Guide to the Global Youth Movement

Copyright (C) 2002 –– Global Youth Action Network

Edited by Jonah Wittkamper
Note for Internet Readers: This document was written in 2002. Much of it is now
outdated. A more comprehensive and revised 2005 edition is available in print.

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Introduction

This report is perhaps the most comprehensive listing of International Youth Movements
and International Youth Organizations in the world. It is an essential resource for anyone
organizing international youth programs and conferences. It was produced in
collaboration with many people and many networks. It is restricted to movements and
organizations that have activities (or relationships) on three or more continents, with few
exceptions. Much of the content was written from GYAN's first hand experience with the
organizations and movements. Much of it was also provided by the organizations and
movements themselves.

Motivation to create this guide came from the challenges experienced by the Global
Youth Action Network and TakingITGlobal.org in organizing local youth networks in
diverse cities around the world.

This document should be used in collaboration with other resources to mobilize young
people and facilitate collaboration among movements. For further information visit the
websites of the Global Youth Action Network: www.youthlink.org and TakingITGlobal:
www.takingitglobal.org
Index of Organizations and Movements with Categories

NAME CATEGORY
Other Movements that Are not Youth Focused but
50 Years is Enough Often Youth-Led
Action Without Borders Kids and Teens Page Internet Portal
Student and Education Focused Groups and
AIESEC International Exchange Prorgrams
Student and Education Focused Groups and
American Field Service Exchange Prorgrams
Other Movements that Are not Youth Focused but
Anarchist Black Cross Often Youth-Led
ASEED Issue Focused
Other Movements that Are not Youth Focused but
ATTAC Often Youth-Led
Bnai Brith Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
B'nai B'rith Youth Organization Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Brahma Kumaris Youth Program at the UN Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Camp Rising Sun Annual Camp and/or Event
Child Labor Coalition Advocacy
Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) Internet Portal
Student and Education Focused Groups and
Children's International Summer Villages (CISV) Exchange Prorgrams
Christian Science Organizations at Universities Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Cirque du Soleil Companies with Global Youth Support Programs
CIVICUS Partners for Youth Participation Mainstream Youth Movements
Common Futures Forum Networking and Facilitation
Commonwealth Youth Program Inter-Governmental
Conference of NGOs Youth Council Inter-Governmental
Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary
Service Service Programs
Council for Standards on International Education Student and Education Focused Groups and
Travel Exchange Prorgrams
Covenant House Mainstream Youth Movements
Demolay Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Development Education Association Mainstream Youth Movements
Development Gateway Internet Portal
Earth Restoration Corps Issue Focused
EarthYouth Internet Portal
Eckankar Youth Information Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Emerging Leaders Program Annual Camp and/or Event
Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy Networking and Facilitation
End Child Prostitution and Trafficking Advocacy
Student and Education Focused Groups and
EPals Exchange Prorgrams
European Bahai Youth Council Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
European Youth Information and Counselling
Agency Research and Policy Focused
FAO Rural Youth Development Network Inter-Governmental
Federation of International Youth Travel
Organisations Travel
Other Movements that Are not Youth Focused but
Food Not Bombs Often Youth-Led
Forward Leap Foundation TEN Program Youth Participation in All Movements
Free the Children Issue Focused
General Association of International Sports
Federations Companies with Global Youth Support Programs
Global Action Network Networking and Facilitation
Global Action Project Youth Participation in All Movements
Global Ecovillage Network Youth Program Issue Focused
Global Fellowsihp Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Global Information Networks in Education Mainstream Youth Movements
Global Leadership Program Annual Camp and/or Event
Global March Against Child Labour Advocacy
Global Nomads Group Networking and Facilitation
Global Nomads Group Youth Participation in All Movements
Global Response Issue Focused
Global Young Greens Network Political
Global Youth Action Network Mainstream Youth Movements
Global Youth Alliance Youth Participation in All Movements
Global Youth Connect Issue Focused
Global Youth Service Day Annual Camp and/or Event
Glocal Youth Parliament Youth Participation in All Movements
Good Neighbors Service Programs
Group 21 Youth Participation in All Movements
Habitat for Humanity International Service Programs
Hague Appeal for Peace Youth Program Issue Focused
Hare Krishna Youth Ministry Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Hindu Students Council Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Hope Youth Corps Service Programs
ICFTU Global Youth Program Employment, Economy, and Youth
Idriart Issue Focused
Other Movements that Are not Youth Focused but
Independent Media Center Often Youth-Led
Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Youth Alliance Issue Focused
Other Movements that Are not Youth Focused but
Indymedia Often Youth-Led
Other Movements that Are not Youth Focused but
Infoshop Anarchist Youth Site Often Youth-Led
InfoYouth Network Internet Portal
Institute for International Mediation and Conflict Student and Education Focused Groups and
Resolution Exchange Prorgrams
Interfaith Youth Core Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
International Association for National Youth Service Service Programs
International Association for the Exchange of Student and Education Focused Groups and
Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) Exchange Prorgrams
International Association of Adolescent Health Advocacy
International Association of Students in Agricultural Student and Education Focused Groups and
adn Related Sciences (IAAS) Exchange Prorgrams
Student and Education Focused Groups and
International Association of Universities Exchange Prorgrams
International Award Association Mainstream Youth Movements
International Child and Youth Care Network Research and Policy Focused
International Council of Unitarians and Universalists Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
International Council on National Youth Policy
(ICNYP) Research and Policy Focused
Student and Education Focused Groups and
International Cultural Youth Exchange Exchange Prorgrams
International Debate Education Association Youth Participation in All Movements
International Education and Resource Network Student and Education Focused Groups and
(IEARN) Exchange Prorgrams
International Falcon Movement Political
International Federation for Educational Exchanges Student and Education Focused Groups and
of Children and Adolescents (FIEEA) Exchange Prorgrams
International Federation of Anarchist Youth Political
International Federation of Catholic Parochial Youth
Movements Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
International Federation of Hard of Hearing Young
People (IFHOHYP) Issue Focused
International Federation of Liberal Youth Political
International Federation of Medical Student Student and Education Focused Groups and
Associations Exchange Prorgrams
International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies Mainstream Youth Movements
International Federation of Soccer Associations Goal
Program Companies with Global Youth Support Programs
International Gay and Lesbian Youth Organization Issue Focused
International Indian Treaty Council Issue Focused
International Movement ATD Fourth World Issue Focused
International Movement of Catholic Agricultural and
Rural Youth (MIJARC) Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
International Movement of Catholic Students Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
International Organization for Adolescents Advocacy
International Planned Parenthood Federation Issue Focused
International Re-Evaluation Counselling
Communities Networking and Facilitation
International Sri Satya Sai Organization Young Adult
Programs Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
International Student Travel Confederation Travel
International Telecommunication Union Youth
Program Inter-Governmental
International Union of Socialist Youth Political
Student and Education Focused Groups and
International Union of Students Exchange Prorgrams
International Young Democrat Union Political
International Young Nature Friends Political
International Young Professionals Foundation
International Youth Co-operation
International Youth Hostel Federation
International Youth Network Against Racism
International Youth Parliament
Ismaili Youth Site
IUCN Young Journalists Program
IYF Global Partnership for Youth Development
Journal of Youth Studies
Jubilee/Drop the debt
Junior Chamber International
JustAct
Kiwanis International
Leaders Today
Leadership for Environment and Development
(LEAD)
Legacy International
Life-Link
Lions Club
Mandate the Future
Mennonite World Conference Global Youth Summit
Mobility International USA
Mobilization Program of Francophone Youth (PMJ)
Mongolian Youth Development Centre International
Youth Camp
Moral Re-Armament Global Youth Network
Mormon Youth Information
Non-Aligned Students and Youth Organization
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Youth Outreach
Initiative
Organization of Ibero-American Youth (OIJ)
Organization of The Islamic Conference Sports
Federation
Pax Christi International Youth Forum
Peace Brigades
Peace Child International
Peoples´ Global Action
Pioneers of Change
Postgraduates International Network
Quaker Youth Information and Links
Rainbow Gatherings
Research Committee on Sociology of Youth
Networking and Facilitation
Internet Portal
Travel
Issue Focused
Youth Participation in All Movements
Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Youth Participation in All Movements
Mainstream Youth Movements
Research and Policy Focused
Other Movements that Are not Youth Focused but
Often Youth-Led
Employment, Economy, and Youth
Youth Participation in All Movements
Mainstream Youth Movements
Youth Participation in All Movements
Networking and Facilitation
Annual Camp and/or Event
Student and Education Focused Groups and
Exchange Prorgrams
Mainstream Youth Movements
Internet Portal
Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Issue Focused
Inter-Governmental
Annual Camp and/or Event
Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Youth Participation in All Movements
Issue Focused
Inter-Governmental
Inter-Governmental
Issue Focused
Other Movements that Are not Youth Focused but
Often Youth-Led
Youth Participation in All Movements
Other Movements that Are not Youth Focused but
Often Youth-Led
Networking and Facilitation
Student and Education Focused Groups and
Exchange Prorgrams
Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Other Movements that Are not Youth Focused but
Often Youth-Led
Research and Policy Focused
 Other Movements that Are not Youth Focused but
RiseUp.net Young Techies Network Often Youth-Led
Roots and Shoots Issue Focused
Rotary International Mainstream Youth Movements
Save the Children Mainstream Youth Movements
Seeds of Peace Annual Camp and/or Event
Service Civil International Service Programs
Ship for World Youth Annual Camp and/or Event
Sikh Network Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Space Generation Summit Issue Focused
Other Movements that Are not Youth Focused but
Squat.net Often Youth-Led
Students' Forum 2000 Annual Camp and/or Event
Student and Education Focused Groups and
Students in Free Enterprise Exchange Prorgrams
Subud Youth Association International Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Sufi Youth International Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Syndesmos Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
TakingITGlobal Internet Portal
TakingITGlobal HIV & AIDS Network Issue Focused
TakingITGlobal ICT Network Issue Focused
The BIG 7 Mainstream Youth Movements
The Hague International Model United Nations
(THIMUN) Youth Participation in All Movements
Student and Education Focused Groups and
ThinkQuest Exchange Prorgrams
UNAIDS Youth Participation Guidelines Inter-Governmental
UNDCP Global Youth Network Inter-Governmental
UNEP Youth Advisory Council Inter-Governmental
UNESCO Korea International Youth Camp Annual Camp and/or Event
UNESCO Youth Coordination Unit Inter-Governmental
UNICEF Youth Programs Inter-Governmental
Unification Church Youth Programs Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
UNISDR Education Campaign (UN Inter-Agency
Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster
Reduction) Inter-Governmental
United Nation Population Fund Youth Information Inter-Governmental
United Nations Cyberschoolbus Internet Portal
United Nations Focal Point on Youth Inter-Governmental
United Nations Special Session on Children Youth Participation in All Movements
United Network of Young Peace Builders Issue Focused
Student and Education Focused Groups and
United World Colleges Exchange Prorgrams
United Youth International Internet Portal
University of Michigan Global Program on Youth Research and Policy Focused
Student and Education Focused Groups and
University of Peace Exchange Prorgrams
Vegetarian Youth Network Issue Focused

