This project is necessary because the urban development in Šančiai district does not meet the requirement of the Kaunas city master plan and violates the public interest. The project “GENIUS LOCI: urbanization and civil society” aims to solve the problem of uncoordinated and non-democratic urbanization in Kaunas Šančiai district, creating conditions for more active participation of citizens in democratic processes, strengthening and enabling active citizenship. The target group of the project consists of the residents of Šančiai and other interested groups in society. Objective (s): Increased citizen participation in civic activities; stronger civil society capacity and greater sustainability. Results: more actively involved citizens in civic activities and decision-making: members of the Šančiai community and interested society, youth, socially excluded groups (target value + 25%); the creation of a virtual community space enabling civic processes and an increase in the number of users of digital tools promoting public participation in civic activities (target value + 25%); creatively interactive spaces promoting the participation of the society in civic activities (target value - 4000); CSOs and public / private partnerships implemented (target value 15).
Summary of bilateral results
Harald Koht was a representative of Vellenes Fellesorganisasjon, partner no. I.
Vegard Kaasen Engen was a representative of Bodo city municipality, partner no. II.
Both partners improved the quality of the project by completing their tasks and achieving the expected results. Personal relationships were established, inter-institutional trust was gained, and a positive result of cooperation was achieved. The representative of partner no. II proposed cooperation in new projects in the future, as well as the application of the project results in the city of Bodo. Partner no. I provided a contact with Oslo based architect who will write a reflection about the findings of the urban tools developed during the project "Genius loci".
It is important that the partners had common and mutually beneficial interests in the project.
Project details
Project info
Project grant
Grant financing
149381.93€
Final project cost
159948.84€