The City of Paris has implemented a programme to support the creation and development of community gardens.

Often seen as a way of legalizing the occupation of spaces where activities of community interest are being performed, the emphyteutic lease is a type of long-term real estate contract that provides large rights to the lessees on condition of taking care of the land or building and paying a small rent.

Le PIVOT is a long term holistic project in a deprived Brussels’ neighbourhood that aims at enabling families living in extreme poverty the strenghth to get together, co-create actions and through this proccess regain dignity and control over their lives.

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Bring & Fix events are intergenerational community fairs where people share their skills and knowledge freely with each other to 'fix' problems (material and non-material), recycle and reduce waste. The aim is to stimulate sustainability and contribute towards generating resilient and empowered communities in the locality.

SPIRAL methodology training with local public officials

Date: June 3-4, 2013

For more information please contact Malcolm Cox - malcolm.cox à coe.int

City of Радищево-Radishhevo description

Responding Together meeting with citizens and local public officials

Date: May 29-31, 2013

To participate, please contact Malcolm Cox - malcolm.cox à coe.int

IPA Project SPIRAL Methodology Tool Training, Ankara, 3-4 June 2013

The coordination group of Karsun, created in 2012 consits of the local authorities, social workers, representatives of educational establishments, workers of culture, active citizens, among whom the youth and the elderly people are very active. The latter factor has contributed a lot to the Action Plan, distinguishing it from the the Action Plans by the other CG: The elderly citizens are actively engaged into the life of the settlement. Probably this has defined the main directions of the activities of the local Coordination Group: