APS YEPP Albenga is a non-profit association founded by youngsters and adults in 2016 after near 10 years of experimentation with the YEPP methodology, a tool to help young people to take life into their hands and to have a voice in local communities. During this years, the Local support group has developed a strong attitude towards arts, using videos, theatre plays and music as instruments to deliver his messages and help the youngsters to grow.
Our site, Albenga, is a city situated on the Gulf of Genoa on the Italian Riviera in the Province of Savona in Liguria, northern Italy. The economy is mostly based on tourism, local commerce and agriculture. Albenga has 24.413 inhabitants. There are 2,679 foreigners residing in Albenga representing 11.1% of the resident population. The largest group of foreigners is that coming from Morocco with 31.3% of all foreigners in the area, followed by Albania (18.8%) and Romania (12.2%). Young people in Albenga between 15 and 24 years of age are circa 3.200 and are accounted for 13% of the population.