De Site project in Ghent
Main partners:
- Gent municipality
- Wijkgezondheidscentrum Rabot (Rabot healthcare centre)
- Sociale kruidenier vzw (Social supermarket NPO)
- Eetcafé Toreke vzw (Toreke eatery NPO)
- Velt vzw
- Turkse vrouwengroep (Turkish women’s group)
- Vzw Jong
- Various residents groups (Boerenhof, Transitie, Jonk Rabot, Plezante doeners, etc.)
- De Loods organic farm
- Rabot food teams
- Villa Voortman
- Vzw de Totem
- Vzw Domos
- Dienst buurtwerk (community work)
- Kompas, Mandala, Kaho schools
- Tierlantuin day nursery
- vzw Rocsa
Localisation: Ghent (Belgium)
Population: 257,029 (2016)
Categories:
De Site project in Ghent
Action leader(s)
Social structures Ghent NPO (Samenlevingsopbouw Gent vzw)
Summary
The Site (De site) is a meeting point for local residents in Ghent of different population group, nationalities and people of different ages. This kind of meeting place is created not only by providing the necessary infrastructure (including a 3000 m² urban horticulture plot, mini kitchen gardens, a multi-purpose sports terrain, containers to provide material storage and work space, etc.), but also by developing projects with appropriate content (relating to both the neighbourhood and beyond).