Fundacja dla Somalii

Name

Fundacja dla Somalii

Legal name

Fundacja dla Migrantów Dobry Start

Website

https://fds.org.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fundacja dla Somalii (operating as Fundacja dla Migrantów Dobry Start / FDS) is a Poland-based non-profit foundation that delivers free integration, legal, psychological, career, and language services to migrants and refugees, with operational scale of approximately eight staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Migrant and Refugee Integration Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Educational Support Services (61171), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH), Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE), Refugee & Humanitarian Newcomer Orientation (Resettlement Support) (EDAAADAI), International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB)

Keywords

• Migrant integration services
• Refugee support programs
• Language training services
• Community social services
• Nonprofit foundation services

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, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations from individuals: The foundation accepts monetary donations from individuals in PLN, USD, and EUR currencies via bank transfer, supporting its operational activities.
2. Government and institutional grants: Funded by grants from the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF/FAMI), City Hall of Warsaw, Active Citizens Fund (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein/EEA), Erasmus+ programme, and other institutional funders. The Shared Horizons project allocation alone is 1,935,806.40 PLN.
3. 1.5% tax donation (Polish OPP): Polish taxpayers can donate 1.5% of their income tax to the foundation as a registered public benefit organization (OPP).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fundacja dla Somalii (legally Fundacja dla Migrantów Dobry Start / Foundation for Migrants Good Start) is a Polish non-profit foundation that delivers free integration and support services to migrants and refugees in Poland. Its core offerings include Polish language courses, career counseling, legalisation-of-stay assistance, psychological support, and a Women's Support Center addressing gender-based violence, supplemented by project-based programs such as Shared Horizons and Erasmus+ initiatives.

