The Tartu Youth Work Brigade is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a new visual identity
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Tartu Youth Work Brigade. This is a significant milestone that demonstrates Tartu’s consistent commitment to providing young people with their first work experiences, fostering their independence, and developing their social skills. To mark the anniversary, the work camp has also received a new visual identity that uses vibrant colors to reflect the energy of young people and brings together symbols that are important to the camp participants. The new branding was created by Melani-Marite […]
Physical activity with young people and its benefits
Where and how to get young people moving when they don't want to leave their phones at all? We regularly organize activity days at Annekeskus and also offer movement opportunities on other days, encouraging young people to step out of the virtual world, even if only for a moment. Fridays are activity days at Annekeskus. Sometimes we go to a museum, sometimes to an art exhibition, sometimes we just walk around town or try something more active. Recently we went ice skating at Lõunakeskus ice rink and it […]
Meet our volunteer Alessio
Hello! I am Alessio. I am a young man from Southern Italy who wants to do and experience as much as possible to develop and improve myself. I enjoy engaging in a wide variety of activities – both mental and practical. I try to see everything as an experience that, with the right attitude, can help me grow. By education, I have a bachelor's degree in sociology, and I am currently pursuing a master's degree in [...]
Need summer workers? Tartu Youth work camp is looking for employers.
Need summer workers? Tartu Youth work camp is looking for employers. Tartu Youth Work Center invites companies, organizations, and individuals to contribute to the success of the 30th year of the Tartu Youth work camp. The camp offers young people aged 13–19 in Tartu the opportunity to gain their first work experience in a safe and supportive environment. For employers, this is an opportunity to contribute to the community and youth development by offering simpler seasonal jobs to young people who have joined the camp during the summer. Providing young people with their first work experience is [...]
The Tartu Youth Work Center is looking for a community youth worker (0.5 position).
The Tartu Youth Work Center is looking for a youth work specialist (1.0 position).
Young people's escape into the world of knowledge
Active young people who gathered at the Tartu Youth Work Center in August have been carrying out the “Idea Blower” project “Where are the KNEES???” in recent months. The project focused on developing mental health knowledge among peers in a playful way. For this purpose, the project team created an escape suitcase, which was simultaneously both a game and a learning opportunity. At the project team's first meeting, a heartfelt topic was found in the form of peers' mental health. Soon, the escape suitcase […] was born.