Legionowo is called „the largest bedroom of the Polish capital city”. Because of its close vicinity and good transport connection, thousands of Legionowo residents travel to Warsaw each day. Many young people prefer to use the capital’s cultural offer and participate in the life of their local community to a lesser extent.
On the other hand, Legionowo municipality has outstanding natural and landscape features. Forests cover 10 per cent of the town’s area and over 30 per cent of the municipality. It is situated between two rivers – Wisła and Narew – and close to a water reservoir. Environmental education activities could thus enhance the participation of young people from Legionowo in the social life of their town.
The aim of the project was to increase young people’s active engagement in the social life of their community and to increase their participation in environmental activities and in decision-making processes related to public space development.
Thanks to the project implementation, groups of young people in 8 schools in Legionowo organize environmental campaigns in their schools and in the town. Several project participants created an editorial board of the “Young Leader” publication and started cooperating with the local non-governmental organizations.
The project participants took part in training on developing social competences and in workshops on journalism and sustainable development. They organized several environmental campaigns and initiated cooperation with the Town Hall. They developed several concepts of the Centre of Sustainable Development in Legionowo and presented them during a conference summarising the project implementation.
Student of the local secondary schools also benefited from the project.
A Norwegian organisation Klimaalliansen, the project partner, was responsible for preparing a study visit and workshops for the Polish participants and for supporting the developing the workshops programme using the Norwegian experiences resulting from the Town of the Future.