Tomorrow together

Description

The project’s aim is to create a youth center for children and youth at risk of social exclusion. Through development of their competencies, allowing them to acquire and improve new skills and know-how, involving them in voluntary work and its promotion, and also by enabling their active participation in creation of a support network, paying a special attention to personal and professional development of the youth, the project aims to integrate children and youth into society. The project will be implemented in Riga but there will be monthly activities around all of Latvia, organized at schools, youth crisis centers and other non-governmental and municipal organisations. The project target group is youth at risk of social exclusion, namely school drop-outs or irregular attendants of school, young people which have suffered from or committed violence, young people from social centers, etc.

Summary of project results

The project implementation period:01.01.2014.-31.12.2015. The project was implemented: Riga and Latvia Project aim was fully achieved and now Youth studio "BaMbuss”, what is located in Brivibas gatve 204, Riga, is a multi-functional, organic, attractive and progressive place for youngsters where they can learn and develop their skills and abilities, gain new experiences and spend their leisure time through the non-formal activities. In the studio is organized a variety of activities - trainings, creative workshops, competitions, discussion club "Youth speaks" and specialized language, photo and video clubs. Studio practises only non-formal education in its work and encourages the youngsters to be civicallly engaged by volunteering their time to good causes. In BaMbuss every young person can realise its wildest dreams and/or build crazy innovative projects. During project implementation was organized: 192 Trainings using non-formal method "Tarining circle" about topics what was initiated by youngsters – leadership, communication skils, active participation, different competences development etc. 23 Disussion clubs "Youth speaks" where youngsters discuss about themes which are actual in nowadays – volunteering work, employment, decision making etc. All the discussions were broadcasted in www.nvotv.lv 22 Creative workshops where youngsters created amazing and useful things – pictures, decorations, costume jewelry etc. 97 Specialized clubs – languages, games, foto, video, design etc. 23 Career conselling which was implemented together with non-formal discussions with specialists for certain professions. 20 Initiatives organized by young people what included full project management cycle – ideas development, project writing, publicity, implementtion, evaluation, project report. In the end of the project was created special Buklet with the descriptions of the all implemented initiatives. During project implementation was attract 80 volunteers and in trainings about volunteering work took part 69 youngsters. In additional 35 youngsters finished training about Mentoring. 24 visits were orginized in different places – in schools, youth centers, NGOs in Riga and other cities of the Latvia.

Summary of bilateral results