The program supports the planting of trees, bushes, and horizontal and vertical greenery that increases the esthetic value of public spaces (e.g. buildings, fences, pillars, bridges, bus stops, etc.); activities for the rescue of precious trees, revival of public parks, greenery-planting around schools, public gardens etc. The program accents public participation - people living in the neighborhood should be involved in the project from its planning to consequential maintenance of the planned greenery.

Goal of the Program

The goal of the program is to draw people’s attention to and involve citizens in improvement of the environment  through greenery-planting.

People for Trees 2010

The wholesale network Metro started up a campaign, which supports the circularization of printed handbills through e - mails. From every registered customer, who will take the actual offer in e-mail form, Metro will contribute 1 euro for the planting of trees in towns and villages in Slovakia. In this project Metro will cooperate with Ekopolis Foundation.

  

Public voting

Instead of printing handbills, Metro will plant trees and the place will be decided by customers.

On the web page www.metro.sk is a part - Voting for grants, where the customers can choose the project, which they would like to support.

The project, which will obtain the highest number of votes in its region will be financed by 1,000 €.

Public voting will be finished on September, 20, 2010.

Program Structure in 2009

The program consists of the tree parts:

• People for Trees - grant program for broad public
• Employee Program of Skanska SK
• Tree of the Year inquiry 

Eligible applicants

Nonprofit organizations, schools, municipalities, as well as groups of citizens (civic associations and initiatives) and informal groups of citizens, primary and high schools, villages and cities, contributory organizations, associations of villages and/or cities.

The program supports:

• purchase of young plants
• purchase of materials needed for the fieldwork
• other costs related to project implementation
• promotion costs (photo documentation, web presentations, CD / DVD, etc.)
• costs related to public happenings and openings in the final phase

Criteria

• written agreement of the land owner with the greenery-planting or statement of relevant public administration committee; cooperation with local municipality is recommended
• agreement with the land owner on consequential responsibility for maintenance of planted greenery
• grantee’s commitment to promote and inform about the program, and project support from the People for Trees program launched by the Ekopolis Foundation in cooperation with Skanska SK, the general program partner