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TOMASZÓW MAZOWIECKI - ARENA OF POSITIVE ENERGY: strengthening social and economic coherence as well as improving environmental quality in Tomaszów Mazowiecki

Commune City of Tomaszów Mazowiecki-LD ·Poland

€4.3m

Grant awarded

Local Development

Programme

30 November 2021

Signed

About this project

1) The main problems of Tomaszów Mazowiecki were identified during the diagnosis of the city, i.e. the low level of use of the city's territorial capital (LDP) and the lack of readiness of public services and their partners to develop according to the expectations of the inhabitants (IDP). Used in the project name the “ARENA” is focal point for developing the specialty ambience of the city and its environment on basis of sports, rest & recreation, and broadly defined activeness.2) In the field of institutional development:implementation of an effective city management system,increasing the degree of city co-management,development of an effective network cooperation system,including intersectoral cooperation,increasing the standards of accessibility in public institutions and urban space.In the field of local development:improvement the quality of life in Tomaszów Mazowiecki,development of social, economic, cultural, sport and recreational activity,improving the quality of health services and environment,increasing the ecological awareness of the inhabitants,strengthening local social capital. 3)The resulting benefits will lead to a real improvement in the quality of life of the residents and a reversal of negative demographic trends. The local administration will be better adapted, as expected by the residents. Due to the multidimensional nature of the assumed benefits, their impact will also be reflected in increasing the attractiveness of the region. 4)The project will be implemented as a domestic partnership with:Tomaszów Municipality - the solutions based on utilising the potential and strengths of the City and Municipality,Łódź University Branch in Tomaszów – the activities on adapting education to the needs of the labour market, knowledge and competency improvement,SEE MORE Foundation – the activities improving the inhabitants’ quality of life in terms of availability of and streamlining public services for people with special needs.

Bilateral cooperation results

The cooperation between the cities primarily focused on the exchange of experiences related to problematic areas. For Tomaszów Mazowiecki (TM), the greatest value of the undertaken activities was the opportunity to learn about various forms of participation, which are successfully implemented in Hamar. The study visit, which included this area, allowed us to understand the essence of building social bonds and the ways of involving residents in seemingly small decisions that directly affect their place of residence or the vision of the municipality's development. Areas of cooperation: - both cities are owners of large sports facilities: the Ice Arena in TM and the Vikingship Arena in Hamar. The municipalities face the same issues, and the extensive commercial use of the facility in Hamar served as a basis for planning actions for TM. - social participation. The experiences gained during meetings and the study visit became the foundation to plan and design development in this regard. - differing approach to senior policy. Norwegian cities operate based on systemic solutions common throughout the country, whereas Polish municipalities have more freedom in shaping this policy, with national solutions providing only general development directions. - the opportunity to learn about the culture and tourist attractions of both regions. The concept of folk schools, so common in Scandinavia, was a positive surprise for TM, and the visit of young people to jazz workshops in TM became an opportunity to explore different possibilities for youth development. TM aims to adopt the format of open stage music nights in city. TM will also draw inspiration from Norwegian solutions for developing tourist assets and cooperating with entrepreneurs. The cooperation between Hamar and TM has the potential for continuation. TM have already identified key problem areas, initiated the exchange of experiences, and are now ready to search for common solutions for the areas of cooperation.

Project partners

Hamar Municipality Donor project partner· Norway
Tomaszów Mazowiecki Commune-LD Project partner· Poland
University of Łódź - Branch of the University of Łódź in Tomaszów Mazowiecki-LD Project partner· Poland
WIDZIEĆ WIĘCEJ Foundation-LD Project partner· Poland

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