Strategic Plan for youth

The draft bill for the Youth Plan of the Balearics, elaborated by the General Direction for Youth of the Welfare Council of the Balearic Government, can now be consulted on Internet.

The main objectives the Plan seeks are the following:
- Maintain and promote social cohesion avoiding distances between the different generations.
- Favour the social integration and participation of youngsters and to promote areas of participation and experiences of the organisation.
- Promote the development of independence and the capacity for emancipation in adequate conditions.
- Promote the assumption of public coresponsability in every administration and at different levels to confront needs, obtain aspirations and to respect the youngsters' rights.
- Favour policies of positive action that bear in mind the insular condition.
- Strengthen and favour the knowledge of the use of Catalan as the vehicle of communication between youngsters.
- Favour and make viable the experiences of services and action by youngsters oriented towards confronting needs, obtain aspirations and to respect their rights.
- Provide the resources and public subsidies to guarantee social, economic and health conditions for independence.
- Reorganise and rationalise the different resources, subsidies and services.
- Guarantee the defence of the fundamental rights of youngsters via the establishment of norms and social awareness.

The general director for Youth, Joan Caules, presented the Draft Bill for Youth to the parties PSOE, PSM, EU, Els Verds and UM, on Tuesday, July 4. The presentation to the Noves Generacions (Young Conservatives) of PP will take place on Thursday 6th.

Date of publication: 04/07/2000

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