Alliance for Black Justice in Poland

What Alliance for Black Justice in Poland does

Alliance for Black Justice in Poland (operating as Fundacja Black Justice Poland; DBA "BJP" and "Black Justice Poland") is a Black-led, non-profit foundation registered in Warsaw on January 21, 2025, that traces its origin to a coalition formed in March 2022 in response to the needs of Black, African, and Afro-descendant people evacuating from Ukraine following Russia's full-scale invasion. The organization is staffed by seven people and operates a portfolio of programmatic services rather than a technology product: a Direct Support Team available seven days a week that provides housing assistance, legal advice on stay legalization and work permits, healthcare and education navigation, interpretation, and material aid; a Scholarship Program for citizens of African countries studying at Polish higher-education institutions; the School of Anti-Racist Practices (Poland's first anti-racist education program led primarily by Black and brown facilitators) and a Community Impact Fellowship; community-building events such as the annual BBQ, Mum2Mum workshops, ballroom BIPOC sessions, and book clubs; and the #NIErasizmowi public-information campaign targeting the broader Polish public.

BJP is governed by a Board of Directors of 3-5 members with majority Black African representation and a Supervisory Board, with day-to-day leadership drawn from co-founders Christine Chemutai Yegon, Margaret Uzoamaka Ohia-Nowak, and Katarzyna Agata Kubin. Its core technology footprint is non-existent by design — the foundation is programmatically rather than technologically driven, with no proprietary software, API, or platform described. A Council of Allied Organizations (Family Voices, CIS, FRS, new visions, Black is Polish) supports referral, co-programming, and shared advocacy.

BJP's revenue model is exclusively grant- and donation-based. The foundation reports institutional funding from UUSC, Fundusz Feministyczny (Feminist Fund Poland), Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Humanity Now, Ashoka, and Choose Love, alongside recurring individual donations denominated in Polish złoty. All services to beneficiaries — direct support, scholarships, education, and events — are provided free of charge; there is no commercial pricing model, no paying customer base, and no disclosed financial statements. The go-to-market is community-led: beneficiaries are reached through direct contact, social media (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn), partner referrals, and event-based engagement, with no traditional sales motion.

Name

Alliance for Black Justice in Poland

Legal name

Fundacja Black Justice Poland

Website

https://blackjustice.org.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alliance for Black Justice in Poland (Fundacja Black Justice Poland) is a Black-led Warsaw-based non-profit foundation providing direct support, scholarships, anti-racist education, and community programming for Black, African, and Afro-descendant people in Poland, funded by institutional grants and individual donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Justice Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Racial & Ethnic Justice Organizations (BPAGAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Social justice advocacy
• Community support services
• Anti-racism education
• Direct aid services
• Scholarship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Grants & Funding: BJP receives financial support from institutional funders and grant-making organizations that share its vision of social change and liberation. Funders listed include the United Unitarian Service Committee (UUSC), Fundusz Feministyczny (Feminist Fund Poland), Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Humanity Now, Ashoka, and Choose Love.
2. Individual Donations: A portion of BJP's ongoing work is funded by financial donations from individuals, ranging from several Polish złoty to several hundred Polish złoty. These donations are recurring and support the Direct Support Team and Scholarship Program.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Alliance for Black Justice in Poland (BJP) is a Black-led nonprofit foundation that delivers direct support services — including housing assistance, legal advice on stay legalization and work permits, healthcare navigation, education access, interpretation, and material aid — to Black, African, and Afro-descendant individuals and families in Poland, seven days a week. It also runs an annual BJP Scholarship Program for African students in Polish higher education, Educational Programs such as the School of Anti-Racist Practices and Community Impact Fellowship, and Community Building events and activities.

Product overview

Alliance for Black Justice in Poland (BJP) is a Black-led foundation, not a technology product company. It operates a portfolio of community support programs rather than a unified software platform. The core offerings consist of: Direct Support services (housing, legal advice, healthcare, education access, material aid), the BJP Scholarship Program for African students in Poland, Educational Programs including the School of Anti-Racist Practices and Community Impact Fellowship, Community Building activities and events, and the #NIErasizmowi public information campaign. These programs work together to advance the rights, dignity, and wellbeing of Black, African, and Afro-descendant communities in Poland through advocacy, community care, and direct support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• School of Anti-Racist Practices (Szkoła Praktyk Antyrasistowskich): Poland's first educational and development program dedicated to anti-racist education, led primarily by Black and brown people.
• BJP Scholarship Program
• Direct Support Team
• Community Impact Fellowship Programme

Products and services

• Direct Support Program Comprehensive direct support services for Black, African, and Afro-descendant individuals and families in Poland, covering housing access, legal advice on residency legalization and work permits, healthcare navigation, education access, employment counseling, translation services, and material aid. The Direct Support Team is available seven days a week and is staffed by trained personnel with specialized immigration-law training from the Association for Legal Intervention.
• BJP Scholarship Program Annual scholarship and educational support program providing partial tuition fee funding based on documented need, non-financial academic support, and access to the Black, African and Afro-descendant professional network in Poland. Open to citizens of African countries accepted to or enrolled in accredited Polish higher education institutions.
• School of Anti-Racist Practices (Szkoła Praktyk Antyrasistowskich) Poland's first anti-racist education program led primarily by Black and brown facilitators, combining anti-racist, intersectional feminist, and queer perspectives. Includes facilitator training, workshops on racial trauma, and critical reflection on race and racial justice in the Polish context.
• Community Impact Fellowship Programme