Product overview

Fundacja dla Somalii (Fundacja dla Migrantów Dobry Start) is a non-profit foundation providing comprehensive support services for migrants and refugees in Poland. The organization operates as a multi-service center offering both direct social services and digital educational products. Core services include Polish language courses, job/career counseling, legalisation of stay assistance, psychological support, and a Women's Support Center providing free help in private and professional matters. The organization also develops digital education products including the UP-RES e-learning platform with AI-supported videos, the SMADE Digital Education Hub, and REMCREAD digital education materials. Programs are funded through European grants including Erasmus+, AMIF, and partnerships with organizations like HIAS, ActionAid, and EBRD.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Polish Language Courses Free Polish language lessons for foreigners conducted by experienced teachers using innovative methods, preparing migrants for daily communication and professional environments.
• Job and Career Counseling Free career counseling for foreigners seeking employment in Poland, including CV preparation, job search assistance, interview preparation, and career path development.
• Legalisation of Stay Assistance Assistance with legalising stay and employment for migrants and refugees in Poland, helping them navigate complex Polish regulations and administrative procedures.
• Psychological Support Individual counseling sessions with psychologists in an atmosphere of trust, discretion and respect, addressing migration-related stress, family and professional difficulties.
• Women's Support Center (Centrum Wsparcia Kobiet) Safe space providing free help for migrant women in private and professional matters including career counseling, Polish language learning, domestic violence prevention, document assistance, legal advice, psychological support, and integration activities for children.
• Shared Horizons Integration Program Comprehensive AMIF-funded integration program for foreigners providing integration assistance, career counseling, specialist consultations (psychological, legal, self-employment), intercultural school lessons, and social integration activities across Poland.
• UP-RES E-learning Platform Online training platform providing scenario-based student resilience building modules including AI-supported videos, interactive tasks and assessment tools, available in German, English, Polish, Spanish, Greek and Ukrainian.
• REMCREAD Digital Education Materials Digital education materials developed to support learning processes and capacity-building for refugee and migrant women, including creative methodologies and digital literacy training.
• SMADE Digital Education Hub Digital platform for teaching critical thinking and fact-checking, including AI tools, interactive debate simulations, and Fake News Escape Rooms for civic education.
• Material and Emergency Support Provision of hygiene kits, medical support, shopping cards, and translation assistance for migrants and refugees, particularly those affected by the Ukraine conflict and people of non-Ukrainian origin facing discrimination.
• HIAS GBV Support Program Comprehensive program supporting women suffering from Gender Based Violence (GBV), including cash support for housing (Cash for Rent), professional activation, and integration counseling.
• Domestic Violence Support Program (Warsaw City Hall) Specialist assistance for people and families with migration experience affected by domestic violence, including legal counseling, psychological counseling, integration counseling, and violence prevention specialist support, funded by the City Hall of Warsaw.
• NAIS Nature-Based Integration Toolkit Nature-based integration toolkit developed for youth workers to support young immigrants aged 16-30 through environmental connection and community building.
• HealthMi Training Curriculum Training package for migrants on health protection and training program for healthcare professionals on intercultural competencies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 42 women received cash support; 109 cash grants distributed; 48 people received prepaid cards under HIAS GBV programme (2022–2023)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• ActionAidcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 August 2024Active collaboration with ActionAid to support refugees and migrants in Warsaw, particularly those affected by the Ukraine conflict. Joint initiatives include hygiene kits, medical support, shopping cards, and translation assistance. A feedback survey programme is conducted together to assess effectiveness of support programmes.
• Erasmus+ (UP-RES project consortium)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFDS is a partner in the Erasmus+ UP-RES project (2024-1-DE03-KA220-SCH-000256528) alongside Mindeltal Schulen (Germany, coordinator), UCAM University (Spain), 4th Primary School of Kallithea (Greece), Mobile Adventure (Poland), Lifelong Guidance (Greece), Nova Education GmbH (Germany), Gymnasium Eringerfeld (Germany), and Ukrainischer Verein Augsburg e.V. (Germany). Duration: 01-09-2024 to 31-08-2026. Focus: resilience building for immigrant students.
• Mindeltal Schulen (Germany)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinator of the Erasmus+ UP-RES project. Hosted the kick-off meeting in Jettingen-Scheppach, Germany on May 22, 2025.
• Erasmus+ (NAIS – Nature Connection for Supporting Integration)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFDS is a partner in the NAIS Erasmus+ project (January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2026, 24 months) focused on nature-based integration toolkit for youth workers supporting young immigrants aged 16–30. Kick-off meeting held April 25–27, 2025 in Kista, Stockholm, Sweden.
• Somaliska Riksförbundet i Sverige (SRFS) – SwedenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAIS project consortium partner and host of kick-off meeting in Sweden. Collaborative nature-based integration initiative across Sweden, Finland, Poland, and Czechia.
• LaDeni, z.s. – CzechiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAIS project consortium partner from Czechia, working on nature-based integration methods.
• AAR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (ASDA) RY – FinlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAIS project consortium partner from Finland, contributing to nature-based integration toolkit development.
• Erasmus+ (YOUth HUB – Building Safer Digital Spaces for Young People)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFDS is a partner in the YOUth HUB Erasmus+ project focused on youth digital resilience and digital wellbeing. The digital world presents both opportunities and challenges for young people, and the project aims to build safer digital spaces.
• Erasmus+ (SMADE – Smart Democracy: Digital Education and Critical Thinking for an Inclusive Society)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFDS is a partner in the SMADE Erasmus+ project on digital education and critical thinking. Transnational project meeting held in Sofia, Bulgaria. The project develops a Digital Education Hub and trains Digital Navigators.
• Erasmus+ (Accredited projects for youth mobility – KA151-YOU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFDS is a partner in Erasmus+ accredited youth mobility project. Duration: 01/06/2025 – 31/08/2026 (15 months). Includes 4 mobility actions.
• Erasmus+ (Accredited: Strengthening Digital Competences and Inclusive Practices in Youth Work)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFDS participates in youth mobility exchanges including Finland (June 2026) and Turkey as part of Erasmus accreditation for digital competences and inclusive youth work.
• LEVEL UP AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in the project 'Transparent Management, Wide Opportunities' providing training support to FDS in onboarding, documentation, motivation and evaluation systems, and digital transformation. Funded by the National Institute of Freedom – Center for Civil Society Development from the Civic Initiatives Fund (NOWEFIO 2021–2030).
• ActionAid Phase 2BcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFDS coordinates the ActionAid Phase 2B project, Fundacja dla Migrantów 'Dobry Start' i.m. A.G. Farah, extending support programming for migrants.
• HealthMi (Erasmus+ project: Healthcare professional guidance for Migrants)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFDS participates as a partner in the HealthMi Erasmus+ project developing training for healthcare professionals on migrant guidance. FDS contributed translation of training materials and participated in LTTA training in Palermo, Italy.
• Enoros Consulting Ltd – CyprusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthMi project partner; hosted the second transnational meeting in Nicosia, Cyprus in January 2023.
• AMNA (African Media Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMNA provided funding for Ukrainian Response project for the Ukrainian community, and for the 'Women to Women' project providing a platform for dialogue and multigenerational healing.
• Le Monde des Possibles – BelgiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerREMCREAD project (Empowering Refugee & Migrant Women through Creative Methods and Digital Literacy) partner that organized the final dissemination conference in Liège, Belgium. FDS contributed to digital education materials and a creative works exhibition.
• Foundation for Foreign Language Learning 'Linguae Mundi' – PolandmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject leader of 'We support foreigners in Mazovia' project implemented jointly with FDS and Polish Migration Forum Foundation, co-financed by AMIF and the state budget.
• Polish Migration Forum Foundation – PolandmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'We support foreigners in Mazovia' project alongside Linguae Mundi and FDS, co-financed by AMIF.
• CASE – Centre for Social and Economic Analysis – PolandmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeader of the 'My chance in Poland' project (part of 'SZANSA – new opportunities for adults'), co-financed by EU Operational Programme Knowledge Education Development 2014-2020. FDS and Ocalenie Foundation are training providers.
• Nigerian Students' Association in PolandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator in the MIVA (Migrants' Integration through Volunteering Activities) intercultural football competition, co-organizing the event with FDS.
• Nigerians in Diaspora – PolandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator in MIVA intercultural football competition alongside FDS and Nigerian Students' Association in Poland.
• PITax.pl / IWOPminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPITax.pl and IWOP enable Polish taxpayers to direct 1.5% of their income tax to the foundation through the 'PITax.pl dla OPP' programme for tax year 2023.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Poland (Caritas Polska): Largest Polish Catholic charitable organization, active in refugee aid since 2022. Comparable on the migrant/refugee social services domain, but with much broader humanitarian and charitable mission and significantly larger scale.
• ActionAid Poland (Fundacja ActionAid Polska): Polish branch of the international ActionAid federation. Both an active funder/partner and an adjacent peer; offers refugee and women's rights programmes in Poland, but as part of a much larger global NGO with broader thematic scope.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC) Poland: Large international humanitarian organization with operations in Poland post-2022 Ukraine crisis. Provides comparable refugee integration, legal, and protection services, but at significantly larger scale and with broader geographic footprint.

