Description
Youth employment is often very strongly related to activity of youth organizations, especially when it comes to rural areas and small parishes. In the Madona district there is only one youth center which is based in Ļaudona. The project will promote a healthy and active society in the Madona district by motivating young people to choose an active and civilly responsible lifestyle and also present the Madona region as an attractive place for developing one's career and for living. To achieve the aim the NGO will offer educational, sports and leisure activities to youth from social risk groups. It will create a cooperation network between the young businessmen and organisers of sports events of the Madona region to activate the socially inactive groups. It will also train volunteers and create a website thus promoting the NGOs visibility and increasing its capacity. The project target group: young people of the Madona district.
Summary of project results
The project was needed to motivate young people to choose Madona’s region for their domicile after they have finished studies, to promote active and socially responsible lifestyle, as well as to increase the capacity of NGO. This was achieved due to during 12 months of project there were organized different types of training classes for 45 young people and 20 volunteers of NGO from Madona’s region. During the project the following results have been achieved: 1. 3 meetings with Madona’s region municipality, 20 participants in each meeting. 2. Lessons and practical events in matters of business and employment: 3 lessons for young people (42 hours) with the participation of entrepreneurs from Madona’s region. 3. 3 workshops (28 hours) on the topic of active lifestyle, leisure activities for 35 young people. 4. 7 events of sportive activities (mountaineering, hiking, cycling, boating), in total of 12 days for 45 young people. 5. 4 trainings "Non-governmental organizations operating basics" for 12 volunteers of NGO. During the project the cooperation network between the young entrepreneurs, municipality and young activists of Madona’s region has been developed. The website
www.piekraujas.lv has been created.
Summary of bilateral results