Omnes Gentes

25/02/2022

Since the foundation of our group, Ukrainian volunteers have always been at the very center of its activities.

Today, we cannot stop thinking about what you are going through, facing the aggression of Putin's Russia. Many of you coordinate necessary help for Ukrainian refugees in Poland, others are in Ukraine and confront the aggressor directly. We pray for you, we think of you and we support you.
Слава Україні!

26/10/2021

The Volunteer Centre and the Students' of Journalism Research Circle are organising a debate about "Challenges for Society and Media related to the Humanitarian Crisis at the Polish-Belarus border". You are invited to join, the debate will be held in Polish.

Zaprosili do debaty ekspertów: prawnika, dziennikarza, uchodźczynię oraz wolontariuszkę i koordynatorkę programu na rzecz uchodźców.

15/10/2021

Important information from the Foreigner's Department

01/10/2021

Today, Nigeria celebrates its Independence Day!

Nigeria is a country located on the western coast of Africa. Nigeria has a diverse geography, with climates ranging from arid to humid equatorial. However, Nigeria’s most diverse feature is its people. Hundreds of languages are spoken in the country, including Yoruba, Igbo, Fula, Hausa, Edo, Ibibio, Tiv, and English. The country has abundant natural resources, notably large deposits of petroleum and natural gas.

On 1 October 1960 Nigeria became an independent Nation, prior to that Nigeria was a British protectorate from 1901 to 1960.

Hence the 1st of October is an annual national public holiday called THE NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY

Nigerian Independence Day is celebrated with plenty of parades, bands, parties, food and gatherings of friends and family alike.

The day usually starts with an address from the President in the morning, which officially initiates the day of celebrations. After this, there's a ceremonial raising of the Nigerian flag, and the cutting of an Independence cake which usually displays the flag's colors or coat of arms.

There's also an official parade, with lots of bands, music, imagery, dancing and a processional changing of the guard. After this, there's usually a performance of songs and dances to represent the many different ethnic groups that make up Nigeria, ensuring everyone is represented at the parade.

The streets are bustling and busy with people celebrating the country's independence. You're likely to see lots of flags, signs and colorful clothing, as people wear green and white, the national colors of Nigeria.

Happy Independence Day to the Good people of Nigeria. Hip hip hooray!!

28/09/2021

Here we are, meeting and planning new activities 💪

22/07/2021

06/07/2021

16/05/2021

Also remember, as an adult person staying legally in Poland, you are entitled to register for your COVID-19 vaccine - online at pacjent.gov.pl or via your polyclinic.

❗❗❗UPDATE❗❗❗

take this opportunity to provide an update on current Polish government regulations concerned with the fight against 🦠🩺

The number of COVID-19 infections and people staying in hospitals is decreasing. The current situation allows the economy and citizens to return gradually to normal life. However, In order for us all to stop the spread of the epidemic, we must follow current instructions. ✅🆗🔊

Read carefully and apply them❗❗.
The Polish government restrictions have been modified as follows (as of May, 15, 2021):
1 - From May, 15, 2021 there is no obligation to wear masks outdoors. Nevertheless, there is still an obligation to wear masks in shops, churches, public transport, offices, public institutions, post offices, etc.;🚋🚎🚕🚆
2- Pedestrians must maintain the social distance of at least 1.5 meters;
3- On-site dining in restaurants is limited to outdoor seating (every second table can be occupied, the distance between the tables must be at least 1.5 m);
4- Outdoor theatres, cinemas, art galleries, museums, art galleries, operas, philharmonic are open;
5- Outdoor sport events may take place with the participation of supporters (25% of seats may be occupied);
6- Accommodation in hotels is possible for all guests (50% of possible places may be occupied);
7- Public transport continues to operate. However, on a bus, tram or subway only half the seats can be occupied.🚋🚎🚕🚆
NOTE: Wherever you go, please keep social distance and check if any special sanitary rules are required.

