Children and digital well-being

OPEN since 2023 | The aim of this project is to provide context and understanding about digital well-being in childhood and adolescence, to inform debates in this area and to provide guidance for public policy actions to be implemented in the coming years.

Adolescence and public space

OPEN since 2024 | The aim of this project is to promote a deliberative space that generates proposals for action to promote municipal policies on adolescence that favour a positive and healthy use of public space by boys and girls. The deliberative space is articulated through a cross-cutting technical committee on adolescence, the city and public space made up of various municipal officials.

City Spokeskids Group

OPEN from 2023 (1st edition, 2018-2020) | City Spokeskids Group is a group of about thirty boys and girls aged between 11 and 12 from all the districts of Barcelona. The aim of the group is to publicize the Children’s Agenda and open dialogues with political and social agents in the city of Barcelona around the demands and proposals of children to improve the well-being of childhood.

The children have their say (2nd edition)

OPEN SINCE 2021 The 2nd edition of The children have their say begins by asking “how are you?” to children aged 8-12. With the knowledge generated by this survey, the Children’s Agenda will be updated. A new Spokeskids Group will explain it to us.

Plan for play in public spaces, 2030 horizon in Barcelona

OPEN SINCE 2017 | We support Barcelona City Council in the definition and implementation of the Plan for play in public space so that, with a horizon of 2030, the city is increasingly playable and offers more and better opportunities for playing in public space for children , adolescents and the general public.

Childhood Plan 2021-2030

OPEN SINCE 2021 | We are supporting Barcelona City Council on the drawing up of the Childhood Plan 2021-2030, which is the framework for planning and mainstreaming of the main policies that affect children and teenagers in the city of Barcelona.

Playable towns and cities

OPEN from 2022 | After more than 5 years working on the Barcelona playable city project and working with Barcelona City Council in the development and deployment of the Play Plan in public spaces, the Childhood and Adolescence Institute makes the knowledge available to other municipalities because more towns and cities becomes more and more playable.

Co-creating the city with children and teenagers

OPEN SINCE 2018 | We are supporting the public administration in the processes of co-creation with children and teenagers in order to design the city and the public space taking into account their voices and needs. In addition, we are systematising these processes in order to be able to replicate them beyond the pilot experiences.