SYTEV

The aim of the organization is support and development of activities on the local, national and
international level in the area of non-formal education, using free time, cultural-social and
volunteering practice for public, making communities and networks of youth and also focusing on needs and requirements of people and their engagement to public life.
SYTEV develops democratic dialogue, education and entrepreneurship in Slovakia and abroad. To achieve these aims it has an ongoing collaboration with the leading universities, NGOs and research organisations in Slovakia for the development of projects, trainings and educational material.
SYTEV retains a valuable network of professional trainers and educational experts experienced in
formal and non-formal education. The network is considered competent to contribute to the
implementation of activities related to the initiatives of SYTEV and its partners.
The target group are teenagers and young people from 13 – 30 years old. The organisation consists
of 5 main members (managers), 15 youth workers and more than 200 members/volunteers. The
organisation covers informal groups of young people and cooperates with schools.

Organization's activities:
- organizes universal activities for ensuring its mission;
- cooperates with professionals, other associations and organizations, organizes cooperation with legal and natural persons;
- provides publishing house – publishing activities to achieve the aim of the association;
- provides permanent spiritual, educational and methodological formation for its members via courses, lectures, debates, stays in training facilities and other available options;
- organizes cultural events, lectures, conference, discussion forums and meetings in both small and bigger dimension;
- helps to develop small communities for children, teenagers and adults;
- provides exchanges in foreign countries within its means and cooperates with foreign subjects for purpose of fulfilment of aims of association;
- provides services via internet and communicates with the mass media to share achievements;
- organizes and mediates sport and touristic activities;
- organizes education and workshops for increasing the employability of young people;
- helps youth to open start-ups, businesses and social enterprises;
- prepares events for children and youth, offers them development and protection programs as extra-curricular activities aimed at preparing them for life;
- prepares co-workers, mainly volunteers for work and engage them in the life of the association and society;
- participate on youth exchanges and training courses, cooperate with European organizations and coordinates and lead Erasmus+ and Visegrad fund projects.