Unsung Heroes: Polish couple awarded by United Nations for helping refugees with accommodation and jobs

Business 30 November 2023 15:00

A Polish hotel chain owner and his wife have been awarded by the UN for “going beyond the call of duty” in providing over half a million nights of safe accommodation for refugees. CE Report quoting The First News

Businessman Władysław Grochowski and his artist wife Lena launched the Lena Grochowska Foundation in 2014 to support people of Polish origin returning to the country by offering them accommodation in their chain of 16 hotels across Poland.

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Unsung Heroes: Polish couple awarded by United Nations for helping refugees with accommodation and jobs

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