The world’s youth population, which lives mainly in cities, is growing at a rate of 0.7% yearly. For this reason, local policies on youth are playing an increasingly important role in the promotion, participation and improvement of the quality of life of that age bracket.
We encourage cities to take up the challenge of developing and implementing innovative, comprehensive and crosscutting youth policies to provide the resources and services that this population segment needs in order to attain full citizenship.
Porto (Portugal)
The SEI Project fosters scientific skills, critical thinking, and access to higher education, helping to shape citizens who are more critical, creative and better equipped to face life’s challenges.
Lousada (Portugal)
BioGenerations promotes sustainability, inclusion, well-being and personal growth through intergenerational environmental activities organized in seven educational areas with numerous activities.
Medellín (Colombia)
The Parceros program prevents youth exploitation by criminal structures through psychosocial support, skills training, and access to educational, employment, and entrepreneurial opportunities.
Rosario (Argentina)
Rosario’s Digital Stations offer inclusive, mobile, and online technology education for children, young entrepreneurs, and senior citizens.
Passo Fundo (Brazil)
The School of Professions promotes free and inclusive training, connecting education, employment and innovation to reduce social and labor inequalities.
Turin (Italy)
Program that prevents school dropout by offering tutoring, community support and second chances to vulnerable young people over 14 years of age.
Madrid (Spain)
La Quinta Cocina is a municipal project that trains vulnerable young people in hospitality, combining technical training, social skills and work experience.
Viladecans (Spain)
The School of New Opportunities offers personalized training pathways for young people who have dropped out of school, with guidance, innovative methodologies and territorial collaboration to promote social and labor inclusion.
Alzira (Spain)
This program in Alzira, promoted by the NGO ACCEM, reinforces the learning of Spanish and Valencian for immigrant students, also supporting families and educational centers to promote integration and interculturality.
Cascais (Portugal)
The Cascais City Council organizes “See, listen and debate”, a film series and debates on HIV/AIDS for high school students, addressing sexuality and prevention with the participation of specialists.
Lisbon (Portugal)
The Lisbon City Council created the Youth Multimedia Bus to offer access to technologies to vulnerable young people, reinforcing their formal education and increasing their professional skills through itinerant training.
Katowice (Poland)
In Voivodia de Silesia diseases of the circulatory system are the main cause of hospitalization and mortality. A prevention and promotion program for healthy lifestyles seeks to reduce these figures through education and early diagnosis.
San Francisco (Argentina)
Through this programme early teen mothers and fathers are provided with access and permanence to the formal educational system.
Sabadell (Spain)
The secondary schools of Sabadell established the Solidarity Educational Network to promote education in values through cooperation between students and local entities, facilitating the exchange of ideas and experiences.
Almada (Portugal)
The Yellow Party, organized by the Municipal House of Youth of Santo Amaro, promotes local culture and art through diversified activities, involving associations and raising awareness about the role of the Municipal House.