Via Campesina
Volunters for Peace
WEF Global Leaders of Tomorrow Program
WitchVox
World Alliance of YMCAs
World Assembly of Muslim Youth
World Assembly of Youth
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
World Bank Development Education Program
World Blind Union Youth Committee
World Congress of Youth
World Corps
World Council of Churches Youth Program
World Federalist Association Youth Program
World Federation of Democratic Youth
World Federation of United Nations Youth and
Student Associations
World Fellowship of Buddhist Youth
World Health Organization Youth Information
World Learning
World Links
World Movement for Democracy Youth Program
World Organization of the Scout Movement
World Organization of Young Esperantists
World Social Forum International Youth Camp
World Student Christian Federation
World Union of Jewish Students
World University Service
World Youth Alliance
World Youth Bank
World Youth Day
World Youth Organization on Climate Change
World Youth Parliament for Water
World Youth Service and Enterprise
World YWCA
World Zoroastrian Organisation
World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms
Ynternet.org
Young Christian Workers
Young Entrepreneur's Organization
Young General Assembly
Young Jains of America
Young Media Partners
Young Presidents’’ Organization
Young PRESS
Other Movements that Are not Youth Focused but
Often Youth-Led
Service Programs
Youth Participation in All Movements
Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Mainstream Youth Movements
Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Youth Participation in All Movements
Mainstream Youth Movements
Inter-Governmental
Issue Focused
Youth Participation in All Movements
Service Programs
Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Political
Political
Youth Participation in All Movements
Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Inter-Governmental
Mainstream Youth Movements
Student and Education Focused Groups and
Exchange Prorgrams
Youth Participation in All Movements
Mainstream Youth Movements
Issue Focused
Youth Participation in All Movements
Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Service Programs
Advocacy
Employment, Economy, and Youth
Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Issue Focused
Issue Focused
Student and Education Focused Groups and
Exchange Prorgrams
Mainstream Youth Movements
Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Other Movements that Are not Youth Focused but
Often Youth-Led
Internet Portal
Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Employment, Economy, and Youth
Youth Participation in All Movements
Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Youth Participation in All Movements
Employment, Economy, and Youth
Networking and Facilitation
Youth Action for Peace International Secretariat Service Programs
Youth Advocate Program International Advocacy
Youth Against Aids Issue Focused
Youth and Music International Issue Focused
Youth Employment Network Employment, Economy, and Youth
Youth Employment Summit Employment, Economy, and Youth
Youth Endung Hunger Issue Focused
Youth for Development and Cooperation Youth Participation in All Movements
Student and Education Focused Groups and
Youth for Exchange and Understanding (YEU) Exchange Prorgrams
Youth for Habitat International Network Youth Participation in All Movements
Youth for Intergenerational Justice and Sustainability Issue Focused
Youth for Peace Network Issue Focused
Student and Education Focused Groups and
Youth for Understanding Exchange Prorgrams
Youth Jams Annual Camp and/or Event
Youth Leaders International Youth Participation in All Movements
Youth Millennium Project Service Programs
Youth Section of the Anthroposophy Movement
(School of Spiritual Science) Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused
Youth Workshop of the Alliance for a Responsible
and United World Networking and Facilitation
Youth World Water Forum Issue Focused
YouthActionNet Mainstream Youth Movements
YouthNOISE Internet Portal
Yuva Shakti Religious, Spiritual, and Values Focused

List of Organizations and Movements in Alphabetical Order

50 Years Is Enough is a coalition of

over 200 U.S. grassroots, women's,
solidarity, faith-based, policy, social
- and economic- justice, youth, labor
and development organizations
50 Years is Enough
dedicated to the profound
Work: 202-463-2265, Fax: 202-636-4238
transformation of the World Bank
Email: 50years@50years.org
and the International Monetary Fund
Website: http://www.50years.org
(IMF). The Network works in
Address:
solidarity with over 185 international
Washington, DC, 20017
partner organizations in more than
USA
65 countries. Through education and
action, the Network is committed to
transforming the international
financial institutions' policies and
practices, to ending the outside
 imposition of neo-liberal economic
programs, and to making the
development process democratic and
accountable. We were founded in
1994, on the occasion of the 50th
anniversary of the founding of the
World Bank and IMF. We focus on
action-oriented economic literacy
training, public mobilization, and
policy advocacy.

Action Without Borders is better

Action Without Borders Kids and Teens Page
known by its website idealist.org It is
Work: 212-843-3973
one of the chief sites on the internet
Email: lorene@idealist.org
for listing non-profit jobs and
Website: http://www.idealist.org/kt/
resources. They have organized a
Address:
series of links to many different
New York, NY, 10003
resources of interest to youth,
USA
targeting children and adolescents.

AIESEC is the world's largest

student organization. It is a network
AIESEC International of 50,000 members across more than
Work: 31-104434383, Fax: 31 10 265 1386 83 countries and including more than
Email: info@ai.aiesec.org 800 universities world-wide.
Website: http://www.aiesec.org AIESEC facilitates international
Address: exchange of thousands of students
Rotterdam, 3032 AW and recent graduates each year to do
Netherlands both paid and volunteer traineeships
in corporations and more recently in
non-profit organizations as well.

AFS is one of the world's largest

community-based volunteer
organizations dedicated to building a
more just and peaceful world
American Field Service
through international student
Work: 212-807-8686, Fax: 212-807-1001
exchange. More than 10,000
Email: info@afs.org
students, young adults and teachers
Website: http://www.afs.org
participate in AFS programs each
Address:
year. The three primary programs
New York, NY, 10010
help students under 18 to live with
USA
abroad host family and study in a
school for one year, help young
adults to work in a community
service organization or business in a
 foreign country, and help teachers
live with a host family in a foreign
country and teach in a local school.
The organization is funded by
foundations, corporations,
governments, and individual
contributors.

