In order to create a child-friendly public space and enhance the enthusiasm of young people to participate in community construction, the Xiaxu Community in Moling Street, Jiangning District, relying on the street "three micro" project and the party building brand "Neighborhood Gathering", has opened up a "shared garden" managed by community teenagers, and through the "micro-renewal" of public space, explores a new path of grass-roots "micro-governance" and creates "micro-happiness" for community residents.
On October 23rd, the team of "Qinghe Home, Little Councilor" held a discussion on the theme of "Protecting Species Diversity in the Garden", and the volunteer teacher vividly explained the close connection between man and nature and the role of different species on the earth, so that the children deeply understood the importance of protecting nature.
During the deliberations, the "little deliberators" actively raised their hands to speak, and made their own small suggestions: "Winter is coming, we can sprinkle some grain in the garden to attract the birds to eat, so that they will not starve." "We can make more beautiful bird nests and let more birds come to our garden for the winter." The children's warm proposal was finally adopted, and under the leadership of community volunteers, everyone worked together to create a colorful "bird home" to accompany the birds through the upcoming winter.
Mr. Chen, the main teacher of this activity, graduated from Nanjing Agricultural University majoring in biology and is a member of the volunteer team of science and technology popularization in the Xiaxu community, told reporters: "The exchange and discussion have allowed the children to learn to brainstorm, listen to each other and respect differences, and dress up the community by themselves also makes the children feel more accomplished." We will regularly carry out garden handicraft classes, flower adoption and other activities, hoping to use the shared garden as a medium to allow young people to actively participate in the 'micro-governance' of the community. ”
Since its creation, the shared garden has become an important carrier for young people to integrate into the community. A once overgrown, deserted vacant lot has become a beautiful public space under the joint construction of children. On the one hand, the construction of "shared gardens" enhances the sense of ownership of young people, on the other hand, adolescents also lead parents to join in community governance, and shared gardens have become an entry point for residents' autonomy and solving community public affairs.
Today's "shared garden" has become a beautiful scenery in the Xiaxu community, and community residents spontaneously hold small concerts, book sharing meetings, flea markets and other activities in the garden, gathering together to share the fruits of garden transformation and obtain "micro-happiness". With the preface of "Shared Garden", the Xiaxu community will continue to guide residents to actively participate in autonomy, jointly create and maintain a more living public activity space, work together to solve the problem of grass-roots governance, and build a more harmonious community environment.
Ye Rong, deputy director of the Civil Affairs Office of Moling Street, said that the "shared garden" of the Xiaxu community, as a pilot project of the "three micro" project of the street, has effectively stimulated the autonomy vitality of community residents and provided a model for the exploration of a new form of "micro governance". Moling Street uses the "neighborhood deliberation mechanism" to solve social governance problems through diversified consultation. This year, many deliberations and implementations have been carried out around the themes of "people saying things" site function service, "red living room" repair and update, volunteer recruitment and so on. The deliberative mode of "having things to discuss, and responding to each case" has greatly improved the residents' sense of ownership, forming a good situation of co-construction, co-governance and sharing.