TOOL DETAILS
Title
Youth Network JuWeL Facebook Page
Tool category
& type
Website and Social Media:
Keyword(s)
Animation, Citizen participation, Information, Internet, Local Action Group, Networking, Public participation, Young people
Summary
The Facebook Page of the JuWeL Network provides up-to-date general news and information about youth activities in the LAG Wels territory. The page was created to engage, educate and motivate young rural people living in that area as well as to follow the development of the project as a whole. It's a communication platform dedicated only to youth to allow them to share their ideas, views and concerns, and connect with others.
Country
& RDP Region(s)
Austria
Main purpose
The main objective was to empower young people to actively participate in activities in their region, to connect and to raise their awareness about the opportunities offered in their area.
Related
tools used
Videos, events, pictures, audio clips
Target audience
EAFRD Beneficiaries:
Rural Development Stakeholders:
General Audience:
Technical information
The Facebook Page was launched in 2008 and is regularly updated with audiovisual materials and links. The content is written in German but can be translated with the help of Facebook applications.
Date produced
2008
Cost range
up to €4 999
Publisher/
Organiser
JuWeL Network
Distribution & Promotion
JuWeL Network
Assessment of effectiveness
The JuWeL Facebook Page proved to be very popular among users. As of September 2013, it reached over 1600 "likes". Users wrote feedbacks, posted tags and contributed to the content of the page.
Name of organisation
JuWeL = Jugend|Netzwerk|Wels|Land
Type of
organisation
Local Action Group
Partner organisation(s)
Local Action Group Wels Land
Image(s)
Name of contact person
Paul Mahr
Address
Fluchtwang 24 bei Lambach
4650 Edt bei Lambach
Austria
Telephone
0676 6355822
