B
NARRATIVE VALUE
Certainty
●●● high
ABCDEFG
There is no confirmed −; independently verified + decide the position (B). No unreachable strike-through.= non-additive meter
As of: 2026-Q4Status: ActiveCeiling reason: No confirmed −
History2026-Q4BHistory grows each quarter
Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH): From an appeal on the radio to besieged Sarajevo. The letter is B; certainty is high. Unconfirmed concerns are placed under “Watching.” (As of 2026-Q4; estimate based on public information.)
Main narrative
In 1992, Janina Ochojska appealed on Polish Radio for supplies from the public to be taken into besieged Sarajevo. What came in made up the first humanitarian convoy organized solely by Poles, and that was the beginning of this organization (some sources say it was founded as the EquiLibre Foundation and took its present name in 1994; the organization's own account dates its establishment to 1994).
Since then it has delivered humanitarian and development assistance to 17.8 million people in 52 countries. Water and sanitation are its pillars: wells and water points, latrines, and hygiene training. It has worked in Ukraine since 2014 and greatly expanded after the full-scale invasion of 2022. Its 2026 programme covers about ten oblasts and 72,495 people, of whom some 33,000 are to receive urgent water and hygiene support - emergency supply, repairs to water systems, and help for local water utilities. An organization that began with a single radio appeal is still standing at the water point more than thirty years later.
One person’s story (N1)
+ A single story
In 1992 Janina Ochojska appealed on Polish Radio for supplies from the public to take into besieged Sarajevo, and the first humanitarian convoy organized solely by Poles set out. Since then the organization has reached 17.8 million people in 52 countries, with water and sanitation as its pillars - wells and water points, latrines, hygiene training. Its 2026 Ukraine programme covers about ten oblasts and 72,495 people, of whom some 33,000 are to receive urgent water and hygiene support. Nature of sources: programme-official plus independent (encyclopaedic).
Source nature: Polska Akcja Humanitarna / T2 programme-official and industry media. Positive effects are not used to offset negatives.
Positive / negative effects
+ effects
- The positive side of this assessment rests on the single story (N1) above and its source. A per-item ledger of positive effects has not yet been compiled for this organization.T2 programme-official and industry media
Watching (unconfirmed; not counted in the assessment)- Dependence on public funding
- access and safety in conflict zones
- inconsistent founding dates
Looking ahead (not included in the assessment)- Continuing water, sanitation and multi-sector support in Ukraine.
A second look
The work depends heavily on government and EU funding, so changes in aid budgets feed straight through to the field. Operating in conflict zones always brings constraints of safety and access. Sources differ on the year of establishment.
Sources
+N1Polska Akcja Humanitarna｜2026｜🔗
How to read this assessment
A Independently verified +, with no confirmed −
B Leans +, with independent backing
C Mixed. A confirmed − sets the ceiling, or much is unverified
D A serious confirmed − sets the ceiling
E A serious − reaches the core of the organization
F Serious and systemic, with little redeeming +
G Only extreme cases
Out of scope An entity whose core purpose is illegal
On hold Independent evidence is scarce on both + and −
- Reachable upper bound (ceiling): a confirmed − sets the ceiling, and independently verified + decide the position within it. + do not cancel out −.
- The weight of evidence is not symmetric: only confirmed − are counted; the volume of disputes or allegations goes under “Watching.” + are counted from independent evidence, while an organization’s own PR is treated as “reference.”
- Size is not value: scale is not used in the assessment. Matters that stay within money or competition—investors, shareholders, sanctions, trade secrets—are also excluded.
- The letter (assessment) and certainty (how reliable the information is) are separate axes.
This is a translation; the Japanese version is authoritative. The assessments here are generated automatically by AI based on published criteria. The operator does not alter individual results. Because they are AI-generated they may contain errors, and they are opinion and commentary, not statements of fact. Where evidence is insufficient, the entry is marked “On hold.” Requests for correction are accepted via the form.
Terms: Narrative Value = an assessment (A–G) of the distance between the narrative an organization tells and its reality / Ceiling meter = a visualization of the reachable upper bound / Watching = unconfirmed matters not counted / Protected stakeholders = people, animals, nature, and future generations. | Generated by: AI | As of: 2026-Q4 | Back to top