Environmental Minister Jo Brouns still takes 3 million for green playgrounds
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Flemish minister of surroundings Jo Brouns (CD&V) is allocating 3 million euros to make schools greener and soften their playground. For a long time it was uncertain whether those subsidies would still come.
Until 22 September, schools will be able to submit a file for subsidies to soften and greener their playground. They can receive a maximum of 150,000 euros in a subsidy to make their playground climate -proof, educational and more pleasant for students and staff. « More and more schools see and experience the benefits, » says Jo Brouns. « But that naturally requires financial efforts, and that’s why we provide 3 million euros this year. »
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It stayed Long unclear Whether Flanders would still support schools to make it greener. In 2022, Flanders spent 9 million euros for green playgrounds, even 20 million in 2023. Now it is considerably less. The question was mainly from where the money had to come. « The budgetary framework is what it is, » the cabinet sounds. In the past, the money mainly came from the European Relan Fund after the coronacrisis, but that flow of money has largely dried up.
Hundreds of schools have been greening their playground in recent years. The action of the action also proved that there is a lot of interest in schools Newspaper And Aveve where a school can win a green makeover. 667 schools participated in that action and a total of more than 150,000 votes received.(TLB)
