COLETI VU

BY Bernardo pietrobelli from brazil

COLETI.VU is designed to put together a group of young people advocating for an increased social participation of youth in the city administration regarding road safety. It will monitor public mobility policies, propose projects and actions aimed at youth, and hold the authorities accountable to obtain their commitment towards executing practical actions that seek the improvement and qualification of public spaces in favor of a safer, more sustainable, accessible and equitable city.

Its goal is to monitor, influence and propose public policies related to youth safety and urban mobility in Porto Alegre in 2021 and 2022 as a means of improving road safety, youth participation and securing a more accessible and sustainable city

ABOUT THE PROJECT LEAD

Bernardo has a graduate degree in International Relations and is currently a Master’s student in Economics and a volunteer for Fundação Thiago Gonzaga - Vida Urgente. “I am motivated in fighting unfairness and inequality, especially stemming from road crashes involving young people, poorly designed and enforced infrastructure, education and legal systems.”

PROJECT UPDATES

COLETI.VU CALLS ON VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT ROAD SAFETY AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS

Local actions winner, Bernardo Pietrobelli, have called on the youth of Brazil to take part in road safety awareness efforts through his project, COLETI.VU. Bernardo invited members of the Fundação Thiago Gonzaga and representatives from schools around Porto Alegre to create a youth council under his project to lead road safety awareness campaigns around Brazil. The Youth Council is raising awareness within their networks and throughout Brazil by utilizing online tools and platforms.

Handover of the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030

Local Actions winner Bernardo Pietrobelli and his team from Vida Urgente: Fundação Thiago Gonzaga lead handovers of the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 in Brazil to gather support from local decision-makers to take action for road safety. They shared team shared the Plan with Deputy Secretary Matheus Ayres and Acting Governor Ranolfo Vieira Júnior.

ABOUT THE LEAD ORGANISATION

Fundação Thiago Gonzaga's advocates for safer urban mobility. I have been involved in the organization's workshops and supporting activities with other volunteers. FTG is connected with the local government and local artists which aid the urban interventions and organizational inputs for the project.