Anarchist Black Cross

The Anarchist Black Cross is an
Email: abc-net@anarchistblackcross.org
international network of activists
Website: http://www.anarchistblackcross.org
who want to eliminate prisons. It
Address:
receives the participation of many
Houston, TX, 77266-7233
young people.
USA

A SEED (Action for Solidarity,

Equality, Environment, and
Development) is a global
organisation linking youth groups
and individuals on all continents. A
SEED was established by young
ASEED
people in 1991 in response to the
Work: 31-20-668-2236, Fax: 31-20-4682275
UNCED Earth Summit proceedings
Email: aseedeur@antenna.nl
in Rio and aimed to forge alliances
Website: http://www.aseed.net
among young people committed to
Address:
social and environmental justice.
Amsterdam, 1018 CM
Since 1992, the A SEED
Netherlands
decentralised network has been
growing continuously and consists of
regional hubs located in Europe,
Asia, North America, Africa, Latin
America and Japan, with various
levels of activity.

ATTAC
Work: 33-140029222, Fax: 33 140020102
ATTAC is an international
Email: tech@netaktiv.com
movement lobbying for the
Website: http://www.attac.org
democratic control of world financial
Address:
markets.
Paris, 75012
France

B'nai B'rith Youth Organization The BBYO is the largest Jewish

Work: 202-857-6633, Fax: 202 857 6568 movement in the world, with
Email: bgreene@bbyo.org chapters in the United States, France,
Website: http://www.bbyo.org the United Kingdom, Holland, and
Address: South Africa. It provides
Washington, DC, 20006 opportunities for leadership
USA development among Jewish youth
and promotes a positive sense of
Jewish identity. The BBYO uses
adult supervisors and professional
staff, but youth often play important
roles within the organization.

Brahma Kumaris Youth Program at the UN

Work: 1-305-4422252, Fax: 305 442 6745
The Brahma Kumaris faith have a
Email: miami@bkwsu.com
global program to support youth
Website: http://www.bkwsu.com/bkun/youth and
participation in the UN. Here is a
http://db.bkwsu.com/index.cfm
link to the program and to BK
Address:
centers around the world.
Miami, Fl, 33134
USA

Camp Rising Sun Camp Rising Sun is an international

Work: 1- 800 262-0136 U, Fax: 845 876-4278 scholarship camp for young leaders.
Alt.: 1- 845 876-4331 Each summer it gathers dozens of
Email: contact@risingsun.org young men and woman from 35
Website: http://www.risingsun.org countries of the world for a 8 week
Address: leadership training program. The
Rhinebeck, NY, 12572 program is 70 years old and supports
USA a global network of alumni.

The Child Labor Coalition (CLC) is

a coalition of nongovernmental
organizations, associations,
federations, state labor departments,
clubs and community groups, labor
unions, and individual activists.
More than 50 national and
Child Labor Coalition
international organizations are
Fax: 202 835-0747
members. The mission of the Child
Email: childlabor@nclnet.org
Labor Coalition is to create a
Website: http://www.stopchildlabor.org
network for the exchange of
Address:
information about child labor,
Washington, DC, 20006
provide a forum and a unified voice
USA
on protecting working minors and
ending child labor exploitation. The
CLC also works to develop
informational and educational
outreach to the public and private
sectors to combat child labor abuses
and promote progressive initiatives

Child Rights Information Network (CRIN)
Work: 0044 207 716 2240, Fax: 0044 207 793
7628
Email: info@crin.org
Website: http://www.crin.org
Address:
London, England, EC1M 4AR
UK
Children's International Summer Villages
(CISV)
Work: 44-01912324998, Fax: 44 0191 2614710
Email: international@cisv.org
Website: http://www.cisv.org
Address:
New Castle Upon Tyne, NE1 8XS
UK
and legislation.
The Child Rights Information
Network (CRIN) is a global network
that disseminates information about
the Convention on the Rights of the
Child and child rights amongst non-
governmental organizations (NGOs),
United Nations agencies, inter-
governmental organization (IGOs),
educational institutions, and other
child rights experts. The
Coordinating Unit is based in
London, UK. The network is
supported, and receives funding
from, UNICEF, Rädda Barnen, Save
the Children UK and the
International Save the Children
Alliance. It has a membership of
more than 1,100 organizations in
over 100 countries. About 84 percent
of the members are NGOs while 55
percent are in the South (including
22 percent in Africa and 18 percent
in Asia). In addition to working with
member organizations, CRIN serves
the information needs of 1,600
organizations and 60 individuals who
have joined their mailing list.
Children's International Summer
Villages (CISV) is a unique youth
exchange organization CISV evolved
from a firm conviction that lasting
peace is possible if individuals and
groups can learn to live together as
friends. For CISV, the key to making
this vision a reality, was to start
working with children and youth.
Programmes were developed which
offered young people opportunities
to meet their peers from other
countries and to form intercultural
friendships. Locally, programmes
give people the chance to learn about
the cultures in their own
 communities and explore important
themes related to peace and
understanding.

The First Church of Christ, Scientist

Management, Christian Science Organizations (the global organization of Christian
at Universities Scientists) is a religion that believes
Work: 800-501-7335, Fax: 617-450-7047 people should not be attended by
Alt.: 1 617 450 3464 doctors. The portal
Email: cso@csps.com site for the religion includes a listing
Website: http://www.tfccs.com/cso/locate.html of Christian Science Organizations at
Address: Universities. The universities are the
Boston, MA, 2115 chief organizing centers and
USA networking hubs of Christian
Scientist youth.

In the early 1980s, a group of young

street performers, dreamers and self-
taught entrepreneurs had the vision
and drive to create Cirque du Soleil.
Long before they became successful
Cirque du Soleil Artists performed
Cirque du Soleil their shows in the street. They
Work: 514 1-722-2324, Fax: 514 1-722-3692 succeeded partly because older
Email: people believed in them, regardless
internatcoop@montreal.cirquedusoleil.com of
Website: http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/ their age or status as street
Address: performers. CdS now supports youth
Montreal, Quebec, H1Z 4M6 in difficulty, especially street kids. It
Canada has a number of programs that have
supported youth in 24 communities
on 6 continents. The programs
include training of instructors, circus
workshops with youth at risk,
community involvement, and arts
education.

As part of its objective to enhance

CIVICUS Partners for Youth Participation
Work: 27-118335959, Fax: 27 11 833 7997
Email: Carol@civicus.org
Website: http://www.civicus.org
Address:
Southdale, 2135
South Africa
youth participation in civil society,
CIVICUS convened in 1999 a
meeting of global youth stakeholders
such as the Commonwealth Youth
Program, Development Education
for Youth, AIESEC International,
World Association for Girl Guides
and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), and

Club of Rome Think Tank 30
Work: 49-40-81960714, Fax: 49-40-81960715
Email: mail@clubofrome.org
Website: www.clubofrome.org/
Address:
Hamburg, 22 559
Germany
International Youth Foundation.
From that meeting has arisen an
informal alliance of these global
stakeholders, known as Partners for
Youth Participation. The Partners are
currently discussing areas in which
an alliance may add value to what is
already underway through their own
and other organizations' activities.
Complementing and informing this
joint activity are the ongoing youth
participation programs of each of the
Partners.
The Club of Rome's mission is to act
as a global catalyst of change that is
free of any political, ideological or
business interest. The Think Tank 30
is a council of young leaders under
the age of 30. The Club of Rome
contributes to the solution of what it
calls the world problematique, the
complex set of the most crucial
problems –– political, social,
economic, technological,
environmental, psychological and
cultural - facing humanity. A global,
long-term and interdisciplinary
perspective is taken with regard to
these problems and the approach of
the Club to their solution is their
identification, their analysis and
conducting research of future
alternative solutions and the
elaboration of scenarios for the
future. The results of this work is
communicated to public and private
decision-makers and to the general
public. The methods for such
communications are conferences,
reports, and the internet. However,
the Club tends to adopt a low profile
since they believe that they are
sometimes more effective working
behind the scenes.
 The Common Futures Forum (CFF)
was a unique initiative set up to
promote and support new forms of
social leadership and activism by
linking young social entrepreneurs
from around the world who were
innovators at community, national
and international levels. It was run
Common Futures Forum
by the Global Meeting of
Email: gmginitiatives-owner@yahoogroups.com
Generations project of the
Website: http://cff.ynternet.org
International Development
Address:
Conference (IDC) in Washington,
Washington, DC
DC. After a number of global
USA
gatherings and network building,
over the course of a few years, the
IDC developed internal problems
and no longer exists today. A web
archive of the CFF still exists,
providing information about the
institution that no
longer has root.