Emerging players

• Fundacja LaStrada / LaStrada Foundation: Polish NGO focused on combating human trafficking and supporting migrant women, including victims of GBV. Comparable on the women-migrant-GBV service niche that overlaps with FDS's Women's Support Center and HIAS-funded GBV programme.
• Fundacja 'O Matko!' / Polish Migration Foundation (Fundacja Polskich Migrantów): Smaller Warsaw-based Polish non-profit supporting migrants with integration and legal services. Comparable in size, geography, and direct-service model to FDS, making it a relevant scale-equivalent peer.

Regional players

• Fundacja Centrum Edukacji Obywatelskiej (CEO): Larger Polish NGO active in civic education with Erasmus+ projects focused on youth and inclusion. Comparable on the EU grant-funded project delivery model and Polish non-profit scale, though with a broader civic education focus rather than migrant-only services.

Direct peers

• HIAS Foundation Poland: Polish office of HIAS, the Jewish-American refugee aid organization. Direct peer and active partner of FDS — funds the GBV programme and delivers comparable refugee resettlement and integration services, including legal aid and case management.
• Polish Migration Forum Foundation (Forum Polaków za Granicą / Polskie Forum Migracyjne): Polish migrant support organization providing legal advice, integration programmes, and advocacy. Direct peer — collaborates with FDS on 'We support foreigners in Mazovia' (AMIF-funded) and serves overlapping beneficiary groups in Poland.
• Ocalenie Foundation (Fundacja Ocalenie): Polish NGO offering legal, integration, psychological, and employment support to refugees and migrants in Warsaw. Directly comparable to FDS in service mix, geography (Warsaw), and beneficiary segments, with overlapping project portfolios in AMIF-funded programmes.
• Fundacja Linguae Mundi: Polish foundation specializing in foreign-language education for migrants. Direct peer — leads 'We support foreigners in Mazovia' with FDS as a partner; comparable focus on Polish-language acquisition and integration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FundacjadlaMigrantow
• Instagraminstagram.com/fundacjadlamigrantow
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundacja-dla-somalii

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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