Youth for youth was established in 2023 in village Svinica, rural area of Košice region, Slovakia, focused on education, development of rural areas, sport activities and promoting youth mobilities.
According to our status we are a non-commercial organisation which can provide a number of educational services, language lessons, organisation of sport events, environment, mental wellbeing and personal development workshops. We are trying to attract the attention of active young people to creating and implementing youth projects, aimed at development of multicultural communications, cultural diversity and with sport activities.
Strategy of the organisation: Creation of a new layer of young people with liberal ideas, ready to work for the welfare of the people of their community and country and to cooperate in the spirit of tolerance and partnership with other nations.
To plan and organise programmes and projects for greening our area by setting out plans and projects for greening of mind, atmosphere, culture, wisdom, education, technology as well as development.
Objective of the organisation: To frame favourable conditions for the development of a creative, energetic young person having an active civil position and develop young people with the aim of positioning them for future success. Our target group is young people living mainly in rural areas, who, due to their geographical location, suffer from certain disadvantages, especially lack of opportunities, access to useful information and often lower level of education compared to urban areas.
Aims of the organisation:
✔ Develop the creative potential of the youth, especially from the rural areas
✔ Support youth initiatives in various fields
✔ Create conditions for active involvement of young people both into social, economic and cultural life of the society
✔ Popularisation of democratic ideas, institutions of a civil society
✔ Develop respect for public, liberal and democratic values
✔ Develop the international youth cooperation, to cooperate with foreign youth organisations
✔ Education, upbringing and development in mental wellbeing and sport
✔ Creation and protection of the environment, protection of public health and waste recycling
✔ National and international cooperation to protect the environment
✔ Services to promote regional development and employment
✔ Promotion and development of small and medium-sized enterprises
Our organisation is an active participant in local rural youth activities, with a particular emphasis on active participation, mental health and sports activities. We strive to promote healthy lifestyles and social integration of young people through sports and recreation.
In addition, we work with small organisations working with youth in our region to support their activities by using the right digital tools. We help them communicate more effectively, organise events and this way contribute to the development of the local community and raise awareness of their activities to empower more and more young people to be more active in their communities.
Furthermore, our organisation has experience in participating in the Erasmus for young entrepreneurs programme. Participants of this programme gain valuable experience and knowledge of doing business abroad, which helps them in building their careers. We spread awareness of the Erasmus+ programme in our area and motivate others to join it and take advantage of the benefits it offers for the personal and professional development of young people in our region.
Organisation is experienced in organising info days on the opportunities offered by programmes such as Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps, Erasmus for young entrepreneurs and many others to be aware of the opportunities which EU offers to them for their personal and professional growth. After having succeeded in sending young people on their first international projects and thus encouraging them to participate more in public affairs and in their localities, we do activities, dissemination and projects at the local level in our countryside to share their experiences also with other peers.
