Online Seminar
Models for public use in public space

An exchange between Vietnam and Germany. Project: Adventure playgrounds & community gardens

Sat, 02.10.2021
2:30 PM - 17:00

Online

Goethe-Institut Hanoi

Via Zoom and Live-stream on Facebook

Community gardens and adventure playgrounds have a long tradition in Germany. They are living examples of healthy living for children, families and neighborhoods.
 
They have recently become more topical in the context of current discussions on the development of the sustainable city. The Covid-19 pandemic has in addition brought forward the importance of health to general social life.
 
In 2020/2021 the Goethe-Institut supported Think Playgrounds in setting up an adventure playground and community garden in District 46 of the city of Dong Anh. The neighborhood organization, children and the Dong Anh women's union were involved in the implementation.
 
The online seminar aims at an exchange of experiences between those involved on the side of Dong Anh and Hanoi on the one hand and specialist colleagues in Berlin.

Possible topics are the design of public spaces through gardens and playgrounds, their therapeutic effects, the contribution to mental and physical health in general.
 
Speakers:

Marcus Schmidt

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studied social pedagogy. Through an internship at the Moritzhof youth farm, he came to the association Netzwerk Spiel/ Kultur Prenzlauer Berg in 2005. For many years he worked in various roles at the adventure building playground Kolle 37. During this time he also took part in the Master's degree for social management and graduated in 2011. Since 2016 he has been the managing director of Netzwerk Spiel/ Kultur. In addition to his work in the association Netzwerk Spiel/ Kultur, Marcus Schmidt is an honorary advisory board member of the Federal Association of Youth Farms and Active Playgrounds.

Ms. Chu Kim Duc

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is co-founder and director of Think Playgrounds Social Enterprise. She has a lot of experience in designing and renovating creative and children-friendly public spaces throughout Vietnam as well as promoting The Right to play for children. In 2020, Ms. Chu Kim Duc was voted as one of the 100 most influential women in the world by BBC magazine.

Francesco Montresor

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Architect of Think Playgrounds Social Enterprise. Francesco Montresor arrived in Hanoi to work as an architect in 2017. He has experience in numerous community projects in Southeast Asia that focus on sustainable building models.


Nguyen Tieu Quoc Dat

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is Co-founder and Vice Director of Think Playgrounds Social Enterprise. He is currently the lead consultant on creative playground designs for children at Think Playgrounds.


Mrs. Nguyen Hue Phuong

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is Project Manager at Think Playgrounds. She has 12 years of experience in working with the community in development projects to improve the quality of life for urban residents.


Mrs. Ngo Thị Thuy Hang

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is Vice Chairwoman of Dong Anh Women Union. This organization works closely with Think Playgrounds to promote the development of public space models with the community in Dong Anh district.