulating the basement, insulating and restoring the facade, replacing the roof, and renovating the wooden veranda.
Currently, the second phase is underway, focusing on the renewal of all installations (water, sewage, heating) and the adaptation of the room layout on the first and second floors to the new utilization concept. In spring, plastering will take place, wooden floors and stairs will be restored, and the building will be prepared for the third phase: furnishing and finalization.
In 2024, an essential element of this comprehensive renovation—the replacement of electrical installations—was financed and completed with funds from the National Freedom Institute (Narodowy Instytut Wolności). This included electrical works, new wiring with sockets, an alarm system, surveillance, telecommunication networks, and antenna installations.
NIW funding amount: 250,000 PLN
Read more: House on the Hill - undergoing renovation
Thanks to funding from the National Freedom Institute, the Krzyżowa Foundation is currently carrying out a complete replacement of the electrical installations at the House on the Hill.
The scope of work includes construction-related tasks (such as new installations and chases for electrical systems) and electrical work, new power supply cables with outlets, an anti-burglary system, monitoring, telecommunication networks, and antenna installations.
Funding amount: 250,000 PLN
Total project value: 250,000 PLN
Read more: Complete Electrical Installation Replacement at the House on the Hill
