Organization for Youth Education & Development (OYED)
List of Youth Programs in EU Member State
List of Youth Programs in EU Member State
Introduction
The Organization for Youth Education and Development (OYED) is an establishment that seeks to promote the interests of young people on a European level. In order to support this youth agenda the OYED is proposing a common EU policy relating to young people, comprised of 10 points. This proposal addresses some of the most pressing challenges faced by young people in the European Union today.The OYED believes it to be a gross injustice that the opportunities and level of social inclusion that a young individual can expect is dependent on which country they inhabit. There is a clear imbalance within the European Union, which if left unchecked will perpetuate the current trend and threaten European cohesiveness. This proposal seeks to lift the cap on aspiration on a European level.
This memorandum therefore exists to reinforce this common EU policy proposal as it contains extensive research regarding governmentally funded youth programs and initiatives in every EU member state. The broad scope of this research highlights loopholes in existing policies in one or multiple member states, aiding EU legislators to tailor a more effective approach. Over the course of this research three overarching issues have arisen which must be addressed: social mobility, opportunities for young people, especially linking education to work and entrepreneurship and innovation, and political engagement.
Netherlands
| Program Name: Dutch: Bureau Jeugdzorg English: Bureau for Youth Care Website: http://www.bureaujeugdzorg.info/home/ Established Year: 2005 Jeugdzorg is meant for children up to 18 years old with serious domestic problems, and for their parents or educators. From 2005 onwards the Wet op de jeugdzorg (Law on Youth Care) has been implemented to improve focus on the client. Now Bureau Jeugdzorg is the central point for Youth Care. It is responsible for the indication/allocation of assistance to minors and their parents. |
| Program Name: Dutch: CJP Stichting Cultureel Jongeren Paspoort English: Institute Cultural Youth Passport Website: http://www.cjp.nl/ Established Year: 1987 The mission of the CJP is to bring youth under 30 years old in contact with culture in the broad sense of the word by providing discounts and acting as a guide for the youth, often with an overwhelming range of cultural activities and expositions. With their signature culture card (Cultuurkaart), provided freely to students in secondary education, they give discounts on cultural activities, but also help finance cultural education in other ways. |
| Program Name: Dutch: LAKS (Landelijk Aktie Komitee Scholieren) English: National Student Action Committee Website: http://www.laks.nl/ Established Year: 1984 LAKS was set up in 1984 to improve the legal status of students in secondary education. Since 1985 LAKS is an official legal entity. The LAKS informs and represents students nationally, and organises various activities. LAKS speaks out about everything related to secondary education, on behalf of all students. Their motto is ‘het LAKS, dat ben jij’, which translates into ‘the LAKS, that’s you’. They encourage involvement from students across the country, and welcome new ideas or actions. Next to taking action to improve quality of education, LAKS has as its main aims to encourage student participation in political themes concerning education, and to advocate for students in national politics. Over the years LAKS has acquired a respected position as official interlocutor with the government and other parties in the educational field. LAKS ensures that the national dialogue is not only about students, but also with students. LAKS exists for all secondary education students in The Netherlands, across the different levels of Dutch secondary education (VMBO, HAVO, VWO). LAKS is the representative of the student voice in national politics, the media, and at secondary schools. Students are represented and supported in different ways. LAKS gives workshops to secondary school’s student councils/ representations, and organises themed days on subjects of interest to students. In exam time there is a hotline for finalists that can be used for complaints about the content of the national secondary school exams, or the way the exams are carried out. LAKS is also there to answer to any questions or complaints students may have about their school or education in The Netherlands in general. Students can apply for a one-year placement in the LAKS executive board, to gain work experience. The national LAKS office is based in Amsterdam. Members of the board convene a minimum of thrice a month. They also have meetings with members of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, and even with the Dutch Minister for Education, Culture and Science. |
| Program Name: Dutch: Landelijk Bureau Kindertelefoon English: National Bureau Child Telephone Website: http://www.kindertelefoon.nl/ Established Year: 2002 The Child Telephone falls under Bureau Jeugdzorg (Bureau for Youth Care). It is an organisation that lets children and youths have anonymous conversations over phone or social media with volunteers. If children are bullied, have problems at home, fight with their friends, or just feel upset about something and need someone to talk to, they can call or chat with the Child Telephone anonymously and free of charge. The website of the organisation also provides information and advice on problems often encountered by children and youth. The Child Telephone is available for all children and young people between 8 and 18 years old. |
| Program Name: Dutch: Nederlands Jeugd Instituut - English: The Netherlands Youth Institute Website: http://www.youthpolicy.nl/yp/Youth-Policy/About-us Established Year: 2007 Nederlands Jeugd Instituut is the Dutch national institute for compiling, verifying and disseminating knowledge on children and youth matters, such as child abuse, youth work, youth care and parenting support in Holland. Its main aim is to improve the development of children and young people by strengthening the quality and effectiveness of the services rendered to them and to their parents. |
| Program Name: Dutch: NOS Jeugdjournaal English: Youth News Channel Website: http://jeugdjournaal.nl/ Established Year: 1981 Jeugdjournaal is a Dutch television news program produced by the Dutch public service broadcaster NOS, especially for children. The programme has been broadcast since 1981. The aim of Jeugdjournaal is to present news that is both of interest and understandable to young viewers, without shying away from the main national and international news headlines. The broadcasts are viewed extensively by older viewers; about one-sixth of the programme’s viewership are adults. |
