Children’s Participatory Budget Council

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The Children’s Participatory Budget Council is an innovative approach with the aim of fostering citizenship among children and teenagers.

It is based on the use of a small portion of the municipal budget for priorities decided upon by children and teenagers aged between 9–15 years.

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Location Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Organisation Barra Mansa City Council Government

Partner Organisation Urban Management Program for Latin America and the Caribbean (UMP-LAC) Date 1998

Scale of catchment City

Built environment component Public Policy

Beneficiary Children ages 9-15

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Links/Sources

https://bernardvanleer.org/publications-reports/compendium-of-best-practices-of-child-friendly-cities-2017/

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/095624780201400206