Organisations willing to collaborate in community development.

1. COS - work life organisations
Marianne Nylund & Prakash Dhakal
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences
Autumn 2017

2. Work life organisations
• Nicehearts - Immigrant women
• City of Vantaa - Volunteers
• Setlement housing – residents in all ages
• Happi – Youth center
• Others?

3. Nicehearts - immigrant women's group
• Group of 6 women
+ coordinator+ community pedagogy
students
• Mondays on 13-15 (event on
20.11.?)
• Art-based methods
Contact information:
Jannica Wiik
Järjestökoordinaattori (association
coordinator)
Nicehearts ry Espoo
Tel. +358 50 462 1771
jannica.wiik@nicehearts.com
Address: Terveyskuja 2 B, 02770
Espoo(Espoon keskus)
https://www.espoolaiset.fi/

4. Setlement housing (Setlementtiasunnot) -
communal living
• Different housing units in different
parts of Helsinki
• Residents: elderly, families, students
etc.
• "The tenants create their community
the way they see fit in their building.
We have over 2,000 different tenant
stories. Our neighbors Care taken care
of"
• Different type of art-based activities
planned together with residents:
discuss the idea in weekly coffee
hours
• Contact person:
Minna Kuntsi-Lehto
Tiimivastaava (team coordinator)
Setlementtiasunnot Oy
Sturenkatu 11 B,
00510 Helsinki
minna.kuntsi-
lehto@setlementtiasunnot.fi
www.setlementtiasunnot.fi
+358 46 923 3506

5. City of Vantaa – volunteers in Myyrmäki
• Recreation & relaxation event (2-
3 hours) for volunteers
• Retired persons
• Some basic knowledge of Finnish
• Myyrinki: different activities
by various NGOs
• Eg. "Common
table" (yhteisöruokailu)
• Community worker:
Katri Laaksonen
katri.laaksonen2@vantaa.fi
Tel. 0503181577
Asukastila (Community center):
http://www.vantaa.fi/hallinto_ja_t
alous/osallistu_ja_vaikuta/asuka
stilat/myyrinki

6. Happi - Activity based Youth center
• "People are free and able to come
when they please
• Not so much open door active
users on a day to day basis
• The projects organise their own
happenings and these occur on a
weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis.
• The project workers are very
friendly and open to student input,
especially organising events"
Options for COS course:
• one or two students groups would
be able to come to Happi.
• AGE GROUPS of youth depends on
the group. The record company are
usually 24+ years old. The activity
group for persons with disabilities
ranges from an open age group to
a 24-29 group. Theatre group is a
younger age range and the radio,
graffiti and media is very open

7. Happi - Youth center
Projects:
• Graffiti Studio
• Recording Studio
• Weekly Activity group for people
with Disabilities
• Youth Media Productions (filming,
interviewing, radio)
• Theatre Group
• Video Game House (in Olunkylä).
• Contact information
http://happi.munstadi.fi/
arvi.brown@student.diak.fi