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Title: Youth centers in Iceland


1
Youth centers in Iceland
  • Pre-history and development
  • Information about coopurate nation wide

2
Pre-history and development of youth centers in
Iceland
  • Four big surveys revealed that a lot of work had
    to be done concerning Iceland's youth.
  • As a result, youth centers where opened around
    the country.

3
Pre-history and development of youth centers in
Iceland
  • The first youth center was opened 1991 in
    Reykjavík. At first it was a dance club.
  • The next youth center was opened in Akureyri
    1997.
  • The third one was opened in Ísafjörður 2000.
    Since then seven others have been opened.

4
The seven roles of youth centers
  • 1) Entertainment / hang out place.
  • 2) Facilities (f.ex. for bands to practice,
    radio station,
  • big screen, project work etc.).
  • 3) Information centre and employment agency.
  • 4) Help to develop ideas and see them come real.
  • 5) Art gallerys, concerts, shows etc.
  • 6) Courses, introductions, meetings, slide shows
    and
  • clubs.
  • 7) Youth assistance (f.ex. counselling and
    psychological
  • assistance).

5
About the youth centers
  • Today there are 10 operating youth centers in
    Iceland.
  • Another four are being formed, and other areas
    are considering the matter.

6
Coopurate nation wide
  • A) The first conference for all youth centers in
    Iceland was on March 28th 2003. The next was
    24th of August 2003.
  • B) Conferences of directors was on November 13th
    2003 and 5th and 6th February 2004. The next will
    be 24. april 2004.
  • C) A joint project of all youth centers in
    Iceland where the organization Húsfélagið was
    founded (22th of July 2004).

7
Húsfélagið
  • Húsfélagið is organisation for every young
    people in Iceland. It is a contact net, place for
    coopurate and for young people to make change.
  • The border of Húsfélagið is built up with
    young contacts (18) from every youth center in
    Iceland. It also has its own international
    representative.
  • Húsfélagið got a donation from the government
    and the Red Cross.

8
For more information
  • Erik Ashley Newman
  • International representative of Húsfélagið.
  • E-mail adress erik_at_isafjordur.is
  • Phone 354-690-4975
  • Hannes Jón Jónsson
  • Chairman of Húsfélagið.
  • E-mail adress hannes_at_hitthusid.is
  • Phone 354-698-6656
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