Description
The aim of the project is to improve the well-being and inclusion of young people from 7 to 26 all around Estonia by creating special means and measures for 86 youth centres. A great emphasis has been put on the activities which are aimed to develop social skills, such as recreational activities and camps. In order to find and involve the target group mobile youth work facilities, such as outreach programmes, online youth work and community-based work will be implemented to attract the target group to the project. The other aim of the project is on the one hand to develop the capability of the youth work organisation – Association of Estonian Open Youth Centres and on the other hand to improve the competencies of other related specialists and volunteers in order to work with children in risk, for the purpose of involving them in the future. In close co-operation with Norwegian partners the project aims to choose and adapt effective intrest-based measures/methods for Estonia (e.g. adventure education, drama, Yo-Ro, ART, Loft/SFA).
Summary of project results
The aim of the project was to improve the well-being and inclusion of young people from 7 to 26. Norwegian partners took part of the project so as to choose and adapt effective interest-based measures/methods for Estonia (e.g. adventure around Estonia by creating special means and measures for 86 youth centres). A great emphasis was put on the activities which are aimed to develop social skills, such as recreational activities and camps. In order to find and involve the target group, mobile youth work facilities, such as outreach programmes, online youth work and community-based work were implemented to attract the target group to the project. The other aim of the project was to develop the capability of the youth work organisation – Association of Estonian Open Youth Centres and on the other hand to improve the competencies of other related specialists and volunteers in order to work with children in risk, for the purpose of involving them in the future. For this reason different thematic training courses took place and other supportive measures such as creation of networks, co- and supervision, coaching, creation of regional cooperation memorandums, taking of the youth-work-related know-how to the schools, information days, cooperation with parents, etc, were organised. In the framework of this project and in collaboration with higher education institutions a quality and impact analysis of the chosen methods were completed. In addition, students wrote and presented youth-work-related theses and dissertations.
Summary of bilateral results
In the project there was on official foreign partner, but during the project one more foreign partner were added. An official foreign project partner was an umbrella association Ungdom and Frits from Norway and also an umbrella association Samfes from Iceland who joined the project later. Joint activities with partner from Norway: - study visit in April 2014, Oslo; - overview of different methods, which are used in youth centers in Norway with children that are growing in risk situation; - opinions and inputs of the experts to the project during the process; - finding trainers for trainings; - finding performers and presenters for the seminars; - examples, inputs to the quide book. Description of actions: Pre-visit to Norway to put down practical arrangements and substantial orders. Norwegian partner gave a great contribution to this. Study visit to Norway was held 24.-27.04.2014. The participants were very satisfied with the study visit. All the agreements were held good.Trainer from partner organisation from Norway was Arve Howlid, who is the manager of Unglnfo Vestfold. Trainer was leading two three-day trainings. Anna Opland Stenersen, presenter of mobiile youth work, took part from seminar about good examples. The feedback was positive. Norwegian partner sent to Norwegian municipalities a manuscript of handbook of youth work to get some inputs and examples what need to be taken into account when working with children and youth at risk. Communication was active between Estonia and Norway. Associations from Estonia, Norway and Iceland are also the members of the Network that developes open youth work at the European level. Both foreign partners are willing to cooperate, find and make contacts between universities, youth centers and ohter youth organisations. Estonia AOYC is a link between Estonia, Norway and Iceland to bring different interest groups together on Estonian level.