Who is affected?
The "Vive con Esperanza" declaration highlights that the new generations in the Americas are the most affected by the lack of guarantees for a viable future. Young people and children face critical challenges, such as the lack of access to quality education that effectively and concretely integrates environmental sustainability and disaster risk management. This limits their ability to understand their surroundings, develop their potential, and lead the development of their communities. Additionally, the absence of clear legal frameworks, and especially the lack of intersectoral coordination, leaves them vulnerable to emerging threats, which endanger their environmental heritage and future well-being.

 
What is at stake?
If we do not act now, the future of the new generations will be in grave danger. If what they learn in the classroom does not have concrete applicability in their personal and local development, young people will continue to lack the necessary tools to face emerging challenges, perpetuating inequality and vulnerability in their communities. On the other hand, if we succeed in implementing the vision of the "Vive con Esperanza" declaration, a true path toward a sustainable and resilient future will open. Young people will have access to transformative education that will enable them to generate actions that will not only become habits but also key opportunities to take decisive and capable leadership of their future. Furthermore, their cultural identity and capacity to innovate will be strengthened, creating economic and social opportunities for their families and communities.

 
Why is the time to act now?
The time to act is urgent because the challenges we face, linked to environmental degradation and natural disasters, intensify every day. The new generations cannot wait any longer to access education that prepares them for these challenges. Additionally, the window of opportunity to implement concrete and coordinated actions among governments, businesses, universities, and civil organizations is closing rapidly. If we do not act now, we risk leaving a legacy of insurmountable crises for young people and future generations. The "Vive con Esperanza" declaration calls us to a shared commitment, free from political or ideological interests, to ensure a healthy, resilient, and sustainable future. Sign this petition to demand that leaders and decision-makers prioritize the rights of the new generations and act now!

This is The Vive con Esperanza Declaration:

1. Youth Leadership: A Fundamental Right and a Continental Responsibility
We, the people of the Americas, declare that the new generations have the fundamental right to a viable future, which society must guarantee through quality education, connection to the environment, and active participation in disaster risk management. It is everyone’s responsibility to ensure that young people have the conditions and momentum necessary to understand their surroundings, recognize their potential, and lead the development of their own communities.

2. Transformative Education for a Sustainable Future
A new approach to education must empower young people towards environmental sustainability and resilience, even amidst active disasters, by fostering their rehabilitation and promoting experiential learning. This includes the development of their capacities, the protection of natural resources, and disaster risk management in their territories.

3. Arts, Culture, and Technology: Instruments of Innovation and Identity
The use of emerging technologies, combined with the integration of arts and culture, is key to strengthening the identity of young people and enhancing their ability to develop livelihoods for their families. This connection with their territory raises awareness about nature, its territorial particularities, and associated risks, while driving development opportunities for schools and communities.

4. Intersectoral Coordination: Integrating Capabilities
It is essential to act intersectorally, combining the efforts of governments (integrating national and local authorities from education, culture, environment, health, justice, etc.), businesses, universities, and civil organizations to create coherent, structured, and impactful actions for territorial development.

5. Clear Legal Frameworks and Control of Emerging Threats
Clear legal frameworks are crucial to support the rights of new generations and ensure the effective implementation of mechanisms to control emerging threats, protecting their environmental heritage and ensuring its effective use.

6. Our Shared Commitment
Together with Vive con Esperanza, we reaffirm our dedication to advancing these priorities for the rights of new generations to a viable future. This requires shared commitment, free from political or ideological interests. Such a commitment to the future demands responsible decisions that guarantee a healthy, resilient, and sustainable environment, rejecting any form of instrumentalization of the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.