We Catch and Retain, Michalovce (2026)

30/03/2026

🌿On March 27, 2026, representatives of the partner cities of Uzhhorod and Michalovce in the WeCaRe project met again at a working meeting, the main topic of which was to present the construction work to date at the Okružná Kindergarten in Michalovce.
🌿The presentation, led by construction supervisor M. Jurčišin, introduced the Deputy Mayor, Mr. Ivan Zavidnyak, the principals of the Veselka and Dzhereltsia schools, as well as the project managers, to the working procedures of water retention measures (building a green roof, infiltration underground eco-drainage, safety boreholes).
🌿The visit was supplemented by a site visit to the site, where all additional questions were answered.
🌿The work at the Okružná Kindergarten in Michalovce will be completely completed in April.

19/03/2026

🌿 On March 17, 2026, within the framework of the WeCaRe project, the project managers of the partner cities of Michalovce and Uzhhorod met for a working meeting connected with a site visit of two educational institutions "Veselka" 🏫 and "Yalynka" 🏫, which will receive water retention measures thanks to the joint WeCaRe project.
💧The rainwater will be collected from the roofs, treated and stored for further use for household needs, such as watering lawns, mopping floors, flushing toilets with the installation of a separate technical water supply system supplemented by a 40 m2 greenhouse.
🌿 In addition to these two institutions, Dzhereltse Primary School 🏫is also involved in the project with the same planned water retention measures.
🌿 The Ukrainian partner is currently in the preparatory process for launching a public procurement for the construction contractor.
We believe that the process will run smoothly and quickly so that changes for the better in the city will come as soon as possible.

09/01/2026

The second online session of the Training Programme within the WeCaRe project was also successful. Today, representatives of the partner cities of Michalovce, Uzhhorod, Satorlajujhely 🇸🇰🇺🇦🇭🇺 could meet again in an online space, which was dedicated to the topic:
🌿 Methodological procedures for the use of rainwater for cooling cities, necessary changes in spatial planning, legislative instruments at the city level, types of solutions and their use in urban structures.

The lecture led by an expert on water retention measures, Mr. Michal Kravčík, reminded us how valuable rainwater is and how we can use it effectively. He presented a proposal for types of measures in the structures of the urbanized landscape and transport infrastructure, among which he included:

🌿Legislative instruments
🌿Rainwater collection from paved areas
🌿Decentralisation of wastewater treatment
🌿Root Water Purifier
🌿Promoting meadow ecosystems

The motto of the meeting "leave rainwater in the area" was felt throughout the meeting and I believe that it will become a motto as much as possible not only in partner cities, but increasingly in other municipalities.

02/12/2025

👉Yesterday, December 1, 2025, not only did a new month begin, but also our Training Programme on the topic of Causes of urban overheating and the creation of heat islands, water circulation in time and space, desertification and changes in urban temperatures, the impact of rainwater management on the creation of heat islands and the use of rainwater to improve urban air conditioning with an impact on the economy of cities and municipalities within the WeCaRe project.
👉The online lecture was led by Mr. Michal Kravčík, a Goldman Environment Prize winner 🏅, who has developed and published a theory, the New Water Paradigm: Water for the Recovery of the Climate).
👉10 participants from each partner city (Michalovce, Užhorod, Sátoraljaujhely) participated 🇸🇰🇺🇦🇭🇺, who were introduced to the issue of land drying.
👉As part of this Training Programme, we will meet in the online space for a lecture once again, which will be supplemented by an in person meeting associated with a visit to a site with an implemented water retention measure in the city of Michalovce.🌿

27/11/2025

🌿Within the framework of the project WeCaRe, the Sátoraljaújhely City Municipality intends to solve the management of the Ó-Ronyva river bed in the critical sections of the Májuskút stream in the inner area, as well as in the outer area in the form of the flood protection dam which will provide irrigation water for the inner green areas.
🌿Just because the project implementation location is close to the railways, it was necessary to go through the mandatory administrative process, which was successful.
🌿This month, the owner's consent was received from the Hungarian State Railways 🇭🇺. After the water rights establishment permit procedure will be completed, the public procurement can be launched and the works on the Májuskút stream and Ó-Ronyva river can start.

