With a percentage of 80.4; Manizales is the city in Colombia with the best quality of life and well-being conditions for the population between 14 and 28 years of age.
The result is provided by the most recent study carried out by the Corona Foundation and the Cómo Vamos Network of Cities, which analyzed different aspects in the 15 main cities of the country.
The second place in this analysis is occupied by Montería with 73.5% and the third place is occupied by Medellín with 73.0% in issues such as minimum requirements so that in a territory there are guarantees for young people in fields that impact both their individual and collective progress.
Faced with this result Carlos Mario Marín Correa, mayor of Manizales, expressed “the effort of the private sector, unions, academia, health entities, foundations, the Mayor’s Office, among others, allows the municipality to continue improving its rating in the Index. It is regarding the will and the work of the entire city.”
“In this sense, the Mayor’s Office of Manizales has made contributions such as The Pact for Youth, which allocated 22,000 million pesos for employment, education, participation, art and sports for this population. A strategy agreed with the local youth to listen to their requests and needs in dialogue tables that were held following the social outbreak last year,” said Marín Correa.
The Youth Progress Index analyzes three dimensions that are basic human needs, foundations of well-being and opportunities; Y analyzes aspects such as nutrition and basic medical care, water and sanitation, housing and personal safety, access to basic knowledgeinformation and communications, health and well-being, environmental quality, personal rights, personal freedom and choice, inclusion and access to higher education.
The mayor highlighted the administrative effort of the administration, the private sector, unions, academia, health entities, foundations, among others: that allow the municipality to continue improving its qualification in the study.
“Some of the most successful programs of this strategy are the job fairs, in which, together with the public agencies of Confa and Sena, and other private companies, we come together to offer more than two thousand vacancies to young people looking for of work experience,” said the president.
By dimensions, Manizales achieved the following results:
- Basic Human Needs: 93.3%.
- Wellness Fundamentals: 76.4%.
- Opportunities: 71.6%.
Carlos Mario Marín Correa assured that in the city “also We encourage doing business with the Joven Manizaleño más Entrepreneur program, who receive training for 6 months in finance, marketing and brand positioning; At the end of their training, the best ventures receive seed capital to continue with their business project”.
Manizales Fair 2023: on this date and place the launch will take place
Camilo Naranjo, manager of the Institute of Culture and Tourism (ICTM), the entity in charge of carrying out the event, indicated that the launch will be carried out in conjunction with the Caldas Hydroelectric Power Plant, starting at 6 in the followingnoon and in conjunction with the lighting. Christmas.
“We open the doors to the best fair in America. That is why we invite you to join us in the Plaza de Bolívar, and in a show of union and fellowship we will announce the programming of our fair”, indicated the official, who also confirmed that they have all the appropriate resources to carry out cultural, patrimonial and sporting events.
