Zavod O, Zavod škofjeloške mladine

National Network
Slovénie
Telephone
+386 31 867 910
Fax
+3864 512 78 81
E-Mail
info@zavodo.org
E-Mail (2)
jelkaj@gmail.com
Website
http://www.zavodo.org/
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1999
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
  3. Gender
  4. International/Cultural relations
  5. Media
  6. Youth and education
General Information
Zavod O, Zavod škofjeloške mladine is non-profit local youth organization of the city of Škofja Loka. Zavod O seeks to create the optimum environment for the overall spiritual, intellectual and physical development of young people between 16 and 30 years old. It is made for the purpose of supporting, organizing and establishing of youth activities in the areas of culture, informatics and informational youth service, youth leisure, sport, tourism, voluntary work, international youth activities and publishing. Zavod O was registered in year 2000 and it is highly connected to the local student club. Both of them together have about 65 persons of active staff, 850 yearly approved members and more than 4000 users of their services in the town with 22.040 inhabitants and 2414 young people between 14 to 28 years old. Škofja Loka is a town close to Ljubljana and usually students studying in Ljubljana come home in the evening.
Mission and Objectives

Info-point with computer and multipurpose classroom: Info-point is daily used as administrative and youth informational service. We provide free internet surfing, computer classes, in-calling internet access point, video and audio recording, designing of the web-pages. Web page: http://www.pulsar.si/
Art studio CLOBB: Provides art studio and equipment for art, graphic and photographic youth activities. We organize all kinds of art workshops. Web page: http://www.ateljeclobb.org/
Youth cultural centre Red Oyster: Has cultural program of concerts, theatre, workshops, multimedia presentations. Centre provides place and technical support for young groups, DJ-s and actors r own and culture production. Web page: http://www.ostriga.org/

Main Projects / Activities

We run a few youth projects, which are held out of our infrastructure places in the other parts of the town. We organize at least fifteen different kinds of youth projects per year, which are not a part of our regular activities. Some of our significant events:
Grajski vitraž – set of concerts held in premises of Škofja Loka castle (2008/2009 - ninth season), Mesto v Barvah – parade of art exhibitions, workshops and sport activities for children, theater, concerts in main square of Škofja Loka. Dijaški živ žav – big parade organized every year in the end of school year for high school students. The program is composed of different sport activities, social program and concerts. Attendance: 700 people. Povečava – presentations of interesting artists.

Contact (1) Full Name
Matjaž Vouk
Head of the organisation
Matjaž Vouk
Contact (2) Full Name
Jelka Jelovšek Srebot