The Foundation was a partner of the Association of Towns and Communes of the Parsęta River Basin in the project „Academy of Local Leaders” under a partnership agreement dated September 2, 2008.

The training sessions were aimed at young people aged 18-25 from the Białogard, Koszalin, and Świdwin Counties. As part of the initiative, 12 training sessions were conducted, each lasting 24 hours, which took place at the Ecological Education Center in Lipie.

The training sessions, for groups of 25 people, were based on active competence development techniques. Each thematic session was enriched with workshop exercises allowing for the adaptation of acquired knowledge into practice.

The main goal of the project was to support local self-organization and self-help initiatives by strengthening the active participation of youth communities in the process of active social integration of residents of the Koszalin County. The aim of the training cycle was to increase the participation of young residents of individual counties in social life and the development of interpersonal skills. Through participation in development training, skills were developed in the area of fulfilling new active social roles, building an active civic attitude, and self-motivation.

The development training aimed to encourage young people to creatively solve problems, think flexibly, and break away from established patterns. As part of the project, a catalog of local good practices was created, presenting the role of social initiatives and the effects of partnership activities in the Koszalin County.