Baza danych projektów PROW
A New Playground in Kováčová Village - Not Only for the Children
Summary
To move towards its vision of creating an attractive and safe environment for all its inhabitants, the village of Kováčová secured funding to renovate the village hall, create a childrens play area and provide free internet access for all.
Background
The vision of Kováčová village is to improve the quality of living by estabilishing the conditions necessary for adequate housing, good public services, a healthy environment, better education and employment opportunities, effective social and health care and first class cultural and sports facilities. The village council recognised that the quality of infrastructure is an important factor for development and sought funding from the EAFRD.
Objective
The aim of the project was contribute to the improvement of: basic public services, inhabitants safety and the overall attractiveness of the village area. The specific planned outputs of the project were: village hall reconstruction, construction of a rest and play zone for children and the provision and operation of free internet access for all village inhabitants.
Main activities
The main project activities were: 1) Reconstruction of the village hall (which was in an extremely poor condition); 2) Building of a water distribution connection, a sewer connection, a shunt, a lightning conductor an earth bond and a gas connection - as a source of heating - with 2 gas boilers; 3) Building of a childrens playground zone in a sheltered site, hard surfaces and associated landscaping.
Results & Benefits
The project has achieved its planned aim to contribute to the improvement of public services and the attractiveness of the village. Specifically: 1) The repair of the village hall house allows its better use, and has improved safety for its users; 2) The reconstruction of the exterior of the village hall has increased the attractiveness of village; 3) The new rest and play zone for children has become a safe playground for children and also 'kids of all ages'.
Lessons learnt
The physical grouping of more village services under one roof saves energy and therefore reduces costs and the carbon footprint of the village. The playgound zone has proven to bring together not only children but also adult inhabitants and the facility supports outside physical activities throughout the year.
Project location and other information
Kováčová village, Zvolen county, Banská Bystrica region, Middle Slovakia
Region
Banskobystricky kraj
RDP Territory
Slovakia
Total project cost (€)
456 609
EAFRD contribution (€)
333 000
National contribution (€)
111 000
Private contribution (€)
12 609
Project website
Contact name
Slavomír Brachna
Telephone
+421 45 5445379
Languages for contact
Slovak
At a glance
Country
Slovakia
Final beneficiary type
Public/local authorities
Budget range
€100 000 - €500 000
Start date:
04/01/2009
End Date:
30/09/2010
Theme / Measure:
Rural Quality of Life & Economic Diversification
Improving quality of life in rural areas
321. Basic services for the economy and rural population
Keywords:
Quality of life, Capacity building, Rural society, Child care
Last update
15/02/2012