The Commonwealth Youth Program

Commonwealth Youth Program
Work: 44 0 207 747 6462, Fax: 44 0 207 930
1647
Alt.: 44 0 207 747 6456
Email: cyp@commonwealth.int
Website: http://www.thecommonwealth.org/cyp/
Address:
London, England, SW1Y 5HX
UK
is an intergovernmental project
aimed at strengthening national
youth ministries and helping young
people reach their full potential. It
was founded in 1974 and works with
young people all throughout the
commonwealth on leadership, gender
equality, youth employment, youth
policies and training for youth
workers. The program has regional
offices in Europe, Africa, Asia, the
Caribbean and the South Pacific. It
organizes regional youth forums and
is structures around a Youth Caucus
that involves young people in
decision-making at the pan-
Commonwealth level. 54 countries
participate in the program.

Conference of NGOs Youth Council The Conference of NGOs (CONGO)

Work: 212 986 8557, Fax: 212 986 0821 is an international, not-for-profit
Email: yac@ngocongo.org membership association that
Website: facilitates the participation of NGOs
http://www.ngocongo.org/ngowhow/yac.htm and in United Nations debates and
http://projects.takingitglobal.org/congoyac decisions. Founded in 1948,
Address: CONGO's major objective is to
New York, NY, 10017 ensure the presence of NGOs in
USA exchanges among the world's
governments and United Nations
agencies on issues of global concern.
CONGO is most active in the major
UN centers of New York, Geneva,
and Vienna, but extends its work to
all regions of the world. The Youth
Advisory Committee to the
Conference of Non-Governmental
Organizations (CONGO YAC) is a
new program currently under
development that aims to increase
the involvement of young people in
the United Nations. The new Youth
Advisory Committee aims to 1)
consider the problems facing young
people, particularly relating to youth
involvement at the UN; 2) recruit
youth representatives for CONGO
Committees; 3) provide perspectives
on youth issues and a youth
perspective on other issues; and, 4)
make recommendations to CONGO
on how to provide meaningful
access, participation and a voice to
young people at the UN.

The Coordinating Committee for

International Voluntary Service
(CCIVS) was created as an
international non-governmental
Coordinating Committee for International
organisation responsible for the
Voluntary Service
coordination of voluntary service. It
Work: 331 45684936, Fax: 331 42730521
is today one of the main international
Email: ccivs@unesco.org
structures which acts as a
Website: http://www.unesco.org/ccivs
coordinating link between voluntary
Address:
organisations which run workcamps
Paris, Cedex 15, 75 732
and medium and long term activities.
France
CCIVS has currently over 140
member organisations all across the
world, among which some of them
are international organisations
 having their own national branches
in over 100 countries. The activities
and programmes of these
organisations are carried out by
groups of national and international
volunteers over a period ranging
from a few weeks (e.g. international
workcamps) to more than a year.

The Council on Standards for

International Educational Travel
(CSIET) is a private, not-for-profit
organization which establishes
standards for, monitors, and
Council for Standards on International disseminates information about
Education Travel reputable international youth
Work: 1 703 739-9050, Fax: 703 739-9035 education and exchange programs.
Alt.: CSIET's annual publication, the
Email: mailbox@csiet.org CSIET Advisory List, contains
Website: http://www.csiet.org information about programs which
Address: have been evaluated and deemed to
Alexandria, VA, 22314 meet CSIET's national standards.
USA The Advisory List is annually
distributed to all the high schools in
the United States, and hundreds of
parents and youth who are seeking
interesting and reliable travel and
exchange learning opportunities.

Covenant House, known as Casa

Alianza in Central America and
Europe, is an independent, non profit
Covenant House
organization dedicated to the
Work: 212 613-0300
rehabilitation and defense
Email: chny@covenanthouse.org
of runaway and street children in
Website: http://www.casa-allianza.org and
Central America. In North America
http://www.covenanthouse.org
it is dedicated to providing shelter
Address:
and service to homeless and runaway
New York, NY, 10036
youth. In Europe it is dedicated to
USA
fundraising for Central America and
lobbying for children and youth
rights.

Demolay Freemason youth organization on an

Work: 816-891-8333, Fax: 816-891-9062 international level through DeMolay.
Email: demolay@SOUND.NET DeMolay is an organization
Website: http://www.demolay.org dedicated to preparing young men to
Address: lead successful, happy, and
Kansas City, MO, 64153 productive lives. Basing its approach
USA on timeless principles and practical,
hands-on experience, DeMolay
opens doors for young men aged 12
to 21 by develop the civic awareness,
personal responsibility, and
leadership skills so vitally needed in
society today. DeMolay combines
this serious mission with a fun
approach that builds important bonds
of friendship among members in
more than 1,000 chapters worldwide.

The Development Education

Association (DEA) was formed in
1993 to support and promote the
work of all those engaged in raising
awareness and understanding of
global and development issues in the
UK. It is a national umbrella body
working with over 240 member and
Development Education Association
partner organizations in the UK and
Work: 44 0 2074908108, Fax: 44 0 20 7490
overseas. Development education
8123
aims to raise awareness and
Email: dea@dea.org.uk
understanding of how global issues
Website:
affect the lives of individuals,
http://www.dea.org.uk/youth/index.html
communities and societies and how
Address:
all of us can and do influence the
London, England, N1 6DR
global society we live in. It aims to
UK
bring global perspectives into all
aspects of learning - from the school
classroom to universities to local
community activities to the media.
The youth portion of their website
contains some interesting documents
that are helpful to organizers who
want to help youth think globally.

Development Gateway The Development Gateway is an

Work: 202-572-9200 interactive portal for information and
Email: info@developmentgateway.org knowledge sharing on sustainable
Website: development and poverty reduction.
http://www.developmentgateway.org/youth It offers a comprehensive database of
Address: development projects, an
Washington, DC, 20006 international procurement
USA marketplace, knowledge sharing on
key development topics and more. It
also has a section devoted to youth.

The Earth Restoration Corps was

founded in 1988 with the mission to
restore the Earth and to offer an
Earth Restoration Corps
answer to the severe environmental
Work: 202 296 9676, Fax: 202 296 9679
challenges impacting the Earth and
Email: VHartke@counterpart.org
humanity by empowering the
Website: http://www.restoreearth.org
environmental conscience of all
Address:
people and focusing on the world's
Washington, DC, 20036
youth. It has run several international
USA
environmental training programs
today has projects in three
continents.

EarthYouth.net is created by young

people for young people. The idea
was conceived at the UNEP Global
Youth Forum on Sustainable
Development in Denmark in March
2002. Since then, development of the
project has been led by a small but
enthusiastic team at the Toronto,
Canada, office of TakingITGlobal,
and international organization led
and run entirely by young people. It
EarthYouth
was the key youth portal for the 2002
Work: 416 928-3362x4225
UN World Summit on Sustainable
Email: earthyouth@earthyouth.net
Development in South Africa. It
Website: http://www.earthyouth.net
provides an online forum for young
Address:
people who care for the planet to
Toronto, ON, M4Y 1T4
connect, network, and gain access to
Canada
resources and advance the youth
movement for sustainability. Key
partners in the project include the
European Youth Forum, the Global
Youth Action Network, Peace Child
International, Mandate The Future,
Global Youth Reporters Program,
the International Young
Professionals Foundation, and
hundreds of grassroots youth
partners from around the world. The
 project is endorsed by UNEP and the
Earth Charter and partially funded by
the UNICEF the UNDP.

Eckankar (ECK) youth are organized

Youth and Family Services, Eckankar Youth
only on local levels. Most regions
Information
have an ECK youth representative
Work: 952-380-2222, Fax: 952-380-2395
and an ECK youth adviser who can
Email: info@eckankar.org
help youth find out about relevant
Website: http://www.eckankar.org/Youth and
study classes, workshops, seminar
http://www.eckankar.org/ekcenters.html
programs, or other activities to take
Address:
part in. Here are links to the regional
Minneapolis, MN, 55427
centers and to the youth page of their
USA
website.

The Emerging Leaders Program was

initiated in 1995 to expand youth
participation throughout the Forum's
activities and to facilitate youth-adult
partnerships. Since 1995, over 1000
young people from more than 80
nations have participated in Forum
events and initiatives. In January
1999 the Monterrey Institute of
Technology hosted the first State of
the World Forum for Emerging
Emerging Leaders Program Leaders. Strategic partnerships were
Work: 415 561-2345, Fax: 415 561-2323 developed with leading youth
Email: info@worldforum.org organizations such as AIESEC,
Website: Pioneers of Change, Common
http://www.worldforum.org/spinoff/emerginglead Futures Forum, Peace Child, Youth
ers.htm for Environmental Sanity, Emerging
Address: Leaders Network, and others, and in
San Francisco, CA, 94129 2000, was constituted as its own
USA network of the same name. The
proposed Internet site and structure
of this independent youth network
was never came into reality and
today only lose relationships exist
between those who participated in
the network. The online network of
the State of the World Forum can be
accessed through the password
protected site of
http://www.favors.org but the only
remaining site on the internet for this
 network is that on the SoWF
website.

