URBACT’s Monitoring Committee approves 23 Transfer networks for Phase 2

Two projects with Irish partners have been approved in the process.

Kildare County Council will partake in ”Volunteering Cities”, a network aiming to make use of volunteerism to approach social exclusion and poverty at the community level via inter-generational collaboration, where different age groups of volunteers and individuals facing social problems work towards a sustainable improvement of the quality of life withing the local society.

Cork City Council will partner in a project called ”Playful Paradigm”. To promote a more healthy and sustainable society through innovative approach, partner authorities will engage in the concept of gamification, in turn engaging city stakeholders in urban development.

More about the above and other projects can be accessed through the URBACT website.

URBACT is part of European Territorial Cooperation, responsible for fostering sustainable integrated urban development in cities across Europe. Co-financed by the ERDF and the 28 Member States, URBACT’S mission is to enable cities to create innovative solutions to urban challenges through networking, learning and identifying good practices.