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National Youth Resource Center. Youth participation Good practice models. NYRC: Who we are?. National youth NGO from Moldova. Fields of work. Youth Resource Centers Local Youth Councils Peer educators on HIV prevention. Youth Center. Argumentation :
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National Youth Resource Center Youth participation Good practice models
NYRC: Who we are? National youth NGO from Moldova
Fields of work • Youth Resource Centers • Local Youth Councils • Peer educators on HIV prevention
Youth Center Argumentation: • limited access of young people to services and information • lack of youth participation to the community development • human and institutional capacity from the youth sector are low developed
National Youth Strategy 2004-2006 • Participatory process of elaboration • NYRC advocacy Results: Priority A Access of young people to services and information
Youth center… • A service open for all categories of adolescents, young peopleand professionals working with youth • Has the mission to provide information, non-formal education services and free time opportunities. Contribute to social integration of young people and to life skills development.
Fields of intervention • Information • Counseling • Training activities • Vocational training • Community involvement • Training activities for professionals working with youth • Youth participation • Free time activities
Support for youth centers Legal Framework • YRC Regulation • Qualitative standards • Part of Youth law Methodological tools • Guides • Trainings • Researches
Weaknesses • The legal status of youth center • Personnel turnover • Lack of financing mechanism
Local Youth Councils • A youth representative structure in a local community • National Youth Strategy. Priority B. Participation of Young People in Development of Civil Society and Active Citizenship
Strengths • Support from Youth Centers and Regional Departments for Education ,Youth and Sport • Regulation for LYC • Training and guides • Regional Youth Councils in Ialoveni
Challenges • In Moldova there are no formal education for youth workers • Including in pedagogical university curricula an youth participation topic • Social mapping elaboration
National Youth Resource Centerfrom Republic of Moldova www.youth.md