ÔPEN - Citizens' House
A place to meet, to be creative and to build a community.
Initiative phase: Well established and running
In January 2023, the Ôpen citizens' house was created on the initiative of a number of citizens from the municipality of Junglinster.
The aim of Ôpen is to serve as a meeting place for creativity and community, and to enable discussions on a fairer, more resilient and more sustainable economy.
Although the meeting place is new, a number of events have already taken place: workshops for parents and young people, beer brewing, planting in the community's own brewery, etc.
beer brewing, planting in its own greenhouse, food-sharing events and various exhibitions.
The citizens' centre is run by the non-profit association of the same name, which now has around 60 members. Members have the opportunity to enrich the house with their own ideas.
Name of Organization
- ÔPEN - Maison citoyenne
- moien@openlenster.lu
- openlenster.lu
Address & geo
- ÔPEN - Maison citoyenne
- route d'Echternach, 10-12
- L-6114 Junglinster
Contact person
- Guillemette Joly-Turquin
- coordination@openlenster.lu
- +352 621 284 433
Participation opportunities
Financing Engaged citizen Full time volunteers Part time volunteers Strong arms Expertise/knowledge EquipmentInstitution type/carrier
Non-profit organisation
Institution-Name
Ôpen Asbl
How is your initiative financed?
The initiative is funded by the municipality of Junglinster, CELL, Pakt vom Zesummenliewen and Œuvre Nationale de Secours Grand-Duchesse Charlotte, among others.
Are there any additional partners or funders connected to your initiative?
- Centre for Ecological Learning Luxembourg
- Pakt vum Zesummenliewen
Participation opportunities
You can take part in various workshops and events. You can also volunteer to help set up the citizens' centre.
What’s needed
Financing Engaged citizen Full time volunteers Part time volunteers Strong arms Expertise/knowledge EquipmentObjectives
The aim is to create a place for exchange, creativity and community. This is done on the principles of sustainability and equality.
Impact
Our vision is to establish and run a space for conviviality, solidarity, creativity and emancipation, with a view to building a fairer, more resilient and more environmentally-friendly society and economy.
Target audience
This meeting place is for anyone looking for a place of community and exchange.
Challenges and learning successes
We're getting more and more people to take part in certain activities and we've managed to raise awareness among a number of people, but we're short of volunteers this year and, despite the donations, we still have to look for funding.
The initiative information was originally written in French