Further details: https://bit.ly/3bq4A6b

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13/05/2021

عيد مبارك لكل أصدقائنا المسلمين ☪️

14/04/2021

We wish our Muslim volunteers and friends a blessed month of Ramadan ☪️

06/04/2021

If you stay legally in Poland, you have just the same right to obtain the Covid vaccine like Polish citizens. Currently, people over 50 can register for a Covid shot (1st dose) in April or May. The second dose (if applicable) will be scheduled directly after the first shot is given.

If you have declared that you are interested to obtain a Covid vaccine via a special form in January or February and you are between 40 and 49, you can schedule the Covid shot in May, too.

The easiest way to schedule the Covid shot is via the Patient's Online Account (IKP). You can find more information under the attached link. To login to your IKP, you need to register with the electronic Trusted Profile (Profil Zaufany, PZ) which can be created with your banking app or by several other methods. You find more information about it in a link in this article, too.

Please keep in mind that both IKP and PZ are in Polish only (we find it unacceptable!). However, you can use the Google Translate online translation service by translating you laptop's screen content directly on the screen of your smartphone via the camera. This solution is not ideal but efficient.

Foreigners can use Patient's Online Account to contact health care. Learn how to start one and what support you can get in the Help Center for Foreigners.

05/04/2021

04/04/2021

Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates it!

24/03/2021

As a continuation of our series about languages, our group leader Andrii is sharing interesting information about the Ukrainian language:

Привіт!(Pryvit!) Hi!👋We continue to share the interesting facts about Ukrainian language 🇺🇦 The Ukrainian language is distinguished among others East Slavic languages by melodiousness🎶, unique words and rules. 1️⃣Ukrainian language 🇺🇦 took the second🥈 place on melodic criteria after Italian and it was ranked as the third🥉 most beautiful language in the world on such criteria as phonetics, vocabulary, phraseology and sentence structure after French🇨🇵 and Persian🇮🇷 at a linguistic contest held in Paris in 1934. The criteria used to assess and rate the languages were pronunciation, vocabulary and sentence structure.“Carol of the Bells”, one of the most famous Christmas carols🎁 in the English-speaking world, is derived from a Ukrainian folk song. Known as “Shchedryk” in Ukrainian, the song is traditionally sung in Ukraine on the eve of the Orthodox New Year. It was arranged by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych (1877-1921). And these are not simple words - but confirmed facts. According to the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the modern Ukrainian language contains approximately 256,000 words📚. 2️⃣ It is difficult to say exactly when the Ukrainian language was born, according to the scientist Vasyl Kobyliukh, Ukrainian was formed in the X-IV millennia BC 🔮3️⃣The first words of the Ukrainian language were written in 448 AD. At that time, the Byzantine historian Priskos Panites was in the territory of modern Ukraine in the camp of the ruler Attila, who later defeated the Roman Empire, and wrote down the words „Мед”(Med) EN. honey🐝 and “Страва”(Strava) EN. dish🍲4️⃣ Unlike other East Slavic languages, the noun in Ukrainian has 7 cases. As you can see, we are distinguished by the accusative case, which also exists in Latin 🇮🇹, Greek 🇬🇷 and Sanskrit 🇮🇳 grammars.5️⃣In the "Short Dictionary of Synonyms of the Ukrainian Language", where 4279 synonymous series are collected, the word "beat" has the most synonyms - as many as 45! Maybe it appeals to Cossacks🏇 who idealised freedom and resistance to external authority, and their military exploits against their enemies have contributed to this broad warrior vocabulary. На все добре! (Na vse dobre!) All the best!🏁

