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Youth Policy in Estonia and theNational Youth Council
Seminar for Students from Belarus and the Belarus support groupSagadi manor house, 20th of April 2008Gerd Tarand
GERD TARAND
Who am I?Head of Youth Policy in NYC
Apart from that:BSSSC Youth Policy Working GroupUBC Youth Network until recently
Before doing what I’m doing now:Tallinns representative at two UCUE meetingsMember of the Tallinn Youth CouncilSecretary General to the Estonian SDY
1 347 510
YOUNG IN ESTONIA MEANS
7-26
7-26
366 914
326 664
366 914
60%
5%
14-26
NATIONAL YOUTH WORK STRATEGY FOR 2006 - 2013
GOOGLE IT!
EC WHITE PAPER ON
YOUTH
CHILD PROTECTION
ACT
JUVENILE SANCTIONS
ACT
HOBBY SCHOOL ACT
YOUTH WORKACT
The main aim of the youth policy in Estonia for the period 2006-2013 is to insure youth participation and development in all the youth policy domains, based on actual interests and needs of young people.
1 - actions related to and aimed at young people are based on knowledge of youth situation and actual needs of young people
2 - young people have tangible possibilities to participate in policy planning and decision-making processes concerning issues related to and aimed at youth
3 - integrated youth policy is designed, planned and implemented in cooperation with different parties of youth policy
We aim for an integrated youth policy, which is based on up-to-date knowledge of youth situation, actual challenges an needs that young people are facing today
coordinated and purposeful actions on any and all fields concerning youth
INTEGRATED YOUTH POLICY
THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
MONEY!
THE ESTONIAN YOUTH WORK
CENTRE
MONEY!
THE ESTONIAN YOUTH WORK
CENTRE
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PROTOCOLS
FINLAND
GERMANY
LATVIA-
LITHUANIA
BELGIAN FLEMISH
COMMUNITY
COUNTY GOVERNMENTS
MONEY!
BUT
THE RULE OF THUMB IN ESTONIAN
YOUTH WORK
THE MAIN RESPONCIBILITY
RURAL MUNICIPALITY
AND CITY COUNCILS
MONEY!
MONEY!
MONEY!
FORMAL EDUCATION
IN-FORMAL EDUCATION
NON-FORMAL EDUCATION
FOUR MAIN PARTNERS
NATIONAL AGENCY OF THE
YOUTH IN ACTION
PROGRAMME
ESTONIAN SCHOOL STUDENT
COUNCIL UNION
FEDERATION OF ESTONIAN STUDENT UNIONS
ESTONIAN NATIONAL
YOUTH COUNCIL
The National Youth Council?
The Estonian National Youth Council (NYC) is an umbrella organisation that today represents 53 youth organisations. The main role of the NYC is to provide support and representation to youth organisations and promote co-operation and active participation among youth in general.
OPENNESS
COOPERATION
TRUSTWORTHYNESS
UNITY
SUSTAINABILITY
CARE
JOYFROMWHAT
WEDO!
MAIN THEME 2008:
YOUTH PARTICIPATION
SO, WHY ARE WE
HERE?
HOW DOWE
INCLUDE OUR MOs?
NYC ACTIVITIES?
REPRESENTATION!National council of youth policy
Tallinn project grants commission for youth eventsYouth in Action programme council
“Tähed Särama” project councilEU policy monitoring WG
HIV/AIDS committee Youth Camps leaders advisory council
“Safe School” lead committeeRT for developing hobby school curriculum
YFJ WG for developing youth workYFJ Council of Europe Affairs
ENYWC WG for citizenship educationetc... overall around 20
CAMPAIGNON YOUTH
PARTICIPATION
“I have a group of active young
people in my home town and we could use a youth council. This would bring more active people to the decision making process and also involve the ones that are still passive.
Maarja, 18
“I would create a youth
organisation at my home town to collect ideas from young people and discuss them with the town leadership. Maybe they would even listen to us.
Hirja, 15
CAMPAIGNON YOUTH
PARTICIPATION
CAMPAIGNON YOUTH
PARTICIPATION
CAMPAIGNON YOUTH
PARTICIPATION
CAMPAIGNON YOUTH
PARTICIPATIONparticipation school
CAMPAIGNON YOUTH
PARTICIPATIONResearch into youth funding
CAMPAIGNON YOUTH
PARTICIPATION
POLICY PAPER ON YOUTH
INFORMATION AND
COUNCELLING
POLICY PAPER ON YOUTH
PARTICIPATION
POLICY PAPER ON YOUTH
PARTICIPATIONVOTE AT 16!
REGIONALYOUTH
COUNCILS
QUALITY IN YOUTH
ORGANISATIONS
AMENDINGTHE YOUTH WORK ACT
TRAININGS AND COUNCELLING
negotiatingsummer academy
influencing decisionspublic speaking, media work
STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR
YOUTH ORGANISATIONS
THE BEST YOUTH PROJECT
AWARD
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE YOUTH 2008
HAAPSALU, 12.08!
INTERNATIONAL WORK!
www.enl.ee/valis
