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Case Study 3: Participatory competition inviting youth either equally or in different
Budgeting in Youth Action to generate ideas for a better denominations to the
Challenge, Singapore future and the chance to different project proposals.
Source: National Youth win funding of up to USD A website is then set up for
Council, Singapore 50,000. Young participants are the voting process. Voters
equipped with skills and the are encouraged to think of
The National Youth opportunity to partner with several selection criteria
Council’s Youth Action the government. Participatory when allocating their virtual
Challenge (YAC) is an annual Budgeting is used to allocate budget, such as innovation,
feasibility, desirability,
impact, and resonance.

YAC is a structured
programme that gives youth
the opportunity to act on
their passions and co-create
an inclusive, sustainable,
and progressive Singapore.
Mentors and advisors help
youth ideate solutions that
can drive meaningful change
within the community at
the national level. Born
from the Singapore Youth
Action Plan, the YAC is one
of several programmes that
the National Youth Council
additional funding to the virtual budget which they can (NYC) offers youth to pursue
winning teams and projects. allocate to anywhere between their aspirations and shape
Voters are given a USD 30,000 3 - 30 YAC proposed projects, the future they want.

Learn More: https://www.nyc.gov.sg/youth-action-challenge

the park often. actively co-create the future considerations .
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of their cities. Moreover, it
Engaging young people addresses intergenerational Finance mechanisms and
and communities in urban equity by ensuring that resource allocation
designing processes also city leaders gain valuable
helps to develop a sense of insights on and integrate the Encouraging youth-inclusive
ownership and belonging preferences and priorities of urban development initiatives,
to the surroundings and future generations in urban however, requires sustained
encourages young people to planning and designing financial and technical

12 Child in the City. 2024. Shaping tomorrow’s cities – the role of youth in urban design. Accessed at: https://www.childinthecity.org/2024/02/23/shaping-
tomorrows-cities-the-role-of-youth-in-urban-design/#:~:text=Another%20key%20aspect%20of%20involving,connection%20to%20their%20local%20
communities.

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