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Our Vision

Mareena’s vision is for Slovakia to become a welcoming place for all people regardless of their nationality, ethnicity and religious background.

Our Mission

Mareena’s mission is to promote social cohesion in Slovakia by fostering inclusive environments for refugees and other foreigners where they can fulfill their personal and professional goals and develop a sense of belonging.

Our Values

Inclusion, solidarity, accountability, diversity and professionalism.

Our Goals

We believe that a cohesive and accepting society is created by all its members. For that reason we are trying to:

  • create opportunities for an active integration of foreigners into society,
  • support relationships between locals and foreigners,
  • raise awareness of diversity, migration and integration.

What we do

Our target group is a society as a whole. Mareena assists foreigners with an integration process through volunteering programmes and educational activities. Through community activities we create a friendly environment to connect locals with foreigners and we are aiming to start an open discussion in society about migration, integration and its challenges.

We work with both Slovak and European nonprofit organisations, as well as state and public institutions, local authorities and private companies. We get inspired by countries with conditions similar to ours and we are seeking solutions to current challenges from a local point of view. It is important to us that our activities are meaningful and effective and that they lead towards fulfilling our goals - that is why we like to measure results of our activities.

Our Team

Bratislava

Miška
Co-founder and president of the association
Katka
Advocacy and rapid response activities
Veronika
Financial manager
Marta
Project and partnership development manager
Barbora
Engagement Program Manager
Adela
Communications and fundraising manager
Saša
Chief Coordinator of Educational Activities and Cooperation with the Private Sector
Zuzka
Office Manager
Michelle
Operations Coordinator
Petra
Communication Specialist
Sabi
Engagement Program Coordinator
Jurka
Financial and Admin Specialist
Irina
Job Counselor
Arnold
External consultant
Katka
Co-Founder and Project Coordinator

Nitra

Zuzka
Integration Activities Manager
Myma
Integration Activities Manager
Romi
Coordinator of Educational Activities
Simka
Slovak language lecturer

Košice

Katka B.
Integration activities manager
Silvia
Office managere and educational activites coordinator
Miška
Community Activities Coordinator
Ľudka
volunteers' coordinator and Slovak language lecturer
Zuzana
Slovak language lecturer
Kateryna
Slovak language lecturer
Daniela
Slovak language lecturer

Our Partners

Do you want to get involved and support us? We will be happy to meet you and discuss cooperation options and our offer of tailor-made services.
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Annual Activity Reports

Learn more about what we've already done and what we are working on.

AAR 2017 (only in Slovak)

AAR 2018 (only in Slovak)

AAR 2019 (only in Slovak)

AAR 2020 (only in Slovak)

AAR 2023 (only in Slovak)

Projects

Career Path

Unity in Community

Generation T

COPE (Community work, Participation & Empowerment)

Start up your idea

Helping people on Slovak western borders

PACES

Download the Toolkit about Anti-Muslim racism and how to respond to it (in Slovak)

Public fundraising

Final report for public fundraising 000-2018-018435 (only in Slovak)

Final report for public fundraising 000-2019-023218 (only in Slovak)

Interim report for public fundraising 000-2020-022103 (only in Slovak)

Information for suppliers

This is Mareena's Code of Ethics for suppliers, please read it carefully. By providing services and goods to Mareena, you agree to comply with these ethical principles.

Code of ethics

Michaela Pobudová
Co-founder and president of the association
Katarína Levčíková
Advocacy and rapid response activities
Veronika Verešová
Financial manager
Marta Králiková
Project and partnership development manager
Barbora Harmatová
Engagement Program Manager
Adela Tihláriková
Communications and fundraising manager
Alexandra Humeňanská
Chief Coordinator of Educational Activities and Cooperation with the Private Sector
Zuzana Kovačičová
Office Manager
Michelle Tatranská
Operations Coordinator
Petra Kováč
Communication Specialist
Sabina Khalilova
Engagement Program Coordinator
Juraja Galajdová
Financial and Admin Specialist
Irina Tikhomirova-Mochulskaia
Job Counselor
Arnold Kovács
External consultant
Katarína Šimková
Co-Founder and Project Coordinator
Katka graduated with a degree from European Studies. She spent a part of student years studying international relations in Brussels, and later worked at business and non-profit environment. After years of working on development projects in Vienna she returned to Bratislava, where she co-designed cross-cultural training for Kto pomôže? volunteers and co-founded Mareena. Her passion for architecture and interior design was helpful while decorating our community centre and coming up with a new floor layout. Currently on a parental leave, she is dedicating some quality time to her family.
Zuzana Hromádková
Integration Activities Manager
Miriama Bošelová
Integration Activities Manager
Romana Mačicová ENG
Coordinator of Educational Activities
Simona Morvayová
Slovak language lecturer
Katarína Bajzíková
Integration activities manager
Silvia Lukačínová
Office managere and educational activites coordinator
Michala Drozdowicz ENG
Community Activities Coordinator
Ľudka Ténai ENG
volunteers' coordinator and Slovak language lecturer
Zuzana Ruňaninová
Slovak language lecturer
Zuzka is an energetic and curious person, a mother of three, who loves discovering new countries and cultures. In her free time, she plays the drums, where she can fully express her sense of rhythm and temperament. She also has a strong passion for foreign languages, which she studies enthusiastically and uses during her travel adventures. She loves reading and works as a teacher of English and Slovak. She strives not only to pass on knowledge to her students, but also to be someone who listens to them and can offer support.
Kateryna Rusyn
Slovak language lecturer
Kateryna studied teaching Ukrainian and English and later obtained an engineering degree in industrial management. She works professionally in translation and language teaching, providing education that is not only effective but also tailored to individual needs and language levels. At Mareena, she works as a language course instructor, combining theoretical knowledge, practical experience and a systematic approach to learning, thereby supporting students in achieving their language goals and building confidence in using a foreign language.
Daniela Fabišíková
Slovak language lecturer
Daniela studied special education, and volunteering is a natural part of her life — she has supported international students in their integration, worked as a camp counselor at children’s camps, and tutored children from marginalized communities in both Slovak and English. Art and culture are close to her heart — for many years she devoted herself to singing in a folklore ensemble and also worked in theatre, which allowed her to glimpse behind the scenes of the creative world. She enjoys discovering new countries and cultures, as well as the stories of people she meets along her travels.
Contact:

info@mareena.sk
0948 113 947

Correspondence address:

Ferienčíkova 7
81108 Bratislava

Billing address:

Kulíškova 1015/19
82108 Bratislava

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