Wojciech Szpociński
Founder
w.szpocinski@fpr.org.pl
Founder and Chairman of the Board of the Development Policy Foundation:
fpr.org.pl. Polish civic activist. Campaigner for quality media reporting. An advocate of
people-centred green transformation. The promoter of green businesses and a proponent of the
practical application of devex buzz words of short food value chains, nature-based
solutions, ecosystem services, closed loops and landscape stewardship. Used to lecture at
Lazarski University & University of Wales, graduated from Warsaw University and European
& Development Studies at Sciences PO Strasbourg.
Monika Jakubowska
Associate
m.jakubowska@fpr.org.pl
Graduated in Central and Eastern European Cultural Studies at the
University of Warsaw. Scholarship holder at the Pushkin State Russian Language Institute and
Russian State University for the Humanities in Moscow. Pursues a postgraduate degree in
‘Sustainability, Society and the Environment’ at the Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel.
In the Foundation, I responsible for projects focused on local community empowerment, the
inclusion of marginalized groups, intercultural relations, migration and integration-related
issues. Works on designing project applications, project management, and communicating with
NGOs and local authorities from the post-Soviet and MENA region countries.
Julia Szymańska
Associate
j.szymanska.fpr@gmail.com
Law Student at the University of Warsaw. Having a background in Philosophy, in her studies,
she is particularly interested in the subject of Jurisprudence – continuing to develop her
appreciation for theoretical fields. In the Foundation, she gets to learn the practical side
of implementing projects by being responsible for establishing partners, writing project
manuals, and coordinating social media. In her work, she appreciates learning about cultures
and meeting inspiring people who actively engage with their community.