The aim of the project is to increase civic involvement at the local level through participatory intersectoral cooperation between self-governments, NGOs, entrepreneurs and inhabitants in the development of two local policies in the area of tourism for the Sławno County and the Szczecin Metropolitan Area. The project is implemented in cooperation with a partner from Norway – Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, a public institution of higher education. The problem we are addressing is the low level of local partnership and participative cooperation in the tourism sector. There is also a lack of documents defining local policies in this area. In the second stage of the project we will implement ‘The model of cooperation for self-governments and NGOs in tourism sector’ described in the Guidebook on self governments – NGO cooperation in tourism sector, that we developed in the first stage. Within the project we will organise two conferences (in Darłowo and Szczecin), initiating project activities. There will be training-consulting workshop for local leaders as well as study visits: in Poland and in Norway. We will carry out a participatory process of developing local tourism policies. Direct project beneficiaries are residents of two partner regions: Sławno County and Szczecin Metropolitan Area, in particular representatives of municipalities, NGO activists, as well as entrepreneurs. Our Norwegian partner, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL), will provide the persons involved in the project with knowledge and good practice examples from Norway, where the system of cooperation in creating and implementing local tourism policies has a long tradition.