Public Participation - Get involved

Public participation involves actively involving residents in decision-making on matters that affect their daily lives and the town’s development. It is not merely an opportunity to express one’s opinion, but above all a genuine involvement in planning, developing and implementing initiatives that address the needs of the local community.

It plays a particularly important role in the project ‘ReGeneration of Kędzierzyn-Koźle: Social, environmental and cultural initiatives for the development of the Young City’. Many activities will be prepared and carried out in collaboration with residents, non-governmental organisations, businesses, institutions and representatives from various sectors of society. As a result, the planned solutions will better address the actual needs and expectations of those who live, study and work in our town on a daily basis.

This approach is one of the cornerstones of the Polish-Swiss Urban Development Programme. For many years, Switzerland has been fostering a culture of dialogue and co-decision-making, based on the belief that the best solutions emerge when they are developed jointly. That is why such great emphasis is placed on public consultations, meetings, workshops, opinion surveys and other forms of community engagement in the implementation of the project.

Current activities*:

• 31.07.2026 - ‘Rhythms of Friendship’ begins with a survey
• 28.07.2026 - Clay can be used to make more than just pottery
• 13.07.2026 - Join the Community Committee

Completed activities*:

• 29.07.2026 - A good diagnosis is the first step towards change
• 17.06.2026 - We’re creating this place together!
• 13.05.2026 – A space designed with local organisations in mind
• 11.05.2026 - A Swiss expert will show how to aim for a strike
• 04.05.2026 - A Norwegian created this place; a Swiss is breathing life into it
• 31.03.2026 - A new space for young people. The ‘Sigma Club’ is to be established
• 18.02.2026 - A town that’s closer to its over-60s
• 18.02.2026 - 18.02.2026 - City authorities and neighbourhood councils gather round the same table

* Further details can be found in the article under the ‘News’ tab.

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