🌟 Spotlight on Fundão! 🇵🇹 We’re thrilled to share that the Município do Fundão, a key partner in the WELDI network, has been awarded the prestigious URBACT Good Practice label for the 2024–2025 cycle — not once, but three times! 🏆🏆🏆 Recognized for its outstanding work in: 🔹 Craft Lab – modernizing traditional crafts with digital manufacturing 🔹 Friendly City of Investment and Innovation – fostering a welcoming environment for innovation and enterprise 🔹 Capacity Building for Third-Country Nationals – supporting the integration and inclusion of migrants 👏 Fundão now holds the title of the Portuguese city with the highest number of URBACT Good Practices, underlining its leadership in inclusive, innovative, and future-oriented urban development. These awards were celebrated during the URBACT City Festival in Poland — a gathering of Europe’s most forward-thinking cities. WELDI is proud to count Fundão among its active partners, bringing concrete solutions to inclusive city-making across Europe. 💬 As Mayor Paulo Fernandes stated: “these distinctions reinforce the Municipality of Fundão’s commitment to smart, integrated, and participatory urban practices, with a positive impact on citizens’ quality of life and the attractiveness of the territory, recognizing the municipality’s ongoing commitment to developing innovative urban policies that combine local tradition with technological innovation and inclusive development » URBACT Polska Filipa Batista Michaela Gil Paulo Fernandes #Inclusion #CityFestival2025 #SmartCities #UrbanDevelopment
