A Look Back at 2021 by Via Director Zdenek Mihalco
When I look back at 2021, it is the everyday stories that spring to my mind. Although 2021 was a year of extremes, given the pandemic and the tornado in
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Community Alphabet Program
Our blog articles typically focus on collaborative community projects. But that isn’t the only thing Via supports. In this article, Via staff members Klára Dušková and Helena Masníková give us
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A virtual visit to supported projects in the Krkonoš Mountain foothills
We invite you to read about three initiatives supported by Via grants in the Krkonoš Mountain foothills, which we recently visited. Community gardening in Janské Lázně Empty greenhouses at a
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2021 Via Bona Awards: Stories of Hope
This year’s Via Bona award-winners included an executive who began providing shelter for homeless people during the pandemic; a group of students who raised more than $4,500 for the family
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Communities gathering in unlikely places: a former laundry, a lake, a chapel
We visited several Via grantees who are creating community gathering places in different parts of the Czech Republic.
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Charity dinner focused on climate change
On Monday, September 13, Via Foundation held a charity dinner focused on climate change in the Czech landscape. Our guests had the opportunity to talk with Czech Television science editor Daniel
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Sources of inspiration for public space revitalization
In our program The Community in Which We Live, we help people revitalize a public space in their town. One of the first steps is typically a community meeting, where