6 Country Reports on Youth Work - Jugendpolitik in Europa

Comments:
Differences between national and local level
In Romania the local survey was able to trace youth work activities provided at local level,
the funds allocated, and the number of youth workers employed in the County Youth
Departments. It was not possible to make all activities and structures provided by youth
associations or non-governmental association visible.
The data provided at local level shows that Romania also offers a variety of youth work at
local level. As the municipalities fund youth work, subsidiarity is put into practice.
Unfortunately it is not possible to highlight the contribution of youth associations to the youth
work practice, as no data is available regarding youth workers and members. The reason for
this is that youth worker is not a recognised profession.
Differences at local level
The youth work activities traced for the four counties represent the local structures of youth
work in the other 36 counties of Romania, as local bodies merely promote the youth policy
shaped at national level. The NGO sector is more flexible, as local NGOs can nowadays
have a greater influence on their services.
10.10Spain
Data base:
In Spain fifteen questionnaires were sent to different local organisations and associations in
different rural and urban areas in different regions. However only five of these questionnaires
were sent back, since in a Spanish context the questionnaire was difficult to understand due
to the lack of specific definitions and the overlapping of categories. This is mainly due to the
lack of a tradition in youth work and associations in Spanish society, along with the limited
role of youth trainers and youth policies in the Spanish welfare state. The questionnaires
collected were from:
108
• the Segovia City Council
• the Valladolid City Council
• the Cuéllar City Council
• JIS (Youth for Equality and Solidarity)
• AFS Intercultura