Unsung Heroes

14/08/2026

THIS is how people love Humanity Badge. ❤️

Jahanara Begum posted a video to say thank you. Then more members started sharing their own messages, stories and excitement. Uniwersytet SWPS Startup Booster Team - please check this out!!!

And honestly this is bigger than we expected. Because Humanity Badge is not just about collecting a digital credential. It is about being seen. About having your skills, contribution, effort and impact recognised wherever you are in the world. For so many talented people, especially those building change in their communities, the biggest barrier is not a lack of ability. It is a lack of visibility, trusted proof and access to opportunities.

Every video, every post and every new Badge tells us the same thing: people want a place where their work matters, their journey counts and their potential can be discovered.
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Humanity Badge Sp. z o.o., with its registered office in Białystok, Poland (71 Żurawia Street, 15-540 Białystok; National Court Register (KRS): 0001148594, Tax Identification Number (NIP): 8133926574, REGON: 540617691), is implementing the project “HUMANITY BADGE – Impact Badge Network”, co-funded by the European Union under the European Funds for Modern Economy 2021–2027 Programme, Priority II: Innovation-Friendly Environment, Measure 2.28 “Startup Booster Poland – Smart Up”, sector agnostic pathway, as part of the grant project “Startup Booster for Social Impact” implemented by SWPS University under grant agreement no. FENG.02.28-IP.02-0003/23-00.

Total project value: PLN 213,151.54
European Funds contribution: PLN 183,690.60

The “HUMANITY BADGE – Impact Badge Network” project aims to develop an innovative digital solution designed to strengthen transparency, credibility, and the efficient verification of experience and competencies of professionals operating in the humanitarian aid and international development sectors.

The platform will enable users to document, validate, and showcase their professional experience, competencies, credentials, and impact-related achievements in a structured and trusted environment.

The objective of the project is to create and scale a modern trust infrastructure tool that enhances due diligence processes, improves partner and talent verification, and facilitates the identification of credible professionals and organisations operating across the global humanitarian and development ecosystem.

22/07/2026

A big thank you to Grupa Zagranica for making the Global Education Mentorship Program possible🌍

13 teams worked on their Maps of Understanding🌍and developed ideas for new social impact concepts💎Despite different life stories, professional backgrounds and local realities, we brought together participants from , , , , and .

Access to presentations and videos: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12pqME-0BOp-2e6808Z4PIf9Py48V1Atj/view?usp=sharing

What we discovered is that our differences do not have to divide us. When people are given the space to listen, collaborate and learn from one another, mutual understanding becomes possible.

And perhaps this is the programme’s most important long-term impact - building stronger connections, greater empathy and a deeper understanding of one another. 🤝

The Project was funded by Grupa Zagranica.

22/07/2026

🎉 We are delighted to welcome Grzegorz Brief Kiszluk to the Supervisory Board of the Unsung Heroes - Ventures For Humanity!

Grzegorz is the founder and creator of brief.pl , as well as the initiator of the prestigious 50 Most Creative People in Business ranking, recognising outstanding entrepreneurs, innovators and changemakers in Poland. 💡🏆

His extensive experience in media, business, communication and promoting creativity will strengthen our mission to support social innovators, humanitarian leaders and purpose-driven entrepreneurs around the world. 🌍

Welcome to the Unsung Heroes community, Grzegorz! We are honoured to have you on board. 💙 🚀🤝

09/07/2026

Just a year ago Edward Lalika from Tanzania Youth Coalition after AgriInnovate Tanzania 2025. This year we organize the next project together 😍 education, mentorship, a few small agricultural cooperatives! We are going to change the world!!!

AgriInnovate Tanzania 2025 was co-financed under the “Polish Aid” programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland and by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Dar es Salaam.

Here is the story of Edward Lalika - a project officer at Tanzania ...

07/07/2026

Map of Understanding - group 7 about digital inclusion 🫶

Teams from India, Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania presented social and tech-based ideas addressing selected global challenges including climate change, gender equality, education, community development and social inclusion. Some ideas are already quite advanced, while others are at an earlier stage but all of them showed courage, commitment and a strong willingness to create positive change.
The project is funded by Grupa Zagranica.