Emerging Practitioners in
Philanthropy is a newly established
national network of young
professionals and people involved in
Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy
the work of organized philanthropy.
Work: 212 497-7544, Fax: 212 472-0508
Membership includes staff, trustees,
Email: rusty@epip.info
donors, students and others who are
Website: http://www.epip.info and
involved in philanthropy and
http://www.foundationsforchange.org/epip.htm
interested in connecting with a peer
Address:
group to promote a social justice
New York, NY, 10024
agenda and provide youth leadership
USA
within the philanthropic sector. The
network membership is largely from
the United States but it is developing
international relationships.

End Child Prostitution and Trafficking

ECPAT is a network of
Work: 662 215-3388, Fax: 662 215-8272
organizations and individuals
Email: info@ecpat.net
working together for the elimination
Website: http://www.ecpat.net
of child prostitution, child
Address:
pornography and trafficking of
Bangkok, 10400
children for sexual purposes.
Thailand

Since 1996, ePALS Classroom

Exchange has been helping teachers,
parents and students around the
world take advantage of new
EPals
technologies that enhance
Work: 613 562-9847, Home: , Fax: 613 562-
and enrich learning experiences.
4768
Today it links over 4.5 million
Website: http://www.epals.net
students and teachers that seek to
Address:
build their skills and enhance their
Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 7G1
learning. It has near 75,000
Canada
classroom profiles that bring people
together from 191 countries for
cross-cultural learning as partners
and friends.

European Bahai Youth Council The Baha'i International Community

Email: newsletter@ebyc.org links people of the Baha'i faith from
Website: http://www.bahai-youth.org and all over the world. Young people are
http://www.ebyc.org supported to be community
Address: organizers. The following section of
Milan, 20123 their website documents and maps
Italy the story of the Baha'i youth
movement.
http://www.bahai.org/article-1-9-2-
8.html This following site links
Bahai youth communities and youth
workshops. Europe also has a
continent-wide youth council.

The European Youth Information

Secretary General, European Youth
Information and Counselling Agency
Work: 33 144 49 13 26, Fax: 33 140 56 32 84
Email: info@eryica.org
Website: http://www.eryica.org
Address:
Paris, F-75015
France
and Counselling Agency (ERYICA)
was established on 17 April 1986 in
Madrid. It is composed of national
bodies, non-governmental or
governmental, which seek to
guarantee the right of young people
to full and reliable information on a
wide range of topics which promotes
their autonomy and their active
participation in a democratic society.
It operates the INFOmobil Service
providing practical information for
young people discovering, or moving
to live, work or study in, different
European countries.

FHI’’s mission is to improve lives

worldwide through research,
education, and services in family
health. FHI is a dynamic
organization working worldwide to
address comprehensive health issues
and their consequences in resource-
Family Health International poor settings. FHI emphasizes the
Work: 1 919 544 7040, Fax: 1 919 544 7261 development of strategies to respond
Website: www.fhi.org/en/youth/index.htm to the HIV/AIDS pandemic; other
Address: sexually transmitted infections;
Durham, NC, 27709 unintended pregnancies; and related
USA reproductive health concerns of
individuals and communities. FHI
works in partnership with vulnerable
populations of diverse cultures,
applying flexible programmatic
public health approaches and
building local capacity to address the
most pressing health needs of
 individuals and communities. FHI
pursues partnerships in an
entrepreneurial spirit, internally as
well as with governments,
foundations, NGO's, and
businesses——in the United States and
abroad——to respond to a changing
environment for financing priority
public health initiatives.

The mission of FAO's rural youth

development work is to strengthen
and expand existing government and
non-government rural youth
programs and help establish new
ones that enable girls and boys and
young women and men to become
productive and contributing citizens
of their local communities. While
working with each member country's
and/or individual organization's
definition of youth (which varies
considerably from 10 to 35 years of
age), the priority target age range for
FAO are young people of both sexes
FAO Rural Youth Development Network
between the ages of 12 and 25.
Work: 65 7053615, Fax: 65 7053152
Milestones of FAO's work over
Email: rural-youth@fao.org
recent years includes two expert
Website: http://www.fao.org/ruralyouth/
consultations; one in 1985 as part of
Address:
the UN System's International Youth
Rome, 100
Year and the other in 1995. This last
Italy
expert consultation laid the
foundation for the current rural youth
program. FAO's YouthWorks, a
newsletter first published in 1986,
reaches thousands of professional
youth workers around the world in
French, Spanish and English. In
1997, the FAO Rural Youth Network
for Food Security and Sustainable
Development in Anglophone Sub-
Sahara Africa was established.
FAO's focal point for rural youth
work is the Rural Youth Officer
(rural-youth@fao.org) located in the
Extension, Education and
 Communication Service of the
Sustainable Development
Department. Rural youth
development draws on resources and
technical support from many division
within FAO including nutrition,
agriculture, forestry and fisheries.

The Federation of International

Youth Travel Organisations is the
only membership association and
trade forum exclusively for youth
travel professionals. FIYTO was
founded in France in 1950. It was
created to encourage youth exchange
and travel among the nations who
fought against each other during
World War II. Today, FIYTO has
over 450 members from 80 countries
worldwide. The members represent
approximately 20 million young
travellers and account for a total
turnover of on average, 10 billion
Federation of International Youth Travel USD. The mission of the Federation
Organisations is To Promote and Protect the
Work: 45-33339600, Fax: 45 3393 9676 Identity of Youth Travel. FIYTO
Email: mailbox@fiyto.org manages three product-driven
Website: http://www.fiyto.org associations: The Association of
Address: Language Travel Organisations
Copenhagen K, 1260 (ALTO), The International Au Pair
Denmark Association (IAPA), and the Global
Work Experience Association
(GWEA). Each association
specialises in a unique sector of
youth travel providing a platform for
trade and quality control. FIYTO co-
hosts and organises the annual World
Youth and Student Travel
Conference (WYSTC) in
conjunction with the International
Student Travel Confederation
(ISTC). WYSTC is a week of active
trading, association meetings and
seminars/workshops focusing on the
state of the industry. The
Federation's strength lies in its broad

Food Not Bombs
Work: 520-770-0575
Email: foodnotbombs@earthlink.net
Website: http://www.foodsnotbombs.net
Address:
Tucson, AR, 85702-0744
USA
Forward Leap Foundation TEN Program
Work: 2123583612, Fax: 212-2498279
Email: info@ten-values.org
Website: http://www.ten-values.org
Address:
New York, NY, 10022
USA
membership base. FIYTO
membership is open to all types of
organisations actively engaged in
youth travel, including non-profit
and for profit, public and private,
supplier and buyer organisations.
Food Not Bombs is one of the fastest
growing revolutionary movements
active in North America today and is
gaining momentum all over the
world. There are over 175
autonomous chapters sharing
vegetarian food with hungry people
and protesting war and poverty
throughout the Americas, Europe,
Asia, Africa and Australia. The first
group was formed in Cambridge,
Massachusetts in 1980 by anti-
nuclear activists. Food Not Bombs is
an all volunteer organization
dedicated to nonviolence.
kamal.el-wattar@ten-values.org or
elwattar@yahoo.com
TEN is a global education program
with the mission of Using Art and
Technology to Unite World Youth in
Shared Values and Action. The
program engages youth ages 13-18,
to start, and has plans to expand its
reach to youth and young adults of
all ages. The program aims to reach
several hundred thousand students in
its first year. To begin, TEN
simultaneously brings together
young people from ten countries -
AUSTRALIA (Sydney) ,NEPAL
(Baktapur), EGYPT (Cairo),
ISRAEL/PALESTINE (Jerusalem),
MEXICO (Mexico City), BRAZIL
(Rio), UNITED STATES (New
York), RUSSIA (St. Petersburg),
UNITED KINGDOM (London), and
CHINA (Shanghai). Since TEN
engages ten different countries each
 year, youth from all corners of the
world can participate at different
stages. Through a values-based
curriculum from Living Values: An
Educational Program, the creation of
art, and the use of distance learning
technology, youth will begin
a global conversation to peace
together a new vision of the world.
The values explored are cooperation,
freedom, happiness, honesty,
humility, love, peace, respect,
responsibility, simplicity, tolerance,
and unity.

