Successful call for projects for the Grand Hospice
Successful call for projects for Grand Hospice! Grand Hospice, the temporary occupation of the Pacheco site led by pali pali, received over 150 responses to the call for projects to occupy the various spaces, to make this historic site a meeting point and welcome in the neighborhood.
Pending major renovation work to create a housing and community services complex, CPAS Brussels has decided to make the site available to an operator and an innovative project with a strong social and cultural focus that meets the needs of local residents.
The ambition of this temporary occupation is to bring together several complementary activities, to offer a mediation and reception center for the neighborhood and to demonstrate social innovation. The selected projects revolve around seven themes: solidarity, art & culture, education / health / sport, lab & innovation, sustainable development, social economy, living together / creating links.
After analyzing more than 150 applications - a real success for the Grand Hospice with these calls for projects - the first selected projects will begin to move in this December. The projects will join major local players who have already established their activities on the site: Jeugdhuis Chicago Maison de Jeunes Comité Alhambra, Chicago back and LD³ - Het Anker, who are actively involved in the programming and selection of occupants.
" The call for projects was a real success. By guaranteeing a collective dynamic, the Institut Pacheco is now ready to become a crossroads of activities, meetings and welcome for citizens, an incubator for initiatives and players in the social and cultural world for the benefit of all Brussels residents!" adds Khalid Zian, President of the CPAS de la Ville de Bruxelles.
While waiting for the residents to settle in, the Grand Hospice and JARDIN welcome the public Monday to Sunday to JARDIN WINTERFEST ✨ The new winter concept with mulled wine, a Christmas atmosphere, melted cheese, light shows, artistic programming, and all this in a magnificent heated tent.