A group of 11 young community leaders from the Azorean diaspora will travel to the Azores from October 6 to 13 to visit the islands of S\u00e3o Miguel, Terceira and S\u00e3o Jorge. The initiative is organised by the Regional Secretariat for Parliamentary Affairs and Communities, through the Regional Directorate for the Communities, in partnership with the Houses of the Azores.<\/p>\n
The visit includes young people of Azorean descent, aged between 18 and 35, representing the Houses of the Azores based in Bermuda, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, S\u00e3o Paulo, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul), the United States of America (New England), Canada (Ontario, Quebec and Winnipeg), Mainland Portugal (North region) and Uruguay.<\/p>\n
With this initiative, the Regional Government aims to make the social, cultural and economic reality of the contemporary Azores known to the new generations of the Azorean diaspora, through the visit of a young representative from each community. It also intends to arouse interest in their roots, involving them in the rejuvenation of associations and, as such, in the continuity of the Houses of the Azores.<\/p>\n
The programme begins on the island of S\u00e3o Miguel on Sunday, October 6, with a welcome reception attended by the Regional Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs and Communities, Paulo Est\u00eav\u00e3o, accompanied by the Regional Director for the Communities, Jos\u00e9 Andrade.<\/p>\n
On the morning of the following day, October 7, the young community leaders will exchange greetings with the President of the Regional Government, Jos\u00e9 Manuel Bolieiro, at the Santana Palace, followed by a briefing at the Regional Directorate for the Communities.<\/p>\n
They will visit the University of the Azores and Nonagon – S\u00e3o Miguel Science and Technology Park in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
The second day in S\u00e3o Miguel will include visits to the Priolo Environmental Centre in Nordeste, the Ch\u00e3 da Gorreana Factory, Arquip\u00e9lago – Contemporary Arts Centre and the Azorean Emigration Museum in Ribeira Grande.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, October 9, the group will visit the Angra do Hero\u00edsmo Interpretation Centre and Algar do Carv\u00e3o. The following day, they will visit the Angra do Hero\u00edsmo Museum, the Capit\u00e3es-Generais Palace, Terinov – Terceira Island Science and Technology Park and StartUP Angra – the local business incubator of the Angra de Hero\u00edsmo Municipality, as well as the city of Praia da Vit\u00f3ria.<\/p>\n
The visit of the young community leaders culminates with their participation in the 26th General Assembly of the World Council of Houses of the Azores, taking place in Velas on the island of S\u00e3o Jorge from October 11 to 13. This year’s event will be dedicated to the youth of the Azorean diaspora.<\/p>\n
The young community leaders visiting the Azores are Nilson Vieira (Bermuda), Kerry Resendes (Winnipeg), Rui Vieira da Silva Teixeira (North region), Makayla Medeiros (New England), Katherine Carvalho (Ontario), Kayla Nunes (Quebec), Stephanie Valad\u00e3o (Rio de Janeiro), Giovana Pereira (Rio Grande do Sul), Gabriella de \u00c1vila (Santa Catarina), Victor Oliveira (S\u00e3o Paulo) and Milenna De Le\u00f3n Silvera (Uruguay).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A group of 11 young community leaders from the Azorean diaspora will travel to the Azores from October 6 to 13 to visit the islands of S\u00e3o Miguel, Terceira and S\u00e3o Jorge. The initiative is organised by the Regional Secretariat for Parliamentary Affairs and Communities, through the Regional Directorate for the Communities, in partnership with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4779,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n