TMMP Fund

TMMP Fund met with huge interest from local non-profit organizations. They submitted 27 projects with total budget of 411.000 Polish zlotys (€100.000). Granting commission approved seven best projects with the highest score. Total support for these 7 projects was 127.000 Polish zlotys (€30.000). Evaluation criteria consisted of:

• Innovative idea
• Solving local problems
• Engagement of other partners, local community and TMMP members
• Number of potential beneficiaries.

The selected projects, mainly revitalizations of green areas, will be implemented until the end of October 2011 with involvement of 1200 people, including dozens of TMMP members. They will benefit at least 7300 people in the different communities.

“We are surprised and pleased of such a huge interest of TMMP Fund at the very beginning of its operation. It proves big activity of non-profit organizations in Wałbrzych area, which would like to do something good for this city and its vicinity. We would like to help them in this mission” – stated Grzegorz Górski, Corporate Affairs Manager.

TMMP Fund has been established in February 2011 as continuation of former Schools for Sustainability action. Its aim is to support realization of interesting and original projects undertaken for the local community and environment at Wałbrzych area. The Fund is open to non-profit organizations such us: associations, sports clubs, schools, universities. Best projects are chosen once a year based on granting competition.

Every year TMMP will choose the subject of projects – in 2011 it is ecology. By running the Fund, TMMP would like to encourage all local organizations to realize projects which contribute to positive change in the local community. Everyone can contribute to this change: that is why the Fund operates under the slogan “Good ideas change our world”.