• Implemented within the project “Integrated system of support to social economy” (2009 – 2013), financed by ESF
• Gender budgeting component implemented between May 2012 – February 2013
• Patronage of Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatmet & EC Representation in Poland
Local communes (gmina):
• Gdynia – urban; 247 324 inhabitants
• Mszczonów – mixed urban-rural, 11 429 inhabitants
• Klucze – rural, 15 000 inhabitants
• Pleśna – rural, 11 867 inhabitants
Source: http://hdr.undp.org
Source: http://hdr.undp.org
• Human Development Index (HDI) is one of main indicators of the Polish Strategy of Social Capital Development as well as Long Term Country Development Strategy
• Addabbo T., Lanzi D., Picchio A. (2010), Gender Budgets: A Capability Approach [in:] Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 479-498, Routledge (Modena)
• Project expert: dr Zofia Łapniewska
CAPABILITIES – AREAS OF COMMUNES’ INTERVENTION:
• Being educated
• Being informed
• Feeling safe
• Leading a healthy life
• Finding a job / operating and enterprise
• Receiving support from the commune in difficult life circumstances (services and cash transfers)
• Living and working in safe places and clean environment
• Reaching every place in the commune (transport and infrastructure)
• Caring for others
• Caring for oneself (time, culture, sport, relax)
• Participating in public life
• Living in a society of equal opportunities
STEPS:
• Analysis of communes’ strategic documents
• Interviews with mayors, chairpersons of councillors’ clubs, heads of promotion
• Opinion poll among inhabitants
• Questionnaire for directors of all departments
• Gdynia – functional; circa EUR 311 099 964
• Mszczonów – functional; circa EUR 10 816 863
• Klucze – functional; circa EUR 10 628 098
• Pleśna – functional; circa EUR 7 416 831
• Audit of 2012 budgets and development of recommendations for the next budget cycle (2014)
• Publication of report
• Press releases
• Conference on GRB with the Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment
• Promotion among NGOs
• Arbitrary list of basic capabilities
• Possible overlapping responsibilities of departments in relation to different capabilities
• Capacity building and data
• No sanctions
• No communes from least developed regions
• People-oriented, no overemphasis on GDP
• Focus on well-being
• Will help to identify data shortages
• Entry point to participation
• Analysis of all 3 types of communes