The Importance of Cooperation

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The Importance of Co-operation
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What is Lund?

• Situated in south of Sweden
• 100 000 inhabitants
• Medieval city
• University

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Who are we?

• Peter Nilsson
• Project Manager, Department of Culture and
  Leisure, Municipality of Lund
• Learning Leisure
• The municipality leisure organization
• 20 youth clubs

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Who are we?

• Staffan Lindqvist
• Managing Director
• NGO Hemgården
• Youth club since 1942
• Youngsters 14 25 y o
• Meeting point, Music, Hiphop, Photography
• BANGOL

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Why Co-operate?
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Pros and cons in different organizations
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Good project management combining the best from
different organizations

• Big economy
• Visions, Energy, Flexibility
• Flat organization
• Strong credibility
• Good administration
• Knowledge

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Awarded City of the Youth in Sweden 2004/2005

• Develop projects in which responsibility from
  the young people is of high priority
• Regard the needs and the engagements of the young
  people with due respect
• Encourage and perform co-operation ... in order
  to create a youth policy giving the young people
  greater influence in society

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The Youth Parliament in Lund

• Work book
• Future workshop
• The Youth Council
• The Committees
• The Co-ordination group

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Why it works

• Involvement from the beginning
• Formed their own forum
• Direct contact with politicians and head of
  departments

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Practical co-operation work procedure

• Lets have a meeting
• Back to your own organization
• The process in- and outside the mutual project
  group

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Checklist- how to deal with co-operation

• Tolerance
• Equality
• Consider all suggestions
• Non prestigousness
• Courageousness
• Process
• Work step by step
• Keep your vision in mind
• Network!
• Information
• Documentation

• Keep it simple
• Define the project
• Limit the number of persons in the project group
• Dont persuade anyone to stay
• Dont let the slowest set the pace
• Be the one you are!

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Contact us

• Peter Nilsson
• E-mail p.nilsson_at_lund.se
• Mob phone [phone]
• Web page
• www.lund.se

• Staffan Lindqvist
• E-mail info_at_hemgarden.org
• Mob phone [phone]
• Web page www.hemgarden.org