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Yvon & ArnoldYvon & ArnoldFICE International Helsinki 2008FICE International Helsinki 2008

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What is a Youth What is a Youth council?council?

The council is looking after the interests of all The council is looking after the interests of all children who got help from the child welfare children who got help from the child welfare organization. organization.

The council is giving advices about subjects The council is giving advices about subjects which are important for the organization and which are important for the organization and the youngstersthe youngsters

The council decides itself where they talk about. The council decides itself where they talk about. BUT also the organization can ask the council to BUT also the organization can ask the council to

talk about a special subject and ask for their talk about a special subject and ask for their advice.advice.

The council is not for personal issues.The council is not for personal issues.

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Why is a Youth council Why is a Youth council important?important?

It improvesIt improves Quality of child welfare;Quality of child welfare; Democracy;Democracy; Social climate;Social climate; Self-confidence en dignity;Self-confidence en dignity; Better understanding;Better understanding; Respect ; Respect ; Responsibility and taking care of each otherResponsibility and taking care of each other

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IT’S OUR RIGHTIT’S OUR RIGHT

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How would you start a How would you start a

Youth council in your own Youth council in your own organization?organization?

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How to start up a Youth How to start up a Youth council?council?

Our organization has different kinds of welfare Our organization has different kinds of welfare for children; ambulatory, day aid, foster for children; ambulatory, day aid, foster homes, different kind of communes….homes, different kind of communes….

From all those different kinds of welfare, we From all those different kinds of welfare, we ask representatives in the Platform.ask representatives in the Platform.

We give information by flyers, websites We give information by flyers, websites

& newsletters.& newsletters. Not only the youngsters, also care workers and Not only the youngsters, also care workers and

managers give information about the Platform managers give information about the Platform and bring in participations.and bring in participations.

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How to organize a How to organize a Youth PlatformYouth Platform??

We have meetings once or twice a month.We have meetings once or twice a month. One youngster is president and one writes One youngster is president and one writes

every thing down.every thing down. We talk with managers and the director We talk with managers and the director We make newsletters, flyers, websitesWe make newsletters, flyers, websites Once a year we have a work weekendOnce a year we have a work weekend We have a coach from the organization We have a coach from the organization

and we have a financial compensation.and we have a financial compensation. We exchange with other Youth councils at We exchange with other Youth councils at

the JeugdWelzijnsBeraad.the JeugdWelzijnsBeraad.

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Subjects we talk aboutSubjects we talk about

For example: For example: Pocket money, Pocket money, Children rights, Children rights, Feeling save,Feeling save, Getting attention,Getting attention, Smoking policy,Smoking policy, Group rules,Group rules, …………………………

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Expansion of pocket-money:Expansion of pocket-money: Safety of ourselves and the Safety of ourselves and the houses where we livehouses where we live

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