Design of community initiatives in Galdakao Zeugaz is moving forward
On June 17, Tximelarre and Urreta hosted the second co-creation session of the Galdakao Zeugaz project. This meeting served to define the first “seeds”—or small community experiments—that will be launched this summer based on the citizen proposals gathered during the listening phase.
Priorities and Proposals from the Local Ecosystem
During the group work, participants analyzed different ways to adapt health and wellness initiatives from other settings—such as the Bengoetxe walks—to the context of Tximelarre and Urreta. Participants highlighted the opportunity to involve young families through parent-teacher associations (AMPA), as well as groups with specific mobility needs. Key meeting points for organizing these activities were identified as the Senior Citizens’ Association—with the proposal to reclaim the space of its former playroom—and other informal social gathering spots in the neighborhood.
Furthermore, there was a discussion about restoring community memory, particularly regarding the neighborhood’s traditional festivals held in late July—an interest shared by the young people who are moving into the Urreta area. They also explored simple ways to expand mutual support among residents (such as helping with package pickup or caring for children and pets), using visual tools to facilitate communication and neighborly coexistence.
Next Steps and Testing Phase in K Tool
Following the discussion, the immediate actions to be tested over the next two weeks as part of the social innovation process using the k tool were defined:
- Activation of the walks: Presentation of the initiative to local exercise groups to encourage resident participation.
- Reviving Local Memory: Launch of a neighborhood mail campaign to collect historical photographs of the festivities, which will be projected during a community picnic at the Senior Citizens’ Association during the Galdakao festivities. This gathering will serve as a starting point to reignite the conversation about the future of the Capi Neighborhood Association.
- Socialization and dissemination: Share updates and visual materials from the sessions through WhatsApp channels.
These initial experiments will be monitored throughout the month of July. The lessons learned and challenges identified during this phase will be shared at a new review meeting scheduled for late September.