Founder

My efforts focus primarily on long-term, systemic support. Refugees from Ukraine received incredible help from Poles at the very beginning of the war. Now it is time to offer our guests from across the eastern border a fresh start. Education has always been and will always remain a key element in all my initiatives, because it provides freedom to anyone who wants to grow and move forward. That’s why the idea to create RiO Edu Centrum was born.

— Omenaa Mensah, President of the Omenaa Foundation

For many years, Omenaa Mensah and her Foundation have been supporting the education of street children in Ghana and children from orphanages in Poland. However, in response to the dramatic situation in Ukraine, the Foundation decided to also get involved in helping refugees — whose numbers are still growing and who need to find their place in our country. That’s why a daytime support and education center — RiO Edu Centrum — was established in Warsaw. It provides FREE assistance to Ukrainian mothers in finding employment and ensures access to education for their children.

History

  1. Logo Omenaa Foundation

    In 2014 Omenaa Foundation was founded. That’s when it all started…

    Learn more about the Foundation

  2. In February 2022, war breaks out in Ukraine. In response to the challenges faced by refugees, the daytime support and education center RiO Edu Centrum is established. It provides free assistance to Ukrainian mothers in entering the workforce and ensures access to education for their children.

  3. Logo RiO Vibe Centrum

    In response to emerging needs, RiO VIBE Centrum is established with the goal of supporting children and youth through psychological assistance, psychoeducation, and motor and social development.

  4. With care for the development of children and youth, we are restructuring RiO Edu Centrum to fulfill our Mission even more effectively.

Our team

Management and operations

  • RiO Centrum Manager: Agnieszka Mroczek
  • Mental Health and Education Manager at the Omenaa Foundation: Magdalena Krasińska
  • Supervisor: Krzysztof Korona
  • Psychological Projects Coordinator: Sylwia Dylewska
  • Office:
    Karolina Smukowska
    Oksana Melnyk (UKR)

Psychologists and therapists

  • Psychologists:
    Kamil Kamiński
    Irina Yanchiy (UKR)
    Vira Sierhieieva (UKR)
    Viktoriia Horielova (UKR)
  • Sensoric Integration Therapist: Małgorzata Jackowicz
  • Speech Therapist: Olena Klyha (UKR)

Educators

  • Educators:
    Olena Zakharchenko (UKR)
    Liudmyla Kyian (UKR)
  • Career counseling: Kseniia Svystunova (UKR)

How can you help?

If you would like to support our project, please make a donation to the Foundation’s account with the note:

Help Ukrainian Children (PL: Pomoc Ukraińskim Dzieciom)

74 1140 2062 0000 4426 2800 1005

Contact us

(we speak Ukrainian)

Konstruktorska 12 Street (entrance B)

02-673 Warsaw

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