Enl 20.04.2008 Sagadil

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

Thanks!

gerd@enl.ee; 56462734