Introduction
Are you passionate about sustainability and would like to make the city where you live greener and rich in nature? Discover the EUROplant project, an initiative funded by Eurodesk Poland!
The participants helped make three cities in Poland greener, promoting the importance of sustainability as a collective action.
The EUROplant Project
The project took place in October 2022 in three cities in the southern of Poland (Piekary Śląskie, Częstochowa and Rybnik).
The initiative wanted to improve the quality of life in the cities, renewing green spaces and parks. The association organised some training sessions with the aim of promoting the values of sustainable living and the importance of reducing our environmental impact for the community.
During the project, three tree-planting actions were organised and involved participants of all ages. Older townspeople, children and officials of the city council and the youth city council took part in the action.
The Rethink Foundation
“The Rethink Foundation” collaborated during the organisation of the initiative.
The foundation has the goals of bringing communities together to collaborate and have a good impact on social and environmental projects.
The organisers provided clear guidance to participants on how to properly plant trees within the green areas of cities.
Subsequently the participants registered the trees in the municipal offices, to monitor and cure them in the future.
At the end of the project the participants were extremely satisfied with the positive effects of the initiative and they could enjoy the new green areas of the cities.
The aims of the project
The aims of the project were the following:
- developing gardening skills
- uniting and getting to know residents
- meeting local authorities with residents in a joint action
- expanding knowledge about vegetation in cities
- getting acquainted with the activities of Eurodesk offices
- promoting good civic attitudes
- creating a wooded space that would renew water and reduce the temperature in summer
The conditions of the project
The project had an extremely positive impact on the city and community.
Here is the testimony of Paulina, a participant in the project:
“For me, these towns – Piekary Śląskie, Rybnik and Częstochowa – are part of the industrial region, Silesia, where I come from. Although for several years I have been actively taking care of my immediate environment, the flower beds, lawns and small shrubs around the house, I would never have thought that it would have been so easy to take care of areas belonging to the city and use the space on the estate. I was afraid it would take a lot of time and require a lot of approvals and paperwork. Planting plants together not only helped me get through this, but also proved that the city authorities are willing to get involved in various projects. If there were more of such activities, not only the highly urbanised but also the industrial and heavily polluted areas would probably be redeveloped and greened faster thanks to social initiatives!”
Read more about the project here.
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