6 Country Reports on Youth Work - Jugendpolitik in Europa

Table 35: Participants in youth work in Greek municipalities
Type of service People benefiting Women %
Cultural youth work 16.670 1.260 67 8%
Extracurricular youth education 4.312 1.967 46%
Children and youth recreation 17.050 No data available /
Open youth work, youth clubs, etc. 13.603 68 7.542 69 55%
Youth associations and youth groups 253 106 42%
Street work/mobile youth work 0 0 /
Sports 6.913 1.580 70 23%
Youth counselling 739 105 71 14%
Advised (adventure) playgrounds No data available No data available /
International youth work 38 25 66%
Youth Social Services 950 550 58%
Youth Education (within the formal system) 50 25 50%
Youth Employment/Career Services 1.240 No data available /
Youth Information 9.469 3.239 72 34%
Comments:
1. Differences between national and local level
The central finding of the survey conducted at municipal level is that with the exception of the
category “street work / mobile youth work”, municipalities provide all categories of youth work
at local level. The absence of data at national level therefore does not reflect the nonexistence
of youth work but the lack of a national reporting system. At local level there is an
efficient system for the provision of youth work. The budget allocated at local level is nearly
as high as the budget of the General Secretariat for Youth and reaches about € 11 million.
The engagement of volunteers is high, especially in youth associations, but also in youth
counselling and child and youth recreation activities. Thus the idea that volunteerism is not
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Data concern two out of the four municipalities: Municipality of Pilea and Municipality of Chaidari. And in
particular, 1,260 out of 16,670 total participants.
68 Data concern two out of the four municipalities: Municipality of Pilea and Municipality of Chaidari.
69 Data concern two out of the four municipalities: Municipality of Pilea and Municipality of Chaidari.
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Data concern three out of the four municipalities: Municipality of Kilkis, Municipality of Pilea and Municipality of
Chaidari. And, in particular, 4313 out of 6913 total participants.
Data concern only two out of the four municipalities: Municipality of Pilea and Municipality of Chaidari. And, in
particular, 240 out of 739 total participants.
Data concern three out of the four municipalities: Municipality of Pilea, Municipality of Kilkis and Municipality of
Chaidari. And, in particular, 8469 out of 9469 total participants.