Youth Policy in KaunasYouth Policy in Kaunas Region Region

Mantas Simanavičius, Vaida Liutkutė

“Youth for Future” Baltic Youth Conference

Międzyzdroje 9-12 October 2008

Lithuanian Youth policy Lithuanian Youth policy structurestructure

Commission on Youth and Sport

Affairs of the Parliament

PARLAMENT(SEIMAS)

GOVERNMENTMINISTRIES

YOUTH programmeAgency of

international Youth co-operation

STATE COUNCIL FOR YOUTH

AFFAIRS(Secretariat)

ExpertsCommission

s50%/50%

Lithuanian Youth

Council (LiJOT)

National youth organizations

which represents

different youth interests and/or

protects its rights

Regional organizations,

which works on special issues

which connected with

youth

Unions of Youth NGO's "Round tables" which

works in different

Lithuania’s districts

That’s how we working...That’s how we working...

The main actors The main actors in in RegionalRegional youth policy youth policy according to according to Lithuanian low of Lithuanian low of “Lithuanian youth policy “Lithuanian youth policy backgroundbackground” Municipality – creating the policy; Municipality Council for youth* affairs – advisers council on the

policy issues. Consist of municipality (politics + administration persons) representatives 50% + youth representatives 50%;

Coordinator of youth affairs – realize youth policy on the municipality area and in others governmental institution in Kaunas region;

Union of Youth NGO's "Round table“ – defends and represents youth interests and rights of concrete city youth organizations and youth in common sense.

*Youth in Lithuania - from 16 till 29 years old

Tools for making Youth Tools for making Youth Policy in Kaunas Region from Policy in Kaunas Region from youth perspectiveyouth perspective Kaunas Regional youth and communities

foundation (money); Vice – mayor who is responsible for sport,

culture and youth affairs (political decisions); Municipality Council of Kaunas youth affairs

(decisions, youth policy formation); Coordinator of Kaunas Youth affairs

(decisions realization, information);

Youth from KaunasYouth from Kaunas

Kaunas Union of Youth Kaunas Union of Youth NGO's "Round table” NGO's "Round table” activitiesactivities

Kaunas Union of Youth NGO's "Round table"

Responsible: Board and office

Kaunas municipality

Coordinator of Kaunas Youth affairs

Council of Kaunas youth affairs

50%/50%

Activities whit Members

Activities whit Lithuanian Youth Council

Other activities

Elections

Resolutions, positions

Elections

Visiting members

Meetings whit youth organizations leaders

Training, seminars for members on different

topics

Summer academy – platform to talk with member, to know each others, indicate problems and found solution for them, socializing

Structure of Kaunas Union of Structure of Kaunas Union of Youth NGO's "Round table"Youth NGO's "Round table"

Board(6 persons)

Members meeting

Chairman of the Board

Control Commission(3 persons)

Chairman of Control

Commission

Office Director

Political youth organizations

Students Councils

Students’ organizations (AIESEC, different

corporation and etc.)

Others youth organizations (They works on social affair ant etc.)

Thank you. Any questions?Thank you. Any questions?