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REDES programme with youth volunteer projects in the Region
Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego
REDES programme with youth volunteer projects in the Region
Azorean youth associations receive over €816,000 in public funding
Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego
Azorean youth associations receive over €816,000 in public funding
Over 750 children and young people enrol in Entrepreneurial Academy – School of Leaders
Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego
Over 750 children and young people enrol in Entrepreneurial Academy – School of Leaders
December 10, 2025 REDES programme with youth volunteer projects in the Region
November 16, 2025 Azorean youth associations receive over €816,000 in public funding
October 22, 2025 Over 750 children and young people enrol in Entrepreneurial Academy – School of Leaders
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REDES programme with youth volunteer projects in the Region
Nota de Imprensa
December 10, 2025
REDES programme with youth volunteer projects in the Region
More than 90 young people living in the Azores have already applied for the REDES programme – Regional Youth Volunteering Network, with 44 young people already placed. Applications for this programme, promoted by the Regional Secretariat for Youth, Housing and Employment and run by the Regional Directorate for Youth, are open to young people and organisations at juventude.azores.gov.pt. All young people already placed in REDES opted for regular volunteer projects lasting three to nine months in institutions or associations active in the areas of culture, social inclusion, sport, the environment, health and prevention of risk behaviour, social support for children, young people, seniors and people with disabilities, animal welfare, among other areas of action. Young people involved in regular volunteer projects are awarded a monthly grant of up to €180, totalling €1,620, if they complete nine months of volunteering. REDES also includes a category for short-term volunteer projects. In this category, which includes volunteering projects for renovating a house or collecting animals, projects last between one and five days, for a total of 25 hours. Young people are eligible for a grant ranging from €21 to €75. The organisations with approved projects, details of the projects and the number of vacancies available are listed and can be found at https://juventude.azores.gov.pt/programa/redes/, where young people interested in volunteering can submit their applications. Currently, 21 applications from organisations have been approved for 31 vacancies on regular volunteering projects in São Miguel, Pico, Terceira, Graciosa and São Jorge. In turn, nine applications from organisations have been approved for 31 vacancies on short-term projects in São Miguel, Pico and Terceira.  REDES is aimed at young people residing in the Azores, aged between 15 and 28 at the time of application. It seeks to promote opportunities for the development of personal and technical skills, as well as for the exercise of active and supportive citizenship in activities contributing to their communities.  Youth associations and youth-oriented associations, student associations registered in the Azorean Register of Youth Associations, public entities, Private Social Solidarity Institutions, sports clubs, or other non-governmental and civil society organisations with projects aligned with the programme's areas may apply for volunteer projects. REDES - Regional Youth Volunteering Network was announced in June this year by the Regional Secretary for Youth, Housing and Employment, in Lajes do Pico, on the island of Pico.   As Maria João Carreiro explained at the time, the Azorean Government wants, with this new programme, "to highlight the importance of volunteering for personal and social development of young people." In this regard, she called for the participation of entities willing to create volunteering projects that with the potential to add value to institutions and young people."
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Azorean youth associations receive over €816,000 in public funding
Nota de Imprensa
November 16, 2025
Azorean youth associations receive over €816,000 in public funding
Youth associations registered in the Azorean Register of Youth Associations benefited from regional public support totalling more than €816,000 between 2024 and 2025, as reported by the Regional Secretary for Youth, Housing and Employment at the opening of the administrative building of the Scout House complex, run by the National Scout Corps, in Ponta Delgada.  This support, awarded under the Incentive System for the Development of Youth Associations (SIDAAJ), made it possible to invest in the implementation of youth associations' activity plans, as well as in equipment and headquarters or in supplementary activities, such as the organisation of and participation in training activities, explained Maria João Carreiro. "Rather than just preaching and talking about the importance of associations, this Regional Government is working to encourage and stimulate action by youth associations," she said. The Regional Secretary highlighted the "good example" of the National Scout Corps. Between 2024 and 2025, it submitted 84 projects to be developed with children and young scouts, whose implementation the Region contributed to with an investment of over €50,000. This amount is supplemented by €82,000 in public funding over the same period for investment in equipment, headquarters and supplementary activities, as well as by €50,000 allocated through the Regional Directorate for Youth to the Scout House. The latter is "an infrastructure symbolising the commitment to training children and young people to exercise responsible citizenship committed to collective well-being," stated the government official.  Currently, there are 28 youth associations or similar organisations registered in the Azorean Register of Youth Associations, which is 14 more than those registered in 2019. "In the Azores, youth associations are alive and well and highly recommended," praised the Regional Secretary. More than just a figure, "this growth clearly demonstrates the interest and commitment of young people as well as their confidence in a policy that encourages youth to organise themselves to meet their interests and needs, and to participate in building a pluralistic, inclusive and sustainable society," she said. The Regional Government has increased the global amount of funding available for youth associations to implement and execute their activity plans for 2026. Overall, this amounts to €170,000, representing an increase of about €90,000 compared to public funding in 2019. In the proposed Plan and Budget for 2026, which will be analysed and voted on at the end of this month by the Regional Legislative Assembly, the Azorean Government, through the Regional Secretariat for Youth, Housing and Employment, proposes to invest two million Euros next year "in programmes fostering a culture of personal investment by young people in their civic and professional training."
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