Information: LABJOVEM 2016 Exhibition at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland
The winners of each area of the 5th LABJOVEM competition - Young Creators of the Azores will showcase their works at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which runs from August 26 to September 1 in Scotland. The creative works of young Azoreans to be in public display at the Whitespace Gallery in Edinburgh cover the areas of Architecture, Fine Arts, Ceramic Design, Graphic Design, Photography, Illustrat... more >>

Information: Quality of LABJOVEM works ensures projection of contemporary Azorean culture
The Regional Director for Youth, Pilar Damião stressed in Ponta Delgada that the future of Azorean culture is guaranteed by the high quality and contemporary nature of the works presented under the Labjovem Competition - Young Creators of the Azores. Pilar Damião spoke Friday at the opening of the 5th LABJOVEM Exhibition. She pointed out that "with this new generation of artists, which ... more >>

Information: OTLJ programme involves this year 3,100 young people in the Azores
The Youth Free Time Occupation Programme - OTLJ starts Monday its activities. It will be held in the months of July and August and involves the participation of 3,151 young people, i.e., 334 more participants compared to the previous year. The initiative represents a global investment over 440 thousand Euros. As for the overall investment in all sub-programmes of OTLJ 2016, including "Young Stude... more >>

Information: Young Azoreans propose new solutions for new challenges in the area of Social Entrepreneurship
The Regional Director for Youth stated in Horta that the Regional Government has supported pilot projects by young people who "propose new solutions for new challenges," through the support to youth social entrepreneurship programmes, such as the Youth +' programme. "While creating sustainable business solutions, these projects offer ambitious strategies for an adequate and profound social change,... more >>

Information: Walk&Talk Festival "has fostered critical debate" through art, says Regional Director for Youth
The Regional Director for Youth stated today that the Walk&Talk Festival has not only "managed to bring new audiences closer to artistic fruition and the democratic opening of arts," but has also "fostered critical debate," through the organisation of forums as well as the promotion of awareness and interpretation of social, cultural and political issues. Pilar Damião spoke at the presentati... more >>

Information: Roadmap for Equality involves participation of over 1,200 young Azoreans
The fourth edition of the project "Before you Discriminate me, Know me," which began in March with the Roadmap for Equality, covered over 1,200 young people from 11 schools of the archipelago. Overall, the Roadmap for Equality included three dozens of awareness actions directed to over 600 young people on the islands of São Miguel, Terceira and Pico. These awareness-raising actions among youn... more >>

Information: Regional students present business ideas at Summer Camp IdeiAçores
The Regional Directorate for Youth spoke at the opening of the Summer Camp IdeiAçores in Ponta Delgada, stressing that the programme "Entrepreneurial Education: the Path to Success" is a coherent strategy that is in line with other measures implemented by the Government of the Azores." Pilar Damião stressed that the first editions of IdeiAçores competition, held under that programm... more >>

Information: Regional Government announces "Prepare Your Return Home" in Coimbra and Aveiro
The Government of the Azores promotes the dissemination session of the programme "Prepare Your Return Home" at the Faculty of Letters of the University of Coimbra on April 26 and the Department of the Environment and Planning of the University of Aveiro on April 27. Since 2015, the Government has promoted four sessions to disseminate the project; two of which took place in the Azores (Ponta Delgad... more >>

Information: Regional Director for Youth highlights "Study and Jump" project under Youth+ social entrepreneurship programme
The Regional Director for Youth pointed out in Angra do Heroísmo the commitment and work developed by the Board of "Casa do Povo" of Santa Bárbara throughout the "Study and Jump" project. Pilar Damião spoke at the presentation of the project, stressing that this work was carried out due to the common will between partners at a regional and local level. "This project evidences that... more >>

Information: Information itinerary on OTL-J programme covers more than regional 400 entities
The Information Itinerary on the Youth Free Time Occupation Programme (OTL-J) involved more than four hundred entities across the archipelago. Promoted by the Government of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate for Youth, the itinerary took place in January and March, through various information sessions aimed at entities from 19 Azorean municipalities. The main purpose of these sessions w... more >>