A citizen budget in Lublin is dedicated to the allocation of new green spaces throughout the city, developed and chosen by citizens.
Country: Poland
Youth in Łódź
A programme of scholarships, training, and competitions encourages students to come study in the the City of Łódź, Poland, and stay for a lifetime career.
Wymiennikownia – Youth Centre for Design and Social Innovation
A centre is designed for young people where they can organise their own timetable, share ideas and hobbies, and work on projects together.
Play and Code with Minecraft
A computer game is used in a playful way to teach computer programming to children.
Free Polish Lessons
Local volunteers in Wrocław help newcomers to learn Polish for free.
Good Support – A System of Local Services
A coordinated network of local caregivers and service providers supports those most in need: the elderly, the disabled, the ill, and their families.
Malopolska Tele-Angel
A free security wristband connects elderly and disabled residents with a 24-hour emergency response team.
Taming Adulthood
Educational workshops prepare adults with intellectual disabilities for parenthood.
Retired Volunteers Care for Newborns
Well-trained senior citizens volunteer to provide newborn babies with critically needed physical closeness when the parents cannot be there – to reduce infant stress and keep newborns’ immune systems strong.
Krakow Community Gardens
Community urban gardening brings residents closer to nature and strengthens social ties in a large city.
Warsaw Volunteers
A municipal volunteering portal provides infrastructure and system solutions to increase volunteering among citizens and help institutions looking for volunteers reach members of civil society.
Gdańsk Centre for Equal Treatment
“Safe places” in several locations in the city provide on-site support for people experiencing discrimination and foster awareness-raising among the citizens of Gdansk.
UrbanLab Gdynia
A cross-sectoral, interdisciplinary programme helps a city achieve sustainability goals, thanks to activities ranging from small community projects to large participation innovations.
Gdynia Storm Shelter
A complex system of financial, social, and cultural support services helps local residents in all social groups weather the “storm” of the coronavirus pandemic.
Lighthouse Keepers and Area Hosts
Area Hosts and Lighthouse Keepers guide residents through the complex renovation project of the historic city centre and provide tailored support to help with displacement.
Laboratory of Architecture 60+ (LAB 60+)
An innovative integrated design project facilitates social cohesion and intergenerational residential communities, to prepare for an ageing society.
Gardens of Cracovians
Pockets of greenery transform forgotten patches of urban wasteland into community spaces for regeneration, social cohesion, nature, and culture.
Online Citizen
A highly intuitive electronic citizen platform allows the citizens of Opole to participate in municipal decisions, vote in district elections, and decide which tasks should be implemented in the city.
Covid-19 Support for Gdynia’s Entrepreneurs
A city administration offers all businesses legal, marketing, and business-counselling support for free, to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown.
The First Urban Network of Green Electricity in Poland
A city creates the first municipal green energy network in Poland, providing cheaper and cleaner energy to businesses and residents, independent of the national network.
