About Delta
Delta is mainly focused on youth empowerment through non-formal education (especially in the field democratic citizenship and human rights), the development of youth work and youth policies in Croatia.
Delta has 16 active members and three official representatives:
President: Maja Uršić Staraj
Executive directors: Maša Cek and Ema Žufić
Delta has three employees: Maša Cek, Ema Žufić, and Sara Sušanj, and a wide network of volunteers and expert associates.
News
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14/06/2023Read moreHow Does the Banana Affect the Head? - High School Students in Križevci Implemented Their Project on Reproductive and Mental Health
How Does the Banana Affect the Head? - High School Students in Križevci Implemented Their Project on Reproductive and Mental Health
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07/06/2023Read moreOur Research Report on Youth Councils / Youth Advisory Boards Has Been Published!
Through the research, we analysed the current context and needs of youth councils, as well as cities, municipalities, and counties. This is the first such research in Croatia.
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26/05/2023Read moreDiscover Rijeka's Associations! Youth Actively Engaged in the Community and Dialogue with Decision-Makers
On a sunny Thursday, May 25, 2023, three different locations were the focal points of the event "Discover Rijeka's Associations!"
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25/05/2023Read moreStudents initiated a dialogue on studying at the Academy of Applied Arts and the future of applied arts in Rijeka
"Coffee with the Dean" is a structured dialogue event which brought together students of the University of Rijeka and the head of the Academy of Applied Arts. Read more in the article!
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18/05/2023Read moreWatch Out the Youth 2: Celebration Day Marked Achievements and Connected Youth Organisations in Pazin
Watch Out the Youth 2: Celebration Day Marked Achievements and Connected Youth Organisations in Pazin
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15/05/2023Read moreMODUS Final Conference: The Importance of Enthusiasm and Collaboration Between CSOs and Educational Institutions
On May 11th and May 12th, 2023, we organised a conference titled "Schools and CSOs Supporting Civic Education – Spaces of Collaboration" in Rijeka!
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02/05/2023Read moreYouth Participation in Norway - From Youth Councils to Utøya
Read about Dora's experience from Norway, where she went to learn more about youth councils / youth advisory boards!
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27/04/2023Read moreClimate (In)justice at the Elementary School Zamet
We spent another pleasant day at the Elementary School Zamet, talking to students about climate change and climate justice. Read more below!
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20/04/2023Read moreYouth for Reproductive Health in Križevci: 'How Does the Banana Affect the Head?'
For the first time in Križevci, high school students occupied the premises of the City Council during the "Take Action!" programme on Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
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28/03/2023Read moreYouth dialogue pioneers ready for local actions
From March 26th to March 30th, 2023, we organised and participated in an interesting training programme for young people from Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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27/03/2023Read moreYouth Work and Youth Activism on Rab
We visited the island of Rab to talk about youth work and youth activism with the local community. Read more in the article!
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20/03/2023Read moreInspiring Norwegian Practices in Civic Education
How is education for democratic citizenship and human rights conducted in Norway? What is similar, and what is different compared to the Croatian context? Find out more in the article!
Ongoing projects
All projects-
od 01/01/2023 do 31/12/2024Read moreRijeka for You(th)
The main objective of the project is to increase the participation of young people in the local community by strengthening the dialogue between young people and decision-makers through the implementation of the Youth Program of the City of Rijeka 2023-2030.
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od 01/02/2023 do 31/01/2024Read more(RE)Present - Student Councils in a Democratic School
The project is focused on empowering high school students to actively participate in decision-making and advocate for the rights of students in the school and community, and to encourage them to engage in their local community.
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od 01/01/2023 do 31/12/2023Read moreThink, act, participate! - Strengthening Youth Participation Through Active Involvement in Policy-making and Advocacy
The project aims to empower young people and create spaces and opportunities for their stronger involvement in decision-making processes at the local level in Rijeka, Opatija and Križevci – certified Cities for Youth.
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od 22/05/2023 do 31/12/2024Read moreStudent Councils and the Community - Informing and Empowering Student Councils for Active Engagement in School and the Community
The general aim of the project is to empower children and youth to participate in decision-making processes in schools and increase the visibility of student councils in the community. The project is implemented until the end of 2024 with the financial support of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.
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od 01/01/2023 do 31/12/2023Read more
Islands
The project aims to increase the active participation of young people living on the Adriatic islands.
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od 01/09/2022 do 31/10/2023Read moreYouth councils - what's next?
The project aims to respond to the insufficient involvement of young people in decision-making processes. Most cities, municipalities and counties in the Republic of Croatia do not have youth councils/youth advisory boards established in accordance with the Act on Youth Councils. In communities where councils exist, they mostly do not function well and there are no ways to monitor youth in...
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od 01/09/2022 do 30/11/2023Read moreHealthy relationships
The project „Healthy relationships“ focuses on the lack of quality content in comprehensive sex education (CSE) in school curricula, the lack of recognition of its importance by relevant stakeholders, and the stigma around CSE in Croatia.
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od 11/01/2022 do 31/10/2023Read moreYouth Dialogue Pioneers in Southeast Europe (SEE)
The project is focused on improving the dialogue between young people and decision-makers and giving young people the opportunity to participate equally in shaping the life of their local communities.
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od 01/12/2020 do 30/06/2023Read moreMODUS – Civil Society and the Public Sector Supporting Civic Education
The main objective of the project is to strengthen the democratic culture, civic awareness and civic engagement in Croatia through the establishment of a systematic cross-sectoral cooperation model between educational institutions and civil society organizations that will contribute to the implementation of civic education.
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od 01/01/2022 do 01/07/2023Read moreWatch Out the Youth 2: Making the Local Youth Programme of the City of Pazin
The project aims to empower and support young people in the local community and to create a stimulating environment for their inclusion in the community and decision-making processes in the City of Pazin.
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od 01/01/2022 do 31/12/2022Read moreYouth in Action – for the Local Community
The main objective of the project is to increase active participation of young people in their communities in the City of Pregrada and the City of Otočac.
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od 01/03/2022 do 31/12/2022Read moreStudent Councils and the Community
Applications for activities
