WONDER Child friendly destinations

The principal objective of the project is to increase the attractiveness and competitiveness of destinations from the Adriatic-Ionian Region thanks to a child-friendly approach, aimed at improving the livability of cities and the touristic offer (governance, environment and services) through the development of new participatory methods.

The project will address:

Improvement of cooperation at local and transnational level between the tourism sector, local authorities, civil society organizations and citizens / children - Well-defined transnational identity and awareness-raising on child-friendly tourism in the Adriatic-Ionian area.

The above mentioned results will be achieved through 2 main actions:

1. WONDER ACTION PLAN aimed at collecting the actions and strategies that cities must adopt to become "destinations suitable for children".

2. WONDER-Transnational Network of Child Friendly Destinations, targeting different groups of the public (including children), educational institutions, civil society and NGOs, public bodies and authorities, but also the private sector, including businesses in the tourism sector.

The WONDER project will combine a top-down approach (decisions and strategies at local authority level) with a bottom-up approach (for children, civil society, business sector, media).

The cooperation between the partners and the transnational approach will be strategic in order to adequately address a comprehensive and integrated policy aimed at children, both as residents and tourists, establishing a transnational network of "child-friendly destinations" characterized by a common brand.

LP – Municipality of Fano

Municipality of Cervia

Municipality of Velenje – SI

DEVELOPMENT CENTRE NOVO MESTO, Counseling and Development, Ltd - SI

Tourism Organisation of Herceg Novi - ME

Municipality of West Achaia – GR

Municipality of Preveza - GR

Observatory for Children and Youth Rights – ALB

Zdravi Grad – HR

City of Dubrovnik development agency – HR

Associated Partners:

Healthy city – HR

Albanian Investment Development Agency – ALB

Chamber of Achaia - GR