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SUMMARY:Kraków (Poland): 5th Convention of the European Network of Family-Friendly Municipalities
DESCRIPTION:Aleksander Miszalski\, Mayor of Kraków\n  \nDear Members and Friends of ELFAC\, \nOn 19th November 2019 in Brussels\, Kraków joined the European Network of Family-Friendly Municipalities\, at the very first European convention of this body. Thanks to the cooperation and exchange of experience with other municipalities across the continent\, we are now able to act more wisely and effectively. We bet on improvement of local policy and care for constant development of our city so that it can best serve its residents. \n75 urban parks and 43 pocket parks are our strong and continually extended assets. Kraków ranks among the most green European metropolises\, and we aim for urban greenery to serve the families and promote social integration to the highest degree possible. \nOur city boast numerous interesting and modern family-friendly projects\, as implementing family policy is one of our priorities. We have 33 municipal and 334 non-public nurseries\, 50 clubs for parents with children under 3 years old as well as 485 kindergartens and day-care facilities with attractive playgrounds and a rich variety of green spaces in their vicinity. Our goal is to provide conditions for stability\, growth and active participation in community life to all families. \nI will be delighted to welcome all the guests of the 5th Convention to Kraków in the early days of spring when you can enjoy the first glimpses of the city’s enchanting green side. \n  \n \n_________________________________________ \n  \n“Green for families”: Strengthening Social Capital\, ecology and sustainable development\nAll member municipalities and regions of the Network\, as well as representatives of civil society\, policy makers\, researchers and all interested persons are invited to join us on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 March in the beautiful city of Kraków\, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. \nPlease save the date\, and stay tuned! More detailed information will be posted here. \n➡️ REGISTRATION HERE\n\nJoin us in Kraków for this exceptional event that will inspire you \nto pursue your goals and make our cities family-friendly and sustainable!\n\n\nDRAFT PROGRAM\n(Participation is free of cost – Lunch is not provided by organizers)\n\n\n\nThursday 20 March \n09.30 Registration \n10:00 Opening \nModerator of the convention: Raul Sanchez\, secretary general of ELFAC \nIntroduction: Marzena Paszkot\, Plenipotentiary of the Mayor of Kraków for Family Affairs \n\nAleksander Miszalski\, Mayor of Krakow\nMonika Kolasa\, Plenipotentiary of the Malopolska Voivode for Family Affairs\, Deputy Director of the Malopolska Voivode’s Office\nRegina Maroncelli\, general coordinator of the Network\nRadosław Waszkiewicz\, president of ELFAC and ZDR3+\nOlgierd Geblewicz\, vice president of the European Committee of Regions (CoR) and President of the West Pomerania Region (Poland)\n\n10:25  Opening speech:  \n\nDubravka Šuica\, Commissioner for the Mediterranean  and responsible for the implementation of the Demography Toolbox\, European Commission (video-message)\n\n10:40 Delivery of diplomas to new municipalities members of the Network \n10:50  Coffee-break – Networking \n11.15 Experts panel: \nBasis from research \n\nJarosław Tabor – Deputy Director of Kraków Municpal Greenspace Authority: Greenery in every size. Green areas of Kraków as model solutions combining sustainable development with family-friendly activities\,\nProf. Magdalena Frączek\, University of Agriculture in Kraków (Faculty of Forestry\, Department of Forest Biodiversity): The Green Mosaic of Kraków – Where People and Nature Come Together\nProf. Fabrizio Coricelli\, Department of Political Science and International\, University of Siena (Italy): Social capital\, relationships that strengthen local communities\nMercedes Hernandez\, Director of Partnership & Public Affairs of Masfamilia Foundation (Spain): The contributions of family-friendly companies to local territories\n\nBringing to practice \n\nMarzena Paszkot – Plenipotentiary of the Mayor of Krakow for Family Affairs\, Krakow City Office (Poland): Good practices in building a green and family-friendly city – Green Energy and Healthy Water\n\n12:30  Discussion: questions and answers \n12:45 Lunch break \n(Not offered by the organisation: many restaurants are available around the congress venue) \n14:30 Best practices \nIntroduction: \n\nRegina Maroncelli\, general coordinator of the Network\, Presentation of the new Chart of the Network.\nLuciano Malfer\, Bruno Kessler Foundation (Trento\, Italy). How to make an environmentally and family-friendly strategic plan \nKatalin Gyurko\, Ministerial commissioner for the Ministry of Culture and Innovation\, Hungary: New measures to support families in Hungary\n\nLearning from each other: Presentation of best practices from municipalities and companies: \n\nJuris Radzevičs\, Chairperson of the Riga City Council Social Affairs Committee (Latvia).\nCatarina Mendes\, vice president\, municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha (Portugal)\nMaria José Gómez\, Technician of the Large Families Association of Badajoz in charge of the Family Responsible Certification for Cities (Spain).\nMaria Grazia Salaris\, Councillor for family welfare\, municipality of Alghero (Italy)\nJoanna Skiba\, International Office Włocławek\, municipality of Włocławek (Poland).\nJoao Rafael de Sousa\, Vice president of the Monção City Council (Portugal).\nAlessia Pezzota\, HR specialist\, and Anna Cattaneo\,  responsible of sustainability and international relations\, from Plastik SPA (Italy)\n\n17:00 Closing \n19:00 Reception at the Kraków City Hall for participants \nFriday 21 March \n09:00 – 14:00 Study visit \nEcological educational center and a modern family housing estate in Kraków (example of cooperation between the local government\, NGOs and businesses/ entrepreneurs in order to create comprehensive family-friendly conditions).
URL:https://www.elfac.org/event/krakow-poland-5th-convention-of-the-european-network-of-family-friendly-municipalities/
LOCATION:Krzysztofory Palace\, Rynek Główny 35\, Kraków\, 31-011\, Poland
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SUMMARY:ERASMUS+ training session
DESCRIPTION:Erasmus+ is the EU’s programme to support education\, training\, youth and sport in Europe.\n\n\n\n\n\nIt supports priorities and activities set out in the European Education Area\, Digital Education Action Plan and the European Skills Agenda.\n\n\n\nErasmus+ offers mobility and cooperation opportunities in \n\nhigher education\nvocational education and training\nschool education (including early childhood education and care)\nadult education\nyouth\nsport\n\nTwo years ago the Polish association applied for an Erasmus+ program with the Italian association\, and this year the Romanian association is doing another  program in Poland. Their experience can help our associations to get funds to exchange good practices between us. \nIrina Jesmanowicz\, from Poland\, and Irina Granzuela from Romania\, will tell us all the informetion to do it and will answer our questions. \n\nREGISTER HERE TO ATTEND THIS ONLINE WORKSHOP
URL:https://www.elfac.org/event/erasmus-training-session/
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