NGO “YOUTH LEADERS COALITION” 38-3 Smilshu street, Tukums, LV-3101, Latvia Ph ,

In Brief... The work to organize the NGO was started five years ago (2000). NGO is union of leaders of youth clubs and youth organizations in Latvia, mainly in Talsu and Tukums regions. To year 2000 young people make their activities separately in each local community. Members of YLC: youth leaders/workers age from 18 who are working with youth age Chairman of the Board: Leader of YLC: Ms.Liga Palkina-Balkite Ms. Inese Shubevica

Main Objective: To establish well developed, democratic network of youth coordination and institutions in region, to develop youth cooperation, partnership, experience exhange, to enlarge comunication methods of youth in Latvia and abroad.

A bit more... OUR INTERESTS: We are working with interested young people at local, regional,, minorities, tourism, art, health care, culture and education, environment, busyness, children, sport, and other... We are working with interested young people at local, regional, national and international level in different fields of interests: legislation, human rights, communications, minorities, tourism, art, health care, culture and education, environment, busyness, children, sport, and other... WORKING METHODS: 1. Youth are protecting their rights at all governmental levels. 2. Youth are developing the cooperation with other youth NGO’s in Latvia and abroad. 3. Youth are working on fundrising for realization of their ideas.

The main activities are purpose: – to change experience between common youth NGO’s – to change experience between common youth NGO’s – voluntary work with old people and disadvantage children (for example, Mersrags Children Crisis centre, Talsu region); – voluntary work with old people and disadvantage children (for example, Mersrags Children Crisis centre, Talsu region); – work with environment, tourism, culture, art, non-formal education and youth work strategies; – work with environment, tourism, culture, art, non-formal education and youth work strategies; – discussions, lectures, seminars, workshops, short study visits about actual themes for youth; – discussions, lectures, seminars, workshops, short study visits about actual themes for youth; – SWOT analysis about young people necessities; – SWOT analysis about young people necessities; – communication concerning to the local, regional, national and international problems; – communication concerning to the local, regional, national and international problems; – to organize of lectures courses for local society; etc.; – to organize of lectures courses for local society; etc.; – youth training centre development; etc. – youth training centre development; etc.

PRIORATIES 2000 / 2001 – institucional capacity, development of human resources 2000 / 2001 – institucional capacity, development of human resources 2002 / 2003 – development of human resources, international cooperation 2002 / 2003 – development of human resources, international cooperation 2004 / development of human resources, networking and youth training center development 2004 / development of human resources, networking and youth training center development We are open for communication and cooperation in common projects and acitivities!!!

Activities / projects / cooperation in last years IN LATVIA (1): 2000 Theatre art in kindergartens, Regional, youth age made theatre art and worked in kindergartens with theatre methods for children 2001 I nternet connection for everyone, Regional, 4 information centres establishment in Talsu and Tukums region Discussions – step toward to open society, Local, discussions cycle on actual themes for youth and society in local community Information society for development, Regional, Information centres and web establishment, PC courses for local society Leadership integration summer camp, National/international, 5 days summer camp for 25 Latvians, Russians, Americans age Youth for youth, local, cycle of lectures on actual themes for youth and local society Regional Youth Forum “You can...”

Activities / projects / cooperation in last years IN LATVIA (2): To inform about EU, regional, experts meetings with local public to raise awareness about EU - Tourism object establishment, local, youth participate in tourism project for advertising of their selves living place In a way to EU, regional, 4 days camp for youth on different aspects according to EU 2004 / You can…, regional, lectures, camps, discussion to promote youth work at regional level - Non-formal education development, regional, “Non-formal education program” drafting to raise awareness on non-formal education and possibilities it’s provide - Mersrags children crises center development, Development of crises center daily work - Motivation seminar “MAISS 2005”, 3 days seminar for youth

Activities / projects / cooperation in last years ABROAD (1): Youth exchange “Ecological trip Latvia-Lithuania-Greece”, in Lithuania with partners from Greece Youth exchange “Ecological trip Latvia-Lithuania-Greece”, in Lithuania with partners from Greece Contacts making seminar “Tartu 2001”, in Estonia with partners from 16 countries around the Europe Contacts making seminar “Tartu 2001”, in Estonia with partners from 16 countries around the Europe Youth exchange “Understanding through socialisation”, in Greece with partners from Italy, UK Youth exchange “Understanding through socialisation”, in Greece with partners from Italy, UK Youth exchange “Minorities”, in Netherlands with partners from Poland, France, Italy, Slovakia Youth exchange “Minorities”, in Netherlands with partners from Poland, France, Italy, Slovakia Training course “Youth participation”, Germany Training course “Youth participation”, Germany Contacts making seminar “Tallin 2002”, in Estonia with partners from 13 countries around the Europe Contacts making seminar “Tallin 2002”, in Estonia with partners from 13 countries around the Europe Project “Curative education programme”, , Latvia, Sweden Project “Curative education programme”, , Latvia, Sweden

Activities / projects / cooperation in last years ABROAD (2): Training course “Working in international team”, Germany - Seminar “Youth 2003”, Denmark - Training course “Give it a go!”, Germany - Training course “Development through Ecology”, Germany - Training course “Who Am I”, Estonia

Activities / projects / cooperation in last years ABROAD (3): 2004 SALTO training course “Cultural Diversity”, Hungary SALTO training course “Cultural Diversity”, Hungary Contact Making seminar “Composing the European Mosaic”, Greece Contact Making seminar “Composing the European Mosaic”, Greece Seminar “Nordic Baltic Diversity Bridge”, Finland Seminar “Nordic Baltic Diversity Bridge”, Finland Training course “BBS-training course”, Russia Training course “BBS-training course”, Russia Training Course “On Using Visual Tools in Youth Work”, Lithuania Training Course “On Using Visual Tools in Youth Work”, Lithuania Youth forum “Challenges of Enlargement Community College 2004 in the Frame of the Region on the Italo – slovenian Border” Youth forum “Challenges of Enlargement Community College 2004 in the Frame of the Region on the Italo – slovenian Border” Training course “Leadership in youth organizations acting in the rural area”, Poland Training course “Leadership in youth organizations acting in the rural area”, Poland Training course “The way to a new approach”, Sweden Training course “The way to a new approach”, Sweden Youth exchange “Through our traditions to unity”, Poland Contact Making seminar “Youth in Action”, Poland Contact Making seminar “Youth in Action”, Poland

Activities / projects / cooperation in last years ABROAD (4): 2005 Youth exchange “The Youth rights & duties in the modern world”, Estonia, Youth exchange with partners from Poland, Hungary, France, Greece Conference “Youth Enthusiasm in a Regional and Local Perspective”, Malta Contact making seminar “Street soccer for tolerance”, Estonia Youth exchange “Put an art in your life”, Poland, Youth exchange with partners from Slovakia, Romania Youth meeting “Bulding Bridges, Breaking Barriers”, Poland Training course “Ethno pedagogy: a comprehensive education related to our environment.Urban environment”, Norway Contact making seminar “Friends in the North West”, UK LongTermTC “Outdoor education as a tool in intercultural work with young people”, Austria Contact making seminar “Aspects of Social Tension in a Multi-Cultured Europe”, Malta Youth meeting “Representations Community College”, Germany Contact making seminar “EUROKYSUCE”, Slovakia Long term cooperation project "Querer es poder“, Spain Schoolarships for studies “European studies and policy”, Denmark Contact making seminar “From Youth project toward youth network”, Poland