Nuoret Kotkat – Young Falcons

In English

–          WORKS: with children and for children

• ACTIVITIES WITH CHILDREN:
  • club evenings
  • camps
  • excursion and events
  • seminars
  • children’s rights education
• ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN:
  • member organization of SDP party
    • person is not member of party directly
    • Nuoret Kotkat can make proposals to party and parliament group
  • co-operation with other children organizations in Finland

–          VALUES: democracy, solidarity, tolerance, criticism, equal rights, joint responsibility, teamwork

–          ORGANISATION:

• central organization:
  • promotes children’s rights
  • organizes national events for children, youngsters and adult leaders
  • organics international camps in Finland and camp trips abroad
  • produces falcon magazine Kotkaviesti 4 times a year
  • produces all kind of material (socks, hats, t-shirts, leaflets)
• 15 districts
  • organizes local camps, club evenings, excursions, events, training for leaders etc.
• about 250 local clubs/area organizations:
  • club evenings, camps, excursions, events

–          Nuoret Kotkat has about 13 000 members (children, youngsters, adults)

–          Nuoret Kotkat work is based on voluntary work

• less than 20 paid workers in the whole organization, so most work is done by voluntary adults and young people

–          ECONOMY:

• funding from state to central organization and districts
• funding from cities to local organizations
• member fee (small)
• participation fees (small)
• support from trade unions

–          INTERNATIONAL:

• ABN (Arbetarrörelsens Barnorganisationen I Norden)
  • Finland – Nuoret Kotkat
  • Sweden – Unga Örnar
  • Norway – Framfylkingen
  • Denmark – DUI Leg og Virke
• IFM-SEI (International Falcon Movement – Socialist Education International)
  • Global organization
  • Organizes camps, seminars, material and campaigns on international issues like child labor, right to education etc.
  • www.ifm-sei.org