Help? Yes, but above all “our”

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  • More than half of Poles believe that humanitarian aid should be directed mainly to their native citizens.

  • Like, or preferring people close to us, is simply a stronger motivation to aid than compassion.

  • A small over a 4th of Poles believe that humanitarian organisations should aid everyone – both in the country and abroad – equally.

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It is increasingly clear that in the eyes of Poles and Poles the aid should be sent primarily to Poles themselves – according to the study “Humanitarian Barometer 2025”, carried out in Poland on behalf of the organization of Doctors without Borders.

More than half of the respondents (53%) believe that humanitarian organisations operating in Poland should support Poles in the first place, "because we have quite a few our own problems." That's a 20 percent increase. compared to the 2023 and 10 survey compared to the 2024 results.

10 percent of respondents pointed to people in request in the immediate vicinity of the borders of Poland, e.g. Ukraine. A year ago, the answer was 15 percent.


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On the another hand, 11% of respondents believe that organisations should primarily support those in request in the poorest countries of the world, due to the fact that they are in a much worse situation (in 2023 and 2024 this group selected 12 percent of the respondents).

A small over a 4th of Poles (26%) believe that humanitarian organisations should aid all these groups equally. In 2023, 40% of respondents indicated this response.

A survey. Poles want to help, though less


Dr. Olga Białobrzeska is not amazed by the most indications to aid Poles themselves. - That's it. universal correctness. People are naturally more likely to aid those they see as “their own” – that is, their loved ones, their friends, and those who are akin – than strangers – emphasizes A psycho.

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He explains that this is due to Likement mechanismThat has a large impact on ours. readiness to help. “We aid people we like more often, and it is much easier to like people we love and like than strangers and others. Like is even stronger motivation to aid than compassion – notes.

The survey besides asked about motivations to help. Among them are the dominant belief that people should aid each another (53%) and Faith in the rule of “Good Comes Back” (53 percent). Much less people than 2 years ago are afraid about the current social situation (down from 37 to 26 percent) or the request for action.

Prosociety of Poles is inactive large


Dr Olga Białobrzeska looks at the results of the full survey with moderate optimism. – Given the current situation in the country and in the world, accompanying people a sense of uncertainty and danger, which frequently direct people to care for their own interests, these data continue evidence of the large prosociality of Poles and Poles He emphasizes.

According to the expert, the decrease in aid rates compared to 2023 is understandable – after all, it was the time of social mobilisation after escalation of the war in Ukraine. At the same time, the public expects that the work for providing assistance should lie primarily with the state and institutions. "In political campaigns I would like to see actions to cultivate our natural readiness to support others, alternatively of strengthening divisions," adds Dr. Białobrzeska.

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