Boulaide

The municipality signed the Pakt vum Zesummeliewen on June 2, 2022. On the same occasion, local associations were invited to introduce themselves to the general public. The steering committee was established afterward.

While the municipality of Boulaide already had some good practices in intercultural living before the signing of the Pakt vum Zesummeliewen (Club Uewersauer), an assessment highlighted additional areas of interest.

After presenting the results of this assessment on January 13, 2023, and considering that many residents had indicated during consultations their desire to learn Luxembourgish, the steering committee decided to prioritize the theme of "Languages." The steering committee's vision was to enhance local coexistence by proposing concrete measures to better manage linguistic diversity within the municipality.

Two citizens' workshops were held in the municipality of Boulaide on two different themes.

• Panel layout

The theme of the first workshop on 20 July 2022 was "the design of the playground panels". The public were given the opportunity to express their views on this issue during a guided tour of the new play area and in workshops. 

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• Languages 

All residents were invited to the second workshop on 4 March 2023, while non-Luxembourg residents also received personalised letters. Around 20 people attended and discussed the following topics: 

• Access to information
• Language barriers
• Language learning
• Language practice

The results were presented to the steering committee and to local authorities, who will be launching concrete projects. 

The municipality aims to offer language courses in collaboration with the Landakademie starting from October 2023 (Exact dates will be announced through various municipal channels, and individuals registered for Luxembourgish language courses will be contacted personally). 
Additionally, a series of language cafés are in the planning phase. Dates and schedules for the language cafés are yet to be confirmed.