KIDS DEMOCRACY - PART I - Investigation and pilot testing
ABOUT THE PROJECT
In collaboration with the housing department AKB, Ved Milestedet in Rødovre, we investigated in 2015-2016 how to work with children's democracy in social housing areas. The purpose was to investigate what, and how, children can have an influence and to collect the first practical experiences on the involvement of children in social housing areas via the implementation of a pilot project.
Kids Democracy's fundamental idea is to give children influence over their own lives, where they live, and at the same time achieve more well-functioning housing areas. On the basis of experience gained from the study and the pilot test, the project must be scaled up in part II. This means that different child involvement methods must be further developed and tested across the country in four different housing areas in the project: Involvement of children in social housing areas via Kids Democracy: Development, testing and anchoring – a practical tool for Kids Democracy.
RESULTS
Børnedemokrati i almene boligområder – erfaringer fra AKB Ved Milestedet (inspiration booklet).
The inspiration booklet can be read by everyone in social housing organizations with an interest i, and a desire to work with Kids Democracy. The booklet will also be used in Part II.
FACTS
Task: Investigating opportunities and challenges for Kids Democracy in social housing areas via pilot testing of a number of child involvement methods as well as gathering experiences from other housing areas that have worked with child involvement
Project owner: Boligselskabet AKB, Rødovre, Afdeling AKB, Ved Milestedet (KAB)
Financed by: Den almene forsøgspulje v. Trafik-, Bygge- og Boligstyrelsen, Rødovre Kommune and AKBs udlodningskomité
Period: 2015 - 2016
Role: Idea developer and project manager
