The founders:

Dr Stanisława Mielimąka – psychologist – Deputy Director of the Management School of the Silesian University in Katowice.

Danuta Pietraszewska – politician, teacher, local government activist and deputy of the Polish Parliament for the V and VI term.

Dr  Joachim  Foltys – Director of the Management School of the Silesian University in Katowice.

Prof. Krzysztof Sodowski – President of the Silesian Department of the Polish Gynecological Society, President of the Godula Hope Foundation.

Józef Buszman – local government activist, former Vicepresident of Katowice, in 2008-2011 the President of the board of the Association of Upper Silesia (Związek Górnośląski).

Mariusz Flak -  economist, President of the Development Agency „Investor” in Ruda Śląska (Rudzka Agencja Rozwoju „Inwestor” w Rudzie Śląskiej).

Paweł Błażyca – social acitivist, President of the Silesian Industry Park in Ruda Śląska (Śląski Park Przemysłowy w Rudzie Śląskiej).

Piotr Duda – social activist, President of the Water Supply and Sewers Company in Ruda Śląska.

Andrzej Piotrowski – social activist and representative of the local government .

The Board of the Foundation:

Bożena Łobzowska – economist, graduate of the Academy of Economics in Katowice. An expert in the field of international co-operation. In the years 1993-1998 she was the author of the international co-operation concept for the International Co-operation Department of the Silesian Voivodship Office and later was the head of the department. Since 1999 she is responsible for international co-operation in the Regional Economical Chamber in Katowice. She is an author of many articles concerning international and trans-border contacts. Since July 2008 she is the President of the Board of the Jan Karski International Institute for Dialogue and Tolerance.