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GENK - history 19th century rural village 1901 the discovery of coal 1917 coalmines W.W.I 1960’s4 migration flows miners 1960 Ford Genk industry: 3rd city in Flanders (highway, water, rail) population: 23rd city in Belgium (# ) city structure: center - 3 garden cities – suburbia
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GENK - history• 19th century rural village • 1901 the discovery of coal• 1917 1988 3 coalmines• W.W.I 1960’s 4 migration flows miners• 1960 Ford Genk
industry: 3rd city in Flanders (highway, water, rail)
population: 23rd city in Belgium (# 64.000)
city structure: center - 3 garden cities – suburbia
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Genk – history of population
64.000 inhabitants: 9% higher educated 10% unemployed 14% with other nationality (# 90) 66% Belgians with foreign origin
(50% births from Turkish/Moroccan origin) 60% T/M marriages through marriage migration 40% children in primary school: mothertongue ≠ Dutch 22% children repeat at least 1 year in primary school
GENK – some key figures 2008
GENK – some key feelings / signals
Us <-> Them (Muslims)
Segregation
‘I don’t belong here (anymore)’
Intolerance
3 objectives: equal opportunities! strong social cohesion multiculturalism = asset
essential: living together in diversity citizenship dialogue & co-creation
2009 = FASE 12009 = FASE 1
after 25 years of exemplary efforts time to talk things through with people we haven’t reached yet appointing worries and frustrations stressing everyone’s possibilities & responsabilities listing effective actions for all city actors in a new, open approach
43 challengers…
recruted on a voluntary basis
according a matrix of diversity
choose their own theme(s) and methods
recieve personal training on theme and
method invite 100 inhabitants for a good
conversation together with a professional for support &
report
The essence of every conversation:
How do we experience living in Genk today?What can I do as a citizenWhat can we do as a groupWhat can the local gouvernment do?
And thén what ? 2010: The first report: a newspaper gives an overview of the inhabitants’
priorities, suggestions & own actions
2010 - 2011: fase 2 new challengers initiate new conversations, focussing on ‘what can every citizen do to push this society forward’? leading civil servants organise debates with local actors (schools, employers, social housing,…), looking for concrete actions to achieve the main goals of ‘De Genks’
2011 - 2012: fase 3 an action programme for all city actors, with the city as an example a communication strategy to inform all inhabitants budgets for initiatives that help achieve the main goals of ‘De Genks’
