The leader of Arendal's youth council describes a new way for young people to share suggestions through the council's website.
The council wants to hear ideas it can take forward to improve life for young people in Arendal. In the interview, its leader explains that an input page has recently been added to the website.
The speaker also describes the difference between local and county youth work. Arendal's council deals with matters in the municipality. Agder's youth committee works at county level, covering a wider area.
Young people can look up the councils' websites to find meeting times and the issues being discussed. The speaker suggests searching for Ungdommens bystyre i Arendal or Ungdommens fylkesutvalg i Agder.
The leader says Arendal's council has 15 members and plans to grow to 17 in the next term. The speaker is less certain about how many suggestions have arrived through the new page and does not give a confirmed number.
The invitation is clear even while the service is new: young people can bring their concerns to the council, rather than waiting for someone else to raise them.