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Presentation: Bruges Youth Departement 2010
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Presentation: Bruges Youth Departement 2010

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“Whatever plays in a country, let it be the children!”

Loesje

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The Youth Departement is necessary!

116.968

Inhabitants in Bruges

3-25 years old

¼ of the Bruges population are youngsters

¼ has a right to support by the City

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What is Youth Departement?

(“de Jeugddienst”)

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Youth Departement in Bruges:

• Providing a service for young people between 3 and 25 years old

• Its policy is based on the local ‘Youth Policy Plan’ (a 3 year strategy)

• Support for youth movements and non-organised youth.

• Produces additional activities for kids and teenagers

• Gives information to young people (by ex. Kick Off, a spare-time guide )

• Listens to them!

The Youth Departement = THE place where EVERY youngster can get information about their spare time in Bruges

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How?

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Organogram of the Youth Departement ‘Municipal officer of Youth’

Chief

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Section 1: Supporting youth movements(= Scouts, youth houses, socio-cultural events, etc.)

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Section 1: Supporting youth movements

WHAT?

To stimulate spare-time activity by giving all kinds of support to youth movements:

- financially

- logistically

- staff (personnel)

- information / knowledge

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• financial support for youth movements- Giving funds to: youth houses / ‘playground’-recreation / (cultural) youth movements

- Assets for social-cultural projects / experimental youth organisations

- Support when buying sustainable equipment/tools

- Financial aid when doing education/tuiting/training

• logistical help- Young people can borrow certain materials (audio-equipment, large tents,..) from us (free)

- Service where the city provides transportation of equipment for holidays fo youth movements

• personell / staff- ¾ of salary of 3 Non Profit Organisations (RCJC Entrepot/JH Thope/JH Comma)

- Paying students for holiday-projects of the Youth Departement (“SWAP”/playground recreation,…)

• information / knowledge- giving information, providing education, assistance in difficult situations/issues

Section 1: Supporting youth movements

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• financial support for people to participate in youth movements- The Youth-ACTION-cheques: a way to stimulate people with financial problems to let their children participate

in youth movements.

Section 1: Supporting youth movements

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Section 2: youth movements + infrastructure

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Section 2: youth movements + infrastructure

Financial + logistical support and providing knowledge for youth organisations when it concerns infrastructure/facilities.

WHAT?

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Section 2: youth movements + infrastructure

• financial support for building/lodging (+ city infrastructure)- Building, constructing buying, painting, etc. shelter and infrastructure for youth organisations

• information and knowledge- Open discussion and conversation between city departements (eg. youth) and movements- Follow-up for important construction dossiers/files- Providing with information about city infrastructure

• logistical support- Youth organistions can contact us for necessary repairs

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Section 3: Space for youngsters / play area

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Section 3: Space for youngsters / play area

WHAT?

• Sufficient + useful space for young people

• Physical and psychological space

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Section 3: Space for youngsters / play area

• Youth council- Independent

- A council for young people from Bruges (max. 35 years old)

- An official advisory board for the city

- Infrastructure and informations support by the Youth Departement

- To produce certain events (breakfast, 100-days (till graduation) party for students…)

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Section 3: Space for youngsters / play area

• play areaGiving advise about:

- to develop / maintenance of playgrounds

- searching for new space

- skate-/blade- en bike space

• ‘neighbours’ project- people who live in the neighbourhoud keep an eye on the playgrounds (and notify us in case it is necessary)

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Section 3: Space for youngsters / play area

• ‘Playstreet’ - The neigbourhood requests for a ‘playstreet’ (no cars allowed)

- 1 day or during the whole summer (a few hours/day)

- Purpose: to create temporty space for kids in the street (support by the Youth Departement)

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Section 3: Space for youngsters / play area

• graffiti- To offer walls/space for artists to paint freely (and legally)

- To search for new spots

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Section 3: Space for youngsters / play area

• party space- There is a lack of party space in Bruges -> the Youth departement tries to address this problem

- Discussion between several departements to create an enjoyable and positive partyculture

- A policy with vision and future : conversation between different partners + attention for drug/alcohol abuse and noise nuisance (too much noise/music for people in the neigbourhood)

- Simplification of forms + administration when it concerns parties, festival

• participation-> a right to speak- Attempt to give young people as much opportunity to give their opinions/ideas as possible

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Section 4: Activity

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Section 4: Activity

• basic principle- We support the activities of youth movements

• lacks in the program / the current offer?- the Youth Departement produces own events and

extra activities to complete the existing program offered by youth movements

WHAT?

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Section 4: Activity

• activities for official youth organisations:- The ‘day of the youth movement’ (eg. scouts…)

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Section 4: Activity

• activities for other kids and teenagers:- ‘Roefelland’: the children rule the Entrepot for one day (fire-extinguishing, ice-carving, pony-riding, circus, fun-cooking, comic book-drawing…)

- ‘Grabbelpas/Swap’: fun activities and visits during the holidays

- Teenspirit: activities for teenagers from a vulnerable region

- Tapas: big 1-day event for all the youngsters at the Entrepot (music, workshops, party…)

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• to inform youngsters- about us = INTERN

- about youth-related issues in general = EXTERN

WHAT?

Section 5: communication and information

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Section 5: Communication and information• website

- Flashy, youthful

- Inform youngsters with our newsletter

• facebook / netlog

• reception (youth-desk)

- Youngsters are allways welcome here for all kinds of information, forms…

- Try to close the gap between the youth of Bruges and our Departement

- Providing service (face to face, library with interesting information)

• publications- To edit and publish own publications (vb: partyguide, SWAP/Grabbelpas-brochures, spare-time guide)

- Providing interesting, external information to kids and teenagers

• external communication- External publicity and promotion (information in schools, mailings)

• press-relations

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• the Youth Departement frequently makes an evaluation about its own policy

• Receiving more information about us and our Youth-Policyplan 2008-2010

www.jeugddienstbrugge.be

www.jeugdraadbrugge.be

www.brugge.be

• Important data:

Address: Bruges Youth Departement, Binnenweg 2, 8000 Brugge

Tel:050 44 83 33

e-mail: [email protected]

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Challenges 2011-2013!• volunteers (2011 – European year of volunteering)

• A forum where we can brainstorm with local youngsters and produce new ideas in the way we interact with youngsters, what kind of activities we plan, etc.

• youngsters who just hang around

• partylocations

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Any questions?


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