Citizens with Ecoinitiative
Beneficiary Eco-Initiative Association (Poland)
Partner
Non-Governmental Environmental Organization “ECODEFENSE!” (Russia)
Total budget 317655.77 €
Programme Contribution 285890.19 €
Duration 24 months
Priority 2 - Pursuing social, economic and spatial development
Measure 2.2. Development of human potential by improvement of social conditions, governance and educational opportunities
Project ref. number LPR1/010/079

The overall objective of the project is concentrated on rising of the educational opportunities for the inhabitants of rural areas from Dolne Powiśle, a near-border territory of Poland, and Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Federation.
Main estimated results of the project implementation include the following:
- Creation of Polish-Russian cross-border cooperation network of socio- ecological education instructors called ‘Academy with Eco-Initiative”.
- Training of a team of at least 15 persons of socio-environmental educators with created awareness of the cross-border character of environmental issues.
- Created concept of citizen and environmental education in rural areas.
- Created educational program called „Citizen with Eco-Initiative” and publishing it in the form of a book.
- Renovated “Zaułek Benowo” Community Center (Poland).