bOJA is the centre of competence for Open Youth Work in Austria. The association is the service and networking agency for Open Youth Work in Austria as well as the expert office for quality development in Open Youth Work. It represents Open Youth Work at a national and international level. bOJA is the mouthpiece for the field of Open Youth Work - with the aim of positioning the topics, perspectives and needs of Open Youth Work and the young people who use its services in the national and international (youth) political debate.
This publication outlines children and youth work in Austria. It familiarises readers with the principles underlying children and youth work and with the framework conditions, as well as presenting implementing organisations and their interface function.
Published by the Ministry of Families and Youth (2015)
bOJA
Centre of competence for Open Youth Work in Austria
Lilienbrunngasse 18/2/47
A-1020 Wien
Austria
boja@boja.at
www.boja.at
Daniela Kern-Stoiber
Director
daniela.kern@boja.at
+43-660-28 28 038
Catharina Goeksun
Team
catharina.goeksun@boja.at
+43-660-456 0806
Stephanie Deimel
Team
stephanie.deimel@boja.at
+43-660-57 68 237
Waltraud Tiefenböck
Administration
waltraud.tiefenboeck@boja.at
The extremism information centre is a nationwide point of contact for all kinds of questions related to religious or political extremism. The centre is part of bOJA.
Verena Fabris
Project Management
verena.fabris@boja.at
+43-660 63 38 944
Nadja Rizkalla
Project assistant
nadja.rizkalla@boja.at
+43-660 67-91-750
bOJA is one of the founding members of POYWE, the Professional Open Youth Work in Europe.
This network pursues the following objectives:
The main focus is concentrated on the fact, that Professional Open Youth Work should play an important role in all matters of European youth policy.
As one of the involved organisations, bOJA underlines the described needs and possibilities.
Further information: POYWE Homepage
bOJA, Lilienbrunngasse 18/2/47, 1020 Wien, boja@boja.at