Updated on 5 March 2026
Community-Based Living Lab in Post-Industrial Neighbourhood (Poland)
Presindent at Jana Plac Foundation
Poland
About
Fundacja Jana Plac is a young community foundation based in Chorzów Stary, a post-industrial neighbourhood in Silesia, Poland. In 2026 we are transforming a local space into a community hub, supported by approved funding for renovation and job creation.
We would like to join a consortium under NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-03 as a pilot neighbourhood and community engagement partner.
We offer:A real-life neighbourhood transformation process currently underway, strong relationships with local residents and grassroots groups, experience in participatory workshops and dialogue-based facilitation, capacity to organise co-creation activities, local consultations and community testing, and post-industrial context relevant to just transition discussions.
We are particularly interested in projects exploring how neighbourhood transformation influences residents’ wellbeing, belonging and civic engagement.
We are not seeking to coordinate the project but to contribute as a committed local implementation partner within a broader European consortium.
Stage
- Ideation - identifying the project idea
Topic
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-02: Innovative approaches for the spatial design of neighbourhoods
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-03: Understanding inhabitant’s experiences of neighbourhoods to support their health and well-being
- NEB-2026-01-REGEN-02: Advancing sustainable maintenance and repair measures for existing buildings
- NEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-03: Approaches to reuse vacant, obsolete or underutilised spaces
Type
- Partner looking for consortium
Organisation
Similar opportunities
Project cooperation
Croatian urban research & planning partner with access to neighbourhoods for demonstration
- Partner looking for consortium
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-02: Innovative approaches for the spatial design of neighbourhoods
Neven Tandarić
ressearch associate at Vita projekt d.o.o.
Croatia
Project cooperation
Liebling Haus, Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, Seeking Consortium for NEB PARTICIPATION-02
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-02: Innovative approaches for the spatial design of neighbourhoods
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-03: Understanding inhabitant’s experiences of neighbourhoods to support their health and well-being
Romy Chillag
Project Manager, Urban Research & Public Space at Liebling Haus – The White City Center at Liebling Haus - The White City Center Tel Aviv
Israel
Project cooperation
Strong understanding of neighbourhood change in United Kingdom
- Partner looking for consortium
- Ideation - identifying the project idea
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-02: Innovative approaches for the spatial design of neighbourhoods
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-03: Understanding inhabitant’s experiences of neighbourhoods to support their health and well-being
Lucia Caistor-Arendar
Director, Social Life CIC at Social Life Practice CIC
United Kingdom