Description
The political and economic situation causes instability in local level. We create support network to enable and strengthen cooperation and experience exchange between new Transition Communities, while realising concrete energy, local food and local economic developments; increase local cooperative skills; reduce poverty and communities vulnerability to social, economic and environmental shock by promoting sustainable use of local resources. Target groups are the community developers, the disadvantaged and / or Roma communities, the rural, urban and eco-communities. Main outputs: Developing Hungarian catalyst and transition community support network with Norwegian mentors input; realising 15 local and 1 Trialog, cross sector study visit from Norway; delivering 3 Transition and 2 Catalyst workshops, 15 hands-on realisation in 15 communities; continuous mentoring; creating 150 participant event with cross-sector participation; publishing Transition practical best practice e-Tool Kit.
Summary of project results
According to the experience the political and economic situation causes instability in local level. To decrease instability the project promoter created a supportive network to enable and strengthen cooperation and experience exchange between new Transition Communities. The target groups of this were 1) community developers, 2) disadvantaged communities, especiel 3) Roma communities in defferent rural and urban areas. Altogether more than 150 community members and two dozens of community developers were involved directly from the whole country. Dur to the project as the main output a supportive network was established, 3 Transition and 2 Catalyst workshops were organized,15 hands-on realisation were implemented in 15 communities, 150 participant event with cross-sector participation were implemented, a best practice e-Tool Kit was published.
Summary of bilateral results
The partner was active in the dialogue and research on transformation. They helped the local organizers with their social capital. In Hungary they worked with other organizations thus they know the field and visited the country regularly. Despite the big professional knowlwdge the organisation was closed in 2016.