The first experimental GARDENISER GOV course on public governance systems of community urban gardens took place from 2 to 4 September 2024, involving 15 officials from the various departments of the Municipality of Barranquilla in Colombia.
Our Colombian team of trainers, built with the EuropeAid GenerACTOR project, adapted and implemented the format that had been designed, but never tested, by the Erasmus+ Gardeniser Hub project.
Community urban gardens and the function of the gardeniser, sustainability of the garden project and positive externalities, community impact indices and social return on investment, public policy objectives and indicators, supportive coordination: these were the main topics that laid a solid foundation for an operational alliance between public officials and gardenisers of the five gardens that are being created in the Colombian city.
The training course is part of GenerACTOR project - Community gardens for good governance active citizenship and participation, a project cofinanced by the European Commission.
