The youth of La Orotava They already have their own radio station to disseminate and share interests, concerns, hobbies and reflections through the Internet and their social networks. It’s in the house of youth and has the technical support of Radio Kiosko. The Town Hall presented this Monday, February 7 Radio The Young Voicewhich will start broadcasting this weekend, coinciding with world radio daywhich is celebrated on Sunday the 13th.
This new space the house of youthequipped with a studio and a control room, will enable the start-up of a radio on-line that will give voice to villera youth. Mayor, Francisco Linares (CC)clarified that “it is a youth station, not a municipal radio, so it will function as a channel so that the boys and girls of the municipality have a voice and can express themselves regarding the issues that concern and interest them.”
The Department of Youth of the City Council of La Orotava He also presented this Monday his annual program of activities aimed at young people in the municipality, “with special attention to their demands and those courses and workshops that can be productive for the enrichment of personal life and to access the world of work,” says the mayor of Youth, Darío Afonso (CC).
The programme, subject to change and the addition of more activities, includes initiatives such as training courses, face-to-face and on-linesuch as digital photography or those offered through Tenerife Youth School; the Hiperbrief Story and Create You contests; an information campaign on the Youth House; the placement of new suggestion boxes in different points so that young people can participate and give their opinion; the participation workshops for the elaboration of the municipal budget; the contest Bookface; the photographic marathon; La Orotava Street; a trip to the Camino de Santiago; new activities in nature; the days of escaperoom, and a new edition of Young Street Art.
This municipal facility registered a total of 3,500 users during the past year 2021
Linares values ”the high participation of this group in the programmed activities”, and the fact that “they continue to take advantage of and use the house of youth and all the offer that is made exclusively for them. This space, with more than a decade in operation, continues to grow in quality and quantity, which is why it continues to be a meeting point and a place to search for information».
The concilor Dario Afonso He added that the health situation generated by the pandemic requires respecting various security protocols that include capacity controls and other measures, “which does not prevent us from continuing to offer leisure alternatives and educational activities for our young people, always thinking of them.” The mayor valued that throughout the past year the young villeros showed their commitment to the resources of the house of youth, “which had more than 3,500 users.” This space is also used as a study room and as a counseling point.
