In Irkutsk Region, the results of a contest of youth and children's public associations were summed up, held in five areas from physical education and leisure to civic patriotic and intellectual development of youth. Among the winners were the programs Ball in Every Yard, Counselor Summer 2014, 270 Years, Time of Great Victories, Mobile Editorial Office and Pioneer, each receiving a diploma and a prize worth 78 thousand rubles. The contest was part of the Youth of Irkutsk Region program and recognized the most interesting initiatives working with children and youth.

The competition was held in five main areas: physical education, organization of leisure activities for children and youth; creation of conditions for civic, patriotic, spiritual and moral education of youth; intellectual development of children and youth, development and support of the innovative potential of youth; organization of temporary and seasonal employment for youth; involvement of youth in socio-political and socio-economic activity.
In the area of “Physical education, organization of leisure activities for children and youth,” the winner was the program “A Ball in Every Yard” of the Tulun City Public Organization for the Support of Youth Social Projects and Creative Initiatives “TULUN.ru.” The goal of the program is to involve children and teenagers in sports and entertainment events aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle, which will be held in eight neighborhoods of the city. It is planned that 240 to 700 young people aged 12 to 30 will take part in the events.
In the area of “Organization of temporary and seasonal employment for youth,” the program “Counselor Summer – 2014” of the Irkutsk City Committee of the All-Russian Public Organization “Russian Youth Union” won. The goal of the program is to train qualified teaching staff to work with children in summer health camps. It includes organizing training for students in counselor skills, holding gatherings and instructional camps, and preparing and conducting the labor semester in 2014.
In the area of “Creation of conditions for civic, patriotic, spiritual and moral education of youth,” the public youth movement “WE” of the city of Cheremkhovo won with the program “270 Years – Time of Great Victories.” The goal of the project is to organize research local history work and create a museum room dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the founding of the Cheremkhovo settlement.
The program “Field Editorial Office” of the Irkutsk Regional Public Organization “Children’s Information League” won in the area of “Intellectual development of children and youth, development and support of the innovative potential of youth.” In the area of “Involvement of youth in socio-political and socio-economic activity,” the best was the program “Pioneer” of the Irkutsk Regional Public Organization of Children and Youth “Baikal Scout.”
The winners will be awarded diplomas and valuable prizes worth 78 thousand rubles each. The competition was held to encourage youth and children’s public associations for achievements in working with children and youth, within the framework of the implementation of the long-term target program “Youth of the Irkutsk Region.”
Based on materials from the press service of the Department for Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region