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Društvo prijateljev mladine Škofja Loka

Škofja Loka, Slovenia

Children & YouthEducationAddictionEnvironment & Climate
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Profile last updated: July 30, 2026

About

Društvo prijateljev mladine Škofja Loka is a non-profit association based in Škofja Loka, Slovenia working on children & youth, education, addiction +2 more.

Društvo prijateljev mladine Škofja Loka is a non-profit association in Škofja Loka, Slovenia, that works to improve the environment for children and young people in the municipality. It organises holiday programmes, including day camps, childcare during school holidays, seaside and mountain camps, and workshops held on school days. It also runs long-term projects with local primary schools, such as a reading project for third-graders, addiction-prevention lectures for ninth-graders, workshops on ecology and inclusion, and a children's parliament. Its activities are co-financed by the municipality, the local sports institute, donors and families, and it works with schools, kindergartens, museums and cultural venues in the Gorenjska region. Volunteers and mentors support the programmes, and the association invites donations and the allocation of part of personal income tax.

Location

Škofja Loka, Slovenia

Organisation type

Association

VAT number

SI56070000

Focus areas

childrenyouthholiday programmeseducationreadingsummer campsGorenjska

Languages

SL

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthEducationAddictionEnvironment & ClimateCommunity development

Works for

ChildrenYouthFamilies

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationCommunity programmesVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Dobimo se ob pol desetih

Children & Youth

Sports, creative and play-based holiday workshops for primary school children in Škofja Loka, held on school days during school holidays.

Letovanja otrok

Children & Youth

Summer and winter holiday camps at the coast and in the mountains for children aged 5 to 18, partly co-financed by the health insurance fund.

Zabavne počitnice

Children & Youth

Holiday childcare programme for primary school pupils, including meals, offered from 7:30 to 16:30.

Berem, berem

Education

Reading-culture project for third-grade pupils in the four primary schools of Škofja Loka, running since 2005 and coordinated with school librarians and teachers.

Zasvojenost in mladi

Addiction

Lectures and interactive workshops for ninth-graders on the risks of addiction, running since 1999.

Tihe miške

Community development

Small-group workshops building self-image, empathy and social skills for children with weaker social networks, with a therapy dog.

Jaz & ti za okolje

Environment & Climate

Ecological awareness workshops and field activities for children at Osnovna šola Cvetka Golarja.

Otroški parlament

Education

Municipal and school-based children's parliament programme that teaches democratic participation, culminating in a national children's parliament.

Zabavne inkluzivne počitnice

Disability

Inclusive holiday programme that also includes children with special needs.

Funding & support

Funded by

Government fundingIndividual donations

Ways to support

DonateVolunteer

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Občina Škofja Loka, Zavod za šport Škofja Loka, Zavod za letovanje in rekreacijo otrok, Vrtec Škofja Loka, Loški muzej, Kino Sora, Zavod za zdravstveno zavarovanje Slovenije

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