City of Antwerp facts and figures 506.000 people live in Antwerp A young city: 32% younger than 25. A divers city > 147 nationalities 9 districts Strong and ambitious youth policy.
Objective The city of Antwerp invests in more space from, for and by children, teenagers and youngsters. 1. Physical space: more playgrounds, places to party, to create things… 2. as well as mental space…: youngsters can give their opinion, advice, debate…
Goals and ambitions
Giving opportunities to youngsters, active participation, discovery of talents
Innovation and actualisation of youth policy
Sustainable impact and positive effects on long term
To inspire all youngsters
Preparation AEYC team located in a youth center in the city center 2010: focus on collecting commitments of external partners and engaging youngsters Kick off Database Newsletter Social media
Programme Together with many partners 11 themes: work, spare time, ecology, culture, sports… All over the city: 29 projects in the different districts Knowledge network: 18 conferences, exchanges… Events: 90 festivals, party’s, European festivals Projects: 110 projects of other city department, and youth work partners Project by youngsters: 70 projects
Type of activities Existing events with a new European dimension: Shoot international, festivals… New events: openingevent, musiclabyrinth, Antwerp street kicks, Thursday evenings in the musea Focus on projects run by youngsters Projects of the different citydepartments Antwerp as host capital of existing events (Go strange, art connexion…)
International projects - Stimulate partners to organise international projects - Antwerp as host of international conferences and visits - Tourism: new youth hostel, summer camping EVS (European Voluntary Service) Conferences: EEYP (Erasmian European Youth Parliament), Youthworkers conference, … Exchanges: Antwerp European Youthclub Capital For All (Formaat), Murga International Hosting of events: Urbact, Eurocities,…
For and by youngsters Project fundings: budget 300.000, 5000 euro per project, jury -> youngsters = 70 projects Communication AEYC2011: Generation A Youth ambassadors
Youth ambassasors A diverse group of 15 youngsters They give advice in the development of the program They make promotion for the events They evaluate and make the programme They look for young talent
Facts and figures Total reach: 1.040.000 youngsters - youth department: 518.000 - AEYC2011: 522.000 250 activities 108.000 individual visitors on website 1600 European guests 520 volunteers and jobstudents
100% young monument
The budget City of Antwerp: budget programme: 2.800.000 euro Flemish community: Youth department: 250.000 euro European commission YIA: 172.000 euro
2012 - … 2 people of the team still working at the youth department AEYC is integrated in the youth department - finalise all projects financially - EVS / international knowledge - 100% young campaign - Project budget for youngsters - Programme 2012 (47 actions)
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