ASPIRA

Aspire's mission is to create an inspiring learning environment where informal learning is intertwined with strategic development, collaboration and active participation. In everything we do, we strive to foster creativity, innovation and strategic thinking. We believe in the importance of bringing together different perspectives and active participation in the development of individuals and organisations. We therefore encourage interaction, teamwork and group problem-solving, which provide valuable skills, knowledge and the development of strategic thinking. Through research and content development, we support individuals to discover their potential, develop practical skills and nurture creativity. Together, we create a learning community that encourages active participation, critical thinking, participation and creativity, while empowering each individual to reach their full potential.
Aspira institute has 5 people working. 3 are full time employed, and we are really committed to our work, because this is our passion. We have a strong belief that the things that we are doing and the ones that we will be, are very valuable for our society. We all work in the institute as very committed volunteers.
We are a team of 5 and we take different responsibilities inside the institute:
Vesna Lenic Kreze is an artist and has over 6 years of experience in youth work. She is a youth leader and a manager of local and international learning events and projects on the topic of art.
Katarina Nučič has over 17 years of experience in youth work and she is responsible for administrative support to the institute as she is a youth leader and a lecturer. She is also an expert in development of competency models and educational methodologies. She also has 4 year of experiences in running a SME, as she was a Director of public institution, Trbovlje Youth Centre (2015-2019)
Rada Drnovšek has 13 years of experience as project coordinator in youth projects. She is a manager for local and international projects and events on social and sustainability topics.
Beside youth work in the institute there are working also Sašo Ledinek, who is a legal representative of the institute and has over 20 years of experience in computer programming and Benjamin Kreze, who has 20 years of experience in different visual arts fields, from painting, sculpting, analogue photography and his main working area film.in the past 10 years he has dedicated his time to film, specializing in documentary films.
The core of all learning is having that inner drive, the inner passion with which you can reach and accomplish anything, anywhere and anytime.