23/10/2025

🌿 Green vegetation roof at the Kindergarten on Okružná Street 🌿
In recent days, the another green roof has been added to the Kindergarten on Okružná Street 💚.
Its role is to retain rainwater, thermal insulation, improve the microclimate, support biodiversity, but also reduce air pollution.
The green roof and other water retention measures implemented in the kindergarten complex, Okružná Street, are implemented thanks to WeCaRe project.

08/10/2025

Today our city was honored with a visit by the Program Manager of the Joint Secretariat in Budapest, Adam Kamenský, who, together with the Financial Manager of the Interreg VI-A NEXT Programme, Ms. Melinda Silló, conducted a monitoring visit.🌿
👉During the official part, the guests were welcomed by the Mayor Mr. Dufinec and the project team responsible for the implementation of the WeCaRe project presented the progress of the work so far at the Okružná kindergarten.
👉We visited the site in question, evaluated the progress along with the mandatory publicity and presented the further continuation of the project, which, in addition to the construction part, will also begin to implement soft activities and mutual exchanges between the partner cities of Michalovce, Uzhhorod, Sátoraljaújhely 🇸🇰🇺🇦🇭🇺.

23/09/2025

WeCaRe in Satoraljaujhely🌿

Thanks to the WeCaRe project, the twin towns of Michalovce and Sátoraljaújhely can once again cooperate🤝 in implementing water retention measures💦.
💧At a project meeting on 22.9.2025, representatives of both towns discussed the next steps in the work in Sátoraljaújhely.
💧Hungarian partner plans to build a new water retention and flood control measure in the form of a small dam on the Májuskút stream connected to the Roňava river. At the same time, it is necessary to clean and deepen the stream bed to prevent the river from being washed out.
👍It was a great pleasure for us to meet and spend time with the city representatives. 💚

05/09/2025

Today, the contact persons for the cities of Michalovce and Uzhhorod met within the WeCaRe project in order to inform themselves about current affairs related to the implementation of the WeCaRe project. The UA partner was obliged to carry out the procedure of the state registration of the Europea Union technical assistance approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. In practice, this means that the UA partner can officially launch its public procurement and call for tenders for the contractor for its infrastructure part - water retention measures at the three educational institutions:
👉"Jalynka",
👉"Veselka" and
👉the kindergarten "Džerelce".
Whereas these processes on the part of the SK partner have already taken place and the infrastructure at Kindergarten Okružná in Michalovce is in full swing 😊.
The next project meeting is planned in another partner city, Sátoraljaújhely.

05/08/2025

WeCaRe Project 👉 We Catch and Retain 🔛 kick-off conference in Uzhhorod
The opening conference of the WeCaRe project in Michalovce was held on 9. 7. 2025. One week later on 16. 7. 2025 partners from Michalovce traveled to Uzhhorod, which is one of the three project partners (together with the city of Sátoraljaújhely).
🤝 The mayor of Uzhhorod, Bohdan Andriyv, highlighted the good cooperation of the intercity partnership, based on common values and the desire for positive changes. In addition to the press conference, a working meeting was also held, at which the project coordinators went over the details of their upcoming work duties with the participation of the leadership of both Uzhhorod and Michalovce.
Briefly, what the WeCaRe project will bring:
✅for Michalovce – green roofs, rain gardens, rain tanks, a children's educational vegetation garden supplemented with greenery planting in the kindergarten on Okružná Street, 🔧 the construction site has already been handed over
✅for Užhorod – modernization of three educational institutions thanks to the construction of rainwater harvesting systems (it will be used for economic purposes, irrigation of greenery and sanitary needs)
✅for Sátoraljaújhely – combining flood protection and water retention measures on the Májuskút stream will increase the protection of residents and at the same time support the irrigation of urban green zones
📆 The duration of the project is planned from April 2025 to the end of March 2027.
👩‍🏫 In addition to the ongoing construction work in the cities, educational and cross-border activities will also be organized to spread awareness about the need to retain and properly use rainwater.
More about the project
👉 https://zelene.michalovce.sk/

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