ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE CHANCE 1

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HERE WE ARE 3 Approx sq. m working space Building belongs to the municipality All running costs paid by municipality Local, national and international activities Some 150 people per week Education – information – counseling – therapy – youth policy 27 staff

PRINCIPLES AND MISSION Always bearing in mind the principle of respecting human dignity, human rights and fundamental freedoms we aim at: -preventing and working with all forms of violence and abuse among children and young people, -supporting and helping children and young people develop their creative, intellectual and emotional potential -actively involving the local community in work for and with children and young people 4

YOUTH WORK PRINCIPLES  Non-formal education  Co-operation with other NGOs and youth groups  Inter-sectorial co-operation  Active involvement and participation  Open and easy access for all  Knowing and respecting the needs of young people  Development of competences  Constant/continuous self-education/development  Motivated team – believing in what we ‘preach’ – focus on relationships 5

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TARGET GROUPS  Young adults  Young adults at the risk of social exclusion  Institutions working with the youth and for the youth  Local institutions 8

PROBLEM BACKGROUND  No fields in which young people could actively participate are created by the local institutions  Formal educational system not suitable for young people self-development and goal-achievement approach  Lack of common youth policy and cooperation between the local institutions 9

EFFECTS OF THE PROBLEM  Young people drift away to other countries or bigger cities  Young people stay in Głogów, but turn into „complaining” mode, being passive and uncreative  Disfunctional behaviour (alcohol and drug abuse, violence) 10

PROBLEM SOLUTION 1) SYSTEMIC WORK WITH THE YOUTH THROUGH:  Developing their creativity and motivation (groups, debates, non-formal education)  Enhancing young people’s social skills  Serving help in educational, professional and psychological fields  Volunteering 11

PROBLEM SOLUTION 2) INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK WITHIN THE INSTITUTIONS (local gov., NGOs etc.)  Promoting and understanding the idea of cooperation and youth empowerment  Creating common youth policy  Creating a body responsible for coordinating and supervisng youth activities 12

YOUTH TRAININGS  Development of skills: film, music, artistic skills, first aid  Regular training for volunteers, incl. civic competences  Training of peer educators – human rights education  Occasional training activities  Entrepreneurship skills training 13

SUCCESS KEY FACTORS  Youth engagement  Trained team of youth workers  Access to information, resources and help  Understanding the idea of youth empowerment and cooperation between institutions  Mobilization of the local institutions  Publicity 14

DESIRABLE RESULTS  Creating youth-friendly environment, through work with competent staff and responding to young people’s needs  Empowering young people and setting the trend of active lifestyle through non-formal education  Teaching and multiplying social skills, local identity and social awarness among young people  Running local and international projects and providing a proper folow up  Promoting youth active participation and non-formal education 15

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