About project
- Executer: Latvian Red Cross
- Project title: Raising the capacity and sustainability of the Latvian Red Cross Youth at the national level
- Regions of execution: Latvia
- Project budget: 17 484.32 EUR
- Project status: Closed
- Cooperation partners from donor countries: none
- Project contact person: Uldis Likops, e-mail: uldis.likops@redcross.lv, mob.: +371 67336651
Main goal: To promote the capacity and sustainability of LatRC Youth as a structural unit of a civic, public organization.
Direct goal: To develop the level of competence and participation of young volunteers in the organization and in society, as well as to promote young people's sense of citizenship and civic participation.
Main activities:
1. Development and course of the training program for the LatRC Youth leaders training course “Leader Power”;
2. Development of educational material “LatRC Youth leaders Handbook”;
3. 3 training courses for volunteers and leaders of LatRCY units on topics relevant to young people;
4. Establishment of 3-stage work with young people in LatRC.
Expected results in the field of sustainability and capacity:
1. Independent and self-sufficient youth units;
2. Active and competent unit leaders who are able to lead a team and motivate to apply the acquired knowledge in everyday work;
3. Skills to apply the acquired knowledge in everyday unit work;
4. New methods for working with young people at LatRCY in national and local level are exhibited;
5. A training course and a manual have been developed, which will serve as a basis for work with youth at LatRC;
6. Increased quality of youth work at the LatRCY national level.