MOL Green Belt Program 1st of March
Dear Owners!
Back in October, at our last house meeting we decided to enter the Hungarian oil company, MOL's Green Belt Program which aims to create more green spaces through projects that are initiated and executed by local communities. In our case the project is to create a greener courtyard. Our application was accepted and we are in for the second round to win 300k-700k.
It is very important to understand that there's only one way to win the grant and that is to show up as a COMMUNITY. I personally believe all owners proved their capability of such last year during the gaspipe refurbishment.
On the other hand it may well be debateable whether the residents and owners form a real community in the building, the owner occupiers are fewer and fewer in number. Good news that it doesn't matter: judges find cooperation between municipal, business entities and private individuals exciting and it is no reason to be excluded from the program.
However the program is about the joint effort of a community, everyone must take their share in it. Not everyone will participate the same way, some of us will contribute with physical labour, building and planting the garden, but there are other ways: donations count (plants, sandwiches, tools, garden furniture etc.) throwing in social connections is a way to help the project as well, we will need media coverage, a professional's help in the designing process would be great too.
So let us all think what ways can we make our garden happen. Ideas and comments are welcome either in emails or in the comment section below.
MOL form to fill
Estimated start of the project
Estimated end of the project
Short summary of the project (3000 char)
Description of the location (3000 char)
Size of the plot (m2)
Target group (2000 char)
/Invitate letter, poster/
Means of communication (2000 char)
Steps of the designing process (2000 char)
Objectives, functions (2000 char)
Stakeholders (2000 char)
Planned activities (3000 char)
Number of trees
Number of shrubs
Number of perennial plants
List of species
Quote for plants-costs
Materials (2000 char)
Quote for materials
Park furnitures (2000 char)
Quote for park furnitures
Plan to involve local community (2000 char)
Plan of maintenance (3000 char)
Risks (2000 char)
Workflow (list)
Estimated costs (list)
Other sources of funding (2000 char)
