Mladinski center BIT (MC BIT) – Youth center BIT (YC BIT) is situated in a small town, named Crnomelj (SE Slovenia). By now, it is the first and only youth center in Bela krajina region. It was established by the two most active youth associations in the area, Students´ Society ob Bela krajina and Youth Cultural Club. From the beginning, it has been run exclusively by the activists, younger than 30 years of age. Both the info office and the MKK club are situated in the old town center of Crnomelj.
Vision
To create a team, that will efficiently work towards fulfillment of young people´s needs and will consequently encourage youngsters to accept and identify with the values of organisation
Mission
Preparation and coordination of programmes and projects, that enable young people to spend their spare time in a creative way and also full their educational, expert, cultural, atristic and other needs.
Main objectives:
To encourage active youth participation and European citizenship
To inform youth about different topics
To provide conditions, that will enable youngsters to spend their spare time in
a creative way
To deliver trainings for youth workers
To promote voluntary work
To raise awareness and reduce the consequences of deliquent behavior among youth
To encourage self-iniciativness and creativity of young people
To maintain direct and open communication towards the local youth
To promote political (participation in decision-making processes) and social
youth participation
To provide and support participation of local youth in international activities
Main fields of work:
Youth Information and Counselling
Non-formal education and projects (workshops, courses, presentations,
exhibitions, youth initiatives)
International youth projects (seminars, trainings, youth exchanges)
Club programme (alternative)
Technical and organisational support to individuals and organisations
Human resources:
Klemen Vitkovic – President of the council and legal representative
Sanela Hodzic – International coordinator, Youth informer and counsellor
Ines Furlic – Assistant
Marusa Zalokar – Assistant
Janez Weiss – Club programme leader
Partners:
Local/Regional: Students´ Society of Bela krajina, Youth Cultural Club of Bela
krajina, Youth council of Bela krajina, KUD Laterna, FS Zeleni Jurij, ŠD Rudar,
KUD Plac, ŠD Partizan, MCDD – Youth Centre of Dravinja Valley
National: CNVOS – Centre for Information Service, Co-operation and Development
of NGOs, MISSS – Youth Informational and Counselling Center of Slovenia, MSS –
National Youth Council of Slovenia, MaMa – The Youth Network, Slovene
Philantrophy
International: YEN – Youth Express Network (France), Intineraire International
(France), ARDR – Regional Association For Rural Development (Romania), DANSK
Icye (Denmark), Youth In Progress (Latvia), VEGA Youth Center (Serbia), LDA
Central and Southern Serbia (Serbia), Young researchers of Serbia and Voluntary
Service of Serbia, ADP-ZID Montenegro, Ecological Centre of Vojvodina
Donors:
Local/Regional: Students´ Society of Bela krajina, Youth Cultural Club of Bela
krajina, Youth council of Bela krajina Municipality of Črnomelj,
National: Ministry of Education and Sport – Office of Youth, Ministry of
Education and Sport – Sport Directorate, Employment Service of Slovenia,
Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs– Family, Republic of Slovenia
Public Fund for Cultural Activities
International: Microsoft – Unlimited Potential, European Comission – Youth in
action
Beneficiaries:
Local youth, aged between 15 and 30 years of age (in the role of users,
participants, leaders of activities and programmes)
“Adults” – parents, unemployed, retired people (in the role of users and
participants in lectures, courses)
Local NGOs and other organisations (in the role of project partners, financial
and organisational supporters, users of different services)
Media (local and regional)
Employees, volunteers and contract associates
Contacts:
Mladinski center BIT (MC BIT)
Ulica Staneta Rozmana 30, SI-8340 Crnomelj, Slovenia
Tel.: ++ 386 7 53 616
++ 386 40 612 396
++ 386 40 612 396