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Keyword from Index: youth work

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Europe; Poland; Germany
Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe is a polish nonprofit NGO that was founded in 1990. Its founders were Poles and Germans, protestant or catholic, who wanted to overcome the division of the european continent, as it had developed after WWII. It was important for them to create a public space, in which european relations could develop based on mutual [...]

Europe; international
This project was funded by the European Commission through the Erasmus+ programme from July 2020 to December 2021. The main aim of the project was to carry out a training course "to empower youth workers' digital competences and equip them with information and tools which will improve their work with young people through digital literacy and e-inclusion." This training course [...]

Indonesia
Author: Ian Coxhead, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Draft as of 18 January 2015, do not cite. "Economic growth is strongly associated with increased education, yet export booms in low-income countries often spark an opposite trend. Rapid growth of jobs in low-skill occupations may lower overall returns to schooling and raise dropout rates, especially among teens from [...]

Austria
Interkulturelles Zentrum (IZ) is an independent non-profit organisation based in Vienna/Austria aiming at the enhancement of intercultural relations both on national and international level. IZ promotes the development of communication between people of different cultural origin and educates people to carry out practical, intercultural work. Since 1987 IZ has been supporting [...]

Peru
The youth portal is an initiative of the research centre of the Calandria association in cooperation with other members, to facilitate youth work on a national level through ICT. For this purpose, the portal provides a meeting point an helpful tool for youth organisations, political decision makers, ONGs and researchers which deal with youth affairs. The objectives of the [...]

Peru
The project "Punto J" is under the directorate of the institute for education and health. It tries, with online information, an online radio channel and specific activities, to explain sexuality as well as the causes and consequences of AIDS to youth. In this connection, the cooperation of the youth is of central importance. On the homepage, general information about HIV/AIDS [...]

Rwanda
The Ministry of Youth was established on March 7th 2008 with a mandate to ensure that youth are mobilized and committed to implement the Rwanda government programs that will enhance the government to attain sustainable economic growth and development. The ministry of youth is mandated with mobilization, capacity building and advocating for youth initiatives that lead to [...]

Rwanda
The Rwanda National Youth Council is a Government institution which started in February 1998. The National Youth Council comprises of the following 3 major organs: The General Assembly, the Executive Committee and the Executive Secretariat. The mission of the National Youth Council is to educate the youth on the culture of patriotism, to sensitise the youth on the fight [...]

Cameroon
The objectives of the Ministry of Youth are the improvement of the quality of youth training which will necessitate for instance the launching of the MCYE (Multipurpose Centres for Youth Empowerment) development plan, development and rehabilitation of socio-educative infrastructure, development of a national policy on leisure activities, continuation of training of staff and [...]

Arab States
The Arab Education Forum is a non-governmental, non-profit organization active in the Arab World in the field of community and youth work. The mission of AEF is to contribute to an Arab cultural regeneration project that springs out of the inherent knowledge and experiences within the Arab societies. AEF constantly attempts to develop a shared vision related to learning in the [...]

Austria
The Austrian National Youth Council (BJV) is the legally embedded representation of interests of Austrian children and adolescents and is supported by currently (November 2013) 52 children and youth organizations. It agitates for the concerns of young people. The BJV bundles the political, social, economical and cultural interest of young people and gives them a hearing of [...]

Netherlands
The Netherlands Youth Institute (Dutch: Nederlands Jeugdinstituut) is the Dutch national institute for compiling, verifying and disseminating knowledge on children and youth matters, such as youth care, parenting support and child education. The Netherlands Youth Institute`s main aim is to improve the physical, cognitive, mental and social development of children and young [...]

Eastern Europe; Europe; East Asia; South-East Asia; Pacific Rim; South Asia; South America; Caribbean; Central Europe; Middle East; North Africa; Africa South of the Sahara; Egypt; Kosovo; Nepal; Syria; China, People's Republic of; Jordan; Azerbaijan
This report is published by the International Labour Organization (ILO). It offers a comparative overview on the labour market situation for young people worldwide. The focus is to detect reasons for youth unemployment and youth poverty inspite of work. One of the principal findings is that a global deficit of decent work opportunities has resulted in a situation in which [...]

