Promote youth participation and quality development of youth work and local youth policies in the city of Porto.
More info: https://www.europegoeslocal.eu/egl-action/the-road-to-developing-porto-…
This was an Erasmus+ funded project by Câmara Municipal do Porto, with the main goal of the co-creation of a new youth strategy, Porto Youth Strategy 4.0 , strengthening youth participation and youth work.
In December 2019, Deputy-Mayor for Youth, Catarina Araújo, announced to Porto Youth Council the will to develop Porto Youth Strategy 4.0, giving continuity to the previous 3 Porto’s Municipal Youth Plans (2009, 2011 and 2017). A Commission was formed by Youth organisations to support this effort of the Municipality of which ESN Porto's president was a member of.
Between 18-19 December 2020, Porto hosted the first round of #YouthUpPorto Erasmus+ Youth Dialogue - 18 hours long online marathon to engage young people, municipal staff and decision-makers in the co-creation of the Youth Charter 4.0 – establishing a concept for youth, approach to youth as an opportunity, values, mission and vision.
The process iwascompleted by May 2021 and approved by Porto Youth Council - of which ESN Porto is a member - and the Municipality. The second round of #YouthUpPorto Erasmus+ Youth Dialogue co-created Porto Youth Goals and SMART targets (29 Jan – 27 Feb), and the third round developed an Action Plan/toolbox focused on citizenship learning, youth information, youth participation and youth work (19-20 March).
Porto also partnered with Europe Goes Local City of Braga to co-organize a National Meeting for Local Youth Councils; hosted a training course on the European Youth Forum’s Quality Standards for Youth Policies together with the National Youth Council.
There were Erasmus students and ESNers involved in each of these rounds, as well as the webinars and side events that took place throught the process. We also assisted with the dissemination of the project in our social media and internal channels.
