VOLUNTARY "If You See a Need,

Take the Lead"

ACTIVITY November 2020-12 months

PROJECT info pack for the application

Klaipeda, Lithuania

ABOUT US

Klaipeda Queen Louise Youth Centre

is a budgetary non-formal education
institution. Institutions main objective
is to help a child or a youngster to
acquire competencies, to become
conscious individual capable of
responsibly and being able to
creatively solve his/her own problems,
play an active role in society and to
adapt to a changing environment.
Klaipeda Queen Louise Youth Centers
activity objectives - to carry out
measures that have an indirect impact
on the educational process; to ensure
the quality of education and
development of youth occupation;
strengthen institutions community and
ameliorate its image in Klaipeda. In Open youth space there is table
tennis and football, table games, music
room with equipment to play and
record (12 guitars, drums, synthesizer),
video room (two photo-cameras, a
video camera, equipment for photo-
studio type photography is in dance
room, computer and programs to edit
video and photo content), sports room
(gym equipment, football training
three times a week, arm wrestling
trainings from a professional arm
wrestler), dance room (huge mirrors,
dance lessons), creative space (little
Open space for young people is the kitchen with all needed equipment,
only of its kind in the city of Klaipėda easels, here is space to do ceramics,
(which welcomes young people from 14 drawing activities, play table games).
to 29 years). The structural unit is Workers organize camps, trainings and
unique in that it is not mandatory hikes for youngsters. Youngsters are
attendance, young people can come also able to organize discussions,
whenever they want, there is no exhibitions, events etc. workers are
obligation to attend it regularly. Young always open for new ideas. Traditional
people are from different schools, events: Halloween, Open youth space
universities, nationalities, some of birthday, Gratitude evening,
them already work, there are from Valentine’s day, Short movie festival,
different social status and experience night in open youth space.
social exclusion. Permanent traffic of
youngsters are 400. During 2016
youngsters visited Open youth space
for 7334 times.
Youngsters in open youth space have
the opportunity to interact, to spend
time in a meaningful way, they are
given the opportunity to develop their
creativity, to self-express, implement
projects and ideas. Employees working
with both youth groups and to
individuals through the open youth
work principles and methods. Activities
are based on the universal values -
tolerance and respect. In Open youth
space territory, usage of tobacco,
alcohol, psychotropic and other
psychoactive substances, or selling it is
prohibited. Youth open spaces create a
friendly and safe environment.
Institution also carries out the project
"Discover Yourself". The project
coordinator works with unemployed,
and unmotivated young people from 15
to 29 years.

WEBPAGES

Webpages Facebook Instagram

http://www.kkljc.lt/ https://www.facebook.co https://www.instagram.c
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Centras ves/

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

- Thorough bipartite development

of young people and volunteers
(target group include these national
minorities: Russian, Ukrainian,
tartar). Giving young people a
greater sense of being European,
and world citizens. Showing a real
life example that they can be the
change and that they can stimulate
harmonious Europe values so that
one day it would exist.
- Broadening intercultural and
international character through
Erasmus+ youth mobility projects in
Lithuania Minor and Samogitian
regions. At the moment there are
only three accredited organizations
in Klaipėda that receive European
voluntary service volunteers,
including newly accredited Klaipėda
queen Luizės youth center. We seek
that already active projects would
be an example and inspire Lithuania
Minor and Samogitian region
organizations to become involved in
and bring non-formal learning to
international dimension.
- Enhance young people media
literacy and critical thinking:
through video making and editing,
sound recording and editing,
photography and postprodusing,
photoshop learning, activities,
movie nights, debates and
discussion evenings with youngsters
talking about aching personal
topics: emotions, relations, physical
and or psychological disability,
emotional support, sex, human and
animal rights, social responsibility
and other.

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

You will learn how to work when using an open youth work principles. This
is a great opportunity for personal growth, here you have to be you,
youngsters see insincerity, it’s learning to accept yourself. In youth open
space there is a dance room, a gym, a music and video room, creative
space, loads of technical equipment and opportunities to use it for
learning individually and in group. You will have to participate in daily
activities, focus on creating a trust based relation with youngsters,
organize events, exhibitions and discussions, carry out workshops in art,
music, movement or cooking and more.

