Description
The aim of the project is to consolidate various society groups in Jekabpils through cooperation and voluntary work cleaning and improving the environment. The main project activities are organizing environmental cleanups, clearing the area of bushes and waste, meetings with various community groups and municipalities involved, meetings and exchange of experiences with implementers of similar activities, informative seminars – press conferences for the society on operational programs and activities to be carried out, infrastructure adjustment work to enable spending a quality leisure time out-doors, creating informative signs, seminar for various society groups about implementation of eco-friendly initiatives. The partner’s contribution to the project will be its great experience in promoting volunteer work. The target group of the project is members, employees, volunteers, non-governmental organizations.
Summary of project results
The objective of the Project was to bring together different groups of society within Jekabpils city through cooperation and voluntary work by cleaning up the environment and adjusting it for leisure sports activities for different society groups. The Project was implemented in Jekabpils city and Salas municipality. Main events carried out within the activity program: 2 environmental cleanup events, discussion and 2 seminars-press conferences on planned activities with representatives of society groups and involved local authorities as well as seminar for different society groups about environment friendly initiatives of citizens, 2 meetings and exchange of experiences with implementers of similar initiatives in Germany and Latvia (Ventspils and Liepaja municipalities), creation of a website for the association “Centre for Environmental Initiatives”. Within the implementation of the Project 72 citizens have participated in voluntary work initiatives, the number of association members have increased by 25 persons. The local society has become more united by creating cooperation bonds between society groups including NGOs, between NGOs and local authorities, and entrepreneurs. Citizens have become more responsible about the environment and much more aware about the importance of voluntary work within the process of protecting the environment.
Summary of bilateral results