We are delighted that Killynure Green has been shortlisted in the Social Impact category of the Social Enterprise NI Awards.
Social Enterprise NI is the representative body for social enterprises across Northern Ireland. It aims to show that businesses and markets can deliver social benefits and tackle difficult social problems.
The awards bring together social enterprises, community and voluntary groups, government bodies and private enterprises and will take place on 20th October.
The Social Impact award is designed to demonstrate and communicate the positive social impact key initiatives and projects make with stakeholders. Killynure Green was handed over to tenants in October 2015 and is the largest social housing development built in Carryduff for several decades, meeting vital housing need. Instrumental to the success of the housing project was community engagement and Choice involved the local community from the offset to promote the housing scheme and gain awareness within the local community. As part of the community engagement, Choice organised and ran regular meetings with local communities, including communication with local residents’ groups during the planning process and throughout the construction phase. A play space was developed within the original design and was central to the housing scheme from which pupils from the local Primary School ran a competition to name the play space “Green Oak Park”.
We look forward to learning more about the other initiatives and projects shortlisted at the awards in October and we wish all those shortlisted the best of luck!
