A children's and youth public association is considered a youth public formation for joint activities or a single social goal. Over time, the appearance of the children's movement in Russia takes cardinal changes, for example, compared with the all-Union period when the public watched the famous pioneer organization. The modern mood dictates other priorities and views that young people strive for.
This article will examine the modern signs of children's and youth public groups, features and directions, variations of state aid associations.
The concept and task of unification
By a children's public association is meant a voluntary social movement formed by a group of adult and minor citizens for joint activities and a common goal.
Historical data mentions student organizations that arose at the beginning of the 20th century. The May Unions, protecting animals and birds, the Workers' Artels, which organized friendly summer venues, and many others, were heard. Even in Soviet times, such children's associations actively existed, but after the collapse of the union, they lost their importance in society. However, now public youth organizations are quite successfully conducting their activities and have many directions.
Their main goal is self-development, following their interests, creating public projects. Tasks are determined depending on the goals, but, in the general understanding, the organization of such a partnership helps to realize creative and organizational abilities, develop qualities aimed at improving the environment and helping people.
Interesting facts from history
- Under Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, a special youth movement arose called “Amusing Forces”, created for war games. For this, in 1682, right at the Kremlin Palace, the territory where military games were regularly held was defeated. Soon they grew into real military training, and in 1961 the Amusing Forces were divided into two organizations: Preobrazhensky Regiment and Semenovsky.
- Tsar Nicholas II proposed that schools use the new upbringing methodology described in Scouting for boys. This idea greatly inspired the first captain of the Life Guards Rifle Regiment, which led him to the idea of ​​forming the first Russian scout squad in Russia. The first such detachment was created on April 30, 1909, called the Beaver, and consisted of only 7 boys.
- During the war, the Moscow Pioneer Organization actively participated in the hostilities. She was engaged in the construction of the tank column "Moscow Pioneer", which was transferred to the production of the disposal of the Red Army. Later, pioneers received the title of heroes of the Soviet Union for their feat.
- The youth association “Walking Together”, close to our days, arose in 2000 and existed until 2007 under the leadership of a public and statesman, as well as an ideologist of youth movements, V. Yakemenko. The organization Going Together was created with the aim of holding mass actions, mainly of a state nature. A strange case is recorded in the history archives when in August 2004 this organization conducted an action against Philip Kirkorov, demanding that the famous singer be convicted of misconduct.
Governmental support
The Constitution of the Russian Federation guarantees state support for children and youth public associations. Some provisions on this issue are also spelled out in the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Support for children's public associations is based on the Federal Law of 22.08.2004 N 122- in accordance with the following principles:
- Legality.
- Tolerance.
- Civil activity.
- Recognition of autonomy and equality of rights to state support.
- Priority of common humanistic and patriotic values.
The law does not apply to youth and children's business organizations; religious organizations; student unions of a professional direction; associations created by political parties.
State support for children's public associations is provided under the following provisions:
- The association has the status of a legal entity and has existed for at least a year (from the moment of official registration).
- The association, which announces a program requiring funding, consists of at least 3,000 young citizens.
State rights of associations
Organization of the activities of a children's public association has the right:
- submit reports to the Government of the Russian Federation explaining the situation of children and youth;
- make suggestions on the implementation of youth policy;
- make suggestions on amending laws relating to the interests of children and youth;
- take an active part in discussions and preparation of federal projects of state youth policy.
Types of state support
The main types of support for the activities of children's public associations:
- The provision of benefits.
- Information Support.
- The conclusion of contracts for the implementation of the state order.
- Training of youth and children's public associations.
- Holding tenders for financing.
Financing
Funding for programs of children's public associations and organizations is made from the federal budget and funds of the Russian Federation. Material support is carried out on a legislative basis and is provided for by various social programs. The law provides for the allocation of cash in the form of subsidies.
Organizations such as student unions, religious organizations, and similar associations whose support is not provided for by law are not subsidized.
Association Types
Children's public associations may vary by:
- directionality;
- formation;
- goals;
- implementation time;
- degree of interest;
- the composition of the participants;
- public status.
Associations aimed at the development and needs of children can be implemented in schools and groups. Initially, organizations were only educational in nature, but over time, creative collective associations began to form, also aimed at creative actions and benefit the outside world.
Directions of associations
The free regime of our time allows us to create a wide variety of children's public associations. At the moment, it is difficult to list them, as new social movements are formed daily that carry the individual idea of ​​self-expression. Of these, the most common categories of associations can be distinguished.
According to the content of the activity:
- environmental;
- sports;
- tourist;
- Creative
- scout;
- research;
- professional;
- culturological;
- social information, etc.
By formal criteria:
- officially registered;
- unregistered, but founded under the influence of official structures (for example, schools);
- Informal.
By ideological principles:
- political;
- religious;
- national;
- secular.
Association classifications
The organizations of the collective association of children and youth existing at the moment are considered a great many. They have different names, program structure, social goals and play a different social role. The most famous of them:
- Union of Children's Organizations. It can be international, inter-regional, regional, regional, regional, city, district. Such organizations operate within their own interests and unite in social groups of children and adults on different biases: sports, music, education, etc.
- Federated. They operate within the framework of various international and all-Russian public associations with pre-agreed goals and an existing representative body for representing interests at the state level.
- Association of Children's Organizations. They are engaged in the implementation of a public program to meet their needs. They can be school, student, game, perform at the Russian or international level.
- League is a large-scale community based on specialized and cultural interests.
- A commune is a collective of persons united on the basis of common property and labor.
- A squad is an association consisting of units. In the past, pioneering was attributed to this species. Now it can be, for example, a camp detachment having a counselor or other similar groups with the participation of the leader.
- A squad is a team united in accordance with personal interests.
- Community groups that advance the interests of society or any social category, social stratum. They may differ in material status, nationality, place of residence, labor criteria and even in terms of health.
Join Examples
The association was created in 1999 at the Moscow Theater. After the theater events, a gathering of disabled children and their parents was regularly organized. The goal is to establish family understanding between children and parents, bring family members together, share with others their experience in combating health ailments.
In Nizhny Novgorod school No. 91, a small association of adults was recorded on the initiative of the director. The goal was one - to teach children what is not spelled out in school textbooks. The idea was related to the development of certain skills in difficult living conditions. Thus, survival classes in extreme conditions were formed. Then it grew into a compulsory state subject for tourist training, mountaineering, the study of martial arts and defense methods, and first aid.
Youth association of shipping, yacht sports and ship modeling lovers. The league included 137 organizations, which included young sailors and rivermen, which at one time gave the development of popularity to this direction and reached an international level. The association led training sailing events and carried out long sea voyages.
Children's environmental movement. You could become a member of this association from just 8 years old. The key objective of the project was to bring together as many young citizens as possible to solve environmental problems, call for a healthy lifestyle and observe cleanliness and order.
Conclusion
From the point of view of the educational process, the goals of any children's public association effectively affect the personal growth aspect of each member of the association. In the process of activity, he is faced with many social tasks and begins to better understand the principles of management, self-organization, respect, etc., which positively affects his future. Associations increase the social significance and readiness of a person to fulfill social social needs.