Fundacja Polska Raoula Follereau

Founded in 1996, Fundacja Polska Raoula Follereau is a foundation based in Poland working on health, humanitarian aid & disaster relief, water & sanitation +1 more.

Fundacja Polska Raoula Follereau is a Polish non-profit foundation founded in 1996 to fight leprosy and support the poorest people, in line with the mission of Raoul Follereau. Its work includes funding water wells in leprosy-affected communities in Africa, supporting care centres and families of former leprosy patients, and organising humanitarian aid to refugees and affected people in Poland and Ukraine. In Poland it runs an annual World Leprosy Day event, a World Day of the Sick celebration at a Warsaw children's hospital, mission festivals and meetings for children with disabilities. It also runs formation and volunteer programmes with students and scouts, and publishes a bulletin. The foundation is registered in Warsaw and is governed by a board chaired by Kazimierz Szałata.