In 2012 the Welsh Government published a toolkit on using PB with Young People. Working towards their commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), Children and young people’s budgeting has been identified as a priority within ‘Getting it Right’, the Welsh Government’s UNCRC Action Plan for Wales. Inclusion of… Read More
Young people
Involving young people through Participatory Budgeting
8th “Best Practice in Citizens’ Participation” Awards
Photo: DVD of a previous submission to the OIDP awards The International Observatory on Participatory Democracy (OIDP) runs an annual award for good practice in local government. The award is now in its 8th year. The award is meant to recognize those innovative experiences and ideas coordinated by local governments in the field of participative… Read More
Participatory Budgeting "thriving" in Trafford
Conservative run Trafford Council have been running Participatory Budgeting small grant programmes for a number of years in a variety of settings. Cllr Karen Barclay, chairman of the South Locality Partnership, commenting in the Trafford Messenger said: “We are really excited about this opportunity to support the voluntary work in south Trafford…the South Locality Partnership… Read More
Jenny blogs from the NECE Participatory Budgeting Focus Group, Berlin
Below is an excerpt from a great blog from Jenny Southern, a Young Advisor who recently visited Berlin to talk about PB… and now been invited to join a follow-up meeting at the Hague… way to go Jenny… The meeting was the NECE Participatory Budgeting Focus Group on 11th and 12th October 2013 held at… Read More
Mandeville school pupils making decisions for their community
Pupils at Mandeville school in Aylesbury has been supporting Buckinghamshire County Council’s PB processes. This video gives a brief and engaging overview of how young people can play a positive role in their community. More information on PB in Buckinghamshire
The Children’s Fund, Newcastle
After months of preparation, 139 young people attended a participatory budgeting event in Newcastle in May 2008 to cast a 20% vote in the procurement of services for the city’s £2.25m Children’s Fund. This was one in a series of events held as part of the city’s Udecide participatory budgeting programme, which has given thousands… Read More