Ayuntamiento de Majadahonda - Concejalía de Juventud

Mission of "Príncipe de Asturias" Youth Centre:  To improve the quality of life of youth in Majadahonda by responding to their needs and demands focusing on information, technology, culture, active participation, non formal education, healthy habits, leisure and integration in the society. We are looking for:  Partners for youth exchanges, hosting and sending both  Partners for EVS  Partners for Strategic Partnerships concerning youth work  Opportunities for trainings and networking with other youth oriented organizations Background "Príncipe de Asturias" Youth Centre is a part of The Department of Youth of Majadahonda which is a body of City Council of Majadahonda and it is responsible for activities offered to the youth of our town (about 15,000 young people between 12 and 30). "Príncipe de Asturias" Youth Centre offers following services: - Youth Information Office which provides advices for international mobility, safe Internet and social networks, NGOs and initiatives, pretty much everything that might worry youth - Youth Information Area called “The Cloud” which provides fully equipped space for opening the world of technology to youth including computers, projectors, 3d printers, audio equipment and much more. This space is used for workshops revolving around technology – robotics, programming, web development, etc. It is a headquarters of MajadahondaHack, local Hackerdojo. - InformationPoint for Network of Voluntary Service of the Community of Madrid - promotion of voluntarism and active participation of youth through supporting grassroots youth initiatives - School of Animation of Majadahonda - training in the field of leisure, free time and non-formal Education (education for Youth animators). - Organization of cultural workshops: dance, theatre photography, music, etc... - In addition the premises of the Youth Centre provide: spaces for cultural creation, study rooms, exhibit space, rehearsal rooms for music bands and youth theatre companies and meeting rooms for associations. All year round various courses and workshops take place in Youth Center, such as dance, music, theater, yoga, foreign language conversation classes, etc. All services and activities are conducted within the methodology of Non Formal Education, promoting active participation of the youth in learning process and promoting creativity, personal autonomy and favoring skills development to improve their integration in the society giving them better and brighter future. Since 2006. the Office for International Programs of Majadahonda (OPIM) was created to coordinate all international activities of Youth Center with following objectives: promotion of cultural exchanges, promotion of mobility of young people in our town and allowing the acquisition of basic skills for their future (foreign language learning, knowledge and understanding of other cultures, capacity building and professional experiences) and promotion of youth participation and exchanges with other European young people that enables creation of personal and professional networks and increased awareness of European citizenship. Previous experiences The OPIM has been responsible for managing the previous YiA program and will continue this work within framework of Erasmus + programme. The Department of Youth of Majadahonda began its participation in Youth in Action programme in 2007. and since then we have carried out different projects, especially in European Voluntary Service and Youth Exchanges actions. By far, we had send groups of youth to exchanges to France, United Kingdom and Germany. Regarding EVS, we are accredited as sending, hosting and coordinating organization, and in past years we have hosted 9 volunteers from different countries and have sent away 18 young people. Our experience in EVS has been very successful both in receiving and sending volunteers. As host organization our programmes acquire an added value with the vision and contributions of young people from other European countries, as it contributes to the objectives of our organization in relation to the promotion of non-formal education, information, culture and increasing the understanding of cultural diversity in Europe and the fundamental common values. Through EVS, both in hosting and sending, there is the opportunity for young people to take part in a volunteer experience, cultural exchange and personal development that otherwise would not be possible. In addition, we have supported various local organizations in applying for exchanges and initiatives. Links: http://www.majadahondajoven.es/ https://www.facebook.com/majadahondajoven https://twitter.com/majadajoven