Polish General Revisory Union for Social Cooperatives

1. Polish General Revisory Union for Social Cooperatives Warszawa, 4-5 luty 2008 r.

2. Social cooperatives and another institution working on social economy level from all Poland initiate our Polish General Revisory Union.

3. Good occasion to consolidate our potency in Polish General Revisory Union for Social Cooperatives were first meeting and participation delegates from social cooperatives in organized workshops. This workshops were arrange in 2006 and 2007 for Institute of social politics on Warsaw University - Partnership for development, Collectivity Enterprise EQUAL. The workshops had three ideas: take a knowledge about manage social company – special : social cooperatives and how important is place of social economy subject for local development. how people can build local partnerships, and knowing law and institution aspects of social economy development.

4. How PGRU sets up…

5. On 22 June 2007 in Byczyna Opole province had place founder convention of Polish General Revisory Union for Social Cooperatives. Patron for this meeting was National Cooperatives Council. The representatives from 19 social cooperatives from all Poland sets up Polish General Revisory Union for Social Cooperatives with headquaters in Warsaw.

6. Social cooperatives who were members and founder PGRU : • Social Coperatives “ Helpful hand” from Sosnowiec • Social Cooperatives “ Our” from Koszalin • Social Cooperatives from Krakow • Social Cooperatives “Dragon” from zamość • Services – Trade – Productuions Social Cooperatives – from Byczyna • Social Cooperatives “WwwPromotion” – from Wrocław • Multiple Social Cooperatives “Polgraf” – from Byczyna • Social cooperatives ”Good Beginning” – from Mikołów • Multiple Social Cooperatives “ Chance” – from Ruciane Nida • Social Cooperatives “Pro – Eko” - from Wrocław • Multiple Social Cooperatives “Cell” – from Kędzierzyn Koźle • Social Cooperatives ‘ Helpful Hand” – from Bystrzyca Kłodzka • Social Cooperatives “ Unity” – from Chorzów • Multiple Social Cooperatives “ Joint case” from Radom • Multiple Social Cooperatives “ Gorliceman” – from Gorlice • Multiple Social Cooperatives “ Five” – from Łodź • Krakow’s Social Cooperatives “Vifenix” – from Krakow • Multiple Social Cooperatives “Ares” – from Kielce • Social Cooperatives “Arm” – from Tarnobrzeg

7. Authority of PGRU … On the founder convention sets up PGRU, accept its constitution and choose authority: • Members of the Board of directors of PGRU are: • Marcin Juszczyk (leader) - Services – Trade – Productuions Social Cooperatives – from Byczyna • Jerzy Lamprecht (vice leader) - Social Cooperatives “WwwPromotion” – from Wrocław • Mirosław Możdżeń (secretary) - Social cooperatives ”Good Beginning” – from Mikołów • Adam Polak (member) - Multiple Social Cooperatives “ Gorliceman” – from Gorlice • Władysław Trybulski (member) - Multiple Social Cooperatives “ Joint case” from Radom • Jan Błaut (member) - Social Cooperatives “ Unity” – from Chorzów • Jacek Gąsowski (member) - Multiple Social Cooperatives “Ares” – from Kielce

8. Members of PGRU govern : • Jacek Imioła (president) - Social Coperative “ Helpful hand” from Sosnowiec • Józef Kłosiński (vice president) - Multiple Social Cooperatives “Cell” – from Kędzierzyn Koźle • Aneta Englot (member) - Social Cooperatives “Arm” – from Tarnobrzeg

9. Registration of PGRU According to the law PGRU is registred in National Court Regisration since 23 Nov 2007 and have law constitution.

10. Goals of PGRU … • In meaning of founders PGRU , this union will be supporting for development of social economy in the range of reintegration for social outcasts. Goals of union are: • promotion and supporting for ideas of social cooperatives • activity for social and job reintegration • guarantee of help for members of PGRU in their constitutionally activity

11. PGRU range of activity: • cooperation and help with setting up social cooperatives and with realization of their constitutionally activities • organizing of trainings for workers and members of cooperatives, initiating social training • provide of instructive, advisory publishing, cultural, and social – educational activities • initiating and unfold for cooperation between cooperatives and collaboration with science institutions • cooperating for cultivation of social self – governing and cooperation municipality • representing of interests for cooperatives which are members of PGRU in the face of governmental administration and municipality • making review for social cooperatives • provide any activities making easier for social cooperatives to realizing their constitutionally goals • gain and allocation money from government and UE

12. Our partners: • For special attention deserves : • National Cooperatives Council • Institute of Social Politics on Warsaw University • Ministry of Work and Social Politics – Department of Social Assistance and Integration • Ministry of Social Development • Center of Support for Social Cooperatives in Byczyna • Members of local governments for Opole province and community Byczyna • Association for Development of Local Cooperatives Enterprise “Wama Coop” from Olsztyn

13. Contact: Adress: Ogólnopolski Związek Rewizyjny Spółdzielni Socjalnych ( Polish General Revisory Union for Social Cooperatives) 41-200 Sosnowiec ul. Rzeźnicza 12/105 phone. 032 292 29 39 ; 692 615 044e-mail: jacekimiolasspd@vp.pl www.ozrss.promotion.org.pl