Regional youth programme funds 14 social enterprise projects with €35,673

Fourteen social entrepreneurship projects run by youth associations and informal groups will share €35,673.65 in the second 2026 round of the PRINT programme, with contracts signed at the Regional Directorate for Youth. They span music, health, inclusion, film, financial literacy, environmental sustainability and heritage. Across both rounds this year, 28 of 33 applications were approved, with total investment of €74,438.65 and 2,248 young people involved, 1,436 of them in the second round. Regional secretary Paula Margarido said young people should be listened to and given an active role in shaping society. PRINT has existed since 2017.