Positive YOUth

National Network
Sweden
Address

Doktor Dahlströms Gata 3
41326 Göteborg
Sweden

Telephone
+46762368292
E-Mail
ievaulianskaite@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
positiveyouth.se@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2014
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information

Staff of Positive YOUth are experienced coordinators and trainers who have been working with ERASMUS+ programme since it’s launch in 2014, and have been working with mindfulness since 2014 as trainers thus they are ready to combine ERASMUS+ and mindfulness and bring the benefits to Swedish community.

Our team members are united by passion for youth work and brings in their personal passions into the field, such as mindfulness, UX, photography medicine, wellbeing, research...

By working together we support each others passions and create the environment for dreams to come true. Mehdy Khayyami, UX designer, currently collaborating with SOS Villages and working with immigrant communities in Sweden to promote a healthy lifestyle through the app.

Ieva Ugne Ulianskaite, practitioner of mindfulness and meditation in youth work with lawyers education, working with mindfulness and ERASMUS+ projects since 2013. Herself, being an EVS volunteer, ERASMUS student, Erasmus young entrepreneur as well as participant and coordinator in numerous YiA and E+ projects.

 

Mission and Objectives

“If you want to learn something, read about it. If you want to understand something, write about it. If you want to master something, teach it.”– Yogi Bhajan

Positive YOUth is a non-profit organisation striving to bring more positivity through self-development opportunities for local communities. We are looking for diverse self-development tools to support the innovative non-formal education method of mindfulness and use it for transforming our often critical minds into positive, passionate and We do it by starting with one single individual in the mirror - YOU. Positive mind is a source of physical well-being, tranquility, happiness and success which describes the best of our philosophy - to become the best versions of ourselves in order to inspire the peers and build supportive communities for a better future, for ourselves and the ones around.

Our vision is to together grow a supportive community of people, committed to lifelong learning and self-development in order to live a little bit more meaningful, mindful, sustainable and positive lives. Therefore, besides empowering communities, our staff is constantly working on their own development in order to fulfill this vision.

Based on the passions of our team members, our activities focus on bringing self-development tools like mindfulness into youth work. We have a strong partnership with NGO World Peace Initiative providing self-development tools and certifications in meditation, mindfulness as well as coaching our team members to constantly increase the quality of mindfulness tools in youth work..

Our team members have been involved in ERASMUS+ since it's launching in 2014, as EVS volunteers, project coordinators and trainers. Besides, team members have a strong established network of NGOs in Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America, which is supporting NGO in project development and bringing the most benefits for the local community.

Main Projects / Activities

Positive YOUth is a member of international partner consortiums which have successfully implemented projects on the topics of mindfulness, wellbeing, sustainability, sports, leadership, digitalization, integration and others. We are committed to the belief that any human can reach their best self if they are given the space and enough attention to understand their power and importance in this world. This is how we work - by watering one person after another until they become role models to pay it forward and water their communities. We bring a lot to the table but our experience is focused on: Educational trainings for youths and youth educators; ERASMUS+ KA2 (partners) Community workshops on self-development Mentoring/Coaching for youth NGOs.

Locally, we are working with diverse migrant groups (economic, social, geographical) introducing tools of mindfulness through regular support meetings, mentorships, online consultations and support. We are working with Öppet Hus and Folkuniversitetet SFI course groups in order to involve NEET migrants into activities, prevent exclusion and build a new generation of group leaders, besides we provide one on one mentorship online and via meetings and introduce E+ and project management to fresh youth organisations in Sweden.

We are proud of examples like Somali organisations HOPE. SSUF, ASOV, Mustaqbal Foundation, as well as migrant organisation Self-development center, which were formed by migrant groups coached by our youth workers and are beautiful examples of the meaning of our work.

Our Projects: https://positiveyouthngo.weebly.com/projects.html

E+ YE 2018 “Be Positive! Be Healthy” (applicant Positive YOUth)

E+ KA2 2018 “Youth resource centre for employability, entrepreneurship education and community development”

E+ KA2 2019 “Migration to Integration”

E+ KA2 2018 “GO Alive”

E+ YE 2019 “Throwback to Traditions, United through Sports”

E+ YE 2019 “Boosting Self-Confidence”

E+ TC 2019 “Transformations: Potentials to Reality”

E+ YE 2019 “Active Youth for Europe”

E+ YE 2019 “Sustainability 4 Positive Change”

E+ YE 2020 “Heal”

E+ TC 2020 “Mindful Erasmus+ Leaders”

E+ YE 2020 “Volunteering: Changing Lives, Changing Communities”

E+ KA2 2020 “Out with Burnout”

E+ YE 2020 “Green Go”

E+ TC 2021 "Guided by Nature"

E+ YE 2021 "Mindfulness for the Planet"

E+ YE 2021 "Resilient and Green Communities"

E+ KA2 "You(th) in the Moment"

Contact (1) Full Name
Mehdy Khayyami
Job Title
President
Head of the organisation
Mehdy Khayyami
Contact (2) Full Name
Ieva Ugne Ulianskaite
Job Title (2)
Secretary