Quantifiable outcome

• BJP is available 7 days a week through its Direct Support Team
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stowarzyszenie Rodzin Wieloetnicznych Family VoicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily Voices is a founding member organization of BJP. Its mission is to build and support multiracial families in Poland so that young people of African descent feel confident, supported, and empowered. It co-organizes BJP's community-building activities and parenting programs.
• new visionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew visions is a Berlin-based educational collective operating from queer-feminist and decolonial perspectives. It is a founding organization of BJP and is responsible for the curriculum and program delivery of the School of Anti-Racist Practices under BJP's umbrella.
• Center for Intersectional Justice (CIS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIS creates and delivers anti-racist education programs focused on healing racial trauma through body work, emotions, and non-violent communication. It is a member organization of BJP's Council of Allied Organizations.
• Fundacja na rzecz Różnorodności Społecznej (FRS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 2007, FRS works for an open and diverse society through intercultural dialogue, social integration, and developing knowledge and tools that strengthen equality and empowerment of minorities, migrants, and migrant communities in Poland. A member organization of BJP's Council.
• Black is Polish / Czarne jest polskieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA collective of Polish women of African descent who created an Instagram platform to educate and inform the public about anti-Black racism, decolonization, feminism, and Black history. An allied organization within BJP's Council of Allied Organizations.
• ovah.plcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOvah.pl is a ballroom and BIPOC community organization in Poland. Since 2025, the Ballroom BIPOC Session in Poland has been a collaboration between ovah.pl and BJP. The collaboration is built on the strength of BIPOC communities uplifting one another.
• Śląsk PrzegiętyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerŚląsk Przegięty co-organized the Mean Girls Pt. III ballroom weekend panel talk with BJP in Katowice in May 2025, expanding BIPOC ballroom culture engagement to a new city.
• Association for Legal Intervention (Stowarzyszenie Interwencji Prawnej)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe Association for Legal Intervention provides specialized training to BJP's Direct Support Team on immigration law, enhancing the team's capacity to provide accurate legal guidance to beneficiaries on stay legalization and work permits in Poland.
• Jasna 10: Społeczna Instytucja Kultury Krytyki PolitycznejcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerJasna 10 is a social cultural institution in Warsaw that co-organizes BJP events including the Afro-queer movie night (June 2025) and hosts the Margins & Mirrors Queer Book Club. The space is funded by the City of Warsaw. BJP events held there reach wider cultural audiences in Warsaw.
• Lgbt Film Festival, Afrykamera, Queerky PodcastminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThese three cultural organizations act as patrons of BJP's Afro-queer movie night event in June 2025, lending their brands and audiences to support visibility of Black queer cinema and BIPOC community events.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland (ISD): German umbrella organization of ~70 Black-led groups advocating for Black people in Germany. Highly comparable to BJP as a coalition of Black-led civil society groups providing community advocacy and empowerment in a European country with growing racialized populations.
• Center for Intersectional Justice (CIS): Berlin-based NGO creating anti-racist education programs focused on healing racial trauma. Allied organization within BJP's Council; directly comparable as an anti-racism education provider using intersectional approaches in Europe.
• Fundacja na rzecz Różnorodności Społecznej (FRS): Polish foundation (founded 2007) working for open, diverse society through intercultural dialogue, social integration, and minority empowerment. Allied organization within BJP's Council; directly comparable as a Warsaw-based NGO focused on diversity and minority integration.
• Fundacja Ocalenie: Polish NGO providing direct services (legal aid, integration support, refugee assistance) and advocacy for migrants and refugees. Highly comparable to BJP's Direct Support Team model, although Ocalenie serves a broader migrant population rather than focusing specifically on Black/African communities.
• Family Voices Poland (Stowarzyszenie Rodzin Wieloetnicznych): Founding allied organization of BJP, focused on building and supporting multiracial families in Poland. Directly comparable as a community-based Polish civil society organization serving Afro-Polish and multiracial families, but with a narrower programmatic scope.
• Fundacja Polskie Forum Migracyjne (Polish Migration Forum): Polish NGO advocating for migrants' rights and integration, including anti-discrimination work. Operates in the same national context as BJP with overlapping concerns (migration, anti-racism, integration of racialized communities), making it the closest in-country functional peer.

Emerging players

• African Advocacy Foundation: UK-based charity providing advice, advocacy and support to African communities. Comparable to BJP's Direct Support + community-building model for African diaspora, but UK-focused rather than Central/Eastern European.
• Each One Teach One (EOTO): Berlin-based diaspora-led educational organization empowering Black people in Germany through community education and political participation. Closely comparable to BJP in mission (Black-led community education in Central Europe), though focused on Germany rather than Poland.

Others

• Fundusz Feministyczny (Feminist Fund Poland): Polish feminist grantmaking foundation that funds BJP and other intersectional organizations. Comparable not as a service peer but as a closely aligned institutional funder and ecosystem partner operating in the same Polish civil society space.

Broad incumbents

• European Network Against Racism (ENAR): Europe-wide anti-racism coalition of ~160 NGOs. Directly comparable to BJP as a civil society / anti-racism advocacy organization serving racialized communities across Europe, though operating at a much larger, pan-European scale rather than focused on Poland alone.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BlackJusticePL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-alliance-for-black-justice-in-poland
• Instagraminstagram.com/blackjusticepl

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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