"Public space regeneration through integrated urban sports hubs for the participation of young citizens", Re-Gen, Nr.20269
Project name and number:
Public space regeneration through integrated urban sports hubs for the participation of young citizens, Re-Gen, Nr.20269
Financed by:
European Regional development fund – 80%;
State co-financing – 10%;
Co-financing of the local government – 10%.
Lead partner:
- Verona Municipality (Italy)
Partners:
- Business Innovation Center of Albacete (Spain)
- Daugavpils State City Local Goverment (Latvia)
- Municipality of Vila Do Conde (Portugal)
- Kapodistriaki Development S.A. (Greece)
- Municipality of Pula (Croatia)
- Dobrich Municipality (Bulgaria)
- Milan (Italy)
- Lezha Municipality (Albania)
General Objective:
The project aims at improving the capacity of urban stakeholders to design and implement sustainable urban development policies, practices and innovation in an integrated, participative and place-based way in the field of greener, low–carbon transitioning towards a net zero-carbon economy and resilient Europe as well as social inclusion.
Specific objective:
To enhance participative strategies to exploit abandoned or disused public spaces as integrated urban sports’ hubs, and to create new public- private collaborations aimed at social inclusion, and reduction of carbon footprint in the areas involved through the common language of sport.
Project's main activities:
- Mapping of the city areas to be involved / need analysis, involving students from secondary schools aged from 10 to 18, promoting higher participation, environmental awareness and a sense of belonging of young citizens in managing common goods;
- Rehabilitation of abandoned or unused public spaces through sports, and sustainable recreative activities;
- Promotion of higher institutional capacity to train a new generation of citizens and to promote best practices in the field of sustainable development, and active participation in decisional processes, taking into account gender equality, social inclusion and principles of the green transition.
Project implementation period:
06/2023 - 12/2025 (31 month)
Total costs of the project: 847 130.50 euro, incl. ERDF funding - 80%.
Budget of Daugavpils State City Local Government: 78 660.00 euro, incl.:
- ERDF funding - 80% or 62 928.00 euro,
- State co-financing - 10% or 7 866.00 euro,
- Co-financing of the local government - 10% or 7 866.00 euro.
Contacts for communication on project issues:
Press releases:
1. An action planning network project has been approved [LV]
2. "URBACT" program expert and Re-Gen project lead partner from Italy visited Daugavpils
3. The first face-to-face meeting of international project “Re-Gen” partners took place
Events:
1. The adolescents were introduced to the purpose and activities of the Re-Gen project / VIDEOPupils of general and professional education institutions of the municipality of Daugavpils were invited to attend the event "Professions Fair" on January 11th, 2024, organized by the Daugavpils Education Board. Development Department of the municipality introduced the students of grades 8-12, as well as professional educational institutions to the goals of the Re-Gen project, and invited them to participate in activities related to spending leisure time in the public outdoor space of the city's neighborhoods. Adolescents were invited to mark on the neighborhood map the place where they most often spend their free time outdoors, to tell how they spend their time, and also to write what they would like to improve in this neighborhood, how to develop it, what they lack in order to spend their free time more productive.
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2. The first meeting of “Re-Gen” URBACT local group took placeDaugavpils City Government specialists of education, development planning and international cooperation, as well as specialists in youth work, met at the URBACT local group (ULG) first meeting within the "Re-Gen" project on February 7th to discuss the goals of the project and determine the local activities to be implemented within the framework of the ULG, as well as to discuss how to involve young people in city development planning and activities organized by the municipality.
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3. The launch event of the Back to School/Back to University 2024 campaigntook place on 1st March in Daugavpils, bringing together more than 200 students and nearly 20 expert lesson leaders. Students study several subjects at the same time, while we adults most often focus on one area in our daily work. Listening to students' questions, explaining, engaging and motivating, building a bridge of experience between the school and each expert's field of expertise - this was the experts' task on 1st March and throughout the campaign. Olga Tolmačova participated in the event as an expert and took this opportunity to present the Re-Gen project to participants.
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URBACT facilitates the sharing of knowledge and good practice between cities and other levels of government. The purpose is to promote integrated sustainable development in cities, improve city’s policies and improve the effectiveness of cohesion policy in cities. The programme is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) with a budget of EUR 79 769 000 and by the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance with a budget of EUR 5 000 000 for the period 2021-2027.
More information: www.urbact.eu
The contents are the sole responsibility of Daugavpils Local Government of State City and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.
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