This 2024 schools PB programme was about a culture of democratic participation and increasing the number of young people with an understanding of community development, good relations, and democracy through Participatory Budgeting (PB). Watch their video made following their celebration…
More than a thousand pupils across Aberdeenshire influenced the distribution of £41,000 to fund school projects related to climate change and carbon reduction in 2023-2024. 27 projects across the region from both primary and secondary schools were ultimately funded through…
In April 2025 young people ages 12-26 who live, work or play in Long Beach, California had the chance to vote on how $550,000 will be spent on a wide range of youth-centered projects, with awarded sums ranging from $10,000…
100+ children and young people. 21 youth organisations. £200,000 up for grabs. What could go wrong? Not a lot it seems. Shared Future were happy to support Choose For Cheetham 2025, after the steering group decided to use participatory budgeting…
Educating for Democracy: Participatory Budgeting in Schools A new book, detailing why Participatory Budgeting is an important innovation in citizenship education was published this month. Shared Future director Jez Hall contributed a chapter to Educating for Democracy: The Case for…
Originally posted on PB Scotland’s website, Paul Nelis explores the work of the Ripple Project and Craigentinney Primary school where PB has been used by pupils to set their priorities over how to spend £3,000. Supported and funded by The…
We believe that young people should have a voice in shaping their future through participatory democracy. That is why we took part in a joint project, funded by Erasmus+, working with colleagues in Poland, Spain and Northern Ireland. The project created…
Youth PB is a process in which young people have a say over the spending of public funds in a school or community setting. This short video animation was produced by the Participatory Budgeting Youth Accelerator Project for the launch of its…
Voting in participatory budgeting in Tampere, Finland took place between 1–30 November 2020. The citizens of Tampere could vote for how to invest EUR 450,000 (approximately £400k) for the benefit of children and young people. The project includes 120 proposals.…
An exciting new youth led and designed PB process was launched in 2020, across the Derry and Strabane District Council Area of Northern Ireland. Young people from across the city have been involved in shaping and designing the YOUth Making…