Young Volunteers Firefighters - SFERA Organizational Structure – SWOT Analysis – Activities.

Young Volunteers Firefighters - SFERA

Organizational Structure –

SWOT Analysis – Activities

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Organizational Profile

• Mission:• Sfera with its work through education contributes in

increasing the awareness of all age groups about the importance of fire protection and benefits arising from it.

• Vision:• Developing Volunteer Fire Brigade in Bitola, Scandinavian

principle of volunteer fire brigades in action of the Municipality Bitola and understanding among youth of voluntarism.

Organizational Profile

• Aims:• Creation of a youth volunteer fire brigade Bitola• Creating a Training Centre for young firefighters in Bitola• Sfera’s networking with other international organizations• Increasing awareness of the importance of youth volunteering• Improving the leadership skills of volunteers through

seminars, training

• Target Group:• Youth aged 15 to 30 years.

Organizational Structure

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

First youth volunteer fire brigade in Macedonia Well-developed strategy of action Provides further development of staff, leadership

skills Good Marketing Plan One of the largest volunteer organizations in the

region A good control system in the sectors

Weaknesses

Fighting between the sectors Political conflicts between members There is still a poor reputation among the citizens

Opportunities

Expanding the national level Ability to obtain and implement other projects Application of skills through seminars and camps Weak competition in the time of creation Opportunity for additional training of young

students

Threats

Formation of new associations of this kind INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS Political notes Economic factors

Activities

• Workshops on fire prevention• Workshops on environmental protection• Workshops on Leadership• Organizing seminars and camps• Printing and distribution of informative material• Campaigns to raise awareness of fire prevention• Activities to recruit new members.• Organizing youth club• Cooperation with relevant institutions

ActivitiesTraining in Bitola – March 2010

ActivitiesConference in Tuzla, BIH – April2010

ActivitiesIFFD in Bitola – May 2010

ActivitiesPromotional Activity – June 2010

ActivitiesTraining in Sweden– June 2010

ActivitiesSummer Camp– August 2010

ActivitiesOpen Day– Octomber 2010

ActivitiesFire prevention Workshops– September- November 2010

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