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EAPN Iceland • Since 2011 • 10-12 Organisations are partners • Our biggest project is making the documentation PROSPERITY

Prosperity

Aims to • Gathering people in the social sector to say how we want human rights in Iceland to be • New angles to the social system and labour market • New working methods • Empowerment • Spokesmen • Contribution according to ability

Serving the community – social responsibility in the society

The community

The beginning • US naval base evacuation on Keflavík airport • The crisis 2008 • Increased demand for help to public in Suðurnes area • Cooperation with foodbank at church aid increases • Founding of Suðurnes Welfare fund – gathering all sources under one “hat”

A big demand • Around 200 families came to our church during the first two weeks of December in 2009,2010 and 2011 – 60% came from Keflavík – Young people in the age of 18-29 years old are 60% of those who come to us where 50% of them is in the age of 18-19 years – The church/welfarefund want to turn this around and help them become better functional members of our community by educating and encouraging • A great number of volunteers helped in various fields of the work • A new aspect in the Parish work in an Icelandic Church

The aim is to help where the church aid stops. With the fund all the sources are at one place. Paid for school meals, activities for children, education, medical help, medicin etc.

100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 50 0 11 9 18 janv.-07 mars-07 6 12 9 2 9 6 5 11 mai-07 juil.-07 Number of supplying families with sept.-07 nov.-07 120 janv.-08 5 6 foodcards in Suðurnes area 19121519 mars-08 mai-08 juil.-08 0 1818 sept.-08 3844 nov.-08 302 5145 janv.-09 9199 mars-09 2007 - 2013 71 mai-09 91 33 juil.-09 81 9595 sept.-09 114 nov.-09 412 134 janv.-10 63 9081 mars-10 58 mai-10 81 37 juil.-10 76 sept.-10 92 9797 nov.-10 325 93 janv.-11 100 108 mars-11 133 30 mai-11 14 28 22 juil.-11 4043 sept.-11 24 nov.-11 130 Korta- kerfi janv.-12 38 6 54 mars-12 35 15 mai-12 52 33 juil.-12 9 4245 sept.-12 nov.-12 9 124 53 janv.-13 23 49 mars-13

100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 50 0 11 9 18 6 12 2007 9 2 9 6 5 11 120 Janúar 5 6 19 12 15 2008 19 Febrúar 18 18 38 44 Month by month 302 Mars 51 45 91 Apríl 99 71 2009 91 33 81 Maí 95 95 114 412 Júní 134 63 90 Júlí 81 58 2010 81 37 Ágúst 76 92 97 97 325 September 93 100 108 133 30 2011 14 Október 28 22 40 43 24 130 Nóvember 38 6 54 35 15 2012 52 33 Desember 9 42 45 9 124 53 23 49 16 3 2013 20 4 3 1 1

Diaconal service • Started with seminars about the habits in life, selfempowerment, finances and happiness, health and welfare in 2010 • It was hard to get to people • Low educational standard, school dropout • After evaluation we saw this was not working

Vendipunktur • Christmas foodaid 2010 showed us that the age distribution was that 65% of those that applied was under the age of 30 60-69 2010 70-79 1% 0% 80-89 50-59 0% 4% 19 ára og 40-49 yngri 14% 27% 30-39 19% 20-29 35%

Change of methods • Should we continue giving out food/ foodcards and help with basic needs or should we change methods?

Time for new focus

Energy and faith aims to encourage and motivate young people in Suðurnes to independence and action. First we worked with music along with a teacher for Guildhall music school in London and showed on town festival. Held the seminar To live life- where young people get non formal education in life skills as well as aimsettings and taking lead in their lives. Cooperation with the YMCA Increased cooperation with The Church In October 2011 we held the conference Higher Me and You where young people took part and discussed their interests and thoughts for the future in our area. Funded by YIA programme. Funded by the National Church of Iceland, companies and NGO in our area.

Moving forward! • After the seminars “to live life” we found need for young people to come together and have a place of their own to chat and meet • We also found that it was good and fun to have a place for skillbuilding, practical non formal education like design and redesign • Cooperation with the Salvation Army • Discussion with an owner of an old industrial house- (a bank) • Community center ,,Gamla Grágás” - the old Grey goose • A lot of goodwill in society both companies, organisations and individuals

Svona leit þetta út!

Beginning in summer 2012 -volunteers- young people “owned” the project

A lot of projects more cooperation • Baking and cooking • Youth exchange • Redesign of old clothes Asylum seekers came to take part!

Gamla Grágás-community center for young adults

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