Category: Young voice

Perspective of student on MAMUFY participants from Latvia

“I am a 1st year student of social work. Before I started studying, I spent several years outside Latvia, traveling, volunteering and gaining various experiences. As part of my studies, I chose to do my internship at the Resilience Center, because when I first heard about this organization, I was fascinated by the vision, mission, and goals of this center, which are in line with my ideas.!

We have our own story

“We have our own story, and we go so far…" (phrase from the lyrics). Music workshops is one of ways to express what is important for youth.

What I learned about myself and projects at the Finnish intensive week as a student of social sciences

Making my future was the first international project I got to work on as a social sciences student, and through this project, I got to learn and experience a lot of things from the “project managing -world”, in a short period of time. My name is Jenna and I am a social sciences student at Tampere University of Applied Sciences.

Advancing social participation in Making my future project

By having the goal of advancing social participation, Making my future is aiming to reduce inequality, marginalization, and discrimination among the young people as a project objective. Hybrid intensive week gave new perspectives and opportunities to enhance participation and provoke the feeling of belonging in the Finnish group that had to stay in Finland.

Experiences from game-creation workshops

Elizabeta Heinsone is a 17-year-old participant of the Making my future intensive week in Latvia. Elizabeta is studying business in Riga, Latvia. This was her first time to take part in this project. In this blog Eeva-Mari Miettinen from TAMK is interviewing Elizabeta.

New games from MaMyFu intensive week

Why we need games? Did you know that play, generally, adds joy to the life, but specifically board game playing brings some unique health and life improving benefits to a person’s life. It’s not an activity that should be enjoyed once in a while when you get bored, for the best results it has to be a regular mission.

Hybrid challenges and joys

Making my future project´s last intensive week was held 27.7.-2.8.2021 as a hybrid version. Already a year ago we had made a risk evaluation and prepared a plan B (or actually plan Z already at this point!) as a hybrid event. Due to corona restrictions, the Finns were not able to travel abroad.  So, the Estonian and Latvian participants gathered in Kallaste, Estonia, while the Finns travelled from Tampere to the archipelago coast of Finland. The Finnish group stayed at Kaarina on a beautiful farm and country hotel called Lyhdyn Tila.

Creative writings from participants

On the first day of MAMYFU intensive week 2021 in Estonia project participants had a creative writing workshop “MY FUTURE, MY PLANET”

Role play and gaming

Johan Huidinga wrote a book (Homo Ludens, 1938) on the role of play in human society. It is undeniable that we humans engage in playful activities and they have a huge impact on all levels of society.

My future, my planet - intensive week 2021

From July 29 to August 2, MAMYFU project third intensive week 2021 brings together young people from Estonia, Latvia and Finland. Real actions take place in Estonia, in Põlva County. Jointly will be created environmental educational games. The theme of the week is “My future, my planet”. The co-operation week focuses on an environmentally friendly lifestyle.

An exciting visit to The Finnish Museum of Games

On February twentieth, the Finnish mamyfu participants gathered along with Uma, Eevi and Tuomo to sparr for the games themed Estonian intensive, to be organized later this year. In the main image Murtaza, Tuomo, Hossein and Uma by the Blokus board game.

Photo voice in Resilience Center activities

The intensive week in Tampere and learning the photo voice method started a new activities in Resilience Center, in which photos are more intensively used. In cooperation with the photographer Valters Poļakovs, a virtual photo exhibition-picture gallery was created, which is permeated by young people's reflections on themselves, on the world and diversity in the world. The photos created by young people are also used in 2021 calendar of the Resiliences Center.

Experiences from young people