15/03/2021

Добрий день!(Dobryi den´!) Hello!👋Interesting Facts about Ukrainian language🇺🇦Ukrainian language belongs to the group of East Slavic languages. However, when we come to the actual comparison of the vocabulary with other Slavic languages, we discover a surprising fact: Ukrainian is closer to Polish than to Russian, below the vocabulary comparison:Belarusian🇧🇾(84% of common vocabulary);then Polish🇵🇱 (70% of common vocabulary);Slovak🇸🇰(68% of common vocabulary);and only in fourth place - the Russian🇷🇺 language (62% of the common vocabulary).In the 16th century, Ukrainian (then more often called Ruthenian) was more similar to Polish than northwest German🇩🇪 to the southern dialect. The Ukrainian language has been in common use since the late 17th century, associated with the establishment of the Cossack Hetmanate🏇 From 1804 until the Russian Revolution, the Ukrainian language was banned from schools in the Russian Empire, of which the biggest part of Ukraine (Central, Eastern and Southern) was a part at the time. Ukrainian🇺🇦 is used by nearly 40 million people on a daily basis, while there are 35 million native speakers around the world.In Ukrainian, unlike Polish, there is a free accent, it can be initial (on the first syllable), on a specific syllable in the subject of a word, on the penultimate or last syllable.There are four tenses in Ukrainian4️⃣: past, pluperfect, present, future. Nouns decline for 7 cases7️⃣: nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, instrumental, locative, vocative. There are 3 genders3️⃣: masculine, feminine, neuter; and 2 numbers2️⃣: singular, plural. Adjectives agree with nouns in case, gender, and number.There several differences of the Ukrainian language from English🇬🇧: - Cyrillic writing🅰️🅱️. - Two forms of "you" address: formal and informal (German🇩🇪, French🇨🇵, Spanish🇪🇦, Russian🇷🇺 and other languages also have that) - Absence of articles❤️ - Relatively loose word order in sentences🧡 - Nouns change their endings (cases)🚳 depending on their functions in the sentenceTo be continued...До побачення!(Do pobachennia!) Goodbye!🙏

19/02/2021

🇺🇸Webinar Legalization of stay and work in Poland - practical aspects | February 24, 2021, at 10:00
👉How to start the procedure for acquiring a temporary residence and work permit?
👉What mistakes should not be made when submitting and attaching documents?
👉Can a foreigner run his own business in Poland?
You can get answers to these questions from a reliable source - from a practitioner from the Citizen and Foreigner Affairs Department at the Lublin Voivodeship Office. The webinar is open to all interested (the meeting will be held in Polish). We kindly invite you to participate!

🇵🇱Webinar Legalizacja pobytu i pracy w Polsce – aspekty praktyczne | 24.02.2021 r., godz. 10:00
👉Jak zacząć procedurę o udzielenie zezwolenia na pobyt czasowy i pracę?
👉Jakich błędów nie popełnić przy składaniu i dołączaniu dokumentów?
👉Czy cudzoziemiec może prowadzić własną firmę na terytorium RP?
Odpowiedzi na te pytania możecie otrzymać z pewnego źródła - od praktyka z Wydziału Spraw Obywatelskich i Cudzoziemców w Lubelskim Urzędzie Wojewódzkim. Webinar otwarty dla wszystkich zainteresowanych (spotkanie w j. polskim). Zapraszamy do udziału.
✍Link do zapisów: https://kariera.kul.pl/index.php/849795?lang=pl
Biuro Karier KUL

🇺🇦Вебінар Легалізація перебування та роботи в Польщі - практичні аспекти | 24 лютого 2021 року о 10:00
👉З чого розпочати процедуру отримання тимчасового дозволу на проживання та роботу?
👉Яких помилок не слід допускати при подачі документів?
👉Чи може іноземець вести власний бізнес на території Республіки Польща?
Ви можете отримати відповіді на ці запитання з надійного джерела - у спеціаліста відділу у справах громадян та іноземців Люблінського Воєводського Управління.
Вебінар відкритий для всіх зацікавлених (зустріч буде проведено польською мовою). Запрошуємо до участі.
✍Реєстрація за посиланням: https://kariera.kul.pl/index.php/849795?lang=pl

14/02/2021

Happy Valentine's Day ❤☺

27/01/2021

Today, we celebrate the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. We remember, among others, the Jewish citizens of Lublin - 31% of the population - who were murdered during the N**i German occupation of Poland during WWII. Let us promote peace and understanding between nations so that such horrible crimes never happen again.