Gdynia’s comprehensive measures have made it one of the first deaf-friendly cities in Poland, ensuring that residents with special needs can fully participate in, and benefit from, city services.
Country: Poland
Gdynia Dialogue Platform
The Gdynia Dialogue Platform centralises information on city projects and engagement opportunities in an open-source format, allowing residents to participate in consultations both in person and online.
Participatory Budgeting in Rybnik
The City of Rybnik uses participatory budgeting to allocate funds to social projects voted on by residents, empowering citizens to shape the direction of their city’s development.
Entrepreneurial Kids
This project aims to promote a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation among 350 children aged 6-10 from the City of Lublin through specialist training, workshops, company visits, and a final gala, promoting the city’s economy among project participants.
Consultations for the Łodź 2030+ Strategy – Co-Created City
Residents are involved in the creation of the city’s development strategy, enabling the realisation of a shared vision for the future.
We are the City – Urban Lab Rzeszów
The Urban Lab Rzeszów involves local residents in the development of their city, improving the appearance of the city as well as the quality of life for all residents.
The Social Supermarket
The first social supermarket in Poland provides high-quality goods at low prices, supporting the most socially and financially vulnerable residents while also reducing food waste.
Towarower (Freightliner)
Big business subsidises the cost of cargo e-bikes so that entrepreneurs can take advantage of the multiple benefits of delivering goods using this sustainable form of transport.
The Wild Child’s Sanctuary
An outdoor adventure playground gives children the opportunity to explore nature with their peers under the supervision of specially trained play workers.
Teenagers in Local Government
All secondary school students in Warsaw are invited to participate in workshops that give them a basic understanding of how the city functions, showing them how they can have an impact on local development.
Social Institution of Culture
The Social Institute of Culture supports the connections between artists, creatives and the wider community by allocating long-term funds to a diverse range of cultural projects.
Pink Box – Let’s End Period Poverty and Act for Equality
Pink Boxes found in public institutions across the city provide women and girls with sanitary products in order to end period poverty and break menstruation taboos.
Repatriation Programme, Środa Wielkopolska
A small local authority attracts new, permanent residents by creating a welcome and support centre for repatriates.
New Life of the Square
Research on the use of urban space in the Old Town of Szczecin led to limitations on car traffic and increased accessibility for pedestrians.
MOJAWARSZAWA (MYWARSAW)
Warsaw’s e-service platform simplifies and automates services, providing residents with a more convenient, cost-effective and higher quality means of interacting with their administration.
Innovative protective film to prevent coronavirus transmission
An innovative protective film that limits the transmission of microorganisms, including Coronavirus, is used in public spaces as part of the city’s response to the pandemic.
Gdynia for Medics
Gdynia supports the medical staff facing the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, by providing a dedicated phone line to arrange accommodation, meals, transportation and psychological support.
Gdynia’s Programme to Support Students, Teachers and Parents During the Pandemic
A comprehensive range of supportive actions respond to the needs of students, teachers and parents facing the rapidly changing conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
#GDAŃSKPOMAGA (#GDANSKHELPS)
A coordinated campaign organises assistance and improves cooperation between organisations, resident volunteers and the city’s services.
Creative Transformations
Small and medium-sized businesses in Lublin’s city centre are individually supported as the district is revived.
