Youth for Exchange and Understanding

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Youth for Exchange and Understanding
AbbreviationYEU
FormationAugust 28, 1986;36 years ago (1986-08-28)
Type INGYO
HeadquartersRue de la Loi 235 - box 27, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Official language
English
President
Tamara Cvetkovic
Secretary General
Selin Gürlemez
Website www.yeu-international.org

Youth for Exchange and Understanding (YEU) is an International Non-Governmental Non-profit Youth Organisation established in 1986 and member of the European Youth Forum in Brussels. YEU is recognized by the Council of Europe and the Directorate of Youth and Sports of the European Commission. YEU has its Head Office in Brussels, Belgium and a second office in Faro, Portugal from where it coordinates a network with more than 27 member organisations from Europe and North Africa. YEU is a non-profit International Youth Non Governmental Organization (IYNGO) independent of all political affiliation.

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The Organisation

History

Youth for Exchange and Understanding was founded on 28 August 1986 in Strasbourg by a group of 120 young people from 11 different countries, a result of 4-year cooperation which started in Germany in 1981 with the first international meeting - Convention (officially said Convention in 1983) with participants from eight nations. Since 1989 it has been a member of the European Coordination Bureau. Today YEU is a member of the European Youth Forum and the Lifelong Learning Platform and it is considered by the Council of Europe and the European Union as an international non-governmental non-profit youth organisation.

Vision

Youth for Exchange and Understanding works to promote peace, understanding and co-operation between the young people of the world, in a spirit of respect for human rights. [1]

Mission

YEU is inclusive network of youth organisations, led by and for young people, promoting importance of active citizenship initiatives by using non-formal education as a tool in order to provide knowledge, skills and intercultural experience for personal and social development.

Structure

YEU is run by youth for youth with a democratic structure headed by a board of directors. It has two offices, the headquarter and administrative office in Brussels and a second office in Faro, Portugal. There are three main bodies within YEU, the administrative office (AO), the governing board (GB) and the assembly of member organisations (GA).

Member organisations are youth-led NGOs registered as autonomous entities in their own countries.

Activities

YEU is actively involved in the Erasmus+ framework and works closely with the European Youth Foundation to design and develop projects and events targeted at youth.

Members

OrganisationCountryStatus
Act4ChangeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Full Member
Active Bulgarian SocietyFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Full Member
Agency for Development and Cooperation CerebraFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Full Member
Armenia Progressive YouthFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Full Member
Associação Movimento Juvenil em OlhãoFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Full Member
Association for Development, Education and LabourFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Full Member
"Bridge to the Future" Youth Public UnionFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Full Member
Center for Intercultural DialogueFlag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Full Member
Center for Social Innovations "Centrifuge"Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Full Member
CIM HoryzontyFlag of Poland.svg  Poland Full Member
Civil Life AssociationFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Full Member
Club Culturel Ali BELHOUANEFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Full Member
Community Volunteers FoundationFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Full Member
Development NO BordersFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Full Member
Express YourselfFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Full Member
Foundation of Regional Initiatives Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Full Member
Impronta GiovaniFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Full Member
Institute for Ukrainian StudiesFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Full Member
IreliFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Full Member
Jaunimo mainai ir bendradarbiavimasFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Full Member
No ExcuseFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Full Member
Resource Centee LeskovacFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Full Member
YEU EstoniaFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Full Member
Youth Exchange and Understanding MaltaFlag of Malta.svg  Malta Full Member
Youth Exchange and Understanding CyprusFlag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Full Member
ZID MontenegroFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Full Member
Ενωμένες Κοινωνίες των Βαλκανίων/United Societies of Balkans - U.S.B.Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Full Member
Culture Goes Europe Erfurt E.V.Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Observer Member
Generation of ChangesFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Observer Member
GibberishFlag of Norway.svg  Norway Observer Member
Mental Health Masters Association (MHMA)Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Observer Member
Mladinski Center BitFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Observer Member
SIT - Center for Counseling, Social Services, and ResearchFlag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Observer Member

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References

  1. "YEU website About Us section". YEU International.