Tuusula 4H-association Action close to the children and young people of Tuusula

I am Marita Hagman the executive director of Tuusula 4H- Association 4H´s are Head Hands Heart Health

Association Has been operating in Tuusula already 50 years More than 250 young paid members Children and young people of 6-28 years ages participate in the activities The 9-member Board is working on a voluntary basis The association employs are: one full- time and one part- time

Operating principles The Association is non- political, non-religious multisectoral youth organization 4H – head, hands, heart and health –the basic guiding principles Learning by Doing The Association partcipates the ecuational activities of children and youth with several themes – nature, rural areas, animals, handicrafts, employment, understanding of global and international issues Dressing up in the club

Activities of the Association Chidren’s clubs The Association runs, in cooperation with the Tuusula common, a multitude of club activities, directed to the school children aged 6-12 – nature clubs, cooking clubs, traditional 4H- clubs, international club and a dog club Althogether 11 clubs. Fire drill in the Klemetskog ja Ruotsinkylä clubs with fire department

Summer Camps 2 week-long camps in June Participation in the national camps of the 4H - Union Water games in the camp of 2009

Recent Activities Familiarization of the local youth with rural life – a successful cooperation between the schools and local farms Visiting a farm

Ecological Education in Schools Protection of natural waters - Baltic Sea Day Education on recycling Education on energy saving – electricity consumption and travelling Consumer awareness – buying of things and products Visiting a recycling center

Other Cooperaton with Schools Trips to forests Seasonal events (handicraft) in schools during Christmas and Easter Investigating insects during a forest trip

Active Fundraising Collecting scrap metal Recycling of fertilizer bags from the farms Recycling of the mobile phones Other fundraising, i.e. Cook book for sale Boys and fertilizer bags

A Path to Employment Project 1 A ”Driving licence to work life” for 1200 Secondary School pupils of Tuusula in years – the project is based on the good relationship with the schools of Tuusula Improving the capacity for employment for the youth of years old

timetable for the ”driving card to the work life” 8.00 – 9.00 Welcom, precentations, Intetions 9.00 – Common matters in searching work, the documents to job life – Applicationteam works – curricum vitaeexercises – employment contractrole plays – tax card – Reference of work Job interview (prepaire, outlook, introduse) Rules of the working life Consist of Salary Lunch Employers point of view Customer service Different kinds of Customers and service personell Final exam and Feedback

Employers Police Fireman Gardner Baker Tatoo-artist Reporter Diffrent kinds of enterpreneurs

A Path to Employment Project 2 20 hours weekend courses Nanny Course Senior Course Home Care Course Garden Course Forest Course Enterpreneur Course

Path to Employment Project 3 Help youth with Job- seeking Inform firms about our Project Inform households about our Project

Path to Employment Project 2-years project period: autumn 2010 to spring 2012 During the autumn: ”Driving Licence to employment” - courses During the spring: various courses on demand Contacts to: – Companies and Chamber of Commerce – Tuusula, Kerava, Järvenpää communes – Households in the same area we are the Job-seeking agent for youth

Path to Employment Project - funding Leader funding 90% Association’s funding 10 % Cost of the ”Driving licence” 10 € to be paid to the Finnish 4H-Union – total of € Sponsorship asked from banks and insurance companies and other partners

Learning by doing!