Inspired by the actions we did with Uniamoci Onlu in Palermo, and after showing them to our team members and youngsters, we decided to use the same methodology to clean and green an area in Brussels that has been a place of waste for several years.
By the identification of some key figures in the neighborhood, amongst which an active member of the community and a retired gardener, we were able to set-up angreen & clean action plan for this neigborhood. We made several site visits and conducted several talks with the residents to identify the key problems and come up with several solutions to create a better, greener and more connecting public space that can be used to play, relax and interact.
Apart from cleaning up, we also planted grass and trees and even created some small playful interventions. In the process we also engaged the local community, with the help of the local key persons, e.g. the local youngsters helped the retired gardener and local residents helped out with the planting of the trees.
All in all it was an amazing intervention which created a great atmosphere and re-created an urban wasteland into a green place of encounter and interaction.