Franciscans International is a NGO

with General Consultative status at
the UN, uniting the voices of
Franciscan brothers and sisters from
Franciscansi International around the world. They operate
Work: 41 22 919 4010 under the sponsorship of the
Alt.: 1 212 4904624 Conference of the Franciscan Family
Website: www.franciscansinternational.org/ (CFF) and serve all Franciscans and
Address: the global community by bringing
New York, Ny 10017-4707 spiritual, ethical, and Franciscan
USA values ( loving concern for the poor,
care of creation, and peacemaking)
to United Nations forums and
agendas.

Kids Can Free the Children is a

unique international youth
organization that empowers young
people through representation,
Free the Children
leadership and action. Over the past
Work: 905 760-9382; 905 760-933, Fax: 905
six years, Kids Can Free the
760-9157
Children has become the largest
Email: info@freethechildren.com
network of children helping children
Website: http://www.freethechildren.org
in the world with over 100,000 youth
Address:
involved in more than 35 countries.
Thornhill, ON, L4J 8H9
It was started by a 12-year-old boy
Canada
named Craig Kielburger and has
helped create dozens of schools in
developing countries through the
volunteer energy of young people in
 developed countries.

The General Association of

International Sports Federations
links near 80 international networks.
Some of these networks have World
Youth Championships such as the
General Association of International Sports
International Sailing Federation and
Federations
the World Chess Federation. Others
Work: 377 97 97 65 10, Fax: 377 93 25 28 73
do not. Many of these groups are
Email: info@agfisonline.com
supported by corporations that sell
Website: http://www.agfisonline.com
sports equipment or that sell
Address:
products to consumers who watch
98000
the games in action. Many still have
Monaco
yet to develop and link their
international youth development
programs. One federation has made a
start: the International Federation of
Soccer Associations (FIFA).

Global Action Network

Global Action Network is an Internet
Work: 415-477-2303, Fax: 415-512-1373
portal and network of young
Email: info@GlobalActionNetwork.org
reproductive healthcare activists. It
Website: http://www.globalactionnetwork.org
provides mentoring and support to
Address:
young leaders in dozens of countries
Los Angeles, CA
all over the world.
USA

Global Action Project, Inc. is a

media arts organization that provides
training in video production and new
media technologies for youth both
locally and internationally. In
Global Action Project collaboration with regional
Work: 212 594 9577, Fax: 212 594 9574 organizations it works in diverse
Email: media@global-action.org areas of the world to produce videos.
Website: http://www.global-action.org The producers are peer educators.
Address: They benefit from their interactions
New York, NY, 10018 with international cultures and learn
USA from screening and workshops that
highlight connections between local
and global issues. The
programs have taken place in
Croatia, Northern Ireland, Ghana,
Guatemala and the Middle East.

Global Ecovillage Network Youth Program The Global Ecovillage Network is a

Work: 1 931 964 4324, Fax: 1 931 964 2200 global confederation of people and
Alt.: 39-0184215504 communities that meet and share
Email: ecovillage@thefarm.org their ideas, exchange technologies,
Website: develop cultural and educational
http://www.gaia.org/activities/gen_youth/index.as exchanges, directories, and
p newsletters and are dedicated to
Address: restoring the land and living
Summertown, TN 38483-0090 sustainable plus lives by putting
Italy more back into the environment than
we take out. The network links 15
thousand villages on 6 continents
and has a program to facilitate youth
exchange and participation.

Global Fellowship unites Christian

youth organizations in over 60
countries around the world. The
member organizations, in their own
Global Fellowsihp
countries, provide a framework for
Work: 44 0 1436678087
fellowship and informal learning for
Email: gf@globalfellowship.net
thousands of children and young
Website: http://www.globalfellowship.net
people. The object of Global
Address:
Fellowship is the advancement of
Helensburgh, Scotland, G84 7QQ
Christ's Kingdom, the promotion of
UK
education and the relief of poverty
amongst the youth of the world, by
serving and supporting member
organizations.

The Global Information Networks in

Education (GINIE) serve as a 'virtual
learning community' for education
innovation in nations in crisis and
transition. They use
Global Information Networks in Education Internet-based technology to build a
Work: 412 648-7114, Fax: 412 624-2609 capacity for rapid access to
Email: ginie+@pitt.edu information and expertise for
Website: http://www.ginie.org education professionals working
Address: internationally in nations in crisis
Pittsburgh, PA, 15260 and at risk to disruption. The GINIE
USA networks help education
policymakers, donor/investors,
researchers and practitioners to work
collaboratively, to learn from each
other, and to inform the public. They
place particular emphasis on the

Global Leadership Program
Work: 001-812-334-3684
Email: director@visionresource.org
Website: http://www.visionresource.org
Address:
Bloomington, IN, 47401
USA
Global March Against Child Labour
Work: 91-11-6224899, Fax: 91-11-6236818
Alt.: 647-5481
Email: childhood@globalmarch.org
Website: http://www.globalmarch.org
Address:
New Delhi, Delhi, 19
India
Global Nomads Group
Work: 212 529 0377, Fax: 917 591 6232
Email: info@gng.org
Website: http://www.gng.org
Address:
New York, NY, 10003
USA
development of long term
professional networks within and
across regions. These networks are
intended to share locally created
materials and expertise with
counterparts for policy dialogue,
professional development and
classroom exchange.
Run annually from the Czech
replublic, the Global Leadership
Program is a for-youth-by youth
training program for students that
teaches how to be a global citizen
Global March Against Child Labour
is a movement borne out of hope and
the need felt by people across the
globe - the desire to set children free
from servitude. The Global March
movement began with a worldwide
march which started on January 17,
1998, and touched every corner of
the globe. It culimated at an ILO
conference in Geneva with a
declaration which was adopted a
year later. The partners of the
movement form an effective network
around the world who lobby
governments in their regions. The
Global March International
Secretariat is located in New Delhi,
India and has now begun a crusade
to make education available for all.
Founded in 1998, the Global
Nomads Group (GNG) is a non-
profit organization dedicated to
heightening children's understanding
and appreciation for the world and its
people. Using interactive
technologies such as
videoconferencing, GNG brings
young people together face-to-face to
 meet across cultural and national
boundaries to discuss their
differences & similarities, and the
world issues that affect them.

Global Response empowers people

of all ages, cultures, and nationalities
to protect the environment by
creating partnerships for effective
citizen action. At the request of
indigenous peoples and grassroots
Program Director, Global Response
organizations the organization
Work: 303-444-0306
develops urgent international letter
Email: action@globalresponse.org
campaigns to help communities
Website: http://www.globalresponse.org
prevent many kinds of environmental
Address:
destruction. It involves young people
Boulder, CO
as well as adults in these campaigns
USA
to develop in them the values and
skills for global citizen cooperation
and earth stewardship. The project
for teenagers is called Eco-Club
Action. In total the network links
5500 activists from 92 countries.

Global Young Greens Network

Global Young Greens Network
gathers young members of Green
Work: 408-929-7601
Parties from many different countries
Email: cls@truffula.sj.ca.us
around the world. It is dedicated to
Website: http://web.greens.org/gyg/
sharing information, examining
Address:
different ways of protesting, and
San Jose, CA, 95131
exploring different models used
USA
around the world to make change.

The Global Youth Action Network

(GYAN) is an incubator of global
Global Youth Action Network
partnerships among youth
Work: 1 212 661-6111, Fax: 1 212 661-1933
organizations. It encourages
Email: gyan@youthlink.org
collaboration and seeks to facilitate
Website: http://www.takingitglobal.org
intergenerational partnership in
Address:
global decision-making. It is
New York, NY, 10017
partnered with TakingITGlobal
USA
which runs the highest traffic
website on the net for young leaders.

Global Youth Alliance The Global Youth Alliance is a

Work: 233-22382135, Fax: 233 21 500743 global network of individuals from
Cell: 233 20 8134120, Alt.: 233 24 251389 around the world and a spectrum of
Email: ghana@globalyouth.com disciplines engaging in a far-ranging,
Website: http://www.globalyouth.org non-partisan and comprehensive
Address: assessment of the major
Madina, Accra developments shaping our future
Ghana and, in a unique multi-disciplinary
approach, seeking solutions to the
fundamental challenges facing
humanity in the 21st Century.
According to its website it has one
national chapter, Ghana.

Global Youth Connect: In 1997,

young people and leaders in the
fields of human rights and genocide
prevention gathered together, intent
on finding new ways to prevent the
crimes against humanity then
ravaging the former Yugoslavia,
Global Youth Connect
Rwanda, and other zones of conflict
Work: 415-789-8314
around the world. As a result, a
Email: contact@globalyouthconnect.org
group of international young activists
Website: http://www.globalyouthconnect.org
bonded together to build an
Address:
organization whose goal would be to
Mountain View, CA, 94042
prevent such atrocities from
USA
occurring in the first place. GYC has
developed an international young
activist learning community and
organized an overseas trip for young
activists and produces an occasional
email newsletter about resources for
youth activism.