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This publication is co-funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of Fundacja Unsung Heroes and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union. This publication is also co-funded within the framework of the Polish development cooperation programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. The publication reflects only the views of Fundacja Unsung Heroes and cannot be identified with the official position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland.

06/07/2026

This is another project from Global Education Mentorship Program - group 11 - and - thanks Nelson Enemakwu John and Jahanara Begum

The project is funded by Grupa Zagranica.





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This publication is co-funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of Fundacja Unsung Heroes and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union. This publication is also co-funded within the framework of the Polish development cooperation programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. The publication reflects only the views of Fundacja Unsung Heroes and cannot be identified with the official position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland.

03/07/2026

...once you pass N’Djamena, you arrive there... where time does not exist, only the here and now.

02/07/2026

The video nr 1 - Map of Understanding by The Asian & European Team - Global Education in the action!

p.s. Thank You Grupa Zagranica!






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https://youtu.be/dtdzPo1bk1U

This publication is co-funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of Fundacja Unsung Heroes and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union. This publication is also co-funded within the framework of the Polish development cooperation programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. The publication reflects only the views of Fundacja Unsung Heroes and cannot be identified with the official position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland.

Here we are :) This is one of presentations created by the group of...

02/07/2026

12 teams completed the Global Education Mentorship Program during today's Demo Day💚

At different stages of the project, more than 100 people were involved and we are deeply grateful to everyone who contributed their time, knowledge and energy. A special thank you goes to Grupa Zagranica for selecting our project for implementation and making this journey possible.

Teams from India, Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania presented social and tech-based ideas addressing selected global challenges including climate change, gender equality, education, community development and social inclusion. Some ideas are already quite advanced, while others are at an earlier stage but all of them showed courage, commitment and a strong willingness to create positive change.

The project is funded by Grupa Zagranica.






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This publication is co-funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of Fundacja Unsung Heroes and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union. This publication is also co-funded within the framework of the Polish development cooperation programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. The publication reflects only the views of Fundacja Unsung Heroes and cannot be identified with the official position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland.

24/06/2026

I want to tell you about Blandine.
Not about systems, reports, or development jargon but about a young woman who survived a place where life often feels like waiting for something that never comes.

Blandine Felix is 24. She comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
For years she lived in Kakuma Refugee Camp in northern Kenya a place that holds over 300,000 people, a place where “temporary” becomes a lifetime.

In February, Blandine showed us 30 certificates she earned in Kakuma:
mindfulness, HIV prevention, “how to be happy”, awareness workshops. Thirty pieces of paper.

For the system - they were indicators.
For donors - proof of activity.
For organizations - a photo in a report.

But for Blandine?
None of these certificates gave her a profession, a job, or a way to support her three children.

In 2025 she fled Kakuma and travelled to Nairobi.
The bus took more than 24 hours, overcrowded, breaking down twice. She arrived in a city she didn’t know, with three children holding her hands: Suleiman (8), Mohamed (9), and Amina (4).

We hired her to lead a workshop about life in Kakuma because no consultant, no report, no outsider can describe it the way someone who lived it can.

And her story revealed something painful:
The system taught her how to die happy.
It never taught her how to live.

In Europe, a workshop certificate is a nice extra.
In a refugee camp, it can become a symbol of false progress development without development.

Today, Blandine’s children are not in school.
The cost of sending all three to primary school in Nairobi is around 1500 PLN per year. Not per month, per year.
Without uniforms, exams, tests, and mandatory fees, a child simply falls out of the system.

This is not an abstract debate about development models.
This is the line between a future and the absence of one.

That is why, as Unsung Heroes Foundation, we decided to fund the education of her children starting next school year. It will not fix the global aid system. It will not change Kakuma.

But it will change the lives of three children who deserve more than survival.

Sometimes real development doesn’t start with a conference.
It starts with a school uniform, an exam fee, and a child walking into a classroom.
Blandine doesn’t need another certificate.
She needs a chance and so do her children.

The entire story (in Polish):

Kiedy miałem 24 lata, marzyłem o karierze w bankowości. Później wciągnął mnie świat innowacji i przedsiębiorczości. W 2017 roku zostałem laureatem rankingu 50