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Public private partnerships in Poland. Objective. Overall goal: sustainable development of the region Mobilise local stakeholders around development planning Align the development plans of all stakeholders Build capacity for absorbing EU funding. Project partners. 1/ City of Plock:
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Objective Overall goal: sustainable development of the region • Mobilise local stakeholders around development planning • Align the development plans of all stakeholders • Build capacity for absorbing EU funding
Project partners 1/ City of Plock: • Municipality of 130 000 inhabitants • Business: petrochemicals, texile industries 2/ UNDP • PPP project, • Umbrella programme (audits, support to sustainable local strategies), • HIV/AIDS programme
Situational Context • City of 130 000 inhabitants • Large business enterprises • Good infrastructure • Variety of NGOs • Poor relations of business to local administration
ActivitiesSTEP BY STEP • Sustainable development audit • CONSULTATIVE PROCESS thru Forum for Plock (NGOs, CSOs, business, citizens, local government) • Updated sustainable development strategy
New strategy • Community development • Economic development • High environmental standards
Activitiescont. • Establishment of Grant Fund for Plock – grants for NGO projects in line with local strategy • Priorities established by the Forum • Funds to 34 NGOs for: culture, social integration, health and education • Monitored and evaluated by UNDP
HIV enters the scenemiddle of 2003 and 2004 • Support to local conference on HIV prevention • Photo exhibition and international discussion of the youth on tolerance in extended Europe • Survey on the picture of PLWHA in Levi’s company • Planned: training for teachers
Lessons Learnt • Partnerships are a tool, that reqires careful handling • Facilitation requires patience - demand on different pace of the process by business and administration • stakeholders need to develop: common understanding, goals and interests
Lessons Learntcont. • Discussion must include both risks and opportunities • Must stick to common agenda • Needs to be 100% transparent • Risk of UNDP getting involved in „scandal” • HIV does not get easily accepted – it requires conducive environment Presentation by Aleksandra Duda Based on presentaion of Colin Glennie (RR)