NGO OPEN SOUL POLAND

Open Soul is a newly created association in Poland. We wanted to create a safe place for everybody. We can see what our communities need and we want to give opportunities to fulfil those needs. Open Soul has been created because of the common problem in Poland which is young people's fear of discovering and trying new things. We want encourage young people to travel, use foreign languages, get to know unknown cultures, discover talents and use them to change the world. As a newly created NGO we haven't taken part in many projects. However, members of Open Soul are familiar with the Erasmus + projects. They have taken part in writing and also participating in projects for High schools and projects like YE or ToT. Open Soul's main goals are to create a place in where you will find support, help and prospects for self-development.

DEVELOPMENT AND INITIATIVE

NGO "Development and Initiative" is Ukrainian organization, which was founded in 2010, aims to promote active citizenship, sustainable development and borderless Europe, youth mobility, youth employment and entrepreneurship. Our main priorities are promotion of youth participation, active civic position and ideas of democracy among young Ukrainians, spreading awareness of mobility opportunities and building up an active civic society via non-formal education projects.

We clearly see the ways how new active generation break stereotypes, develop their selves and the world around. It is so easy to change the question from "Why should I do it?" to "Who will do it if not me?". Only by active participation in social and political life we can renovate our life and became the respectful part of the world society.

YOUTH MIX

"Youth Mix" is a non-governmental, non-profit youth organization founded in 2013 and officially registered in 2016 by a group of young enthusiasts, who decided to combine their efforts on common goals. Our work is based on non-formal methodology, it is in line with the values and priorities of the European Union and we try to solve problems of youth in different spheres according to that path.

The right to the final settlement of any issue of the organization's operations and management belong to the supreme body of the organization, the General Assembly, which is convened once every two years and currently consists of young people under 30.

Our mission: Boost society betterments by educating, inspiring, and mobilizing young people to raise their voices, and create real change through volunteerism, non-formal education and active citizenship.

Our vision: Shaping the future by unleashing, advancing and utilizing the full potential of youth.

Asociatia "Clubul Sportiv Forza Junior Costuleni", ACSFJC, Romania

The main activities of the ACSFJC are to provide non-formal education through sport. Sports activities, in addition to the physical benefits they offer you, healthy living, endurance, offer you behaviour that helps you become an important resource of society. Through the activities we do, we educate young people to collaborate, to be open and to listen to the needs of others, to keep their promises, to be punctual and disciplined. We have 8 years of local activity, working mainly with young people from rural areas. Over time, we have been able to offer the chance for over 400 young people to develop and move out of the countryside to study at quality high schools in the area. Some of these young people have become people with good careers, and the most important thing is that they turn their attention to the community that formed them and help the new generations.

Young Folks  

New Faces 

Belarusian Youth Public Union New Faces is a Belarusian NGO, registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus on February 20, 1997. BYPU New Faces is based on the democratic principles of openness, tolerance and equality, uses innovative ways of work and methodology of non-formal education and promotes active citizenship of young people in Belarus.

Our mission is to strengthen and develop Belarusian civil society. BYPU New Faces aims at supporting youth initiatives in areas of culture, education, information, environment, as well as at assisting the development of active citizenship and democratic youth movement in Belarus. New Faces strives to the international understanding and cooperation between young people, promotes peace and struggles against intolerance and discrimination.

SENSE 

The purpose of the association: To  offer people with disabilities the chance to integrate in the community The mission of the association: To help and provide support to people with disabilities, especially those with visual  impairments in order to adapt to the community and to find an active role in it.

NGO Jaunimo laisvalaikio centras, Lithuania

Public institution Youth Leisure Center was established in 2008 with the purpose - to increase Youth socialization and integration to society. The institution is reaching to bring up individual personalities, which are able to decide responsibly and creatively own problems and actively take part in the life of society. Youth center spread youth people social competence, helps youth to integrate to political, economical, social and cultural country and government life, promote youth initiative, self-expression, give ability to realize themselves and participate in youth exchange programs. The institution act in these sectors: information, meaningful organisation of leisure time, consultation, non-formal education. Youth leisure center connects all groups of young people, especially who have fewer opportunities.

The centre has experience in youth exchange projects, in the implementation of multilateral and bilateral youth exchange projects, has close contacts with foreign partners. Competence in working with young people: young people with fewer opportunities for the integration of socially responsible activities, social competencies, the formal system of education of young people drop out (drop outs) motivation, volunteering promotion, promotion of healthy living, environmental education. Existing experience suggests that Youth Leisure center not only capable and competent to carry out the upcoming youth exchange project, but also for the quality of cooperation between the partner countries, non-formal education, youth participation and other priority work with youth.