Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human – this is the slogan of the Wikimedia Foundation, as well as its Polish partner, the Wikimedia Polska association, which since 2005 has been working for the development of Wikipedia, free knowledge and open culture. The Veritas Foundation, in turn, is a group of people working for personal and social development through various workshops and initiatives. Apart from common ideas of spreading knowledge and supporting development, what else do these organizations have in common? The fact that this month they will both receive financial support from us as part of the monthly #SidnetDonations campaign – and Marcin Szajda, a PHP programmer from our team, made his debut as the chooser.
Wikimedia Polska
Wikimedia, or more precisely the American Wikimedia Foundation, has already been a beneficiary of our donation in 2021. This time we are donating to its Polish partner, the Wikimedia Polska association, which brings together native creators of Wikipedia and other related projects.
Marcin justified this choice with the words: Universal access to reliable and organized knowledge is a key factor in the development of human civilization. In the Internet era, access to information is universal, but ensuring its reliability may be a challenge. Wikimedia is a global movement with a goal of providing free educational content to the whole world. Their most popular project, Wikipedia, is a free encyclopedia in which people from all over the world add information and keep it up to date, all without any fees. Currently, Wikipedia content is actively developed in as many as 326 language versions.
Moreover, Marcin summed up his own experience with Wikipedia as follows: I have personally used Wikipedia many times to look for information and have never encountered incorrect data. I also had the opportunity to fill in the missing information myself several times.
Veritas Foundation
“The power of change from within ourselves” – this is how the Veritas Foundation writes about its mission. The Foundation connects people with different life experiences who want to develop and help others in their personal development, through numerous projects carried out as part of the Foundation’s programs.
Marcin has been taking part in mountain runs for 3 years, including a run organized as an initiative of the Veritas Foundation, about which he said: The Foundation raises funds by organizing various events, including »The Run of the Cave Bear« held annually in August on the Śnieżnik Massif. All proceeds from this event go to charity. Last year I had the opportunity to take part in this event and it was a great challenge. Highly recommended to all running enthusiasts!
The ideas of personal development and physical activity have always been close to our company, which is why our entire team supports Marcin’s choice and we are happy to support the Veritas Foundation.