More than 120 students from six municipalities in the Region of Murcia participated last Saturday in the Regional Meeting held in Jumilla Nueve.e Program.
This meeting was attended by boys and girls of La Union, Eagles, Archena, Alguazas, Abanilla and Jumilla.
Took place in the Market and throughout the day various activities proposed were developed by young people themselves.
José Luis Monreal, Councillor for Youth highlighted the importance of these activities and recalled that "this program came about several years ago, being a pioneer in the Jumilla region municipality, initially started with few people, there are now nearly 30 young people participating, which represents that Jumilla is one of the locations have more participants. "
On the meeting, Monreal said that "suggested the young people themselves, which is precisely one of the objectives of this program, which is them who have the initiative, put the media institutions and the children put their ideas and responsibilities."
For its part, the mediator of the program in Jumilla Encarnita Jiménez Castellanos "is a gathering phase, we are in the second and all belong to this phase.
The idea is to put into practice the skills and abilities that children have acquired at an earlier stage and that these activities are shared with other young people. "
The meeting of balloon twisting workshops, food shop, bracelets, a dance workshop with an exhibition of reggaeton, and funk, and a simulation of the 'You really are worth. "
The monitors noted that "Jumilla is one of the youngest municipalities have in the program and form a very participatory."
Finally, was this Juan Berenguer, coordinator of the Office of Youth Involvement in the Region of Murcia.
"This department of the Institute of Youth in the Region of Murcia has the function of coordinating all youth programs: the program 9.e, Partnerships Fair, facilitates."
About the program nueve.e, Berenguer said that "the specific objective is to incorporate young people into decision-making process and in this phase where meetings take place, it is important that young people realize that are not alone and be conducive to a social exchange. "
For the coordinator of the Office for Youth Participation in the region "current concerns are the same as a few years ago, the only change are the methods and tools, such as new technologies and what is shows is that despite what is said that young people are not, what is clear is that when they are given the tools and methods, do participate and much, so it is very important to support the different administrations. "
Nueve.e program is organized by the Instituto de la Juventud de Murcia, Concierge Presidency of the Autonomous Community of Murcia, in collaboration with the municipalities and the Department of Secondary Education.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla