YooToo! youth clubs in Romania

In 2008-2009 period by the initiative of Amoba Foundation and with the support of Youth in Action EU program, there were created 9 YooToo! clubs in schools over Romania. These are as follows: Gr. Batthyany Lajos Club, Sf. Gheorghe Grigore Moisil College, Brasov Economic College, Buzau B. P. Hasdeu National College, Buzau M. Aron High School, M. Ciuc Szekely Karoly Tehnical School, M. Ciuc Wesselenyi Reformed College, Zalau Tudor Vladimirescu High School, Bucuresti Eureka Center, Reghin

The YooToo! Clubs function as small "laboratories of democracy", where students are doing project work (elaboration, management), are organizing activities, like open discussions with guest speakers, forums, trainings and they are taking part regularly on online learning processes, intercultural discussions with fellowpartners from all arround the world. The clubs are operating as extracurricular activity inside the schools, in close cooperation with school management and based on yearly operational plan. The club coordinators were trained and prepared for organization and coordination, and also in field of project elaboration&management. In conclusion, clubs such YooToo! brings their uncontested contribution in preparing youth for social life, as required by the European society, by promoting their active citizenship, developing solidarity and promoting tolerance among them, nurturing and mutual understanding between young people from different countries and promoting European cooperation. Project aims to increase youth participation in civic life of their community and to increase youth participation in the system of representative democracy. However, through the learning cycles, in contact over the Internet with partners from different European countries, an important objective of the project is the development of intercultural learning, to promote tolerance and cultural diversity among young people. Phases of the project: 1. October 5, 2008 - Strategizing workshop in St. George 2. October-November 2008 - Development of action plans for clubs 3. December 2008 - August 2009 - Establishment clubs YooToo! 4. 15-16 May, 2009 - TIA project development workshop 5. February, 2009 - Activities clubs YooToo! 6. September 26, 2009 - National Conference (presentation of project results)
In the following period there are planned other YooToo! clubs openings in Cluj, Satu Mare and Nehoiu. The goal is that inside the educational institutions, participating in the Global Teenager project, project activities to transform into activities of clubs, thereby ensuring their effective framework.


Conditions of registration, contact and information Joining the network of youth clubs YooToo! is open to all, so those interested should contact for further informations the Amoba Foundation, national coordinator of the project.
Address: 520014 St. George, Covasna County
Tel. / fax: 0267 351 959
E-mail: office@amoba.ro
Web: www.amoba.ro , www.yootoo.pbworks.com