A garden oasis in a concrete jungle: A community garden in Palmovka-Prague transforms a space and lives
The Palmovka area of Prague does not look particularly inviting at first glance. Concrete, clutter and a space without a clear design concept. But just go a little further towards
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Via supports 6 new community gathering places
In collaboration with Česká spořitelna bank, we will provide CZK 500,000 to each of the six municipalities selected for intensive support for public space improvement projects through the Via program
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Local giving boosts community life
Via’s Philanthropy & Cooperation event in March showed that community foundations, active associations, citizens and local philanthropists are increasingly involved in community life in Czech cities and towns. Most of the
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Philanthropy and cooperation
In the last few years, it has become increasingly clear that finding solutions to complex problems requires cooperation between diverse people and organizations. To combat recent crises, people, institutions and
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A trio of successful referendums supported by Via Foundation
Alongside the recent presidential elections, local referendums were held in several places across the Czech Republic in the past few months. In these referendums, people had the opportunity to vote
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Young Philanthropists giving back to their communities
A shelter for hikers and tourists in the Rychlebské Mountains, a new bell tower, a fundraiser for sick friends. These are some of the projects organized last year by the
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Forest Sauna: First Step in Revitalization of the Jelínek Forest Area
Three years ago, when we gave the Na Slunci association a grant to transform the Jelínek forest area in the town of Kunštát, few people could imagine what the site might become. The main aim