Association Solidarité France Pologne

Founded in 1980, Association Solidarité France Pologne is a non-profit association based in Paris, France working on democracy & civil society, human rights, humanitarian aid & disaster relief +2 more.

Association Solidarité France Pologne is a Paris-based non-profit association founded in November 1980 to support the Solidarność trade union and the fight for democracy in Poland. After 1989 it shifted to rebuilding civil society and the associative sector in Poland, and it supports humanitarian, social, economic and cultural actions benefiting Poland and other peoples of Central and Eastern Europe. Since 2022 it has run fundraising campaigns to support Ukrainian civil defence volunteers and Ukrainian refugees in Poland and France, including purchases of medical and communication equipment and funding for evacuations. The association also organises colloquia and debates in France on democracy, press freedom and the rule of law, publishes articles through the Lettre des Droits de l'Homme, and supports independent journalism in Poland.