Youth-led Participatory Budgeting in North Ayrshire
/Demsoc have spoken to Donna Anderson, Participation and Democracy Officer and Youth Work Lead for North Ayrshire Council about the youth-led PB processes happening in North Ayrshire.
In the article and podcast, Donna talks about her role and the approach taken in developing PB, especially during the pandemic:
“Youth PB has taken on different forms in North Ayrshire; when it first started it consisted of get-togethers where young people could come and go around different stalls to decide on where money was going to be spent using tokens. Now PB has evolved with it being done fully online using digital tools, and with the shift to online, there has been increased engagement, voting numbers and proposal applications from young people.”
