Slovenia

Quality management of youth hostels, enlarging a network in Slovenia,...

In primary school and in kindergarten we are running innovative project-teaching children Esperanto for better foundation for learning foreign languages. We are also organizer of Festival of languages and cultures, which is held annually. Our organisation is having support service for families and individuals with family problems. We participate in various other projects(own or like partner) at that area.

I. from 2002 to 2018 21×
TECHNICAL CREATIVITY IN SCHOOL'S CURRICULA WITH THE FORM OF PROJECT LEARNING »FROM IDEA TO THE PRODUCT«
 - FROM THE KINDERGARTEN TO THE TECHNICAL FACULTY
TEHNIČNA USTVARJALNOST V ŠOLSKEM KURIKULUMU V OBLIKI PROJEKTNEGA UČNEGA DELA »OD IDEJE DO IZDELKA« - OD VRTCA DO FAKULTETNEGA TEHNIŠKEGA ŠTUDIJA
II. from 2002 to 2018 22×
PROJECT  WORK  WITH THE FORM OF MODEL PUD-BJ »FROM IDEA TO THE PRODUCT«
 - FROM THE KINDERGARTEN TO THE FACULTY
PROJEKTNO DELO  PO MODELU PUD-BJ »OD IDEJE DO IZDELKA«
-NA POTI OD VRTCA DO FAKULTETNEGA  ŠTUDIJA

Slovenian students meet Cuban students

Our main projects:
- Global Sustainable Youth; international project with six partners from Europe and Asia; financed by EACEA
- Sustainable Energy at Schools; project financed by Norvegian financial mechanism; educational project with more than 100 hours of workshops at primary schools
- EnergyHub; national project involving five partners from diffferend sectors – NGO, reasrch, industry and craft chamber
- Immigration within; YIA project on the topic of immigration
- Buterfly Effect; YIA project related to personal development
- Creation of web portal for sustainable development topics
- Different educational and awareness projects concerning environmental issues
- Cleaning actions of Drava river at Earth day

We are organizing workshops and seminars on juggling, performing arts and circus for youth in Slovenia and cooperate with similar organisations around Europe. Our biggest projecz was co-organizing the European Juggling convention in Slovenia in 2005 with more than 4000 people attended.

We are very active in research and campaigns in fight against violence upon women, equal pay for equal work, fight against trafficking of women and children. Since 1997 we’ve been working towards reconciliation of family life and professional obligations of women. SUUW was the first national affiliation to come out with this project which is now very much in focus of all women’s organizations. In the area of education we are promoting computer literacy among elder members of our affiliation – the project carried out during 2009/2010 at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana. In November 2010 we participated at demonstrations against un-human treatment of Hungarian doctor who helped at birth giving at home. SUUW campaigned for more detailed instructions about giving birth at home to be specified in our national legislation.
Some of our latest projects:
- 11 April 2012 we organized a colloquium “Women holding leading positions in Higher Education in Slovenia: Overcoming barriers – real or imagined”, held at the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Ljubljana. We invited female leaders in this area to identify barriers to female leadership in Higher Education and to develop strategies for promoting greater access for women to Higher Education decision making positions including the creation of global network. The project is part of the International Federation of University Women program and the outcomes of the colloquium will be presented on the IFUW Annual Conference in Istanbul in 2013.
- On the occasion of International Women’s Day, on 8 March 2012 SUUW presented the results of a survey we have been doing since 2011 on the impact of the recession on the position of women in Slovenia. IWD was a perfect occasion to draw attention, through the results of the survey, to the current situation of women in the Slovene labour market. The presentation was held in the National Council Hall in Ljubljana.
- In 2009 we organized and held a visit of University Women of Europe (UWE) former President Willemijn van der Meer and Secretary General Gerda Leushuis.
- Currently we are preparing to join (as partners) an EU project Violence Against Women, coordinated by the Finnish Association of University Women.

- daily center for youth in Postojna
- MCP is the organizer of two major festivals: ''Festival drugačne muzike v Trnju'' being an international festival of alternative music (MCP provides logistical and technical support) and ''Poletni kulturni festival Zmaj 'ma mlade'' being our ''house'' festival, covering all kinds of cultural production throughout the month of August.
- regional resource center for NGO's, BOREO
- Our young voluntary workers are repairing and modernizing our youth center which is also a Multimedia center, so we can organize different seminars for young people, cultural events, travelogues lectures
- we have an EVS (European Voluntary Service) accreditation as hosting, sending and coordinating organization

The largest one-day outdoor, eco-friendly event for young people in Slovenia is certainly the famous "Škisova tržnica" (Škis' fair). The event brings together more than 20.000 young people who have the opportunity to learn about Slovenia, to hear all Slovenian dialects, try food from all places throughout Slovenia and have fun with the varied program and great music.
Second-hand book fair is a traditional project of Zveza ŠKIS, taking place in early September during the weekend in Križanke, Ljubljana. Second-hand book fair is intended for children and their parents, whose social status does not allow them to buy new textbooks and other school supplies, and to those who see no point in buying new books every year.
"ŠKIS days of healthy living" is a two-day project, through which we want to raise awareness about healthy lifestyle and promote solidarity among students. The most important objective is to promote and maintain values such as healthy and active life, solidarity and empathy.
"Častim pol litra" (Giving away half a liter) has become a traditional and recognizable slogan for a nation-wide student blood-donating action, which takes place every year in the autumn and spring.