1. Promoting the positive potential of the young generation, with young people and for young people
Cleo Pouw
16 September 2009

2. TALKING ‘BOUT MY GENERATION
European knowledge exchange network with 12 partner cities
Operative from Nov 2008 to May 2011
Funding from URBACTII-program
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3. URBACT PROGRAMME European funding programme, under ERDF umbrella
Exchange and learning programme that enables cities to work together to build solutions to major urban challenges.
27 projects, with 6 to 12 cities or other partners from around Europe
URBACT II is 181 cities, 29 countries, and 5,000 active participants
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4. THE YOUNG ARE THE FUTURE
The key idea of MY GENERATION is to promote the positive potential of the youth – with the youth
Together we must build our cities into vibrant communities
We need to understand the aspirations of different generations better
Together with the young we need to build positive career alternatives, examples, capabilities and employment
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5. MY GENERATION ACTORS The youth themselves The local communities
The educational community
The business community
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6. BUILDING NEW NETWORKS AND ACTION
As a result of MY GENERATION each city has a new Local Action Plan
Each city sets up a “Local Support Group”
To identify and consolidate in the local networks new links between the youth, local communities, education and business
MY GENERATION has good practice examples and methods everybody can use
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7. CO-CREATION IN MY GENERATION
Educational community
The youth
creating their future
Local community
Business community
Outreach- Engagement - Positive action – Capabilities – Education - Employment
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8. BUILDING GOOD PRACTICES
Outreach – engaging with alienated youth, building understanding, positive action and employability, and preventing negative careers
Employment - educating, building capabilities and finding employment
Coordinating the whole – building
a sustainable city-wide action
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9. LEARNING GOOD PRACTICE (1)
MY GENERATION uses the state of the art learning methods and workshops
Problem solving in each partner city
Joint problem solving
Transnational learning
Good practice examples
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10. LEARNING GOOD PRACTICE (2)
MY GENERATION is about promoting the positive potential of the young generation in cities WITH THE YOUTH AND FOR THE YOUTH
In order to achieve this we need to TRANSFORM the way young people are involved in projects, services and city matters
We need to move away from “target group” thinking to CO-CREATION
We need to transform our workshops, activities, projects to new kinds of learning spaces, not just TALKING ABOUT CO-CREATION, but actually CO-CREATING
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11. MY GENERATION PLANNING
Jan 2009: Youth participation workshop and preparation meeting, Patras
April 2009: International Youth Exchange, Rotterdam
Mei 2009: First Outreach workshop, Glasgow
September 2009: First Education/Employment workshop, Göteborg
Jan 2010: Strategical Mid Term meeting, Riga
May 2010: Second Outreach workshop, Gdansk
September 2010: Second Outreach workshop, Valencia
March 2011: Final Conference, Antwerp
IN EVERY MEETING YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATR
**just elected: Antwerp = European Youth Capital 2011
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12. Why involvement of MA’s?
Requirement from the URBACT programme
URBACT budget only for knowledge exchange, networking and making plans
Possibility to implement the Local Action Plan with ERDF or ESF funding
Link with Local Action Plan
Building a relationship with MA’s
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13. Operational Programmes
Developed by each Managing Authority
Description of their funding priorities
If the content of the Local Action Plan fits within the funding priorities of the Operational Programme: BINGO!
Could be the funding for actually implementing the Local Action Plan
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14. Steps taken Cities analyse content of ‘their’ Operational Programme
Done by the city, or hire an external expert within your city/country (Operational Programmes are written in the national language)
Identify possible links with the MG themes, and especially with the focus chosen
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15. PLANNING MA’s Invitations for:
September 2009: First Education/Employment workshop, Göteborg
September 2010: Second Outreach workshop, Valencia
March 2011: Final Conference, Antwerp
BUT WELCOME IN EVERY MEETING!
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