JätKä, Jääli-Kiiminki Participation Group

District based youth participation groups have concluded their activities

The district-based youth participation groups in Oulu are no longer operating in their previous format. Participation and influence opportunities for children and young people are currently being renewed and developed in new ways across the City of Oulu. A new Children’s Parliament is being established for primary school-aged children, while the Youth Council ONE continues to serve as Oulu’s official youth influence group. New participation and influence opportunities for lower secondary school-aged young people are also being planned.

The City of Oulu Youth Services and other Education and Culture Services are developing participation opportunities for children and young people in a variety of ways. Information about new opportunities to participate and make an impact will be published as the development work progresses.

JätKä

JätKä  is one of the 15 regional participation groups in Oulu.

JätKä area includes Kiiminki and Jääli areas. Group members act as active links between their school and the participation group and bring up their own views and needs to improve the area.

In the participation group, you can influence local and city matters by, for example, commenting on various plans, making initiatives, and organizing campaigns and events.

Regional participation groups bring the most important issues of their area to the annual children’s and youth city meeting, where young people decide on the advancement of matters important to them in the city’s decision-making process. The Youth Forum, held in the autumn, focuses on advocacy activities and networking, targeting young people of secondary school age and older.

The JätKä participation group meets about once a month during the school day. Therefore, the group’s meetings are considered school time for you. The activities of the participation groups are coordinated by youth services, and the group is guided by the area’s youth workers.