Interview with Louise O’Kane, Planning and Engagement Officer at Community Places in Belfast
Description
From the Youth PB project we have had the opportunity to speak in depth with Louise O’Kane, Planner and Head of Engagement at Community Places in Belfast, and one of the main visible figures of this European program on participatory budgeting and youth.
O’Kane has provided an overview of the results of the program in Northern Ireland, and how this initiative had already been launched by his organization years before with excellent results, which have gone beyond mere economic goals, as they have improved the coexistence between the members of the community and her desire to implement more similar programs.
She has also shown her interest in continuing to work on the project, although the departure from the United Kingdom has left an uncertain future for her participation in future editions of the Youth PB Accelerator program.
Finally, she shared some tips for starting a participatory budgeting project in a small community or school.
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