Active Belfast Participatory Budgeting Pilot
The Active Belfast Partnership took forward the first ‘test and learn’ pilot of Participatory Budgeting (PB) in Belfast during 2023 by establishing the Move More & Eat Well – To Feel Better design team.
We’re using PB so Belfast residents can be more involved in the decisions that affect them. We think this will help generate new ideas, strengthen community spirit and make a better difference to people’s lives as we will be allocating money to the projects that you think are the best. You will decide which projects will be funded.
The theme for our PB pilot is “Move more and eat well – to feel better”
Groups across the city submitted project ideas in Feb 2023 that contribute to this theme. Groups applied for funding up to £1,000.
The local residents made a decision on which projects got funded at the local Market Stall Decision Making Events in April 2023.
The successful projects had six months to deliver their projects from May to October 2023.
A Celebration Event took place on Wednesday 22nd November 2023 in Belfast City Hall, where we showcased the successful projects through poster displays please click here and view the showcase video below
