Rybnik’s Municipal Social Welfare Home uses AI to personalise senior care and predict health crises for better outcomes.
Political Level: Local
Caring for Young Minds: Rybnik’s Mental Health Initiative
Facing a growing youth mental health crisis, Rybnik’s innovative support program is delivering accessible therapy—giving adolescents the support they need to heal, grow, and thrive.
Open Schoolyards
Bilbao is transforming schoolyards into inclusive community hubs that promote informal learning, intergenerational connection, and youth employment.
Prevention of Child and Youth Conflict Program
This community-based initiative in Villaverde is helping children and young people avoid gang involvement through early education, targeted support, and long-term reintegration strategies.
Disability Support Building
The Municipality of Elliniko-Argyroupoli’s Disability Support Building offers holistic services to promote independence, inclusion, and well-being for people with disabilities through state-of-the-art infrastructure and coordinated care.
Culture & Popcorn – Reconnecting the Homeless with the Community Through Culture
Culture and Popcorn bridges social exclusion by integrating homeless individuals into cultural life, fostering re-socialisation and personal growth.
Education Ecological Center Hydropolis
Hydropolis in Wrocław transforms a historic underground water tank into an innovative center, promoting ecological awareness and sustainable water use to millions.
Empower Young Voices
Empower Young Voices is a youth-led initiative enhancing civic engagement and local influence among young people aged 12 to 29, shaping municipal policies through skills-building, participation, and dialogue.
Greece’s First Eco Island
Halki’s initiative leverages renewable energy and smart solutions to achieve energy self-sufficiency, reduce costs, and foster sustainable development on the small Greek island, serving as a replicable model for green transitions in isolated communities.
Be Safe, Be Cool in Your School – Protecting Children from Violence in Schools
Be Safe, Be Cool in Your School combats violence against children in Romania through early intervention, education, and child-led solutions that create safer school environments and empowered communities.
Public Nurseries as Ambassadors of Food Waste Prevention
In Halandri, toddlers become food-saving ambassadors through storytelling, performance, and a nursery-wide movement to fight food waste and promote sustainability.
Paloma Project: AI for the Detection of Unwanted Loneliness
The Paloma project uses artificial intelligence and natural language processing to detect and respond to cases of unwanted loneliness among elderly people through realistic, human-sounding phone conversations.
Green Urban Bus Shelters: A Sustainable Revolution in Ostrów Wielkopolski
The Green Urban Bus Shelters project in Ostrów Wielkopolski replaces traditional bus stops with eco-friendly shelters featuring year-round vegetation that cools waiting areas, improves air quality, and supports the city’s broader goals for sustainable urban transport and climate resilience.
School Gardens for Learning, Healing, and Community Resilience
Rybnik’s school gardening programme uses hands-on environmental education to support Ukrainian refugee children, promote sustainability, and foster community cohesion.
Rybnik: From Coal to Hydrogen – A Just Energy Transition
Rybnik is transforming from one of Europe’s most polluted coal-dependent cities into a clean energy leader through hydrogen technology and community-driven emissions reductions.
From Waste to Resource: Rybnik’s Circular Model
Rybnik’s circular economy project transforms food waste into social value, creating a comprehensive system that repurposes surplus food, supports vulnerable groups, and fosters sustainable consumption practices.
Free Republic of Vienna
Free Republic of Vienna is a pioneering cultural initiative that radically democratises decision-making within Europe’s largest cross-over festival by empowering citizens to co-shape its future.
Water Over Gold – Environmental Screening of Underground Waters in Rovinka Municipality
Slovakia’s citizen-driven initiative sets a new standard for groundwater protection through transparent monitoring, public engagement, and long-term state collaboration.
Project DENN – Trustworthy News, Powered by Citizens
Project DENN combats misinformation and strengthens journalism by enabling citizens to create and share verifiable content through a blockchain-based mobile platform.
Citizens of Ankara: Re-Assemble!
This innovative Citizens’ Assembly fosters trust and engagement among citizens and local stakeholders, building a more resilient and cohesive social and political landscape across the City of Ankara.
