3. City of Antwerp facts and figures
people live in Antwerp
A young city: 32% younger than 25.
A divers city > 147 nationalities
9 districts
Strong and ambitious youth policy.

4. 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…

5. Goals and ambitions

6. Giving opportunities to youngsters, active participation, discovery of talents

7. Innovation and actualisation of youth policy

8. Sustainable impact and positive effects on long term

9. To inspire all youngsters

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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…)

13. 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,…

14. For and by youngsters
Project fundings: budget , 5000 euro per project, jury -> youngsters = 70 projects
Communication AEYC2011: Generation A
Youth ambassadors

15. 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

16. Facts and figures Total reach: 1.040.000 youngsters
- youth department:
- AEYC2011:
250 activities
individual visitors on website
1600 European guests
520 volunteers and jobstudents

17. 100% young monument

18. The budget City of Antwerp: budget programme: 2.800.000 euro
Flemish community: Youth department: euro
European commission YIA: euro

19. 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)

20. Questions?? Promotion video: http://youtu.be/ETAxiCDTheU
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