Islamic Countries; international
The Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation is an international, nongovernmental, non-commercial, non-partisan umbrella youth organization, uniting leading umbrella youth NGOs from the member-countries of the Organization of the Islamic Conference ( OIC) as well as international youth organizations, operating in the OIC region and youth organization [...]

Europe
ECCE aims to support activities in the sense of "community education" as well as to sensitize young people for intercultural understanding. For this purpose multicultural exchange programmes are suggested, developed and supported, intercultural learning possibilities for specialists in community education are created and networks for the exchange of information in this area [...]

Europe
The European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) manages funding for education, culture, audiovisual, sport, citizenship and volunteering. EACEA manages most parts of the following EU funding programmes, in close cooperation with other Commission departments: Creative Europe, Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps, Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values. EACEA continues [...]

Japan
This website's mission is to help parents and educators who are seeking to provide their children with the best possible education while living in Japan. It offers detailed information on the school system, common leisure time activities, home schooling, international schools, etc..

Europe
This website provides information about history and scope of this network of eight SALTO-YOUTH Resource Centres. SALTO-YOUTH stands for Support and Advanced Learning and Training Opportunities within the European YOUTH programme. As a network of resource centres SALTO-YOUTH.net is working on European priority areas within the youth field. It provides youth work and training [...]

Commonwealth; United Kingdom
The CYEC is dedicated to the development of youth work and exchange links between the UK and Commonwealth nations. The site provides a guide to developing a Commonwealth youth exchange.

Europe
The European Youth Portal offers young people in Europe an unproblematic and fast access to youth-related information. It provides various categories, such as studying, working and exchange in Europe. Besides there are numerous links leading to more detailed information at national, regional and local level.

Belarus
This comprehensive link collection is subdivided according to the following categories: Education and training; Universities and higher education institutions; Colleges, schools, lyceums; Child and youth upbringing, students associations. A considerable part of these links refers to the capital of Minsk and to the region of Vitebsk.

Europe
This is the website of the Council of Europe for youth affairs. It provides information about the following topics: Youth sector priorities 2003-2005; Activities; Financial support and study sessions; Information services and resources; Structures; European Youth Centres.

Spain
"The Youth Institute is a public body, attached to the Ministry of Youth and Children, whose main activity is aimed at promoting actions for the benefit of young people." The themes adressed by the institute are: Erasmus+ Youth Program, European Programs, Participation and Volunteering, Mobility and Leisure, Young Creation, Employment and training, Coexistence and Health. [...]

international; China, People's Republic of; Greece; Japan; Turkey; United States of America (USA)
The International Youth Exchange and Visitors´ Service in the Federal Republic of Germany (IJAB) e.V. offers an online manual for experts in the field of international youth work. The category ´Länderinfos´ (country information) provides structured dossiers on youth work and youth politics for several countries. The dossiers are subdivided as follows: 1. General country [...]

Europe
This is the website of the European Union Federation of Youth Hostel Associations. EUFED represents not-for-profit Youth Hostel Associations - more than 1.700 Youth Hostels in Europe, 2 million members in Europe, 170. 000 beds and 20 million overnights per year. Youth Hostels provide accommodation and opportunities for youth mobility, but they also provide an experience which [...]

Saint Lucia
Beside the self-description of the Ministry (organizational structure) the web site provides information about the school field (school system, examinations, admission and transfer, curriculum, teacher information) and human resource development (training opportunities, career guidance); additionally there are: statistical data, scholarship information, policy documents, i.e. [...]

Spain
The main objective of the Institute of Youth (INJUVE) is to promote cultural communication between youth associations, develop and co- ordinate an information and documentation system, maintain international relations and co-operation in matters related to youth and promote youth exchanges at national and international level. The web site provides information about these and [...]

Czechia
The institute is a professional facility belonging to and subsidised by the Czech Ministry of Education. The Institute' s mission is to help with the implementation of tasks arising from the government' s youth policy and the Act on Support for Work with Children and Youth. The English version only provides information about activities and objectives and the organizational [...]

Belarus
This link list is structured as follows: 1) Education and training, 2) universities and higher education institutions, 3) colleges, schools and lyceums, 4) child and youth upbringing, students associations.

Northern Ireland; United Kingdom
BELB is charged under the Northern Ireland Education and Libraries Order to secure the provision of facilities for youth services. On the website there are a database of schools, a course database for schools and databases with information on primary, secondary, special education, nursery, curriculum, youth clubs and events available. Search for libraries in Northern Ireland [...]

