Informação: Youth is driving force in the development and progress of the Azores, says Isabel Rodrigues
The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for Parliamentary Affairs stated in Vila Franca do Campo that young people are an "important driving force" that is crucial to continue to "path towards the development and progress of the Azores." Isabel Rodrigues spoke at the opening of the International Youth Day celebrations, which took place on Vinha D'Areia Beach. The event was organised in... Mais >>

Informação: International Youth Day celebrated with cultural and sports activities
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate for Youth, and the Vila Franca Town Hall will celebrate the International Youth Day in Vila Franca do Campo next Wednesday, August 12. The International Youth Day will be marked with a programme that includes sports, musical, recreational and educational activities in order to promote healthy lifestyles. The event will take place on V... Mais >>

Informação: Azorean youngsters participate in the 43rd International Skills Championship in Brazil
The 43rd International Skills Championship 'WorldSkills' will take place in the Brazilian city of São Paulo from August 11 to 16. The event will be attended by more than 1,230 competitors, including two Azoreans, who are graduates of the Azores School of New Technologies. Participants from sixty countries will compete in fifty skills in what is considered to be the largest 'WorldSkills' ever... Mais >>

Informação: Rodrigo Oliveira defends proximity of politics to youth as a tool for the defence of Autonomy
The Regional Under Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations stated that the ability of politics to attract young people and create empathy with them "is a fundamental condition for its rejuvenation as a science of governance, negotiation and dialogue, and compatibility of interests with a view to safeguarding public interest.” Rodrigo Oliveira spoke on behalf of the President of t... Mais >>

Informação: Isabel Rodrigues praises role of scouts in the civic education of Azorean children and youth
The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for Parliamentary Affairs praised the work carried out by scouts, considering that the scouting movement promotes "human values" and instils in children and young people the importance sharing and serving others. According to Isabel Rodrigues, the promotion of these values will make children and young people "more participative citizens, more act... Mais >>

Informação: Pilar Damião highlights interest and participation of Azorean youth in European projects
The Regional Director for Youth stressed in Ponta Delgada "the importance of the wide participation and interest of Azorean youth in European projects." Pilar Damião spoke during the reception of the young people participating in the bilateral exchange 'Live Nature with Sustainability,' which runs until July 28 on São Miguel Island under the European programme 'Erasmus+/Youth in Action.... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government promotes event with children enrolled at 90 Free Time Occupation Centres on São Miguel
The Regional Secretariat for Social Solidarity, through the Social Security Institute of the Azores, will organise an event with the participation of 90 Free Time Centres (CATL) on São Miguel. The activity will be held Friday, July 10, and will involve the participation of over 1,650 children from the six municipalities of that island. This initiative follows the activities organised under t... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Director for Youth highlights "huge success" of 'Music I Can' project
The Regional Director for Youth highlighted the "exceptional work" and the "unconditional involvement" of leaders and collaborators of Solidaried’arte Cultural Association and Bernardo Manuel Silveira Estrela Social Support Centre and Shelter in the ‘Music I Can’ project. Pilar Damião spoke in Ponta Delgada at the final presentation of the project, stressing the "major suc... Mais >>

Informação: Number of young people participating in OTL/J 2015 Programme increased 36%
The Free Time Occupation programme for young people - "OTL/J" - has registered a total of 2930 young people who will participate in 1187 projects developed during the summer period. This represents an increase of 800 young people compared to number of participants recorded in the previous year, corresponding to a growth of 36%. This year, the global investment in all sub-programmes and projects ... Mais >>

Informação: Government promotes training course under Azores Entrepreneurship Programme on Faial
The Government of the Azores, through the Vice-Presidency, promotes another training course under the Azores Entrepreneurship Programme in the city of Horta, Faial Island, on June 16. The initiative falls within a series of similar training activities that have been organised in several municipalities of the Azores in order to encourage business start-ups by the unemployed with a basic skills di... Mais >>