On May 18th, 2022, KYT will host a special session in Matara with presentations and discussion on civil society and civic space in Finland and Poland. The session is organized by the NGO Support in Central Finland (KYT) and the City of Jyväskylä. It is held in conjunction with a cooperation visit by a Polish NGO to Jyväskylä as well as to celebrate the International Open Governance Week. The visitors are from Jyväskylä’s twin town of Poznán.

Program 1 PM – 2.15 PM

Welcoming words

Member of Parliament, Member of the Jyväskylä City Council, KYT Chair of Board Riitta Mäkinen (online)

Keynote speech “Open government and civic space in Finland – building trust”

Financial Counsellor Katju Holkeri, Head of Unit for Governance Policy in the Public Governance Department, Finnish Ministry of Finance (online) & Discussion

Civil society and NGO sector in Poland

Co-founder and President of the Board Ewa Galka & Member of Board Ania Jądrzyk, The PISOP Center Association (ie. Association of the Center for Promotion and Development of Civic Initiative) & Discussion

The session is open to anyone interested and is free-of-charge. Presentations are held in English.

Welcome!

Additional information: Katariina Luoto, katariina.luoto@kyt.fi, 050 400 0668