1 Project Bella yassine. Young people in Bellahøj make a difference in the community.

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1 1 Project Bella yassine Young people in Bellahøj make a difference in the community.

2 2 Par3cipants in the Project

3 We started in January 2016 : 3 Where did we start? Salma All we knew was, that we adended a project, were we should invesfgate what makes a good live in our community in the area Bellahøj.

4 4 While we were wai3ng for the money from Maersk fundings to the project, this is what we did: Eliaas We invesfgated what was good and bad about Bellahøj and took pictures of it We pracfced how to hold a meefng so that everybody was heard We began to guide smaller groups around the area

5 5 What is change? Hussein This project contains 2 parts. The change that happens to us while and because we are part of this project And what we actually change in the area

6 6 The posi3ve and nega3ve parts of Bellahøj Yassine The school with the soccer field. It is a good place to hang out with your friends. The playgrounds. There are too few playgrounds in the area and they are too worn out and too similar Cameras. It's good with the cameras because you feel more safe. Lights We need more lights. The area is too dark and especially children and the elderly may feel unsafe. Degnemosen. It is very nice to have nature in your backyard. It is one of the central areas in Bellahøj. Bench. We need more benches so the elderly can sit down and relax on their way home from the shops Garbage disposal. It is good to keep the area clean. Especially if people from outside are visi3ng Community house. We need a gathering place where different people can be gathered, so we can be more united. There is a place we call "the three towers" We see it as an unsafe place because drugs are sold there and it is very dark and there are oyen many people there.

7 7 How do we change things in our community? Eliaas The first thing you do when you want to make a change is to get someone to listen So we went on a Workshop at the island called Ærø We each had a special preparafon for what was good and bad at Bellahøj. We planned what we should say to the boards in the Bellahøj Houses We planned what to say on our guided tours around the area

8 8 We have been visi3ng the boards and told them about what is good and bad in Bellahøj from our perspec3ve, and what we would like to change Hussein The Boards received us very well and listened to us. We were taken seriously because we spoke everybody s case and not just our own case as young people. We created a bridge between those in the boards and us young people in the area. That way we broke down prejudices. (For example, there was an older lady who said, "Before, I'd be afraid of you, now I want to greet you")

9 9 The guided tours Mohammed The guided tours contain Our knowledge of what is problemafc in the area from a perspecfve of people. What we are proud of in our community The area's history

10 10 We also par3cipated in a documentary movie about Bellahøj Yassine We have been in contact with the director Bjarni, who has made a documentary movie about Bellahøj in connection with the renovation for about 200 million danish kroner. We participated in the movie because Bjarni was interested in our experiences in Bellahøj.

11 11 We have par3cipated in an interna3onal socialworkers conference in iceland Anwar We have become brave. We stood up in front of a lot of people and did something we never knew we could do We had a great experience We traveled to another country to get the chance to tell about our project. It felt bigger because it was interna>onal and the greatest thing about the conference was that other countries liked our project We got to prac>ce our english and we were praised for it It was cool to come as young people and teach grown ups something We were very proud, because in our workshop there was so many people that they had to bring extra chairs. We were happy to be heard

12 12 You must be the change that you would like to see in the world. Mohammed

13 13 In the beginning there was a lot we didn t know: Eliaas What is the framework for a good meefng? Is it okay to sit with your feet on the table? What is an agenda? Should you throw the agenda around in the room? Do we need a chairman? Who dries up when water is spilled over the table?

14 14 Our change Anwer We dare to put ourselves up and present our project and our ideas about our community We are now responsible for the tasks of the meefngs We respect the chairman We know a lot about board work We know a lot more about Bellahøj s history and have developed and improved our guided tour. We have received training and educafon in our area's history, housing democracy and local polifcal work After our education, we have upgraded our guided tours We have become role models because young people at our old school know our group and would like to join it.

15 15 Thank you for listening