youth in Hungary

1
youth in Hungary

• system of youth organizations
• survey results
• media appearance

2
players in youth field

• Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (Department
  of Child and Youth Affairs)
• National Children and Youth Public Fund
• Children and Youth Educational and Leisure
  Centrum of Zánka Non-Profit Trust
• European Youth Centre of Budapest
• Mobilitás (National Agency)
• Regional youth desks
• Youth Desk
• Youth assisstance (micro-regions)

3
(No Transcript)
4
problems

• What is the most urgent problem of youth?
• (Source Youth 2000 fast report)
• unemployment 47
• low income / wages 34
• unresolved housing 32

5
Free time activities of youth

• around 15-20 percent of 16-25 theatre,
  exhibitions, reading, etc.
• around 30 percent pop/rock concerts
• most common going out pubs, cafés, fast-food
  restaurants
• but
• only 40 regularly
• Source Kultúrvákuum Egyesület,
• Pálinkás János
• TGI Youth research, 2004-5

6
what s important for you?

• friendship
• health
• love
• secure job
• peaceful life
• being successful on my own
• relationships
• my family gets on
• lots of money
• being open
• travelling
• studying, reading

7
what s important for you?

• helping others
• active, buzzing life
• raising children
• lots of free time
• to have a nice body
• beauty
• adventure
• sexual freedom
• being free at work
• contacts with important people
• religion
• political activity

8
what are the biggest problems of youth?

• excessive alcohol
• light drugs
• strong smoking
• alcohol abuse under 14
• synthetic drugs
• hard drugs
• vandalism
• solvents, sniffing
• youth pregnancy
• aggression
• gambling addiction
• depression

9
what are the biggest problems of youth?

• racism
• stealing
• taking risks (drunk driving)
• taking stimulants
• AIDS
• Anorexia, bulimia
• Obesity, excess eating
• cheating
• suicide
• being victim of racism
• being victim of attack
• other hurt

10
GFK survey

• Hungarian youngsters have an unrealistic picture
  of the future
• They want to have a higher living-standard than
  their parents have but they are not willing to be
  pro-active in order to reach that goal.
• In fact Hungarian youngsters are the most
  inactive in the region
• Suggestibility and lack of self-confidence is
  relevant

11
The present and the future of youth organizations

• after the change of system in 1989 youth
  organizations couldnt get appropriate effect on
  youngsters
• system of youth organizations were dissolved, no
  real successor
• now there is no cooperation among the scattered
  youth organizations (except university-bound
  student org.s)

12
youth in the mediatopics deviance,
unemployment,fear of ,tuition fee Youth Act
13
deviance

• Two 16-year-old boys captured when shooting by
  gaspistols in Gyula
• Drama fight in the classroom- take the kids to
  the theatre instead
• Hungarian youngsters favourite is cannabis

14
unemployment

• Slight decrease in the unemployment rate among
  young people . Ratio fallen from 18.5 to 18
  between 18- 24 age
• According to the Youth 2004 national survey
  there is an increasing number of inactive people
  fromlow-education
• they seem to be excluded from the labour market

15
tution fee Youth Act

• Most young people dont agree with the tution fee
  in higher education

• Proposals for a new Bill of Youth ( since 2005)
• Minister promised enactment by the end of 2008 (
  pressure of civil organizations)

16
Have you ever been to a programme organised by a
youth organization?
no
dont know
yes
17
Are you a member of a youth organization?
not a member
member of more than one organization
member of one organization