Call for Young People to Share Their Ideas on Youth Meeting Places (JOPs) in West Maas en Waal

At the end of January, the executive board the mayor and aldermen decided to establish West Maas en Waal locations in the municipality West Maas en Waal where young people can meet. One will be in Beneden-Leeuwen one in Dreumel. In March, the appointed project office and the municipality look forward to discussing this further with young people.

Talking with young people 

To determine the appropriate format and location for the youth meeting places (JOPs), the municipality would like to engage in dialogue with young people. It is important that the space meets the needs of the young people, so that they develop a shared sense of responsibility for the space. The project office is organizing the meeting. They are doing this in collaboration with the municipality and the youth worker from the social services organization Sociom.

Meeting at VTC Wamel

The youth meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 20, at the VTC Wamel. This location was chosen because it Beneden-Leeuwen between Dreumel Beneden-Leeuwen . The JOPs Beneden-Leeuwen not Beneden-Leeuwen young people from Dreumel Beneden-Leeuwen ; they are also open to young people from other villages. The gathering starts with fries and a snack at 5:30 p.m. The main program begins at 6:00 p.m. We wrap up at 8:00 p.m.

Register for the meeting with the youth worker

Young people who would like to contribute their ideas and opinions on the JOPs can contact Maurits Badal, a youth worker at Sociom. He can be reached at mauritsbadal@sociom.nl or by phone (WhatsApp) at 06 8233 0110.

What happens next?

After the meeting, the project office will continue its work. They will use the guiding principles to conduct a strengths-and-weaknesses analysis of the potential locations. They will then develop a preliminary design for both villages. 
A second meeting for young people will then be organized around May. There, they will be shown the preliminary design. A meeting will also be organized for local residents to view the preliminary design.
The information from both meetings will be collected. The project office will incorporate this information into the final design for both villages. The final design for both locations will then be shared with both the young people and the local residents.