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Jolanta KwasniewskaJolanta Kwaśniewska (born on June 3, 1955) in the family of Anna and Julian Konty, Jolanta Kwaśniewska grew up in Gdańsk (German:Danzig) where she also graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Gdańsk. She met Aleksander Kwaśniewski during her university studies and was married to him in 1979. Two years later their daughter Aleksandra was born. She started working in 1984 and in 1991 established her own real estate agency which she kept running until her husband became the President of the Republic of Poland. She was never active in politics. At the university she participated in student cultural movement. Successful in her own business, she also devoted her time and energy to numerous charity campaigns, many of which she initiated herself. As First Lady she promotes voluntary activities and encourages others to help the disabled, the ill and the poor. She focuses specifically on children and tries to enrich their lives and enlarge their possibilities, and with this aim in mind in 1997 she established the Foundation Communication without barriers. In the Foundation Mrs Kwaśniewska initiated a programme Let's Open the World for Children, which makes it possible for many Polish orphans and disabled children to visit different countries in Europe and on other continents. Together with her husband she established the Young Talent Help Fund, whose objective is to provide support and assistance to financially underprivileged pupils and students. She is also a member of Comit des Sages, established by the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr Kofi Annan, aimed at the development of a global plan to eliminate illicit production, trafficking and consumption of drugs. She was honoured with many awards: the Holy Brother Albert - Adam Chmielowski main prize - for achievements in charity activities, in particular for care for the disabled children (1997), Order of the Smile - for providing aid to children (1998) as well as the titles Women of the Year and Warsaw's Lady of the Year - for volunteer activities (1998). In 1999 Mrs Kwaśniewska received the Doctor Henryk Jordan medal for assistance to children and their families, the medal "For Your Children and Ours" granted by the American Centre of Polish Culture in Washington and the Gold "Medal of Merit for the Mining Industry" for the aid provided to orphaned mining families. In the year 2000 Mrs Kwaśniewska was granted The Beauty of the Soul Award by the readers of Beauty Magazine as well as The Golden Heart Award by the Polish Red Cross in recognition of her charity campaigns. Moreover, she received the Rose of Providence for special services to the House of the terminally-ill, the Big Golden Heart awarded by St. Stanislaw Kostka Foundation of the Help for Handicapped Children and Young People, Children's Friend Award granted by a Warsaw Children's Hospital Hematology Ward as well as Hippocrates Award for her contribution to the development of family health care. The Magazine Home & Market recognized Mrs Jolanta Kwaśniewska as The most influential woman of 2001. In the same year she was awarded Amber Heart by the Polish Army Command-in-Chief in recognition of her charity activities and also The International Medal of the Association "Lions Clubs" for exceptional achievements in the work for the Polish society. In May 2002 The Committee of the Year's Award for the Humanitarian Activities "Optimus Hominum" awarded Mrs Kwaśniewska a special prize for all her charity campaigns. In recognition of her services to society, culture and public life, the Association "Kuźnica" granted her with the Honorary Award "Kowadło". In July 2002 Mrs Jolanta Kwaśniewska received the award For The Future of Children of Europe given every other year by a Hungarian Association "Future of Europe Association" in recognition of activities aimed to promoting tolerance and peace among young people from all over the world. In 2002 Mrs Kwaśniewska was also honoured with "Super Wiktor 2001" for 'a television personality' - it is the award granted by the Television Academy. The readers of the magazine Pani recognized Jolanta and Aleksander Kwaśniewski "The Couple of the Year 2001" and so granted them with a special prize "Silver Apple". Mrs Jolanta Kwaśniewska was honoured with the following decorations: - Belgium: Grand Ribbon of the Order of Leopold (1999)
- Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2001)
- Germany: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2002)
- Estonia: Grand Cross with the Ribbon of Terra Mariana (2002)
- Japan: Grand Ribbon of the Order of the Precious Crown (2002)
- Malta: The Order of Merit of the Republic of Malta: Companion of Honour (2002).
Kwasniewska, Jolanta Kwasniewska, Jolanta Kwasniewska, Jolanta
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