Södra Hamngatan 29
41114 Gothenburg
Sweden
- Democracy and community development
- Gender
- Human rights
- International/Cultural relations
- Youth and education
KFUM Gothenburg is a youth and sports association in Gothenburg Sweden belonging to the nationwide movement YMCA and YWCA which was founded year 1821 in England. We are also part of the international movements YMCA and YWCA. We are locally driven and have our own local board. Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/kfumsverige/
Our mission is to create meeting places where young people can grow to their full potential. We do this through all our activities which are ment to serve as a safe and meaningful meeting places with leaders who are trained to inspire, guide and motivate members and participants. In all our activities, we are based on a rights-based and norm-critical way of working so that all young people have the same opportunity to grow and develop.
Study Zone & Kompiscaféet: homework tutoring by university students towards high school students who are newcomers with the aim to inspire them to further education and empower them through talks, workshops and dialouges that focus on stuying techniqies, norm critism, problem-solving discussions and intercultural dialouges. Aims to also facilitate a meeting place for young newcomers where they can learn about subjects that society and school doesn’t talk so much about. For example: islamophobia, antisemitism, afrophobia, discriminating structres within society etc.
Aktivitet för alla: Provides activites around the city for young newcomers so that they can learn about different parts of the city as well as different organisations.
This is done through collaboration with other organisations. The project also aims to prevent segregation. https://www.facebook.com/aktivitetforalla/ Tillsammansklubben: Provides activities for young people with function variation Tjejgruppen Amal: Provides discussions forum for female and non-binary young newcomers Idrott för alla: Provides sport activities for young newcomers.