Heating system modernization
Small village w school with a long tradition of local community committment since 1930s m was to be closed due to economic reasons (high running cost,not efficient heating system,very poor general condition of building and all facilities.
Modernisation of school based on local energy resources,liquidation of coal/coke based boiler*W, installation more efficient 60KW VIGAS boiler for wood,,modernisation of building structure (insulation, nwe windows reducing heat loses about 20% etc).
Modernisation of school based on local energy resources,liquidation of coal/coke based boiler*W, installation more efficient 60KW VIGAS boiler for wood,,modernisation of building structure (insulation, nwe windows reducing heat loses about 20% etc).
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Friends of Catholic Schools Society
Country:
Poland
Area Of Work:
Climate Change Mitigation
Grant Amount:
US$ 33,548.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 40,777.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
Project Number:
POL/01/10
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
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Project Characteristics and Results
Notable Community Participation
Community of Chojny is remarkable example of constant involvement in community life:in 1930s school was constructed by parents;their children after 1956 changes reconstructed school with own resources;in 2000 school was to be closed;new generation of parents established civic organisation which became of a part SPSK - organisation gathering similar schools;with extreme paticipation of parents school was reconstructed,modernised;wood and wood waste are coming from their private forest as permanent, declared in kind contribution.School became a local center of civic initiatives, with a special, additional environmental program
Capacity - Building Component
Mr. Zbigniew Pawlak, leader of NGO stated (in December 2006 during interview with NC) that ecological effects as well as financial are very important but mobilisation of local community to work together was the main achievement of this project, not so visible, but then "replicated" in other 69 schools which belong to Friends of Catholic School Society
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