From the Latin initiātus , initiative is that which begins something. It is the first step of a project or the starting point of some action. For example: "Nicolás's initiative surprised his friends" , "This solidarity festival was organized thanks to the initiative of a famous actor who wanted to collaborate with the less fortunate" , "Controversial initiative in General San Esteban: they want to ban dances" .
In this regard, it should also be noted that in today's society it is common to speak of what is known as youth initiatives. These are numerous ideas and projects that arise from groups of young people and whose clear objective is to achieve improvements in society through very diverse areas.
Thus, it is common for nightlife programs to be launched as alternatives to parties in discos, sports plans or even artistic contests as a result of the proposals of that younger part of the world.
Both locally, regionally, nationally and even internationally, a multitude of projects are undertaken annually that come from the youth initiative. Something that shows the interest of this population group to want to change things and to create a better world.
The initiative is also the personal quality that tends to generate projects or proposals. A person with initiative is one who usually promotes entrepreneurship: “Jorge was left without a job but he is a man with a lot of initiative, so I am sure that he will soon find a new job” , “I want to have a person with initiative, who is active. and that is willing to take on challenges ” .
The action of anticipating others in acting or speaking is also known as an initiative: "The pro-government deputy took the initiative and requested the impeachment of the mayor" , "The team soon took the initiative and settled in the field rival ready to attack ” .
Within the political sphere, we would have to point out the existence of a party that precisely uses the word at hand in its name. It is a Catalan formation that is called the Per Catalunya Verds Initiative, which belongs to the Catalan sphere and which stands out mainly for its environmental nature.
ICV is the acronym of that party that was founded in 1987 and that has among the pillars of its ideology socialism, Catalan nationalism, federalism and anti-capitalism. In addition to all this, it should be emphasized that among its symbols it has a flag that bets on colors such as red, green and purple.
In some constitutions, the popular or citizen initiative is a procedure that allows the direct intervention of the people in the proposal and adoption of legislative measures. Typically, people can submit petitions endorsed by signatures for a particular public matter to be submitted for political consideration.
A change of law, a reform of a statute or a constitutional amendment are some of the possibilities offered by citizen initiatives, existing in nations such as Spain and Switzerland and in certain North American states.