FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMES
Saldus Youth House
National Network
Latvia
Address
Liela iela 3 CCountry
LatviaCity
SaldusStreet address 2
Liela iela 3 CTelephone
+ 371 28673304Telephone (other)
+371 28673304Website
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1963Contact Person1
Laura ŪželeJob Title 1
HeadOrganisation Type
Public InstitutionFields of Activity
Youth and educationGeneral Information
Saldus children and youth centre is a governmental organization. We are working in 3 directions - interest education (dancing, art, theater, music etc.) for children and youth; support and education for teachers and youth workers; support and free time activities for youth. In our center acting pupils council from Saldus district "I and wee". They organize a lot of activities for youth from our district and provide cooperation between self-government and young people. For 3 years we have special Youth initiative and free time centre "Skunis", in which young people can spend their free time or active member from NGO's organize activities for other. Our budget cams from district and town self-government. Main activities – different projects (youth exchanges, youth initiatives etc.); events, discussions, concerts, trainings, camps, seminars, conferences and other after school activities with youth for youth and our district. Main partners – schools, youth organizations from Latvia and Europe.Mission and Objectives
Mission – to contribute participation and development of children and youth, as individuals and as formal, informal and interest groups. Objectives – to give different possibilities for children and youth in interest education - to promote youth activity and mobility, by using non-formal education and spreading information. - To support and cooperate of and with local youth organizations, interest groups and young people.Main Projects / Activities
Each year: different concerts, exhibitions and festivals (participants are children and youth from hobby education groups); seminars, discussions, courses, camps for youth leaders, youth workers, teachers; project activities in Latvia and abroad. Example from last youth exchanges – “I am not dangerous, I am different” (in Saldus,2007.) - to structure the understanding and tolerant attitude of young people from different subcultures to participate in common art and culture activities. “Pyramid of friendship” (Turkey, 2008.) – to make pyramid, each side one country with idea to show understanding about world in each nationality. “Jammed” (Lihtenstein,2008) – to make music and record music in international groups. “Liquid life” (Germany - Bulgaria, 2008.)- youth navigates throu the Europe on Viking ships, this time peacefully and altogether. They developed the feeling for the word of “we” and unit a Europe, as ”we are all sitting in the same boat” etc.