4-H of Sweden
Sveriges 4H
Box 2012
SE-641 02 Katrineholm
Telephone: +46-(0)150 – 503 80
Fax: +46-(0)150 – 535 99
E-mail: info@4h.se
Web site: http://www.4h.se
Organizational
Information
Founded:1920's as "Young Cultivators / independent status in 1979
Number of clubs: several hundred throughout the country
Program: Most 4-H activities are carried out in the local clubs. Some of them also have a club farm with cultivation and animals. 4H also organises activities on county and national levels. The main purpose of these stages of the organisation is to support the work of the local clubs. Club meetings are arranged by the club members. Weekly meetings of a couple of hours give the possibility of group activities. There is a long experience of 4H enterprise. Members learn how to run an enterprise of their own—how to develop a business idea (e.g. baking cookies for sale)—how to practically carry out the project and the bookkeeping of costs and receipts. As a 4H member one can also take part in courses and go to camps in order to learn new things and get to know people from the rest of the organisation.
Vision: to enable all children and youth to develop into committed and responsible individuals with respect for the world around them. This vision will be obtained by discovering the rich values and multiplicity of people and nature, through an interplay between the two. Each species and each individual is an important part of the whole, one not being of greater value than anyone else.
4-H of Sweden booklet (PDF in English)