Barcelona

“La Mercè” is Barcelona’s main festival, celebrated on September 24, with popular and cultural events. Since 2006, a foreign city has been invited to promote cultural coexistence.

The program promotes comprehensive education and sustainability, involving students in the maintenance and development of local parks, with technical and pedagogical support.

The program promotes the use of schoolyards outside of school hours, encouraging extracurricular activities, community interaction and intercultural dialogue for children and young people.

In 1999, Barcelona Activa created Cibernàrium to disseminate and train on the opportunities of the Internet, in alliance with several entities. Cibernàrium offers technological training to companies, professionals, students and interested citizens.

The Sant Andreu Early Childhood Care Network, led by Barcelona City Council, coordinates community agents to improve the upbringing and education of children aged 0-3 years through co-responsibility.

A public equipment of environment education addressed to all the citizenry and to other social groups such as entities, students, companies, etc. that wish to learn about the resources and best practices to be applied in the face of the challenges of sustainability.

In 2009, Barcelona implemented the selective collection of organic waste, combining changes in infrastructure and a proximity educational campaign to encourage citizen participation and promote recycling habits.

The program “De marcha con el deporte” promotes sports practice in young people from disadvantaged areas to promote healthy habits and reduce risky behaviors such as substance use.