PONTEVEDRA
CHANGING THE VILLAGE THROUGH PROTAGONIST PARTICIPATION
THE VILLAGE AS A GAMEBOARD
“Every city has its own history, its own landmarks. I’m not only referring to those buildings officially recognised as important parts of the nation’s historical heritage. I mean, above all, the places that belong to the city’s memory — places that are fundamental to its identity, to the sense of belonging to a city. Whether it’s a factory, an old tram stop, or one of those grocery shops where everything was ingenuously displayed.”
Jaime Lerner
The right of children and adolescents to PARTICIPATE in the CONSTRUCTION of their VILLAGE or CITY as part of an ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP, in such a way that they become both participants in and agents of change in their surroundings.
For this sense of protagonist to exist, CHILDREN and ADOLESCENTS must reflect on their surroundings (the space in which they live their lives), their context and propose solutions for change become aware of what it means to be a legal entitlement and the importance that their participation can have as a driving force for change in the rest of society.
COLOUR YOUR VILLAGE
The village or city in which we are working, transformed into a game board, a laboratory of experimentation where children and teenagers can act from a new point of view.
