Are you a local leader? Are you active in environment and climate protection? Do you want to learn how you can raise funds from EU for your actions? Then you should apply to the “Green Leader” program. Enrollment is on by February 12.
Under the new European Union perspective Poland shall obtain over PLN 100 billion for energy transformation and adapting to climate change.
The “Green Leader” is a Polish-American Freedom Foundation’s program managed by the Sendzimir Foundation. The program supports local leaders in gaining knowledge and skills necessary to run activities aimed at environment and climate protection in their communities and effectively raise EU funds for their implementation. Over the years 2021/2022 over 80 people in 30 municipalities and rural communes from all over Poland took part in the program.
The offer
The program offers e-learning, on-site workshops, specialist consultancy, experience sharing and study tours, both domestic and abroad. It leads to:
- Preparing a diagnosis of an environmental problem that is important for your municipality and/or commune,
- Selecting the best solutions suitable for local conditions,
- Developing by each team of an action plan that can be implemented in local community and will facilitate raising the external funds.
Invited to the program are three-person teams coming from municipalities/rural communes of up to 50,000 residents. The leader of such a team can be a member of the local government or a local NGO representative.
The “Green Leader” offers you three thematic paths to choose from:
- Sustainable waste management,
- Water retention and drought protection,
- Improvement of air quality and reduction of greenhouse effect gases emission,
as well as:
- Learning about particular solutions effective in each of these paths,
- Cooperation with specialists, experts and practicians who support the teams participating in development and implementation of an action plan,
- Experience sharing by the participants.
Enrollment
The deadline for enrollment is on February 12, 2023.
Information meetings
All interested in the program are invited to the online information meeting on January 12, 19, 26 and February 2, 2023 at 19:00 hrs. The link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86923504085
You don’t have to install Zoom to join the meeting. The meetings will also be broadcast on Facebook.
Contact
The information on the program and the application form are available on the program website.
Should you have any questions, please contact Maria Wiśnicka, program coordinator, at tel. 663 202 050.
