About the Project
RurALL (Rural Active Citizenship LABS) is a project that's all about the idea that 'citizen participation is citizen power'. The 2-year project is funded by the European Union under the CERV-2023-CITIZENS-CIV call coordinated by KÉK aims to empower rural people in local and EU-level environmental action and policy-making on global climate change. We want to get more rural people involved in climate and environment-related discussions, actions and policymaking. We're looking to reach and engage those who aren't currently active in or disappointed by existing local or EU-level policymaking. We're here to help rural citizens get involved in different ways, from raising awareness and sharing information to taking action in their communities and engaging with policymakers.
News & Events
Community Solutions for Environmental Challenges in Dorog
On April 12, we got together with some really enthusiastic and committed locals at the Gáthy Zoltán City Library in Dorog to come up with some community solutions for our environmental challenges. We met with some local patriots who are really determined and creative, and it looks like they're going to be really successful.
The workshop, which was put on by the Contemporary Architecture Centre Foundation (KÉK), was all about getting local civil organisations and the municipality working more closely together. During the workshop, which was run by two top experts (Dr. Borbála Fellegi and Dr. Virág Vajna), participants looked at problems in Dorog and came up with some practical solutions, as well as picking up some useful methods and getting local cooperation going again!
This workshop was the first in a series taking place in the project partners' selected geographical target areas until 30 May across all the countries taking part. We're focusing on Komárom-Esztergom County in Hungary for our workshops, and we're holding sessions in a couple of places, including Dorog.
The second workshop in the Dorog series is going to be held at the Gáthy Zoltán City Library on 17 May, 2025 starting at 14:00.
Step into Climate Action- 2nd Public Event of RurALL
‘Step into Climate Action’ online symposium took place on 20 February 2025. The second event of our project RurALL - Rural Active Citizenship Labs, part of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme, focused on exploring the actors and the tools which shape our attitudes to the changing climate and provide best practices on local and global level both for action and education.
Victim or Changemaker? Step into Climate Action!
Join Our Online Roundtable Discussions on Climate Action on 20 February!
About Us
The project consortium is made up of 6 partners from 5 different countries - Hungary, Spain, Slovakia, Portugal (2 partners), and France. Partners were selected to support both the geographical (rural areas) and the professional focus (boosting citizen participation in environmental actions) of the project based on their previous experience in nonformal climate and sustainability education, participatory methods, and active citizenship.
The consortium links different types of organizations each with special expertise relevant to the project objectives.
