Network in 2023

In 2023 we received financial support from the municipality of Utrecht (Initiative Fund), Catholic Caritas Utrecht and the third prize of the Mantel of Sint Maarten 2022.

Dozens of other individuals and organizations contributed in kind. See the list below for more information.

These partners contributed in kind in various ways in 2023:

Domkerk: hospitality for the workshop Three steps to sustainable living with a small budget, March 17, 2023, and meeting Organic food for all of Utrecht on December 15, 2023. Sustainability consultation of churches in Utrecht - hospitality during consultation.

Utrecht University of Applied Sciences – Social Work – second-year social justice workshop: three groups of five students (November 2022-June 2023) Results: three-piece game to discuss sustainability with young people, and exploration of opportunities for social vegetable gardening.

HAS University of Applied Sciences – Environmental Sciences – five students – sustainable affordable mobility (autumn 2023)

Limoenz Foundation - Lunetten: hospitality for meeting visitors and trial with subsidized organic groceries (May-November 2023)

Parish of St. Martinus Utrecht - publicity in Martinus  Magazine, conversation with sextons about sustainability, collaboration in meetings autumn 2023, general support

Ecumenical John Church Community Utrecht – article in WIJS, publicity via newsletter and announcements in the church.

Volunteer Center Utrecht - help with recruiting volunteers, Social Internship Bank for students, Volunteer Center AZC - pieces for Instagram and a day about sustainability

Present Foundation - collaboration on social vegetable gardening

Serve the City Utrecht – guidance of garden volunteers, including three social interns in spring 2023

Community Center Sterrenzicht – Sterrenwijk. Day about sustainability, consultation about cooperation in social vegetable gardening

Community office De Verbinding – Zuilen. weekly activities cooking and mental exercise, conversations with visitors

De Nieuwe Jutter – Rivierenwijk: collaboration in the Difference Makers network. Brainstorm with young people about sustainable living with a small budget in autumn 2023

De Voorkamer - Lombok: brainstorm with visitors and asylum seekers in autumn 2023

Community office Heart for Leidsche Rijn

meeting with visitors in autumn 2023

Social Impact Factory – city center - free location for workshop, publicity via website

Locations of Utrecht Natural - Eilandsteede: social vegetable gardening, Koppelsteede: trial with subsidized organic groceries

Ekovers: trial with subsidized organic groceries

Energy U – consultation about cooperation, hospitality at meetings, cooperation with energy handymen.

The PUP - publicity via website

Wijkconnect Utrecht – publicity via website

Diaconal platform Utrecht – publicity via website

Radio Maria: interview by Koos Smits on March 1, 2023

DenkLAS facilitated the brainstorming session on March 17 in the Dom Church

Buurtbel Wittevrouwen works together through the Difference Makers network.

Fork Ranger: free recipes for affordable sustainable dishes

AERES University of Applied Sciences: sharing experiences about subsidized organic groceries

cross-over stage december 2023 - februari 2024.

Initiators and

Network in 2022

Sustainable Utrecht 2030 is an initiative of Ineke Malsch (EthicSchool) together with the House of Dominicus (Hermen van Dorp) and the Europe Day Utrecht Committee (Frans de Wolff). The Europe Day Utrecht Committee is a working group of the Utrecht Platform for Philosophy of Life and Religion (UPLR).

Cofunders were in 2022:

· the municipality of Utrecht (Utrecht 4 Global Goals fund Here and There, Initiatives Fund)

· the Church and World fund

· the Catholic Caritas Utrecht

The Recommendation Committee advised on new partners and next steps in 2022: Erik Borgman, Willem Kruithof, Trees van Montfoort, Eduard Nazarski, Joke van Saane, Willem Marie Speelman.

We thank them very much for their input.

A film team consisting of Irene Becx and Madeleine Roelfsema made a compilation about the project. This film was presented on November 11 in the Dom Church and has since been available to watch here.

