{"id":7093,"date":"2025-12-17T10:32:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T08:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peoplefirst.hu\/?post_type=blog_post&p=7093"},"modified":"2025-12-17T15:36:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:36:09","slug":"pecs-city-civil-financial-framework-2025","status":"publish","type":"blog_post","link":"https:\/\/peoplefirst.hu\/en\/blog-post\/pecs-city-civil-financial-framework-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"P\u00e9cs City Civil Financial Framework 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Project title:<\/strong>
P\u00e9cs City Civil Fund 2025<\/p>\n

Project duration:<\/strong>
01.12. 2025 \u2013 30.09. 2026<\/p>\n

Funder:<\/strong>
Municipality of the City of P\u00e9cs<\/p>\n

Project summary:<\/strong>
Our Barrier-free P\u00e9cs Database<\/a> is already well known, which, thanks to the Municipality of the City of P\u00e9cs, we can once again further develop. This time, however, we are not doing this alone, but we will involve the city\u2019s residents, and together we will map accessible locations!<\/strong>
Why is there a need for a city-level accessibility database?
Because there is no list or other set of systematised information where we could find TRULY accessible locations that are regularly updated. This is why the Barrier-free P\u00e9cs Database of the People First Public Benefit Association was created in 2018, which, to our knowledge, is still (unfortunately) unique in the country in this form.
Very briefly, the most important information about the Barrier-free P\u00e9cs Database:
\u2013 it is free of charge, both the mapping and the use of the database,
\u2013 it is available in Hungarian and English,
\u2013 locations in P\u00e9cs and the surrounding area can be found in 12 categories,
\u2013 the locations are mapped by a professional team consisting of the affected people themselves,
\u2013 it is not marketing and not a judgement, only location descriptions, which, however, are detailed, with many photos. So that everyone can decide for themselves whether a given location is suitable for them,
\u2013 all of this provides people with disabilities, People First members, with job opportunities and valuable opportunities for social participation.
(Yes, the question may rightly arise: why does a 2025 project start in 2026? The answer can be interpreted on a much larger scale. Let it suffice to say that the current economic-political environment has resulted in some delays in the calls for PVCK projects. But it has happened, and we are happy about it! We are also looking forward to the 2026 call.)<\/p>\n

Goal:<\/strong>
Ensuring predictability and developing accessible tourism, thereby making P\u00e9cs exemplary.
This time we would like to involve and mobilise the city\u2019s residents as well. We thought that in the first round we would build on an active target group, therefore we are involving university students and university employees. The faculties of the University of P\u00e9cs can be found at numerous points in the city, thus they practically cover all districts.
\nIf we feel that this type of joint thinking and joint work works well, then in a subsequent application we would like to activate another urban target group in a similar way, and at the same time raise awareness of the importance of accessibility.<\/p>\n

How does the project work?<\/strong>
University students and university employees mark locations where the university, the dormitory, their surroundings, and access to the university (pedestrian crossings, pavements, bus stops, etc.) are not accessible with the stickers provided by us. They photograph the sticker placed at the location and send the description of the location to our association. Following documentation, the sticker must be removed from the place where it was affixed. Depending on the reported problem, our association maps the location and uploads it to the Barrier-free P\u00e9cs Database and\/or forwards it to Jarokelo.hu, and\/or notifies the competent management of the university.
\nIn this way, we raise awareness among the city\u2019s residents about the need for accessibility, and we aim to strengthen responsibility-taking, community identity, local commitment, and the sense of \u201cbeing from P\u00e9cs\u201d among those studying, living, and working here.<\/p>\n

WHAT are we planning?<\/strong> \u2013 strengthening local community identity and participation, developing the nationally unique Barrier-free Database, and improving accessibility in P\u00e9cs.<\/p>\n

WHY are we doing this?<\/strong> \u2013 because we consider social awareness-raising, understanding and spreading the importance of accessibility to be necessary. Strengthening inclusive thinking among the residents of P\u00e9cs is very important in today\u2019s local society. P\u00e9cs is at the forefront in this, therefore there is a base on which we can build.<\/p>\n

WHERE is the project implemented?<\/strong> \u2013 in P\u00e9cs, at the university locations of the University of P\u00e9cs (faculties, dormitories, pedestrian crossings leading there, pavements, bus stops).<\/p>\n

FOR WHOM and WITH WHOM do we work together?<\/strong> \u2013 with students and employees of the University of P\u00e9cs, the university management, its Support Service, the P\u00e9cs team of Jarokelo.hu, the competent organisations, and partner organisations. All of this is coordinated by the expert team of the People First Public Benefit Association.<\/p>\n

HOW is the project implemented exactly?<\/strong> \u2013 our goal is to launch an exemplary, best-practice programme. Our association provides the stickers and publishes a call in online media, among its partners, and at the University of P\u00e9cs on posters and other university channels. University citizens report non-accessible locations in the manner described above \u2013 we specifically draw attention to the obligation to remove the stickers for environmental protection reasons \u2013 document them and send the description, address and photo to our association. Our association analyses the problem and decides whether to forward it to the competent authority or to the university. If the reported accessibility problem can be resolved, the already accessible location will be presented in our Barrier-free P\u00e9cs Database.
As an incentive, we offer a gift (cinema tickets) to the three people who submit the most locations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Target groups:<\/strong>
The residents of the city of P\u00e9cs. As this would be a huge target group and our association would not be able to manage the incoming information, we initially chose an active, easily involved group committed to social inclusion: students and employees of the University of P\u00e9cs. This population represents a significant proportion of P\u00e9cs\u2019s residents, as we are talking about the city\u2019s largest employer and approximately 25.000 students.
The evaluation and mapping are carried out by our professionally trained team consisting of people with disabilities. Their involvement provides them with employment opportunities, increased self-esteem and strengthened social participation, resulting in a valuable contribution to the development of P\u00e9cs.
Our target group in terms of accessibility is very broad: people with disabilities, elderly people, families with prams, and EVERYONE for whom accessibility makes life more comfortable.<\/p>\n

Results and impact of the project:<\/strong>
The long-term result of the programme is social awareness-raising, making P\u00e9cs exemplary, providing a new way of thinking as a best practice, and involving residents through an innovative method, thereby encouraging active citizenship.<\/strong>
In addition, drawing the attention of the University of P\u00e9cs to the accessibility-based development and correction of some of its locations, some of which will certainly require longer-term investment, and therefore have a prolonged impact.
Students and employees of the University of P\u00e9cs become acquainted with a new approach, which, according to our experience, becomes part of their way of thinking and has a multiplying effect. Thus, raising their awareness towards social issues \u2013 especially accessibility \u2013 will have a long-term impact.
The Barrier-free P\u00e9cs Database will become even more widely known locally and, with a multiplying effect, among the wider public, will expand with new locations, which help people with disabilities, elderly people and everyone for whom accessibility results in a more comfortable life, by presenting TRULY accessible locations. At the same time, it has a strong positive impact on the city marketing of P\u00e9cs.
New locations will be added to the Barrier-free P\u00e9cs Database, which greatly contributes to making P\u00e9cs more attractive and to the domestic development of accessible tourism.<\/p>\n

Sustainability of the project:<\/strong>
In cooperation with the city, our database is part of the https:\/\/pecs.hu\/<\/a> website.
We would be glad if the city leadership, city-owned companies, and the residents were proud that such an initiative exists in P\u00e9cs, and that more and more people used and recommended it.<\/strong>
If we experience active participation in the current project, in the future we would like to further develop the Barrier-free P\u00e9cs Database in a similar, joint, interactive form.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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