Description of organisation

The local host organization is the Youth work and free time activities department of Perho municipality. The aim of the youthwork and free time activities department of Perho is to increase young people’s activity and initiative. Youth and free time office organizes all youth, culture and sport activities in the municipality of Perho. There is a youth club in the center of Perho municipality where young people can meet each other in the evenings. There are also good sport possibilities. Youth department of Perho organizes many events like concerts and sport activities as well as nature and adventure programs for young people and adults in Salamajärvi national park. They also work closely with vocational school, where young people from all around Finland can study to become nature and hunting guidance leaders.

Inclusion topics

This organisation is willing to involve volunteers who face situations which make their participation in activities more difficult, from the following categories for different types of project:

• Cultural differences
• Educational difficulties
• Social obstacles