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Citizen participation experts
Let us guide you with all of our citizen participation functionalities. A team of experts will assist you with the design, implementation and analysis of each citizen participation project.
- Draw up an operational plan
- Set up appropriate collaborations
- Actively coordinate project
- Report results
- 1 Intake conversation
- 2 Draw up campaign
- 3 Launch project
- 4 Debrief
Community worker
You can call on our community workers to stimulate social cohesion. These experts are present within the neighbourhood and actively engage members of the local community.
- Physically present in the neighbourhood, couple of times per week
- Digitally present in the Hoplr neighbourhood
- Helps with questions from members of the local community
- Gives info sessions, workshops, trainings (e.g. for healthcare organisation)
- Organises activities (e.g. neighbourhood drink)
- Binding purpose for retail, elderly, young people,...
- Launches surveys and polls within the neighbourhood
Jonas De Meulenaere
Jonas got his PhD in Communication Science and has conducted tons of research on digital neighbourhood networks. Now, at Hoplr, he continues his research. Furthermore, he uses his experience and academic skills to help our partners achieve their citizen participation goals.
- Design and guidance participation projects
- Environmental and impact analysis
- Knowledge dissemination neighbourhood network
Laura Geerts
With a background in PR, social media and advertising, Laura started her career at Hoplr as community manager and content writer. Her path has allowed her to get very familiar with both Hoplr's communities and partners. Laura is the perfect person to help you optimise your neighbourhood communication plan.
- Inspiration and follow-up content plan
- Design and guidance communication projects
- Knowledge dissemination citizen communication
Your name?
Does the topic of social capital set you off for hours? Do you possess the knowledge that will aid cities across the globe with their neighbourhood communication and citizen engagement endeavors? Will you help bridge the gap between citizen and government? Apply now, as external or permanent expert.
- Join our team in Lochristi
- Flexible working hours with two office days a week
- Challenge with a social impact
Contact us for more information
Email: services@hoplr.com
Case studies
Case Study: City of Halle turns citizen participation into a habit
Hoplr in The Hague: results after a successful pilot
City of Bruges on Hoplr examples and numbers
Trailblazer municipality Olen enhances local community feeling
Municipality Sint-Katelijne-Waver concludes successful participation project
High engagement on first citizen participation project in Boechout
Mechelen and Hoplr: where it all began
Neighbourhood communication: City of Antwerp and Noorderlijn
Documentation
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Local communities are at the centre of citizen participation
With Hoplr in your municipality, you strengthen engagement and involvement on a neighbourhood level. Social cohesion, offline meetings and local engagement are the basic requirements for achieving meaningful inclusion and citizen participation. It's all about dialogue, working together and even getting your hands dirty.
Move from reaching citizens to involving citizens. From communication to citizen participation. A modern municipality knows what's going on and listens to its citizens. This way, policy making can be tailor made to the needs of the municipality's inhabitants.
Hoplr makes it easy for citizens to rely on each other and on the social capital of the local community. For example, they use Hoplr to share information, to socialise, to organise activities, to find help with chores, and to exchange items.