collaborating, connecting and creating more resilient communities across belgium
BIDs Belgium is the national organisation for Improvement Districts across Belgium. Providing support and advice, using creative design thinking processes, that result in socio/economic regeneration. Our BIDs and ‘C-BIDs’ strategy of ‘collaboration, connecting, creating and citizens’ become a valuable tool for social innovation and creating inclusive communities.
Supporting active citizens, businesses, non-profit organisations, community groups, local Communes, Cities/Regions and Governmental authorities and representatives. Helping develop Improvement Districts with an open, inclusive, collaborative and transparent approach in implementing BIDs frameworks.
Rozina Spinnoy is the Founder of BIDs Belgium, based in Brussels with her family. Passionate about Communities, Citizen engagement and Design Strategy, she founded the organisation in 2016 with support from other BIDs organisations across Europe.
If you would like to know more, please don’t hesitate to reach out and contact us, we would love to hear from you.
Rozina Spinnoy
Founder BIDs Belgium asbl/vzw
Futures & Design Thinking with Oslo Multi-Stakeholders
BIDs Belgium co-facilitated an online Futures and Design Thinking workshop with Nabolagshager and Toyen Unlimited. This session was in the context of the JPI Urban Europe ‘Placecity’ project with a variety of partners, including Oslo and Vienna.
Brussels: How to help boost a Post-Corona City
We require to be more open and inclusive whilst looking at alternative models at a more systemic level. Knowing the local community of SME’s, Creatives, Freelancers, Entrepreneurs, they are all being hit hard. Working together across a variety of disciplines and sectors, with our Creative thinkers and the Tech communities. With collaboration and drive for designing more inclusive ‘healthy’ and sustainable communities at the heart, which I’ve always believed as being crucial. Interest arises again from some for this city.
‘Pocket Forest’ Climate Challenge – Earth Day – Mentoring Youth in Slovenia
Earlier this year, Analogue to Digital our BIDs Belgium related programme, was approached by the European project of the ‘DoIT Challenge’. As we have a focus on both the creative and digital aspect with ‘STEAM’ and social impact aspect for youth. Sharing the project we had contributed with collaborating and mentoring youth from Slovenia with their ‘Pocket Forest’ project. An inspiring initiative with 3 youth from Slovenia representing their ‘Breathtaking Group’.