Association Delta

About

Delta was founded in 2008 in Rijeka (Croatia) with the aim to empower citizens and strengthen their influence in the local community. Over time, Delta has focused on young people as its most important user group. Delta is now mostly focused on youth empowerment through non-formal education and mentoring (especially in the field of education for democratic citizenship and human rights), contributing to the development of youth work and youth policies in Croatia.

Delta has 16 active members and three official representatives: 

President: Maja Uršić Staraj

Executive directors: Maša Cek and Ema Žufić 

Delta has three employees: Maša Cek, Ema Žufić, and Sara Sušanj, and a wide network of volunteers and expert associates.

Delta's activities

Delta’s activities are mainly related to the following areas: 

1. Contribution to the development of youth work,
2. Youth work and non-formal education (with a focus on education for democratic citizenship and human rights),
3. Increasing the participation of young people. 

Delta’s main activities include: non-formal education (non-formal educational curriculum design, lectures, workshops, mentoring, educational materials), public events (conferences, public forums, roundtables), and activities aimed at influencing public policies (decision-making, advocacy, structured dialogue, facilitation). 

Delta is a partner to national and regional organizations that work in the field of youth and the development of a democratic society: the Croatian Youth Network (the biggest national organization that represents youth organizations in Croatia), the GOOD Initiative (advocates for a quality implementation of education for democracy and human rights in the Croatian formal education system) and the DARE network (The Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe).