Agnieszka Małek
Migration Studies – Review of Polish Diaspora, Vol. 3 (177), 2020 (XLVI), pp. 7 - 10
https://doi.org/10.4467/25444972SMPP.20.027.12591Agnieszka Małek
Migration Studies – Review of Polish Diaspora, Vol. 4 (174), 2019 (XLV), pp. 101 - 117
https://doi.org/10.4467/25444972SMPP.19.041.11355The aim of the article is to discuss female migrants’ activities and voluntary work in Polish supplementary schools within the context of civic engagement. A growing number of Polish Saturday schools provide a good example of effective forms of cooperation for the benefit of others and represent a potential source of social participation and mobilization. Women play a significant role in setting up and running these schools. They work as teachers, occupy administrative positions, join Parent Councils, raise grant funds, cooperate with local authorities as well as with non-governmental organizations. Not only do female migrants efficiently use their social and cultural capital, but they also constantly increase their access to social networks and other forms of support. The paper stems from qualitative research conducted in the UK and Italy.