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Description
The project is necessary to strengthen the institutional potential of local governments in order to make them able to fulfill their tasks to meet the existing and appearing needs. This concept means proper organisational and decision-making structures, competent and efficient officials, action procedures, mechanisms to enable proper use of resources, using partnership mechanisms and participation of the local community in managing of public affairs. The project is also necessary to face the Stalowa Wola''s problems and, challenges like: environmental issues, aging society, low quality of life, demographic crisis, social problems, necessity to support the inhabitants with a program based on respect and mutual responsibility, lack of activities that help to build new cooperation between the local government and business,degradation or extension to the outskirts. The general aim of the project is to: improve the local and institutional development of Stalowa Wola.
Information about the planned activities and expected results:
1. Planned activities include:
activities for young people, seniors, activities to strengthen entrepreneurship, strengthening the quality of public services, activities for people with disabilities, training for employees of public institutions
2. The effect of the project implementation will be:
development of the city''s offer for young people, development of cooperation between science and business, development of social services and building the city''s brand SMART,
creating a good climate for the development of entrepreneurship, knowledge-based economy 4.0 and intersectoral cooperation,
sustainable development of the city, development of local activity and support for seniors.
Expected end-beneficiaries: young people, seniors, employees of the city hall, entrepreneurs, people with disabilities
Summary of project results
Challenges the project addressed:
in terms of local development:
- insufficient, inadequate offer of the city for young people,
- insufficient dynamics, diversification and innovation of the local economy,
- polluted environment,
- insufficient availability and quality of services related to the health area in relation to the needs,
- lack of the STALOWA WOLA brand (insufficient presentation of positive aspects, resources, potentials and advantages of life, work, living and development in Stalowa Wola),
- insufficient social activity.
in terms of institutional development:
- low level of strategic planning,
- incomplete approach to estimating economic effects at the stage of task planning,
- ineffective coordination of activities within local government units,
- ineffective decision-making processes,
- insufficient quality and availability of services and their insufficient adaptation to customer needs as well as insufficient information about the method of their implementation,
- insufficient transparency of procedures and insufficient involvement of the community in cooperation for local development.
With regard to the Institutional Development Plan, the following tasks were implemented under the project - Leader - Stalowa Wola Commune
- Diagnosis and elaboration of a new model of local government units management and coordination.
- Diagnosis and elaboration of a new model of local government units strategic management.
- Purchase and implementation of an environmental monitoring system in 12 locations (72 sensors).
- Purchase and implementation a spatial information system, inventorying the city''s resources from various thematic areas - www.sip.stalowawola.pl
- Purchase and implementation of a digital platform for participation, which will enable the active involvement of residents in the development process of the commune – https://decyduje.stalowawola.pl
- Implementation of the city application LIFE STAL, integrating in one place, various applications and services offered by the city - https://lifestal.pl
- Creating a new portal for the City of Stalowa Wola - https://www.stalowawola.pl/pl
- Implementing improvements for people with disabilities in the facilities of the Municipality of Stalowa Wola and organizing specialist training courses for employees of the Municipality of Stalowa Wola in the field of service people with disabilities.
- Reactivation of the Youth City Council.
- Implementing of the Youth Civic Budget and Green Civic Budget procedures.
With regard to the Local Development Plan, the following tasks were implemented under the project:
Leader - Stalowa Wola Commune
- Creating the ENTREPRENEURS SERVICE CENTER.
- Providing space for young people at the Stalowa Wola Local Activity Center.
- Providing space for social organizations at the Stalowa Wola Local Activity Center.
- Creating the CITY LABORATORY - StaLOVE UrbanLAB in the Stalowa Wola Local Activity Center.
- StaLOVE INSPIRATIONS - Implementation of an educational program, building respect for our "little homeland" by Stalowa Wola Local Activity Center.
- SMART INHABITANTS - Digital activation of the city''s inhabitants through trainings.
- Installation of photovoltaic panels on 4 facilities of the commune, creation of 4 community gardens and purchasing of 3 recycling machines.
- Pro-ecological campaigns: bulbs for waste, cleaning the world, houses for hedgehogs.
Partner - Municipal Social Welfare Center
- Social revitalization of the "Pershing" social block inhabitants, located in the Fabryczne Estate.
Partner - Senior Activity Center
- Running the SENIOR ECO-ACADEMY.
- I HAVE POWER - Support for seniors in the area of health.
- LLL FOR SENIORS - lectures for seniors, supporting the development of activities in various fields.
- SENIOR-LIDER - training for leaders of senior teams.
- SPRINGLY AUTUMN OF LIFE - development of social activity and integration of the senior community through workshops, Senior Facilities integrating seniors with other residents of the city.
- INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS - activities carried out in cooperation with seniors and young people and other social groups.
- Support for the development of e-activity of seniors.
- Pro-ecological campaigns with the participation of seniors, e.g. GREEN ISLAND – gardening workshops.
- Promotion of the Senior Activity Center through a new website.
Partner - Regional Museum in Stalowa Wola
- Creating of an attractive educational path, consisting of 8 ECO-information points about local heritage - STOPS IN OUR HISTORY, located near historic buildings and places.
Partner - Municipal House of Culture in Stalowa Wola
- FALCON - social revitalization of the Rozwadow Estate (art classes, Rozwadow Social Archives, support for the development of traditional crafts and trade).
Partner - Rzeszow University of Technology named of Ignacy Lukasiewicz
- Creating of OKO - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operator Training Center - DRONES.
- Running the "ACADEMY OF INDUSTRY 4.0" - classes for students, seminars / courses for teachers and career advisers, and seminars / workshops with the participation of industry representatives, in order to combine science with industry and strengthen the practical elements of education.
Partner - Association of Alumni and Friends of Secondary School named of National Education Commission in Stalowa Wola
- Creating of a TECHNOLOGICAL PLATFORM, integrating the local entrepreneurial environment, the educational market and the labor market, along with the development of a model IT solution in the field of science-business-local government-labor market cooperation.
Partner - STREFA SPOTKAN Association
- LEADER HUNTERS - Preparation of staff to work with youth.
- Running the EURODESK Youth Information Point.
- Running the LANGUAGE CAFE.
- Creating and running the RECORDING STUDY - TIME BANK.
- YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AN INITIATIVE - Preparing young people to implementing their own initiatives.
- GREEN EVENTS leading.
Partner - Association of Psychological Aid INTEGRACJA
- Launching of the YOUTH SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER with a preventive and sociotherapeutic effect.
Partner - Association of Friends of the Monastery of Friars Minor Capuchins in Stalowa Wola – Rozwadow POKÓJ I DOBRO
- CITY OF HIGH FLIGHTS - modernization of the existing climbing wall and climbing activities for the local community.
Partner - SPECTRUM Social Activity Center Association
- IT IS TIME FOR THE FABRYCZNE - Social and spatial revitalization of a devastated area on the Fabryczne Estate
The project contributed to the local and institutional development of Stalowa Wola. Both the city''s inhabitants in general and representatives of various sectors. Actions of the project were addressed in particular to entrepreneurs, young people, representatives of non-governmental organizations, seniors, active people and those requiring support, e.g. people with special needs and people experiencing social problems. Main outputs connected with beneficiaries:
- 1147 persons participated in Industry 4.0 Academy Classes (students/teachers/career advisors/business sector representatives)
- 42 persons were trained in drone piloting
- 190 persons engaged in StaLOVE UrbanLAB initiatives (workshops, conceptual work)
- 36 persons trained in Design Thinking workshops
- 412 participants of Knowledge for Business workshops and trainings
- 300 exhibitors at JOB FAIR
- 100 exhibitors at Young Entrepreneur Fair
- 32 trained young people at Entrepreneurs Academy
- 3619 participants of STALOVE INSPIRATION Program
- 1591 persons took part in ECO actions
- about 300 students took part in sport competition STALOWA SPARTAKIADA
- over 800 young people supported in Local Activity Center of Stalowa Wola
- 280 people participated in Oxford debate Stalowa Wola is an ideal place for living
- 125 NGO representatives supported in the project (workshops, mentoring, NGO evenings)
- over 1000 seniors supported in the project (meetings, workshops, events)
- 281 young people supported in Youth Zone organized by Strefa Spotkań Association
- 50 inhabitants of Fabryczne Estate engaged in its revitalization
- 36 activated residents of a social housing block
- 476 persons trained on modernized climbing wall
- 536 persons participated in cultural classes (music, dance, theater, misical)
- 90 young people experiencing difficult situations received support from the Youth Support and Development Center created in the project
In addition, through the exchange of experiences and sharing good practices and model solutions developed during the project, its effects were disseminated among partners, other cities and interested entities also foreign cities (during study visits).
What have we gained as a city participating in the project realization?
- Integrated and activated local environment (including youth, NGOs).
- Network of contacts.
- Potential and tools for developing local activities, implementing grassroots initiatives, and fostering investment and business development.
- Youth interest in dialogue in the form of Oxford debates.
- Young people''s interest in new technologies.
- Initiation of new local products such as: ECO-stops highlighting local heritage, NGO evenings, new events as: Stalowa Spartakiada, Oxford Debates.