The Department of Youth of the City Council of Parla has opened the submission period for projects for a new edition, the sixteenth, of the contest «Ideas Vivas», an annual competition that promotes the development of ideas driven by young people, associations, teachers, and other educators willing to collaborate in this area by promoting different and innovative activities that go beyond the usual programming and share the goal of promoting youth well-being in the city.
As has been done since 2010, the Department of Youth of the City Council of Parla annually celebrates «Ideas Vivas» to encourage the creativity of the young people in the city. Individuals aged between 12 and 35 years, associations, or educators working with this population sector can submit their projects until Monday, October 20 at 09:00 hours.
To participate, they must complete the annex found in the official contest rules and send it to the email juventud@ayuntamientoparla.es. The Department of Youth emphasizes that for resolving doubts, presenting a well-adjusted idea, and ensuring a good presentation, assistance can be requested until October 13, 2025, at 9:00 hours.
Different modalities to guide the projects and 6 prizes of 600€
There will be 6 prizes of 600€ available, and activities can be proposed to strengthen and expand expectations around these modalities:
1) Educational scope: activities that support study and academic development, promotion and guidance in professional vocational interests and/or improvement of professional skills
2) Emotional scope: activities aimed at improving the physical, sexual, and emotional health of the young population.
3) Social scope: to promote youth participation in the municipality, either within the framework of Young Activists, or by promoting #ElAteneoJoven.
4) Digital scope: promotion of technological skills, understanding, management, and interpretation of the digital environment, innovation and creativity through the digital scope, digital education, fake news, and/or digital ethics.
5) Professional scope: activities that promote the development of vocational interests and the improvement of pre-employment skills for professional development.
6) Cultural/creative scope: within the context of young talent and in any of the musical, photographic, dance, leisure, environment, audiovisual media, performing arts, plastic arts, etc. aspects.
After the submission deadline, on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at the Casa de la Juventud Pedro Zerolo, all candidates will defend their initiative before a jury. The publication of the winning projects – which must be implemented between January 2 and December 15, 2026 – will take place on November 13 on the website www.lacasajoven.com, where all information can already be consulted.
