Service development and welfare for young people

Project facts

Project promoter:
Public Institution Druskininkai Youth Activity Centre
Project Number:
LT05-0022
Target groups
Children
Status:
Completed
Initial project cost:
€222,241
Final project cost:
€221,988
From EEA Grants:
€ 169,821
The project is carried out in:
Alytaus apskritis

Description

The objective of the project is the renovation of Druskininkai Youth Activity Centre by installing an outdoor space. The project will attract more teenagers and young children to the youth centre by showing them a better way to spend their leisure time. For this, the project will add outdoor sports activities to the centre. The project will install ramps for skaters, skateboarders and BMX riders, which will help allow young active people to get to know themselves in different ways, develop the ability to present themselves for others, and gain more self-confidence and responsibility for their own actions. Today, the centre has an area for tennis courts ready, but it is not fenced and therefore unused. The project will finish building the tennis courts so that to provide more activities that allow the youth to develop coordination, posture, awareness, concentration and fast thinking skills.

Summary of project results

The aim of the project - to reduce social isolation in the municipality and make children and teenagers life more active and better. For the risk youth there were not enough outdoors activities in Druskininkai. During the project implementation was built skate park, parkour, court for gymnasts, tennis court, ping-pong tables, self-awareness and team-building equipment, it was bought software for video installation and pictures edition, computer, roller skates, skateboards, BMX bikes, helmets, protective, tennis rackets, pin-ping equipment, video and photo camera, provided services of self-testing, testing and team building programs development and training. There were organised practical lectures and sports camps of each sport also. During the project implementation was created a specific environment where young people are involved into different physical activities and can experiment safer without harming themselves or another people, also they can develop the ability to present themselves for others, gain more self-confidence and responsibility for their own actions. When more outdoor activities in the area of the Youth Activity Centre are improved, teenage delinquency will significantly decrease and young people will have better, more active lives and ways to spend their free time in safe and caring environment.

Summary of bilateral results