The Urban Villages Initiative is a headline action within the NI Executive’s Together: Building a United Community (TBUC) Strategy, and is overseen by the Executive Office. It is designed to improve good relations outcomes and develop thriving places where there has been a history of deprivation and community tension.
There are three inter-connected aims:
To foster positive Community Identities;
To build Community Capacity; and
To improve the Physical Environment.
The five Urban Villages areas are:
Ardoyne and Greater Ballysillan (North Belfast)
Colin (West Belfast)
EastSide (East Belfast)
Sandy Row, Donegall Pass and the Markets areas (South Belfast)
The Bogside, Fountain and Bishop Street (Derry~Londonderry)
For more information or to view the Urban Villages Initiative Strategic Frameworks, access the link below:
The Area Based Plans map out the investment across capital projects, community led and cross cutting programmes in each of the five Urban Village areas in Belfast and Derry~Londonderry and include information on the impact of the programme on people and places.