- Ameliorate and develop social competences in communication with

children and youngsters from various backgrounds;
- Practice creation of trust based relation;
- Improvise under unexpected circumstances and develop adaptability to
fast changing conditions for activities;
- Problem solving skills and will be able to apply this knowledge in work
with target group;
- Reflection: self-assessment, case analysis;
- Enhance empathy and cultural awareness;
- Develop or ameliorate presentation and public speaking skills;
Participating in discussions;
- Enrich creativity during music room, dance room, video room activities;
- Improve cooperation and team work skills;
- Gain or improve leadership skills through workshop leading activities
and summer camp;
- Build psychological resilience through constant communication and
interaction with various youngsters and through constant work with
difficult participants. You will have to be the one to most of the time start
conversation, approach others, intervene in other conversations or
activities if needed, or react fast to situations that need intervention;
- Gain Lithuanian language basics;
- Develop a positive attitude towards recognizing and adapting to
expectations;
- Will gain training and facilitating skills if expresses interest;
- Working in a team will help to learn how to share responsibilities, think
about different perspectives, how to save resources, develop new ideas;
Main reflection of the gained skills and competence should come during
implementation of your own project, developed during their service. It is
encouraged to be prepared on their own (just with a supervision of a
responsible person/tutor). They will try out the whole process of project or
workshop management – from preparation to the evaluation – and by the
feedback of the participants and evaluation with tutor/mentor they will
get to know which skills or methods they still need to improve.

VOLUNTEERS STORIES
2019-2020 PROJECT "INSPIRE YOUTH"
ARTHUR ZADOYAN FROM ARMENIA
Labas!
It’s 6 months that I’m in Lithuania! Time
passes so fast! These 6 months were full of
different feelings and emotions. Of course,
there was sadness, missing, sometimes
loneliness, because it’s not easy to live in a
different country alone. But the main thing is
that mostly there were good emotions with
me. I collected lots of amazing memories and
I gained a wonderful experience here!
I learned and improved my skills in my hosting
organization. For example, I improved my
language skills, I learned time management, I
became more open-minded and creative, and
so on.
This opportunity gave me a chance to think a
lot about what I want to do in my life. I think
that I found a piece of myself here.
I met lots of interesting people from different
cultures and I think that all of them affected
me differently. They left some mark in me.
So, as you guess this is a goodbye letter from
me. I want to say thank you to Lithuania for
this amazing experience. This country is full of
natural beauty and friendly people. I will
always remember it as my second home.

ABOUT YOU

The volunteer is not required have special

experience and skills in working with young
people, but he or she should believe in and
enjoy working with and for young people
because this is the major type of person
they will be working for and with.

Our basic requests to volunteer are:

- aged 18 – 30;
- understand and speak russian;
- have a strong decision and motivation to
participate in voluntary activity project;
- interested and motivated in working with
young people;
- interested in youth issues;
- willing to get involved in communicating
with young people;
- patient, responsible, open-minded;
- willing to participate in the social and
community life;
- would like to help creating and
implementing his/her initiatives, activities
for youth;
- interested in different cultures and in
intercultural learning;
- willing to share his/her experience and
culture;
- willing to learn and actively participate in
the service.

INFORMATION ABOUT KLAIPEDA

Klaipėda is a vivid city full of joy and

entertainment. It has a well developed
infrastructure and traffic conditions.
Klaipėda is unique for its Old Town
which is an outstanding example of
German architecture. The city always
regains its strength during annual city
festivals like the Sea Festival and the
Jazz festival. Those festivals attracts
crowds of people every year and that is
a very significant economic
improvement for the city. In Klaipėda it
is possible to take an exclusive tour in
the “Švyturys” beer brewery where
visitors are able to get acquainted with
the brewing traditions and process as
well as to taste fresh beer coming
straight from the brewery. In addition
to this, visitors are very welcome on an
amber catching and gathering season
when they are able to find their own
peace of amber in the waves of Baltic
sea guided by professionals. Not only
the variety of entertainments leaves
the impression, but also the number of
interesting places to visit like the
Theatre square , the Lietuvninkų
square, the Aukštoji street, the Didžioji
vandens street, the Meridianas vessel,
which is known as one of the most
beautiful sightseeing places, the
Klaipėda Sea museum and
dolphinarium, the Museum of Clocks
and Watches and, of course, the
Melnragė pier, where relaxing in the
seaside is available. Despite the day
activities, Klaipėda is very lively at
night when various night clubs open. Klaipeda from
Night clubs attract youth from Lithuania
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of the sea waves sound. Klaipėda is a
very charismatic city including a
spectacular architecture, majesty of its
harbor and original leisure time
activities. Bohemian people, white
mews and smell of sea will be
absorbed for a long time once you
come to Klaipėda.

CONTACT Rietavo atviras jaunimo centras

L. Ivinskio g. 8, Rietavas, Lithuania LT-90311
DETAILS OF Web: www.rietavojc.lt
PROJECTS Email: zaneta.led@gmail.com
COORDINATING Phone: +37065608500
Facebook: Rietavas Open Youth Center
ORGANIZATION

If you are interested please send us you CV with portrait picture and
motivational letter.
Best of luck in writing and we’re waiting impatiently for your applications!!!
Warmest greetings from Lithuania, Klaipėda!