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Description
The project was developed in response to the diagnosed needs of residents of the districts of Jeżyce and Lazarus in the City of Poznan. The increasing number of residents in these districts and the predominance of middle-class people have led to increasing social contrasts. Our research has shown that the community needs ''backyard events'', a budget for neighbourhood events and investments aimed at developing the neighbourhoods. Therefore, in this project, we planned activities to increase the knowledge of the residents about volunteering, public participation and establishing partnerships. Our aim is bottom-up animation and social activation of people with leadership potential. As part of the project, we run 3 cycles of workshops (each consisting of 4 two-hour meetings) for 60 people. We are carrying out 7 local initiatives involving volunteers. In addition, we are organising meetings on public participation for 100 people as well as an open-air summary of the project. The project''s beneficiaries are the residents of the districts of Jeżyce and Lazarus in the City of Poznan. They are satisfied with their place of residence, but recognise the potential of the neighbourhoods and are willing to participate in integration and development activities. They also want to co-determine the changes taking place in their communities, increase the attractiveness of the common space and build social capital. Approximately 300 people are involved in the project.
Summary of project results
The project aimed to socially activate the residents of the Jeżyce district of Poznań and increase their knowledge about the tools of civic activity and social participation.
All assumed project goals were achieved. We conducted a series of meetings aimed at grassroots involvement of residents. Then we carried out activities aimed at revitalizing the immediate surroundings of the project participants. We also held a series of meetings aimed at building social bonds and establishing contacts with representatives of local organizations. The culmination of the project was an outdoor summary, carried out in the form of a family festival.
By giving residents space to implement their own, uncontrolled initiatives, we will be able to create diverse, intergenerational and participatory districts in the near future, taking into account the special character of the housing estates. The diversity of animation activities allowed for the emergence of common goals and functions, because in this case diversity proves the richness, not the dispersion, of the meaningfulness of animation activities.