MIJARC Europe

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MIJARC Europe (Mouvement International de la Jeunesse Agricole et Rurale Catholique, or International Movement of Catholic Agricultural and Rural Youth) is the European continental branch of MIJARC. It is the platform or umbrella organization, representing the catholic, agricultural and rural youth movements in Europe. It has member movements and contact movements in Portugal (JARC), Spain (MJRC and JARC Catalonia), France (MRJC), Belgium (KLJ), Germany (KLJB), Hungary (KIM), Austria (KJÖ), Poland (EiR), Bulgaria (YMDRAB), Armenia (FYCA), Georgia (Umbrella), Italy (Futuro Digitale), Malta (Innovative Youth), the Netherlands (Stichting Euromove), Slovakia (ADEL) and Romania (APSD-Agenda 21), representing around 150 000 rural young people aged from 12 to 35 years old. At world level, MIJARC represents more than two million young people from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe.

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MIJARC Europe
NameMIJARC Europe
Logo
Official Formation1996;29 years ago
PurposeUmbrella organization of international youth organizations
HeadquartersBrussels, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Number of membersmore than 170,000 members
PresidentAdeline Zhiyanski
TreasurerIsabel Rutkowski
Legal RepresentativeIonuț Dochianu
Website www.mijarc.eu

Officially registered in 1996 as non-profit organization, based in Belgium, [1] MIJARC Europe strives to implement and raise awareness about sustainable agricultural, rural and international development, European citizenship, youth policies, gender equality, environmental protection, interculturality and human rights, by facilitating inter-cultural exchanges, camps, seminars, campaigns and non-formal learning opportunities in a sustainable and culturally sensitive manner, considering the Christian values. MIJARC Europe is driven by Christian values, advocating tolerance, respect, solidarity and peace. MIJARC Europe supports the empowerment and personal development of young people through educational activities, with the aim of creating opportunities for the development of thriving rural communities. Its various activities (summer camps, seminars, training courses, study-sessions and non-formal learning opportunities) empower young people to participate actively in society to advocate for the interests of their organisations and communities on a local and European level.

MIJARC Europe is a member of the European Youth Forum (YFJ) and the European Coordination La Via Campesina (ECVC) and has a participatory status in the Council of Europe, with a representative in the Advisory Council on Youth. [2]

Structure

MIJARC Europe member movements have a "bottom-up" structure, starting at the grassroots level. Rural young people gather in local groups. Their leaders gather in regional (diocesan) boards, and some regional representatives gather at the national level (national board).

MIJARC Europe itself is run by the Executive Board or European Team, composed of three to five elected representatives that can be proposed by member movements.

The European Team is observed by the European Coordination, which is composed by one elected representative from each member movement, called European coordinator.

At the top of decision-making is the General Assembly which is represented by each member movement. Every four years is led an "Orientations General Assembly" which prepares and decides the action plan of MIJARC Europe for the next four years. The next one is scheduled for 2021.

Working topics

MIJARC Europe's Action Plan for 2017-2021 includes specific objectives on the topics of:

Current Board

The board consists of five members and is elected for a mandate of three years at the General Assembly. The board members act on the same hierarchical level.

NamePositionNationalityMember OrganisationMember of the Board since
Adelina ZhiyanskiPresidentFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria YMDRAB 2022
Ionuț DochianuLegal RepresentativeFlag of Romania.svg  Romania Agenda 212022
Isabel RutkowksiTreasurerFlag of Germany.svg  Germany KLJB 2022

Former Board members

NameNationalityMandate
Enya PutignanoFlag of Malta.svg  Malta 2021-2022
Sophie FromentinFlag of France.svg  France 2020-2022
Sara NeaguFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 2019-2022
Jannis FugheFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 2020-2022
Armine MovsesyanFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 2020-2021
Cristiana PalmaFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2017-2020
Daniela OrdowskiFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 2017-2020
Claire Perrot-MinotFlag of France.svg  France 2017-2020
Arman GrigoryanFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 2017-2020
Anastasia CârjanFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 2015-2016
Alexandru HannyFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 2015-2016
Jeroen DecorteFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2014-2017
Veronika NordhusFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 2014-2017
Thibault DuisitFlag of France.svg  France 2014-2017
Jan VanwijnsbergheFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2013-2015
Anna CarykFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 2012-2014
Lyubomir TodorovFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2009-2014
Olivier DugrainFlag of France.svg  France 2011-2014
Florian AurbacherFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 2011-2014
Claire QuinFlag of France.svg  France 2009-2012
Jürgen WestermannFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 2009-2012
Gaëtan ValléeFlag of France.svg  France 2006-2009

References

  1. Belgian Chamber of Commerce, search "MIJARC Europe"
  2. "Members 2012-14" (pdf). Council of Europe . Retrieved 2 May 2020.