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OPEN CAFE: Winter Cafe
Blog post written by one of the youth leaders of OPEN CAFE On September 17, 2019, together with young people in classroom number of 9, we had a meeting at the school near the Forum in Örkellunga. We had an Open Cafe time during which we talked about winter sports. Everyone was happy and they…
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E-Women: Pre-research report
The pre research report has been produced as a part of E-women. A Key action 2 project funded by ERASMUS+. The overall project goal of E-women is to develop new methods for integration of young women with immigrant background into the labor market». This pre-research report has been produced as documentation in the process of…
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Depopulation and Rural Development in Sweden
Depopulation “Depopulation” refers to a process in which the population density of an area decreases steadily over time. Depopulation is a phenomenon that started taking place at the beginning of the century in Sweden. Sweden is one of the most sparsely countries populated in Europe and where the phenomenon is also observed. Even though the…
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How we can AMPLIFY youths voices in society
Thoughts from a trainee social worker. The concept of youth voice is central to youth engagement. In other words, youth voice means that the unique ideas, opinions and concerns of young people are respected and youth feel free to express them within an organization or program. Youth voices are seen as equally important as those…
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SITID: OPEN CAFE – EDUCATION
On the 30th July MEXPERT hosted the final OPEN CAFE before we breakup for summer. We spoke all things education! Why is it important for youth work or young people? What kind of things do people want to know? What do young people struggle with? What changes do they want to happen in education? We…
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SITID:OPEN CAFE – Outdoor Games
On 16th July, OPEN CAFE hosted an interactive session teaching participants different outdoor games suitable for youth group, children and even adults. The great outdoors really is … great! We spend a lot of our daily lives indoors so we encouraged this week’s OPEN CAFE to be outside – and is great for their general…
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SITID: OPEN CAFE – Disabilities
On 2nd July, we had OPEN CAFE helping members reflect on their perceptions of disabilities and gain increased understanding. First we completed a challenging discussion task and related to the experience, frustrations and feelings that those with disabilities often face daily. We spoke and learnt about disabilities and revisited our initial perceptions to see if…
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SITID:Open Cafe Intercultural vs. Multicultural and Discrimination with NETNET
On 18th June 2019, Mobilizing Expertise hosted the next OPEN CAFE. This time we were talking all things intercultural vs. multicultural. Do you know what those words mean and what is the difference? Well, during the OPEN CAFE we had some in-depth discussions about both these concepts and how our understanding can affect different groups…
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SITID: Open Cafe – Integration and migration of refugees
OPEN CAFE is back for more weeks – 11th June 2019 and 13th June 2019 This weeks we were first discussed integration! The group was mixed with refugees, immigrants and local Swedish young people. It was a perfect opportunity to discuss integration and what integration means to each of them. The leader of the OPEN…