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<p>This article describes the extent and nature of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the activities of communitybased organisations in rural Poland. The analytical foundation of the study is the research carried out in 2021 on a sample of three hundred and thirty-three rural NGOs. The negative and positive impact of the pandemic on the activities of these organisations were noted. Negative phenomena include a significant slowing down of existing tasks, abandonment of the completion of projects, an exodus of volunteers and active members. The bottom-up organised activity of the rural third sector during the pandemic also brought about noticeable positive phenomena: a widening of the activity field of organisations by new dimensions, an expansion of the cooperation network of rural organisations, and a significant increase in the appreciation of civic activity as a result of the speed and flexibility of self-help activities.</p>
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This article describes the extent and nature of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the activities of communitybased organisations in rural Poland. The analytical foundation of the study is the research carried out in 2021 on a sample of three hundred and thirty-three rural NGOs. The negative and positive impact of the pandemic on the activities of these organisations were noted. Negative phenomena include a significant slowing down of existing tasks, abandonment of the completion of projects, an exodus of volunteers and active members. The bottom-up organised activity of the rural third sector during the pandemic also brought about noticeable positive phenomena: a widening of the activity field of organisations by new dimensions, an expansion of the cooperation network of rural organisations, and a significant increase in the appreciation of civic activity as a result of the speed and flexibility of self-help activities.

Polish Rural Non-Governmental Organizations During the Covid-19 Pandemic

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This article describes the extent and nature of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the activities of communitybased organisations in rural Poland. The...

Polish Rural Non-Governmental Organizations During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Published Online: Jun 28, 2023

Page range: 313 - 327

Received: Oct 19, 2022

Accepted: Mar 14, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2023-0017

Keywords
rural organisations, grassroots activities, COVID-19 pandemic

© 2023 Wojciech Knieć et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Polish Rural Non-Governmental Organizations During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Published Online: Jun 28, 2023

Page range: 313 - 327

Received: Oct 19, 2022

Accepted: Mar 14, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2023-0017

Keywordsrural organisations, grassroots activities, COVID-19 pandemic

© 2023 Wojciech Knieć et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
rural organisations, grassroots activities, COVID-19 pandemic