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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
Barbora
Community Engagement Program Manager
Saša
Chief Coordinator of Educational Activities and Cooperation with the Private Sector
Zuzka
Office Manager
Michelle
Operations Coordinator
Magda
Financial manager
Romi
Manager of Talent Development and Integration Program
Petra
Communication Specialist
Sabi
Community Engagement Program Coordinator
Irina
Job Counselor
Katka
Co-Founder and Project Coordinator

Nitra

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

Košice

Silvia
Office managere and educational activites coordinator
Miška
Integration activities manager
Olena
Pracovná poradkyňa
Tonka
Community Engagement Program Coordinator
Zuzana
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

EduMentors4U

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
Barbora Harmatová
Community Engagement Program Manager
Alexandra Humeňanská
Chief Coordinator of Educational Activities and Cooperation with the Private Sector
Zuzana Kovačičová
Office Manager
Michelle Tatranská
Operations Coordinator
Magdaléna Grambličková
Financial manager
Romana Hýlová
Manager of Talent Development and Integration Program
Petra Kováč
Communication Specialist
Sabina Khalilova
Community Engagement Program Coordinator
Irina Tikhomirova-Mochulskaia
Job Counselor
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.
Miriama Bošelová
Integration Activities Manager
Romana Mačicová ENG
Coordinator of Educational Activities
Simona Morvayová
Slovak language lecturer
Silvia Lukačínová
Office managere and educational activites coordinator
Michala Drozdowicz ENG
Integration activities manager
Olena Tovkach
Pracovná poradkyňa
Olena je psychologička podľa vzdelania. Pochádza z Ukrajiny, kde ukončila Černihivskú národnú pedagogickú univerzitu. Má bohaté skúsenosti s prácou s utečencami a od roku 2022 sa aktívne venuje pomoci Ukrajincom pri integrácii na Slovensku.
Pôsobí ako kariérna poradkyňa, kde pomáha ľuďom nájsť ich smer, uplatniť sa na trhu práce a získať sebavedomie v novom prostredí. Vyniká najmä vďaka svojej empatii, schopnosti načúvať a porozumieť individuálnym potrebám každého človeka. Dokáže vytvoriť bezpečný priestor, v ktorom sa klienti cítia prijatí a podporení, čo im umožňuje robiť dôležité životné rozhodnutia s väčšou istotou.
Jej životné krédo: „Miluj to, čo robíš – rob to, čo miluješ.“
Antonina Opalenyk
Community Engagement Program Coordinator
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.
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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