INCLUSIONOFYOUNGPEOPLE

JuliaFalkmanProjectmanager/Youthcoach,umbrellaprojectforyoungpeople,LeaderYstad-Österlenregionen,2011–2014

BoardmemberofU-LAND,networkforSwedishyouthcoaches,2013–2015

YouthrepresentaSveincountygovernmentofSkåne,2013–2014

ThemaScresourcepersonfortheRuralNetworkofSweden,2013–2014

Communicator,LEADERSydöstraSkåne,2015–2020

Whatisinclusion?

49of63areasinSwedenhadumbrellaprojectstargeSngyouth

TheumbrellaprojectswereiniSatedbyLAG–ledbyyouthcoaches

Targetgroup:Peoplebetween13and25

Averagecost:1500–2500Euros/project

Catchwords:Byyoungpeople–foryoungpeople

Ruraldevelopmentprogram(RDP)2007–2013,Sweden

RESULTS! 331subprojects,iniSatedbyyoungpeople! 70youngpeopleinyouthLAG’s! 9newenterprises! 22neworganizaSons! 112jobopportuniSes! 146(44%)projectsledtoremainingacSviSes

! 114newnetworksorcooperaSons! Economicsupport400000Euros

! Non-profitworkworth870000Euros

UmbrellaprojectstargeSngyouthRDP2007–2013,Sweden

! Ayouthcoachandaprojectmanagerwashired

! ThecoachingincludedbothoutreachingandsupporSng

! Peoplebetween13and25developedanidea,aloneortogetherwiththeyouthcoach

! TheprojectgroupsfilledinanapplicaSonandmadeabudget,aloneortogetherwiththeyouthcoach

! AyouthLAGdecidedwhichprojectsthatwasgranted

! TheprojectgroupswasimplemenSngtheirprojectsandreceivedconSnuoussupportfromtheyouthcoachwiththeplanning,acSviSes,contactsandmarkeSng

Asuccessfulmethod

1.  Thebogom-upapproach

2.  Youngpeoplelearnhowtorunprojects

3.  Youngpeoplemakenewcontacts

4.  TherewillbeinnovaSons

5.  ”Take-acSon”culture

6.  Youngpeoplegettounderstandhowsocietyisorganized

7.  RejuvenaSonandstrengtheningofthecivilsociety

8.  Youngpeoplegetmoreselfesteemandconfidence

9.  MakesthevillagemoreagracSve

10.  Makesyoungpeoplebelieveinthefuture

11.  Makeyoungpeople’sneedsvisible

12.  CooperaSonbetweengeneraSons

12posiSveeffects

! ConSnuewithyouthprojects/umbrellaprojects

! Projectmanager

! Knowledgeandaltudes

! Limandspreadyoungpeople’scommitments

! Bewareofalibis

! SetrequirementsfornominaSoncommigees

Wishlist

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