More than 50 young people from Olhão participated in a cleaning and painting action that MOJU – Associação Movimento Juvenil em Olhão promoted in the Fundo Fomento de Habitação neighborhood, on Thursday, August 12, as a way to mark International Youth Day.
The community intervention action took place in the surroundings of the location where the MOJU Neighborhood Office is operating.
On the same day, the youth association from Olhão took the opportunity to hold the unveiling ceremony of the Bairro Gabinete plaque.
«This facility, operating in a space provided by the Municipality of Olhão, is a permanent space, of proximity and service to the community. The Neighborhood Office is also a source of information on topics of interest such as employment, education, training, health, social rights and obligations, having produced various informative materials, in simple, clear and attractive language, which are available at the space and distributed by the community", explained the MOJU.
Despite having only started operating in January, this social response «has already carried out more than 200 accompaniments to residents of the neighborhood and the surrounding community».
The initiative ended with the creation of a graffiti in partnership with ARTitude – Associação de Cultura e Arte Urbana, alluding to the celebration of International Youth Day, «in order to enhance the awareness that it is necessary to take advantage of the potential of all generations and promote equal intergenerational relationships and partnerships”.
The Neighborhood Cabinet is promoted under the Healthy Neighborhoods Program and is the result of a partnership with the Municipality of Olhão, UCC Olhar+ and the Local Youth Assembly.
This project aims to «develop a set of initiatives to improve the quality of life of the residents of the Fundo Fomento à Habitação neighborhood, in Olhão. To this end, it develops its action around 4 central areas: protection for health, the promotion of healthy lifestyles, the training of participants and the promotion of citizenship».
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