Northern Ireland; United Kingdom
The Youth Council' s primary focus is provision for and interests of children and young people aged 5-25 years. Main areas of activities are youth research, training and curriculum, youth projects and initiatives, European and international activities.

Australia
UNYA is a non-profit, community organisation run for young people by young people and dedicated to raising youth awareness. The youth network is playing an important educational role in Australian society and maintains contact to the ministry of education and organisations supporting children and youth. On the website, information about the aims of UNY the National Youth [...]

Myanmar
SMILEchildren is a non-profit, international charitable network. Its mission is to enhance the education and welfare of primary and secondary school-children in Myanmar; especially those who are less advantaged from suburban and rural areas. The homepage provides information about the organization, its members and donors; pictures illustrate the different projects.

Australia
AYAC is Australia's national youth affairs non-government peak body, officially launched in 2002 (previous peak body AYPAC). It focuses on the issues and interests of young people and the youth affairs field in Australia. On the website information on youth networks throughout Australia can be found.

Australia
ACYS provides information products and services for those working in the youth field and for anyone with an interest in youth: 1.) 'Youth Studies Australia', an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal, issued quarterly 2.) 'Youth Field Xpress', a monthly email newsletter free of charge 3.) Bibliography on youth and the future. Two ACYS databases: 1. ) 'Youth Monitor [...]

Netherlands
NIZW is an independent organization which targets innovation and improvement in the care and welfare sector. It provides information and support to professionals and volunteers working in fields as varied as child care, social services, community work, services for the elderly, youth care, shelter, nursing homes, home care and services for disabled people. Concrete products [...]

Denmark
CeFU is a new research unit at Roskilde University. The purpose of the Centre is to examine and portray the ways in which young people form part of society and its institutions and to gather existing knowledge of the education, media habits, forms of behaviour, their ethnicity, health, political opinions etc.. CeFU focuses on five fields of research: 1. education; 2. work; 3. [...]

Poland; Germany
The German version shows a text about the mission, structure and programmes of the youth office. More detailed information about these programmes and publications are accessible via the navigation bar on the top of the page. The common German / Polish homepage provides information about current activities and programs.

Germany; Czechia
This website provides information about the programmes and courses of the German-Czech youth exchange, the regulations concerning financing of programmes, materials and publications, a database with contacts and partnerships and a link list with related institutions.

Uruguay
The National Institute for Youth (INJU) is responsible for all issues concerning adolescents and promotes the integration of youth into society by means of education, vocational education, counselling, health education, information, cultural and social work and other political activities. The homepage presents links to texts from these and other areas. The link "C. de [...]

Europe
This database provides a collection of definitions on specific terms on the European dimension of education. These definitions were selected from various national and European sources and comprise programmes, projects, networks and organizations as objects of explanation. All terms are available in three languages (DE, FR, EN). For the most part definitions are also given in [...]

Europe; Germany
Information regarding the EU action programme YOUTH and the German agency YOUTH is available. The menu "Information on the Programme" includes facts and measures about the programme. In the menu "Information for Youth" reference to funding possibilities is given. The menu "Dialogue" names contact partners in the German agency and provides a list of publications. The menu [...]

Germany; France
The DFJW / OFAJ aims to promote the German-French cultural exchange for young people and students. Conducting this function, it supports young persons, institutions, associations, communes and other organizations on the route to a fruitful partnership. On its website, the Youth Office offers useful information, dossiers and cultural and lingual exchange opportunities including [...]

France
The institute is an organization of the Ministry for Youth and Sports. Its aims are to promote youth education, the activities of youth associations and actions in favour of adolescents and to develop international cooperation in these areas. The homepage offers links to: the French Youth Council, the documentary resources of INJEP ( databases and other services), [...]

United States of America (USA)
A worldwide directory of programs, research, references and resources dedicated to the preventionof youth problems and the promotion of nurturing children.

Northern Ireland; United Kingdom
The Department of Education is responsible for the central administration of all aspects of education and related services in Northern Ireland - excepting the higher and further education sector, responsibility for which is within the remit of the Department for Employment and Learning. The Departments main areas of responsibility are in pre-school, primary, post-primary and [...]