![]() ![]() ![]() Existing networks make it easier to initiate new campaigns. These were predominantly started by active local residents and local organisations, often in informal contexts. ![]() In BoTu, a large number of new initiatives have risen to support local residents during the crisis. In short, the pandemic has taught us five lessons about the resilience of communities: How did residents and local entrepreneurs in BoTu react to the first lockdown as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic? What requests for help emerged in this crisis situation? What kind of local initiatives emerged to answer these requests for help? Who came into action? And what was the relationship with already existing initiatives? The answers to these questions can be found in the report Standing strong together during the corona crisis, which can be found atthe Botu website. The corona crisis forced residents and initiatives in the neighbourhood to act, and thus provided a unique opportunity to see resilience expressed in practice. After all, resilience only really becomes visible when it is converted into (collective) action in response to a disruption. However, resilience is a complex and difficult phenomenon to measure. According to ideology, neighbourhoods are built from the bottom up and from within by means of strong and connected neighbourhood communities where residents experience and make use of their collective strength.ĭuring the course of this programme, Veldacademie will monitor (community) resilience in the district. Among other things, this will be done by better connecting formal and informal social networks and working according to the principles of community building and Asset Based Community Development (ABCD). The aim of this programme is to make city districts like Bospolder-Tussendijken more resilient. The Neighbourhood Development Programme Resilient Botu 2028 has been running in Bospolder-Tussendijken since 2019. Veldacademie entered into dialogue with actors from the neighbourhood, to find out what enabled residents and initiatives in the neighbourhood to act in a resilient manner. At the beginning of the first lockdown in March 2020, numerous initiatives quickly arose in the Bospolder-Tussendijken neighbourhoods to help local residents in need. The impact of the corona crisis on the daily lives of city dwellers was significant. ![]()
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