These partners contributed in kind in various ways in 2022:

· Utrecht University of Applied Sciences – Social Work – second-year social justice workshop: two groups of four or five students – live sustainably on a small budget, connect couples around (vegetable) gardens

· HAS University of Applied Sciences – Environmental Sciences – five students – subsidy for organic groceries

· Lunetten junction – organization of two walk-ins in June and hospitality for HAS students in September-October, presentation during workshop October 3

· De Voorkamer - Lombok – organization of two drop-ins in May and September, hospitality for students at lunch in September

· Community center Hart van Noord – Kanaleneiland hospitality for students at three drop-ins in May-June, and at the market in September

· Community office Hart voor Leidsche Rijn – organization of meeting with visitors, May

· De Nieuwe Jutter – Rivierenwijk – hospitality for students in May, flyers for Sustainable Utrecht 2030 autumn meetings

Community center Sterrenzicht – Sterrenwijk - meeting in May, location for training students in September, contacts with people who want help in their garden via the neighborhood team

· Limoenz Foundation – Lunetten - workshops on making beeswax cloths and transformation act

· Social Impact Factory – city center - free location for workshop October 3, publicity via website

· Parish of St. Martinus Utrecht – Sustainable Utrecht 2030 workshop during parish day in Rafaelkerk, publicity in Martinus  Magazine, general support

· Volunteer Center Utrecht – help with recruiting volunteers, including Social Internship Bank for students, Volunteer Center AZC, participation in the workshop on October 3, Social Service Time (together with Mission 030)

· Locations of Utrecht Natural – Leidsche Rijn, Griftpark (May), Eilandsteede, Gagelsteede (September): hospitality for meetings between students and visitors. Participation in workshops September 3 and October 3.

· Poverty Coalition Utrecht – assistance with contacts with community centers to meet students, availability of experienced experts for media interviews, opportunity to present Sustainable Utrecht during a meeting with the municipality of Utrecht, participation in the workshop on October 3.

· Awesome Utrecht – platform to pitch Sustainable Utrecht 2030 (June 7), communication advice and suggestions for partners.

· Utrecht4GlobalGoals – publicity, participation in the workshop on October 3, interest in sustainable collaboration.

· Mantel of Sint Maarten 2022 - Domkerk – organization of final event November 11, Third prize Mantel of Sint Maarten, opportunity to present and network Sustainable Utrecht.

· Ecumenical Janskerk congregation Utrecht - support for meeting October 9, 2021, participation in meetings September 3 and October 3, 2022, publicity via newsletter and announcements in the church.

· Serve the City Utrecht – flyers for meeting September 3, participation October 3, recruitment of clients for conversations with students about gardening, source of information for students, guidance of volunteers and clients who want to garden together after the student project.

· Energy box – flyers for meetings September 3, October 3.

· Green Churches Network – information and contacts green churches in Utrecht, publicity via website and newsletter.

· Sustainability consultation of churches in Utrecht – hospitality during consultations.

· Community workroom de Verbinding – Zuilen. Hospitality for conversations with visitors September 7, cooperation with interview U in de Wijk Zuilen.

· Food bank Overvecht – collaboration with energy savers Overvecht campaign.

· Student association ENACTUS Utrecht – distribution of advertisements for volunteers, participation October 3.

· Mission 030 – opportunity to pitch to young people who want to do Social Service Time, participation October 3, network contacts.

· U Centraal – participation September 3, flyers for October 3, network contacts.

· Tilburg University – Faculty of Catholic Theology – opportunity to pitch in April 2022.

· Energie U – consultation about cooperation, hospitality at meetings, cooperation with energy savers campaign Overvecht.

· ATD Fourth World – collaboration in publicity, hospitality with film Joseph the Rebel (City Monastery) and theater Zie de Mens (Wild West) – participation September 3

· Utrecht Municipal Council of Churches – hospitality October 6, consultation on cooperation

· My Sofie – participation September 3, October 3, consultation about cooperation

· Laudato si – publicity in newsletter

· The PUP - publicity via website

· Wijkconnect Utrecht – publicity via website

· Diaconal platform Utrecht – publicity via website

· Utrecht 900 years of city without walls – publicity via agenda

· DUIC – advertorials in newspaper, website and newsletter