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Rõuge Youthwork Centre belongs to Rõuge Municipality Government. In cooperation with municipality we are working out youth policy and development in the local region.
There are eight youth centers which work under this system - Rõuge, Viitina, Nursi, Haanja, Ruusmäe, Misso, Varstu, Mõniste youth centres. Rõuge is the biggest size municipality in the South-Estonia, not far from Latvian and Russian border far from main cities in Estonia. There are 9 youth workers who organize everyday youth work in this region. This region was one of the first ones who started with youth work and also international youth work in Estonia. Youth center started international cooperation on 2001.
Rõuge region is very open minded focusing their main activities to education, youth work, social work, green energy. Rõuge municipality and Rõuge youth center has different partners from Europe. They have realized several projects with partners over Europe. Rõuge Municipality has close contacts with local NGO and in partnership with different organizations has realized several local and international projects.
Rõuge municipality was the first rural municipality who established local youth council in 2005. Other organizations and municipalities are used to ask for advise about youth work from Rõuge.