Category Archives: Ministry Reportages

On the waves of friendship and soccer with Marek Vicany, November 2025

The Healthy Youth worker Marek Vicany works with children and youngsters in a very specific way. In a single day, you can encounter him in two different roles, both of which fully capture the diversity of his ministry: in the morning, he is a rap singer at a concert where enthusiastic elementary school pupils dance and sing to the rhythm of Marek’s band; in the afternoon, he is a kind but demanding soccer coach in an isolated Gipsy community.

The Adventure of Growing Up with Hana Buskova, November 2025

As part of the Healthy Youth program called The Adventure of Adolescence, the Healthy Youth worker Hana Buskova offers children “guidance” through this challenging period of their lives. Read how she managed the program with a group of fifth graders – pupils who are literally on the verge of adolescence.

How are you today? With Radka Folwarczna, December 2024

Healthy Youth program in the kindergarten – even for the preschoolers – is nothing usual. But Radka is not doing it for the first time, which is obvious at the first sight. It’s not easy to capture the attention of twenty-five lively children. Radka managed to do it for an incredible hour and a half. How did it happen?

Do I have it under control? With Katerina Plachtova, December 2024

Having everything under control – Katerina cannot guarantee that with her program. But what she could do was very pleasant and encouraging: for two hours she became part of a group of teenagers and could speak to them from the heart and soul, which was very rare. Together they discussed what addiction is and how to resist it.

From Minus to Plus with Amos and Petra Dadakova, June 2024

Wondering how teenagers tested their level of personal resilience and ability to work together? How does the figure of the teacher of nations, Jan Amos Comenius, relate to all this? Read more in the report on the program led by the Healthy Youth Worker Petra Dadakova.

On the wave of emotions with Viktoria Zemanova, June 2024

The program about emotions for the ninth graders was surprisingly calm, informative and interactive. Everyone was eager to reflect on topics that they probably wouldn’t have chosen on their own. Viktoria managed to create a safe space in which everyone could work with their own emotions.

Petra Stranska talks to first-graders about dealing with danger, February 2024

The first-graders (pupils in the first year of elementary school) are very vulnerable. They are just getting used to the school environment, atmosphere, duties and rights related to their new role. And that is why the chance to share their feelings, doubts, fears and various questions with someone can be a real blessing for them.

Martin Stavjanik tells children how it works in a regular company, December 2023

Are you a ninth-grader? Not sure which direction to take in your life? In this case, the program called “The Company” leaded by the HY Worker Martin Stavjanik is perfect for you. You will find yourself in the middle of an imaginary selection process for a new employee. How will you succeed in it? What are your ambitions in life? How to properly “sell” your skills? Thanks to Martin’s program, this group of ninth-graders already knows.

About friendship and love with Radim Strojek, November 2023

A kind caress for the soul in the age of communication shortcuts and empty anonymous discussions on social networks. Even so, a Healthy Youth program for schoolchildren can look like. These eighth-graders were enthusiastic about the program and the Healthy Youth Worker!

Talking with Vaclav Jiricek about risky sexual behavior, May 2023

The Healthy Youth worker Vaclav Jiricek addresses sensitive topics of intimate interpersonal relationships with fifteen-year-old high school students. In a world where information is abundant for young people, Vaclav’s program stands out as particularly useful. Read on to learn why.