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My name is Jaan-Raul Ojastu, and since February 1, I have been working as a youth worker at the Lille Youth Center of the Tartu Youth Work Center. At the same time, I am studying special education at the University of Tartu and have even completed all my courses, with only my final bachelor's exam left to take in the spring. In addition to my studies, I am also a member of the board of the Estonian Deaf Youth Organization. Since I have completed all my courses, I started looking for professional work. However, finding a job has proven difficult for several reasons. The main reason is my deafness, which causes many employers to treat me differently. Employers with little knowledge of deafness become fearful when they learn about it, and this leads to all kinds of questions and prejudices – how can deaf people who use sign language...

In English: Different yet similar Some random similarities between Hungary and Estonia   Do you know anything about Hungary? If your answer is ’maybe’ or ’no’ I’ll show you some random facts which are almost the same between Estonia and Hungary. Then this country may not even be that unknown for you. If your answer is ’yes’ perhaps I can show you some novelty after all. Let’s have a look!   „I speak Hungarian. What is your superpower?” – I found this funny quote on a website a couple of years ago. According to a survey made by the Foreign…

The Tartu Youth work camp is looking for employers for the summer of 2021 who would be interested in offering work to young people in Tartu. The Tartu Youth work camp is a summer activity outside of schoolwork, aimed at young people in Tartu aged 13-19. The camp gives young people the opportunity to gain their first work experience, meet new interesting people, and acquire knowledge and skills necessary for future life. The main tasks for the camp participants include various repair and maintenance work, harvesting garden and field produce, general landscaping and outdoor work, and assistance at festivals and events. The length of a workday is 4-8 hours, depending on the age of the participants, and the working period is a total of 7-21 days. Typically, one group consists of a minimum of 10 young people. When working, the youth work camp groups are assisted by and…

The Tartu Youth Work Centre's YouTube channel reached 10,000 views, and to celebrate, we are giving away an awesome gift bag to our followers! The gift bag contains both edible and useful items. For example, it includes wireless headphones, lemonade, candy, bamboo dishes, etc. This only raises the question: how to participate in the giveaway...? To participate in the giveaway: Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Comment on your favorite video on our channel. Where to find our account: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw67Io5AgIfk7LN7NswF-HQ GOOD LUCK in the giveaway; the prize will be drawn on February 1st.  

The courtyard of the Annelinn Youth Centre has been in its current form since 1969 and requires renovation and modernization. It is a rather large area in Annelinn that could be utilized much more effectively than it has been so far. Since there are many apartment buildings and the Alexander Pushkin School in the vicinity of the youth centre, a well-planned active leisure area would benefit many. Over the years, many ideas have been submitted within the framework of the participatory budget for what could be built in the Annelinn Youth Centre area, so this territory is important to many. Based on the aforementioned reasons, we now wish to renovate and update the courtyard of the Anne Youth Centre. In connection with this, we are awaiting ideas from Annelinn residents regarding what could be located on the Anne Youth Centre's territory. Since this is the youth centre's territory,…

Reasons why volunteering is important. In this article, German volunteer Vanessa Steinke will share her experience volunteering in Estonia. She will talk about her work, her fears, and also about finding herself on this adventure. She will share how she ended up in Estonia and what she likes about it. Q: Hello. Could you introduce yourself? A: Yes. Hello, my name is Vanessa, I am 20 years old and I am a German volunteer. I finished school last summer and I arrived in Estonia at the beginning of September 2020. I live in its capital, Tallinn,...

“Not a single plane survived in the sky.” – this promising sentence was said by my father before I crossed the checkpoint at the Budapest airport for the first time in my life. He was absolutely right about that however I didn’t feel myself peaceful enough to appreciate his encouragement. Nevertheless I had no choice but to accept the inevitable and get on a plane. I was waiting with a stomach cramps to start the boarding right before 14:15. I tried to be really optimistic, two hours are not that long and maybe I will even enjoy it. Well –…

In addition to activities on online channels (Discord server and Instagram STORY environment), winter sports competitions were held in the courtyard of the Ilmatsalu Youth Center from January 4 to 8. Similar to the "M1N1" multi-event, which readers may already be familiar with, this was not a competition between young aspiring professional athletes, but a fun sports competition that provided excitement for all participants and spectators. For the first time, however, the entire week was dedicated to an active lifestyle, which attracted an exceptionally large number of participants! Over the course of five days, a total of ten different young people took part in various competitions, five of whom participated every day and in every event. Both boys and girls took part. The youngest participant was 8 years old, the oldest 16. The aim of every youth sports competition is to develop communication between different young people...

Tartu Youth Work Centre has completed its development plan. Before its full completion, the institution awaited amendment proposals and comments from Tartu city residents as part of a public display. A discussion of the proposals made during the public display will take place on December 30, 2020, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM in the Zoom environment. To participate, please send your request to: mariliis.maremae@raad.tartu.ee.   You can view the development plan here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12AUfYagSvdQ-Yy7OsH4EXXI--oImLoWX/view   Additional information: mariliis.maremae@raad.tartu.ee