The Cabildo of La Palma has launched a programme of youth workshops that will travel across the 14 municipalities of the island during July, August, and September, addressing topics such as housing, digital content creation, freestyle, and first aid.
The Cabildo of La Palma has initiated a summer initiative aimed at the young population of the island, with workshops to be held in all 14 municipalities during the months of July, August, and September. The proposal, framed within the Destrábate project and the Island Strategic Youth Plan, aims to provide practical tools and encourage youth participation.
The president of the Cabildo, Sergio Rodríguez, emphasised that the programme aims to listen to young people and provide them with useful resources for their future. “We want young people to find opportunities in any municipality of La Palma and to be able to develop their life projects here,” he stated.
Rodríguez added that the activities will also serve to understand the concerns of this group and bring them closer to the measures already promoted by the Cabildo. “Housing, training, and employment are fundamental issues for them to be able to stay on the island. We need their ideas to build a La Palma with more opportunities for everyone,” he indicated.
The island's Youth Councillor, Yurguen Hernández, detailed the contents of the workshops. One of them focuses on digital content creation, an area that generates great interest among young people. “We want to provide them with tools to use the Internet appropriately and expand their knowledge about the applications and programs necessary to create videos, photographs, and other content,” Hernández explained.
Another workshop addresses urban music and improvisation, taught by a young person linked to freestyle, who will share their personal and professional experience. “It’s a story of effort and overcoming challenges that can serve as a reference for those going through difficulties or who want to find a form of expression in music,” the councillor affirmed.
Additionally, first aid sessions have been organised, where participants will learn basic resuscitation techniques, risk assessment, and when to go to a healthcare centre. “These are practical skills that can help save lives and will be taught by a specialist,” Hernández concluded.
The programme combines training sessions with spaces to share experiences, propose ideas, and learn about available resources. Among the topics covered is access to housing, with information on rental assistance or the Young Mortgage, as well as practical content related to the digital world, urban music, and emergency response.
The Cabildo has designed this offer with the aim of facilitating the participation of young people from across the island and adapting island policies to their real needs. The workshops are held in various locations across La Palma, with schedules and dates available on the institution's official channels.
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