Youth Week

(V.D.03) Education

Celebrated since 1999, by resolution of the UN General Assembly during the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth, in Lisbon, Portugal, International Youth Day, celebrated on August 12th, represents, among other facts, the adoption of the World Youth Action Program for the 2000s. With regard to the national scenario, an attempt was made to form an agenda based on the National Youth Policy.

In this way, the Youth Statute and the National Youth System were signed, based on the Youth Statute, which aims to guarantee the inalienable rights of young people aged 15 to 29, guaranteed by Law No. 12,852 of 2013. In this scenario, organized by the Department Council for Human Rights and Citizenship (SMDHC), through the Coordination of Policies for Youth (CPJ) and with the support of other Departments and possible partners, the Youth Week was created with the aim of celebrating the date. In 2022, the 4th Edition, which took place from 08/09 to 08/13, sought to expand its programming by carrying out activities such as conversation circles, workshops with our partners, activities and cultural shows.

Official Name of Signatory

City of Sao Paulo

Delegation

Brazil

Website of the Signatory

Name of the person presenting the Good Practice

Lucas Roberto Paredes Santos

Position/Job Title of person presenting the Good Practice

Assessor International Relations

Aim of the Good Practice

Celebrate International Youth Day with the responsibility to respect, protect and promote human rights through actions that contribute to the materialization of sustainable development adapted to the reality of the young population of the city of São Paulo. In this way, Youth Week 2022 aimed to reaffirm, mainly, the rights of young people to citizenship, education, professionalization, work and income, health, culture, communication and sport through 5 thematic axes: Employability ; Productive Inclusion; Opportunities; Presentation of PMSP Services and Culture.

Target Group of the Good Practice

Young people residing in the city of São Paulo, aged between 15 and 29, especially those who are in a vulnerable situation.

Implementation period

The Youth Week takes place during the week of August 12th (Day Youth International) every year, usually from Monday to Saturday.

Consistency over time

The first edition of Youth Week was in 2019 and has been held every year since.

Evaluation of the Good Practice

During the execution in the year 2022, it is estimated that around 10,000 (ten thousand) young people participated in the programs throughout all days. We also have the presentation of the services of the following municipal bodies: SEME, SMIT, SMDET, SMPED, SMS and Adesampa . Monitoring was carried out by the Coordination of Policies for Youth.

Key stakeholders and partnerships

Coordination of Youth Policies of the Municipal Department of Human Rights and Citizenship, Municipal Department s, schools in the city of São Paulo, private partner institutions and NGOs.

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