Together we build caring and sustainable communities

Insights on community building, inclusive neighbourhood care and citizen participation

Case study Neighbourhood App

Jennick Scheerlinck • October 14, 2022

City of Luxembourg: Community development in the face of great diversity

70,59% of City of Luxembourg’s residents are non-native With expats from 158 different countries, the City of Luxembourg’s population is one of the most diverse in the enti...

Neighbourhood Concierge

Laura Geerts • March 31, 2022

Informal community care and longer independent living with Hoplr

It’s most seniors’ desire to live in their own homes for as long as possible. But living independently doesn’t mean ‘not needing help’. It means finding the help that all...

Case study Editor's choice Neighbourhood App

Laura Geerts • January 19, 2022

Look out Luxembourg: Trailblazer Commune of Strassen nails its launch of Hoplr

In the summer of 2021, the Department of Integration of Strassen approached us to launch our digital neighbourhood network. With Hoplr, Strassen aims to stimulate social cohesion w...

Knowledge centre Neighbourhood App

Laura Geerts • January 15, 2021

ACTION PLAN – The local community is crucial for a smooth socio-economic restart post COVID-19

The world is holding its breath as vaccination strategies offer some hope, and an end to the corona era seems to be within reach. The European Commission, federal governments and ...

Neighbourhood Concierge

Laura Geerts • November 13, 2020

Hoplr connects help offers and requests through new neighbourhood help functionalities

In a caring neighbourhood, residents can count on each other for small - and sometimes larger - help requests. The neighbourhood is an important link within a person's care net...

Case study Public participation

Laura Geerts • October 20, 2020

Case Study: city of Halle consults citizens at street level with verified survey

Last year, the city of Halle received multiple reports about the traffic situation in a number of streets in Lembeek. There were five possible solutions. To determine the best pos...