Gesundheitsförderung und Suchtprävention im Kinder- und Jugendverband wwww.voila.ch / Health promotion and addiction prevention in childrens and youth organizations

Gesundheitsförderung und Suchtprävention im Kinder- und Jugendverband wwww.voila.ch / Voilà is a health promotion and addiction prevention program focused on childrens and youth organizations in Switzerland a network of 16 cantonal programs in 19 cantons a program of the Swiss National Youth Council (SNYC)

Gesundheitsförderung und Suchtprävention im Kinder- und Jugendverband wwww.voila.ch / Me Voilà NE Voilà SZ Rüeblichrut AG JV VD PROphyl TG Ganzheitlichkeit SO Voilà BE Spoiz ZH Kaktus SG/AI/AR oase LU fäischter OW / NW Voilà VS Momänt UR Voilà ZG Voila-Viva GR Voilà FR

Gesundheitsförderung und Suchtprävention im Kinder- und Jugendverband wwww.voila.ch / Basic focus Voilà aims to support children and youth as they develop into healthy adults. «Health» is understood as holistic well-being. Goals Increasing the mental physical and social well-being of children and youth

Gesundheitsförderung und Suchtprävention im Kinder- und Jugendverband wwww.voila.ch / Target group Voilà is aimed at the youth organizations in Switzerland. The target groups are: - Girls and boys taking part in youth organizations summer camps. - young women and men organizing summer camps as leaders of a youth organization. - young women and men working for Voilà as multipliers (cantonal program leaders).

Gesundheitsförderung und Suchtprävention im Kinder- und Jugendverband wwww.voila.ch / One representative from each cantonal program in each section Target group: Summer camps organized by youth organizations such as Pfadi, Blauring/Jungwacht, CEVI etc. (both the youth leading the camps and camp participants 6-16 years old) 16 cantonal Voilà programs in 19 cantons Training and continuing education section Network sectionFinances sectionVoilà in French-speaking Switzerland section Visions section Steering committee: One representative from each section And the coordination office as moderator of the steering committee Voilà coordination office Yearly plenary meeting: One delegate from each cantonal program

Gesundheitsförderung und Suchtprävention im Kinder- und Jugendverband wwww.voila.ch / Projects The projects expand on and substantiate Voilàs goals Project length: 2 years each Examples: «Voilà in motion – Nutrition and exercise in childrens and youth camps» Project seeking to sensitize leaders to designing a gender-sensitive camp atmosphere and activities «Mental well-being – self-efficacy 2007/2008» Skills for communication and achievement – 2009/2010 Preventing intoxication and promoting risk management skills – 2011/2012

Gesundheitsförderung und Suchtprävention im Kinder- und Jugendverband wwww.voila.ch / Project implementation 1)Training and continuing education for cantonal program leaders for camp leaders for camp coaches based on each project topic.

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Gesundheitsförderung und Suchtprävention im Kinder- und Jugendverband wwww.voila.ch / Cantonal program leaders Camp leaders Training and continuing education section & national steering committee Children and youth train Cantonal program leaders train Camp coaches coach

Gesundheitsförderung und Suchtprävention im Kinder- und Jugendverband wwww.voila.ch / Project implementation 2) Making resources available for planning and implementing training events for camp leaders and coaches for designing camp activities (planning and preparation) for running camps Examples: Checklist for planning and running summer camps on the topic Self-efficacy Guidelines for nutrition and exercise: Healthy at camp Ideas for designing camp activity blocks around the project theme

Gesundheitsförderung und Suchtprävention im Kinder- und Jugendverband wwww.voila.ch / Project implementation 3) Running summer camps on each project theme: camp activity blocks focused on the theme making specific camp rules designing camp conditions around the theme other canton-specific features

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Gesundheitsförderung und Suchtprävention im Kinder- und Jugendverband wwww.voila.ch / Project implementation 4) Camp supervision 5) Evaluation

Gesundheitsförderung und Suchtprävention im Kinder- und Jugendverband wwww.voila.ch / Basic principles Participation: children, youth and young adults help design activities Empowerment: Encouraging and empowering children, youth and young adults to tackle challenges and take on responsibility Leading by example: sensitizing camp leaders to their role as role models Gender sensitivity: helping children and youth develop a good attitude toward their gender and the opposite gender Further development: openness for new topics and methods, evaluation and optimization, participatory working methods

Gesundheitsförderung und Suchtprävention im Kinder- und Jugendverband wwww.voila.ch / Key dates and figures First cantonal program founded (SO): 1989 Voilà founded: 1993 Number of Voilà accredited summer camps run every year: ca. 350 Number of children and youth reached every year: ca Number of leaders trained per year: ca Yearly revenue: ca. CHF Cost per child/youth reached: CHF 37 Accolades: -2001: from the Mentor Foundation -2004: 1st European Prevention Prize of the Council of Europe -2004: Aeberhardt Prize for Health Promotion on behalf of the Eduard Aeberhardt Foundation

Gesundheitsförderung und Suchtprävention im Kinder- und Jugendverband wwww.voila.ch / Contact Voilà SAJV / CSAJ Gerechtigkeitsgasse 12 P.O. Box 3000 Bern 8 or