Børnedemokrati i grønlandske boligområder

KIDS DEMOCRACY IN QAQORTOQ

- Testing and further development of Kids Democracy in Southern Greenland


ABOUT THE PROJECT

Many children in Greenland grow up in homes with socio-economic challenges and a lack of wellfare in their daily lives. Therefore will Konradi - life in and between the houses, in collaboration with INI and Kujalleq Municipality, test and further develop Kids Democracy in yet another housing department in Greenland. 

Formålet med børnedemokratiet er at medvirke til at øge trivslen, medbestemmelsen og de demokratiske kompetencer hos børn og samtidig opnå endnu mere velfungerende boligområder. Projektet bygger videre på - og tester de gode erfaringer og vellykkede resultater fra pilotprojekt Børnedemokrati i grønlandske boligområder - et forstudie og pilotafprøvning,which took place in Sisimiut. Kids Democracy is now being tested in a housing department in Qaqortoq, which has a number of other prerequisites and characteristics. For example, is there no department board, as is the case in 2 of INI's 36 other departments. At the same time, is it not possible to draw on different resources and skills (e.g. HR, communication consultants) to the same extent as at the head office in Sisimiut. 

The aim is to further develop Kids Democracy, so that it, in the long term, is possible to establish Kids Democracies in several residential areas with different prerequisites across Greenland.


RESULTS

· Start of Kids Democracy in the department.

· Knowledge, practical experience and learning about opportunities and challenges for Kids Democracy in Greenlandic residential areas. 

FACTS
Task: Kids Democracy in Qaqortoq

Project owner: The Greenlandic housing company INI
Funded by: Oak Foundation Denmark and INI
Period: 2023-2024
Role: External project manager