New youth division members
Liiver's youth division met in Herrala on Wednesday 23 November. Elli Aro, Jenni Päivärinta and Laura Niemi from Ilmajoki and Veera Bohjanen from Seinäjoki started as new members of the division. You can read more about the youth division here.
Liiveri encourages young people to be international
In Liveri, internationality is seen as a force that activates young people and the region. The international SaYouth project with its study tours has offered several internationalization opportunities for the region's young people and those working with young people this year. - Liiveri is involved in the international SaYouth project, which promotes young people's participation in decision-making and opportunities to influence. Among other things, the project's goals include increasing the conversation between young people and the authorities from the local level to the European level, says Noora Riippi from Liiver. The goals of the project […]
Young people as developers in climate matters
The young man visited several different destinations during the summer, e.g. on dairy farms. Photo: Sanna-Kaisa Nokso In the summer of 2022, the theme project "Climate wise - young people as developers" was implemented in the Liiver region, during which four associations hired young people for various development tasks. The background of the project was the changes caused by climate change and the need for measures to curb climate change. The young people have ideas that the project made it possible to put into practice. With the help of the project [...]
Jenna Varjanto has started Liiver as a summer employee
The approaching summer can be recognized not only by the greening of the landscape, but also by the fact that Liiveri's office has a new summer employee. I'm Jenna Varjanto, this year's Liiver summer employee. I am studying business administration at Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences for the second year. I specialize in marketing, but I also read digital business economics and management. In addition, I completed the event production specialist degree last year. In my free time, I work as a team gymnastics coach. Over the years, the work of a coach has brought a lot of knowledge. Specially […]
SaYouth gathers young people from seven different countries
The international SaYouth project promotes young people's opportunities to influence and participate in decision-making. The project's first study visit to Italy took place on April 26-30, 2022. Veera Bohjanen from the board of the Ostrobothnia district of Nuva ry and Mikko Jokipii from the board of Liiver went on the trip. - As an experience, the SaYouth study visit was eye-opening and it was interesting to get to know the local culture. I learned about local voluntary associations and their activities. They were a little different than in Finland, so you could get good […]
The young influencer was awarded the Ideas for implementation diploma
Eero-Pekka Hautamäki, 21, has worked actively as a developer in his home region. Hautamäki became interested in social influence at an early age. - When I was under school age, I watched the Itsevaltiaat series and asked at home what the parliament and the president meant, Hautamäki laughs. In junior high school, Hautamäki got involved in the activities of the student union board. Since then, the desire to develop and act for the benefit of the community has only grown. Hautamäki has worked in Ilmajoki's youth council since [...]
The Young Livers brochure has been published
Young people are a genuine part of Liiver's activities, and we want the voice of young people to be heard in decision-making. The Young People in Liiversi brochure has been published online and it shows the history of Liiver's youth division for more than ten years and presents projects implemented with Nuoriso-Leader funding. - The youth division turned 10 years old in the fall. With the "Youth in Livery" brochure, we want to celebrate the youth division and show what kind of importance the Youth Leader projects have and have had in our region, says [...]
The community artwork was built in Wilhola's yard in Jalasjärvi
The project was implemented in cooperation with local youth. During the summer of 2021, as part of Liiver's Buustia goes Art themed project, a communal work of art that reflects youth was built in the yard of Nuorisotalo Wilhola. The artist Mikki Paajanen was hired for the production of the piece, who designed and built the final piece in collaboration with local youth. The idea for a communal work of art was born when the MLL association of Jalasjärvi started planning a new type of activity, the aim of which was [...]
For Niko Luokkakallio, the Young Local Activist of the Year Honorable Mention
Niko Luokkakallio from Jalasjärvi received the Young Local Activist of the Year honorable mention on Wednesday, September 29. at the Suomen Kylät ry remote award gala. The event was organized in connection with the national Rural Parliament in Kurika. Niko Luokkakallio, who was the director of Jokipii Nuorisoseura ry's drama club and was responsible for the club's activities, has been involved in the youth club's activities since 2016. In addition, he has been responsible for Nuorisoseurantalo Alane's reservations and maintaining the website and Facebook pages. Leader Liiver's […]
Climate wise - young people as developers theme project
Climate wise—youth as developers theme project application 20.9.-24.10.2021. More information