Sharing is Caring in Latvia

Study Visit: Sharing is Caring
12-19 April 2020 | Ape, Latvia

As the social reality where young people are growing up is all the time changing and people working with youth need to constantly look for new approaches and solutions for effective youth work, it is highly crucial to stay up to date and explore new ideas for reaching young people.

With this study visit we want to gather 24 experienced youth workers – from municipalities, schools, youth centre, social services, youth organizations - who work with young people on daily (or at least every-week) basis in order to share innovative practices of youth work from their youth work reality or country and explore more in detail the innovative approaches of youth work in different Latvian organisations/institutions.

The objectives of this study visit are:
- SHARING THE EXISTING “STATE” OF YOUTH WORK AND CHALLENGES RELATED TO IT IN PARTICIPANTS’ COMMUNITIES.
- DISCUSSING THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND IDENTIFYING WHAT INNOVATIONS ARE NEEDED IN
- ORDER TO INVOLVE AND EMPOWER THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
- SHARING GOOD PRACTICES IN YOUTH WORK OF THE LAST YEARS FROM EACH PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY/COUNTRY.
- EXPLORING AT LEAST 12 TRADITIONS BASED AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS OF YOUTH WORK IN LATVIA BY VISITING ORGANIZATIONS AND MEETING WITH YOUTH WORKERS AND HEARING ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES.
- COMPILING A PUBLICATION WITH SHORT DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL INNOVATIVE PRACTICES EXPLORED DURING THE PROJECT.
- SHARING THE EXPERIENCES FROM THE STUDY VISIT THROUGH DEOR ACTIVITIES AND INTRODUCING INNOVATIONS IN OWN YOUTH WORK.

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