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Braga sets up its participatory approach to the ULG

                              How to structure an ULG in these times of COVID 19 outbreak? The city of Braga shares its experiences and explains step by step how to approach and structure in the best way an "emergency" ULG!

On march 2nd we had the first meeting with the ULG local group. This first meeting, was to explain the project TFC to all stakeholders involved and if they were on board. We have had a very positive reaction given by the attendance through several inputs and preliminary suggestions, with immediate effect we felt they were committed to the project. 

Toys of the World: Larissa chooses the playful approach to promote integration and social cohesion.

A playful approach offers unique opportunities for promoting social inclusion. Larissa applies the Good Practice using games as important tool of integrating and social cohesion.

Capizzi (IT): Performing volunteering and solidarity activities in an organised manner. Part 2:The multiplier effect and the indirect transfer results

How the process of transferring a good practice from the Lead partner to the partner cities has triggered an unpredictable multiplier effect, generating a series of best practices that today, thanks to the URBACT methodology, animate the  social fabric of a peripheral mountain town like Capizzi.

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Become a virtual Groninger – play the game

Partner city Groningen introduces online introduction game for international students

Our partner cities all aim to attract international students and expats to their cities. In times of the COVID-19 crisis, this may be even a more challenging task: international students are more uncertain about their studies abroad and if it is wise to go live in another country. Groningen therefore has developed a new online game: ‘Become a virtual Groninger’ to attract and introduce internationals to their future home.

First steps and projects of collaboration happening: Exhibition „Quarantine“ in Dubrovnik

URBACT „Active NGOs“ project in Dubrovnik started with the idea of bettering the communication and collaboration between various public and civil actors that are engaged in public-civil partnerships and are dealing with the topic of participatory governance, especially in the forms of cultural and social centers. One of the goals was made specifically in bettering the communication and collaboration between the Platform for Lazareti located in the quarantine complex Lazareti and Youth Center Dubrovnik. Such collaboration and crossover happened during the beginning of September 2020!