Mladinski center Zagorje ob Savi (MC ZOS)

National Network
Slovenia
Address

Cesta 9. avgusta 48
1410 Zagorje ob Savi
Slovenia

Telephone
00386 597 32 032
Fax
00386 597 32 033
E-Mail
info@mczos.si
E-Mail (2)
denis@mczos.si
Mobile Phone
00386 40 699 097
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
2010
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information
1. MC ZOS is a public institution, established in the year of 2006. MC ZOS has a director, 3 employed youth workers, 2 apprentices and at least 20 active volunteers, who contribute to the development of our youth center. As we are a cover youth organisation in our municipality, we work with many NGO's, individuals and institutions from Zagorje, from Zasavje region, on national level and abroad. 2. Yearly budget is approximately 94.000€ 3. 66% of the budget is funded by municipality, 25% of the budget is presented by EU grants, calls for proposals and national programmes funding, 9% of the budget comes from our own resources (space rentals, entry fees). 4. Our concrete projects are educational and leisure time activities and events for all generations, space and equipment support for individuals and local organisations, international projects (youth exchanges, trainings, EVS), ecology oriented projects, tutoring for scholars, also included into several national programmes and partnerships. 5. Local level: NGO's, schools, intergenerational center, PUM (project learning for youth), RCR (regional development center); National level: Youth in action national agency, Youth network MaMa, Zavod Voluntariat and others; International level: NGO's and youth organisations from Europe (Portugal, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland, France, Finland...) and Asia (India, Phillipines, Cambodia, Vietnam)
Mission and Objectives

Youth center Zagorje ob Savi is a public institution, established to perform extracurricural activities for youth. The center allows organisational, spatial, technical and counceling support to the young people of Zagorje, in means of executing their projects and helping them include into local and international projects. Our prime activities expand from art, enviromental issues, intercultural dialogue, social inclusion, sports, enchancing youth employability all the way to help youngsters with establishing their own companies. Our staff is well equiped with knowledge and experience in these fields. Above all, it is an openminded and a tollerant facility, availiable to all, who wish to spend their leisure time actively, in a good company and wish to recieve new knowledges, experience and skills in a fun way.

Main Projects / Activities

Non formal education & youth mobility: educational events, international seminars, exchanges and trainings, European voluntary service (sending and hosting)
Regular programme activities: leisure time activities, workshops on different topics, concerts, festivals, youth centers gardening/permaculture project, intergenerational center
Regional projects: inter-regional art and music festivals, sports events, NGO support

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

With being a part of the Network, we would be able to connect with other organisations abroad and in our country, which are already active in ALF. This way, we would be able to execute bigger projects with more learning impact. We would also ensure support for all who are included into the projects and would present an active member in Slovenia.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

In the past years, we have established a firm partnership with many organisations in Europe and Asia (ex. Culture center In Action - Lithuania), which are well equiped with knowledge about ALF network and execute good quality projects, funded by the programme. We wish to become a part of the network, so we can strengthen the cooperation and bring more intercultural diversity and learning into our local community and to others included aswell.

Contact (1) Full Name
Denis Osmanović
Head of the organisation
Marko Pavlovič