MLADINSKI CENTER
Youth Center

V Murski Soboti smo odprli prvi mladinski center, ki promovira odprto mladinsko delo in zagotavlja varen prostor za druženje, učno podporo, delavnice in aktivnosti, razvoj in izvajanje projektov ter prostor, kjer lahko mladi ustvarjajo.

The first Youth Centre has opened in Murska Sobota, promoting open youth work and providing a safe space for socialising, learning support, workshops and activities, project development and implementation, and a place where young people can create.

V mladinskem centru sta prostor našli tudi dve lokalni mladinski glasbeni skupini, mladi ustvarjajo podcast vsebine in video vsebine, delavnice za otroke o čuječnosti in terapevtska svetovanja za mladino. Naše delo v mladinskem centru in našem društvu tako sedaj z novimi prostori in mladinskim centrom zajema pripravo različnih aktivnosti za mlade, pripravo mednarodnih projektov sklopu programa Erasmus+ in Evropska Solidarnostna Enota. Prav tako pa se vključujemo v pripravo lokalnih in nacionalnih projektov v sodelovanju z lokalnimi in nacionalnimi partnerji. Stremimo k povezovanju, sodelovanju in skupni promociji odprtega mladinskega dela. Sam prostor oziroma mladinski center, ki smo ga v sklopu projekta vzpostavili nam je odprl številna nova sodelovanja, možnosti in nas zelo dobro povezal z lokalnim okoljem, kjer smo izvajali projekt in aktivnosti.

The Youth Centre also hosts two local youth music groups, podcast and video content, workshops for children on mindfulness and therapeutic counselling for young people. Our work in the Youth Centre and in our association, with the new premises and the Youth Centre, now includes the preparation of various activities for young people, the preparation of international projects in the framework of the Erasmus+ programme and the European Solidarity Corps. We are also involved in the preparation of local and national projects in cooperation with local and national partners. We strive for networking, cooperation and joint promotion of open youth work. The space or the youth centre that we have set up within the project has opened up many new collaborations, opportunities and has connected us very well with the local environment where we have implemented the project and activities.

Naša vizija je povezana z našim sloganom, ki se glasi »Majhen krog velikih ljudi«. Z našim delom promoviramo in razvijamo odprto mladinsko delo v Sloveniji, predvsem pa v Murski Soboti. Naša vizija je, da vključujemo mlade, da postanejo aktivni del lokalne, regionalne, nacionalne in mednarodne skupnosti. Predvsem si prizadevamo, da mladi z manj priložnostmi dobijo priložnost sodelovanja na različnih področjih in se počutijo vključeni v družbo. Predvsem si prizadevamo, da bomo člani z društvom postali vodilni na razvoju odprtega mladinskega dela, saj je ta oblika mladinskega dela v Sloveniji zelo neprepoznavna in zapostavljena. Obenem pa si želimo, da naš mladinski center »Dnevna soba in informacijska točka za mlade kreativce« postane kraj, kjer se mladi srečujejo, izmenjujejo izkušnje, ideje in pripravljajo aktivnosti za dobrobit lokalne skupnosti. Predvsem pa, da mladi dobijo priložnost, da so slišani in lahko razvijajo svoje ideje.

    Dnevna soba se nahaja v naših prostorih v Murski Soboti, kateri so v neposredni bližini glavne avtobusne postaje, kjer se giblje največ mladih (dijakov in študentov) ter glavne Slovenske ulice v Murski Soboti. Prostore smo pridobili s pomočjo Mestne občine Murska Sobota.

    Prostori so ob prevzemu bili povsem prazni. S skupnimi močmi smo zbrali nekaj opreme, ki so nam jo podarili prijatelji in znanci in kasneje s pomočjo projekta tudi dodatno obogatili in opremili celoten mladinski center, da smo lahko izvajali zadane aktivnosti v projektu.

    Our vision is linked to our slogan “A small circle of big people”. Through our work we promote and develop open youth work in Slovenia, and especially in Murska Sobota. Our vision is to involve young people to become an active part of the local, regional, national and international community. Above all, we strive to give young people with fewer opportunities the chance to participate in different fields and to feel included in society. Above all, we strive to make our members and the association leaders in the development of open youth work, as this form of youth work is very unrecognised and neglected in Slovenia. At the same time, we want our youth centre “Living room and information point for young creatives” to become a place where young people meet, exchange experiences, ideas and prepare activities for the benefit of the local community. Above all, young people should have the opportunity to be heard and to develop their ideas.

    The living room is located in our premises in Murska Sobota, which are in close proximity to the main bus station, where most of the young people (pupils and students) move, and to the main Slovenian street in Murska Sobota. The premises were acquired with the help of the Municipality of Murska Sobota. The premises were completely empty when we took over. With our joint efforts, we collected some equipment donated by friends and acquaintances and later, with the help of the project, we further enriched and equipped the whole youth centre to be able to carry out the activities of the project.