The master thesis defines the term caritas as the bond of love between God and humans on one hand and mutual love and solidarity among humans on the other hand. The master thesis, which consists of four chapters, in which the author uses different methods of approach in order to introduce Young Caritas and its activities, is the first research which explores the area of work with young people within Caritas. In the first chapter he introduces some biblical excerpts and church documents which refer to charitable activities and then he describes the formation and the history of Caritas Slovenia which represents the foundation for the work of Young Caritas. In the second, most extensive chapter the autor exposes some church documents which regard the youth and their concern for fellow humans and introduces the programmes of Young Caritas and its international cooperation within the Young Caritas network. At the same time he discusses the problems which the organisation is faced with while carrying out its activities and exposes the challenges of making connections among the youth within Young Caritas. With the opening of some questions the author invites the reader to search for solutions regarding the activities of Young Caritas. In the third chapter the author ponders on the role of the media and the possibilities of promotion of Young Caritas in this context. In the last part he evaluates the whole thesis and offers some practical suggestions for the further work of Young Caritas. The author puts the main emphasis on the new perspective on young people who are overlooked, in spite of their willingness to help, and on the search of the place for the youth within the society, so that they could develop into mature personalities and thus cocreate the society they live in.
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