Project type                                                  European Territorial  Cooperation Project, under ENPI CBC Med.

Promoter

Sousse promoted the use of new methods, approaches and tools to involve young people in the different stages – dialogue, decision-making – and train them to imagine a sustainable, smart and inclusive city. The municipality fostered innovative spaces for dialogue and participation targeted to young people and directly linked to the municipal governance.
Some actions taken by Sousse city are:

• Tomorrow’s world workshop – Le Monde d’Après –: A workshop that gathered young people from Sousse and countries from all over Africa with the aim of supporting the development of ideas and recommendations related to environmental protection; energy transition, sustainable development, tomorrow’s city, among others.
• Youth council: the launch of municipal elections and creation of space for proposals/projects discussion and negotiation.
• Young people as a key factor in urban development: Implement a transitional urbanization strategy engaging young people as a central actor of the project by incorporating innovative technologies to facilitate their participation and make them part of the community life. Encourage and set up proximity projects, enhance the participative approach and set up a digital consultation as an adaptation measure to Covid19.
• Collaboration between students and the municipality: Invite students to contribute to the review of urban planning and developments, bring together the university and the city by involving teachers, students and researchers.
• Supporting startups generating innovative ideas: Encourage the use of digital tools in developing solutions for strategic sectors, such as mobility.