The project strengthens the position of the kRaj association among civic organizations, while it plans to create a common platform of organizations and within it a national plan for the protection of pollinators. The association also wants to develop public awareness in this area and follow it up with fundraising, which will also help financial stability. The project will create the Center for the Protection of Pollinators, the first of its kind. The main goal of the project is to network with other organizations, develop their own fundraising and strengthen the team of the civic association with a new employee. The project aims to get to the changes through 3 main areas: CREATION OF THE CENTER - focused on the topic of pollinators and social entrepreneurship - in Kokava nad Rimavicou - the project plans to create a center with nationwide and transnational activities, which in addition to education and awareness, will also provide space for networking or development of social entrepreneurship in one of the poorest regions of Slovakia. INTERNAL CAPACITIES - the project focuses on improving the communication of the organization's activities towards the media, the general public and donors. The goal is to increase the financial stability of the organization through regular individual donors and corporate donations, which will provide us with new resources. CONNECTING ORGANIZATIONS. - through the project, the organization wants to create a platform that brings together organizations dedicated to beekeeping and pollinators. The aim is to start a common communication, to identify common goals that the platform will advocate at the societal level, but also at the legislative level.
Summary of bilateral results
The collaboration with the organization Mangfolk was mutually beneficial. The project implementers gained valuable information about the quality of wax and honey, with Norway being among the countries with the highest purity of these products. For the partner organization, the collaboration was particularly beneficial in terms of learning about the funding style for organizational activities. Up until then, their events had been mostly free or with voluntary contributions.
The meetings primarily took place online between the project implementers and the partner organization. Later, the meetings extended to include organizations that became members of the platform. In Slovakia, the collaboration sparked interest in creating a series of articles about beekeeping in Norway. In Norway, the results were shared with other Norwegian beekeeping organizations interested in traveling to Slovakia for inspiration.
The goal of arranging a visit for Norwegian organizations was also the outcome of a personal meeting between the kRaj organization and Mangfolk in Slovakia. During this meeting, the project implementers were preparing a possible program for Norwegian beekeepers.
Project details
Project info
Project grant
Grant financing
77362.00€
Final project cost
85768.28€