Vratsa Youth Center - a factor for the development of the Northwest

Project facts

Project promoter:
Municipality of Vratsa(BG)
Project Number:
BG-LOCALDEV-0010
Status:
In implementation
Initial project cost:
€811,675
Donor Project Partners:
Youth centre Hamarinn(IS)
Other Project Partners
Timis Country Youth Foundation(RO)

Description

The main objective of the project is to improve the welfare of children and young people at risk and to expand the territorial range of the YC activities. The main activities of the project aimed at improving the conditions for equal access to education, training and work; enhancing motivation for inclusion of children and parents from ethnic minorities, creating prerequisites for social inclusion; integration activities for children and young people by organizing common initiatives and changing public attitudes towards greater tolerance for young people at risk, through continuing and developing existing activities and conducting new ones, which will increase the diversity, interest and number of young people involved in the activities. The main target group is young people, students at risk of dropping out or already dropped out of the education system; young people at risk of ethnic minorities; young people at risk living in small and remote settlements or in economically less developed areas; people not included in the youth group related to youth participation in youth center activities: including children, parents, teachers, mentors and other representatives of the local community. The project aimed at improving the conditions and environment for equal access to education, training and work of different age groups; creating preconditions for social inclusion; social and cultural integration of young people in society; promoting young people''s non-formal learning, vocational training and soft skills training; involvement in the activities organized by young people through Youth Center initiatives and proposals; motivation for continuing education; changing public attitudes towards greater tolerance for at-risk youth; encouraging collaboration between Vratsa Youth Center, youth organizations and institutions for ensuring successful inclusion of young people at risk in the society life.

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