femLENS Impact Report April 2017 – April 2018
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femLENS at “Live More. Pomerania” initiative in Gdansk
On 25th April, femLENS mission and activities have been presented within the “Live More. Pomerania” initiative in Gdansk, Poland. The event, that took place at Sztuka Wyboru, was part of the multi-year information campaign lunched by Invest in Pomerania to promote the region and attract new employees and people from other provinces of Poland, Europe…
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femLENS workshops
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