Oct 10, 2026 209

What is working in prison?

To begin with, I’d like to share a little about another project I’ve been working on, one that isn’t related to prisons. It was a two-year project on the wellbeing of youth workers. Ever since I experienced professional burnout in 2016, and following a near-burnout during the post-Covid period, t...

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Sep 5, 2026 513

“Gaming for climate chanCe” youth exchange in Portugal

In the heat of August, five young people from Liepāja – Karlīna, Paula, Viljams, Amanda and Roberts – spent a week in the Portuguese town of Amarante, taking part in the international youth exchange “Gaming for climate chanCe”. Karlīna shares her impressions of this experience: Whilst I didn’t...

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Sep 3, 2026 467

Continuing second chances

The most striking needs were the young people's desire for a sense of belonging as well as the need for consistent, trustworthy relationships with adults and their peers. This was one of the observations made by our guests following the training, during which we visited the Probation Service...

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Aug 1, 2026 651

Flower Power in Abava Valley meadows ( Part 2)

The course of the exchange was pretty strongly influenced by the rain that accompanied us throughout the week. Participants slept in tents, but there were tents that were soaked as early as the first night (We now know that not all our tents are good enough). Tluckily there was a possibility to m...

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