Global Youth Service Day (GYSD)

is an annual global event organized
by Youth Service America and the
Global Youth Action Network,
Global Youth Service Day
together with a consortium of 32
Work: 1-212-661-6111
International Organizations and well
Email: gysd@gysd.net
over 100 National Coordinating
Website: http://www.gysd.net
Committees that Celebrates,
Address:
Recognizes, and Mobilizes the year-
New York, NY, 10017
round contributions of young people
USA
to build their communities and their
world through voluntary service, and
the contributions made by the
community (public, private, and
 nonprofit sectors) for empowering
young people.

Global Metro City - The Glocal

Forum is a non-profit organization
dedicated to the promotion of inter-
city relations in pursuance of a new
Glocal Youth Parliament
balance between global and local
Work: 39-066758291, Fax: 39 06 675 82924
forces in today's world. With the
Email: info@glocalforum.org
belief that youth have a pivotal role
Website: http://www.glocalforum.org/
to play in building the future, the
Address:
Glocal Forum has initiated a Glocal
Rome, 187
Youth Parliament (GYP) as an inter-
Italy
city vehicle for youth empowerment.
The GYP brings together youth from
cities around the world to develop
tomorrow's urban agenda.

Good Neighbors is an international

Good Neighbors
NGO with Christian roots that
Work: 82-2-338-0144, Fax: 82-2-338-1102
organizes overseas trips for
Email: mail@goodneighbors.org
volunteers to help provide service for
Website: http://www.goodneighbors.org
those in need. It mostly works with
Address:
young people and has projects in 10
Seoul, 121-600
countries in Asia and Africa. It is
Korea, South
headquartered in Korea.

Group 21 is a non-governmental
project whose main aim is to educate
and empower young people for the
coming century. The men and
women of the group are volunteers
of varying ages and nationalities,
Group 21 most of whom are associated with
Work: 81-757711949 universities and educational
Email: g21@jca.apc.org institutions. In 1997, Group 21
Website: http://www.jca.apc.org/g21/ organized a project that brought
Address: together young people from twenty-
Kyoto, 606-8334 one countries of the world to express
Japan the concerns of youth regarding their
future at the COP3 Conference on
Global Warming in Kyoto. Group 21
continues to organize workshops,
community meetings and public
forums on issues of critical concern
to the world's future. Group 21 has
 no religious or political affiliations.

Habitat for Humanity International is

building around the world, dedicated
to the ideal that all people deserve a
Habitat for Humanity International simple, decent place to live on terms
Work: 229-924-6935 they can afford to pay. Working in
Email: publicinfo@hfhi.org partnership with volunteers, churches
Website: http://www.habitat.org and synagogues, organizations and
Address: the new homeowner families,
Americus, GA, 31709 Habitat for Humanity is building
USA houses and building lives. It works in
80 countries around the world and
has many programs that support
young people.

The Hague Appeal for Peace Youth

Network is dedicated to facilitating
Hague Appeal for Peace Youth Program collaboration and information
Work: 41227316429/7414010, Fax: 41 22 738 sharing among young peace
94 19 organizers. It also organizes the
Email: olivia@youthlink.org Global Campaign for Peace
Website: http://youth.haguepeace.org Education which demands that every
Address: country in the world reform its
Geneva, 1201 education system to teach the
Switzerland principles of non-violence,
community building, solidarity and
other concepts that prevent violence.

Youth Minister, Hare Krishna Youth Ministry

Website: http://youth.iskcon.net/ and Hare The Hare Krishna religion has a
Krishna's around the world youth ministry for linking and
http://www.iskcon.org/address coordinating youth activities
Address: internationally. Their internet site
Alachua, FL, 32616 has little content, however.
USA

The Hindu Students Council (HSC)

is an international forum that
Hindu Students Council
provides opportunities to learn about
Work: 617-698-1106, Fax: 781-444-8725
Hindu heritage through various
Email: hsc@hindunet.org
activities, events and projects. HSC
Website: http://www.hscnet.org/ghyan.shtml
presents ample opportunities for self-
Address:
development at the spiritual and
Boston, MA, 02114-0041
professional level. It organizes
USA
activities such as campus study
groups, classes and symposia,
 seminars, lectures and workshops. It
also organizes a Global Hindu Youth
Activities Network.

The HOPE Youth Corps (HYC) was

established in 1994 to develop
spiritual leadership skills in high-
school and college-aged HOPE
worldwide volunteers. The program
is presented in collaboration with the
International Churches of Christ and
is primarily funded through
scholarships provided by the
Hope Youth Corps churches. Selected students from
Work: 610-254-8800, Fax: 610-254-8989 around the world spend two weeks
Email: webmaster@hopeww.org working with HOPE worldwide
Website: http://hyc.hopeworldwide.org programs in developing countries.
Address: Leadership qualities are developed as
Wayne, PA, 19087 participants serve the poor, face
USA challenges that take them to new
levels of commitment and build life-
long relationships with strong peers.
Volunteers travel to such
international cities as Bucharest
(Romania), Cape Town (South
Africa), Kingston (Jamaica), Mexico
City (Mexico), New Delhi (India),
Phnom Penh
(Cambodia) and Zhangjiajie (China).

Our aim is to bring people together,

be it with a roof for the night or a
guided tour through town. Joining is
free, takes just a minute and
everyone is welcome. Members can
Hospitality Club look at each other's profiles, send
Email: info@hospitalityclub.org messages and post comments about
Website: www.hospitalityclub.org their experience on the website. The
Address: club is supported by volunteers who
Radebeul, 01 445 believe in one idea: by bringing
Germany travelers in touch with people in the
place they visit, and by giving locals
a chance to meet people from other
cultures we can increase intercultural
understanding and strengthen the
peace on our planet.
ICFTU Global Youth Program The International Confederation of
Work: 32 0 22240211, Fax: 32 0 22015815 Free Trade Unions is the global
Email: internetpo@icftu.org nexus of unions and union
Website: organizers. The objectives of the
http://www.icftu.org/focus.asp?Issue=youth&Lan ICFTU's Global Youth Program are
guage=En to organize young people in unions,
Address: to create more and better jobs for
Brussels, 1210 young people, and to achieve quality
Belgium education for all.

IDRIART stands for Initiative for the

Development of
Intercultural/Transdisciplinary
Relations through the Arts. It was
born out of recognition that healing
forces, inherent in art, must take on a
more social role in answer to
increasing isolation among people
and cultures. For 20 years the
Idriart movement has been trying to build a
Work: 386 2 761 0513 creative environment where people
Alt.: 386 31 866 058 from different walks of life and from
Email: info@borl.org different countries, of different age,
Website: http://www.idriart.org nationality and culture can meet in
Address: the atmosphere of arts. Meeting
Cirkulane, 2282 through the art enables one to learn
Slovenia the art of meeting. It was founded in
1981 by Miha Pogacnik, a violinist
and cultural ambassador of Slovenia.
It organizes international programs
such as painting workshops for
young people and an annual Art and
Business conference in Slovenia at
Castle Borl. It has also run
workshops all over the world from
Tibet to the Amazon.

The Independent Media Center was

spokes council member, Independent Media
established by various independent
Center
and alternative media organizations
Work: 206-262-0721
and activists in 1999 for the purpose
Email: seasc@indymedia.org
of providing grassroots coverage of
Website: http://www.indymedia.org
the World Trade Organization
Address:
(WTO) protests in Seattle. The
Seattle, WA, 98101
center acted as a clearinghouse of
USA
information for journalists, and
 provided up-to-the-minute reports,
photos, audio and video footage
through its website. Today it is a
global network of collectively run
media outlets dedicated to the
creation of radical, accurate, and
passionate telling of the truth. It
works in solidarity with people who
struggle to improve the world despite
the distortions of reality presented by
corporate media. It links nearly 80
local independent local networks in
six continents.

The Indigenous and Non-Indigenous

Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Youth
Youth Alliance is a partnership of
Alliance
young people from the Americas. It
Work: 415-648-0908
organizers projects and seminars to
Email: sarahg@igc.org
help defend the rights of indigenous
Website: http://www.iniya.org
people and bring the wisdom of both
Address:
cultures in partnership with each
San Francisco, CA, 94110
other to serve youth, healing, and
USA
decolonization.

Infoshop Anarchist Youth Site

Work: 703-524-5647 Infoshop is an online directory of
Email: chuck@TAO.CA Anarchist resources. Anarchists
Website: http://youth.infoshop.org believe that governmental rule is
Address: oppression. The website has also
Washington, DC, 20013 created a separate youth portal.
USA

The INFOYOUTH Network was

initiated in 1991 by UNESCO in
InfoYouth Network
order to meet two main challenges:
Work: 33-139172787
on the one hand, the necessity to
Email: infojeunesse@injep.fr
counteract the splintering of various
Website: http://www.infoyouth.org
and scattered information sources
Address:
and networks on youth, and on the
Paris, 07SP, 75352
other, the urgent need to implement
France
appropriate and coherent youth
policies from local to global levels.

Executive Director, Institute for International The Institute for International

Mediation and Conflict Resolution Mediation and Conflict Resolution
Work: 202-347-2042, Fax: 202-347-2440 (IIMCR) is a Washington, DC based,
Email: info@iimcr.org non-profit, 501(c)(3) institution
Website: http://www.iimcr.org whose mission is to promote the use
Address: of peaceful conflict resolution
Washington, DC, 20005 techniques among a generation of
USA future leaders through the design and
implementation of unique programs
and services. Since 1996, IIMCR has
successfully conducted seven
International Symposia in The
Netherlands and three Latin
American Symposia in Mexico,
training over 1000 dedicated students
and young professionals from over
80 countries. In 2004, IIMCR
succesfully held its first annual
Middle East Student Symposia in
Nicosia, Cyprus training students in
the practice and practical application
of International Conflict Resolution
in the Middle East.

The IYC is a Chicago-based

international nonprofit organization
that brings together youth from
different faith communities to
engage in community service
projects and share how their faiths
inspire this work. The IYC works
Interfaith Youth Core towards encouraging inter-religious
Work: 315-573-8826, Fax: 312-573-8850 understanding and cooperative social
Email: info@ifyc.org action, nationally as well as
Website: http://www.ifyc.org internationally. With this goal in
Address: mind, the Interfaith Youth Core
Chicago, IL, 60610 brings together young people of
USA different religions to: strengthen their
commitments to their own faith
communities, to share stories on
common values that build
understanding across faith traditions
and to serve the broader society
through cooperative interfaith social
action projects.

International Association for National Youth The International Association for

Service National Youth Service was
Work: 644-905-8544, Fax: 1 530-686-7839 established in 1996 to stimulate and
Email: national_service@compuserve.com facilitate the exchange of
Website: http://www.acys.utas.edu.au/ianys information about National Youth
Address: Service, and to help realize the
Raumati Beach promise of National Youth Service
New Zealand (NYS). The Secretariat of IANYS is
based in the country which is hosting
the next global conference on
national youth service. The 7th
Global Conference on National
Youth Service is to take place in
Ghana in August 2004.

The International Association for the

Exchange of Students for Technical
Experience (IAESTE) was
established in the UK in 1948 with
General Secretary, International Association 10 member countries. Today it
for the Exchange of Students for Technical exchanges youth in 80 countries. The
Experience (IAESTE) mission of the organization has three
Work: 00 44 2890 682115, Fax: 00 44 2890 priorities: 1) To provide students at
682115 institutions of higher education with
Cell: 00 44 7899701952 technical experience abroad relative
Email: general.secretary@iaeste.org to their studies in the broadest sense,
Website: http://www.iaeste.org 2) To promote international
Address: understanding and goodwill amongst
Belfast, BT9 5BN the students of all nations
Ireland irrespective of race, color, sex or
creed, and 3) To operate an exchange
program for the benefits of students,
academic institutions and other
organizations offering traineeships.

The IAAH is a multidisciplinary,

non-government organization with a
broad focus on youth health. It
President, International Association of evolved out of the 4th International
Adolescent Health Symposium on Adolescent Health
Work: 64-3-351-9754, Fax: 64-3-351-0927 held in Sydney, Australia in 1987
Alt.: 66-4-379-4800 with formal Articles approved in
Email: president@iaah.org July, 1991 during the 5th Congress
Website: http://www.iaah.org in Montreux, Switzerland. Official
Address: Non-Government Organization
Christchurch (NGO) status with the World Health
New Zealand Organization was granted in 1991.
IAAH supports the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of the
Child (1989) and is committed to the

International Association of Students in
Agricultural adn Related Sciences (IAAS)
Work: 32 0 16 32 17 36, Fax: 32 0 16 32 19 58
Cell: 32 48 66 81 733, Alt.: 32 48 62 14 742
Email: iaas@iaasworld.org
Website: http://www.iaasworld.org
Address:
Leuven, 3001
Belgium
International Association of Universities
Work: 33 1 45684800, Fax: 33 1 47 34 76 05
Email: iau@unesco.org
Website: http://www.unesco.org/iau/
Address:
Paris, Cedex 15, 75732
principles of youth empowerment in
all aspects of its affairs. Youth are
defined as being young persons,
including adolescents, between 10-
24 years of age. Events or activities
co-sponsored by IAAH must address
the health issues of that age group;
be multidisciplinary; include
meaningful youth participation; and
be conducted in a youth friendly
manner.
Founded in 1957 in Tunis by 8
countries, the International
Association of Students in
Agricultural and Related Sciences
(IAAS) has been one of the biggest
student organizations and leading
associations in the field of
agriculture and related sciences
namely environmental sciences,
forestry, food sciences, nutrition,
landscape architecture,
biotechnology, rural development,
e.t.c. IAAS committees are spread in
more than 50 countries worldwide.
The mission statement of IAAS is To
promote the exchange of experience,
knowledge, and ideas, and to
improve the mutual understanding
between students in the field of
agricultural and related sciences all
over the world. To achieve this, the
committees all over the world
organize activities such as seminars,
conferences, discussion forums,
exchange program, rural
development projects, exchange
weeks, and much more.
The International Association of
Universities, founded in 1950, is the
UNESCO-based world-wide
association of universities. It brings
together institutions and
organizations from some 150
France countries for reflection and action on
common concerns and collaborates
with various international, regional
and national bodies active in higher
education. Its services are available
to organizations, institutions and
authorities concerned with higher
education, as well as to individual
policy and decision-makers,
specialists, administrators, teachers,
researchers and students.

The International Award is a self-

development program open to all
young people worldwide. It aims to
equip them with life skills to make a
International Award Association
difference to themselves, their
Work: 876-9687288, Fax: 876 968 1482
communities and their world. To
Email: dcintaward@cwjamaica.com
date over 5 million young people
Website: http://www.intaward.org
from over 100 countries have
Address:
participated. It challenges and
Kingston 5
rewards young people for setting and
Jamaica
reaching goals in for areas:
Volunteer Public Service, Personal
Development, Physical Fitness, and
Expedition/Exploration.

The International Child and Youth

Care Network's main objectives are
(primarily through the internet and
electronic media) to promote and
facilitate reading, learning,
information sharing, discussion,
Editor, International Child and Youth Care
networking, support and accountable
Network
practice amongst all who work with
Work: 27-21-788-3610
children, youth and families in
Email: cycnet@ICON.CO.ZA
difficulty. The organisation's
Website: http://www.cyc-net.org
secondary objectives will be 1) to
Address:
enter into affiliations on a non-
Cape Town Western Cape, 7735
denominational and non-partisan
South Africa
basis with any organisations with
similar aims and which seek or offer
co-operation. Affiliates may include
child and youth care agencies and
programmes, institutes, universities
or colleges, professional
 associations, libraries, journals,
publications, conferences or other
bodies. Such affiliations are always
entered into in the context of the
Code of Ethics of the profession. 2)
to explore alternative methods of
promoting its objectives, attempting
wherever possible to include all child
and youth care organisations and
people, even those who do not yet
have access to the internet. 3) to
offer services to other organisations
by sharing, with or without charge at
its discretion, the expertise and
resources which CYC-NET has
developed in the course of its work.

International Council of Unitarians and

Universalists On a local level Unitarian
Work: 420-2-22221049, Fax: 420-2-2222 1362 Universalists organize youth
Email: icuu@quick.cz leadership training programs. There
Website: is no international network linking
http://icuu.org.uk/members/members.php such local initiatives. A directory of
Address: national level groups is linked from
Prague 1, 110 00 this page:
Czech Republic

Secretary-General, International Council on

International Council on National
National Youth Policy (ICNYP)
Youth Policy - The first objective of
Work: 43-19252513, Home: 43-19252513
the ICNYP is to encourage and
Cell: 43-69919252513
enable all stakeholders, and most
Email: icnyp@aol.com
particularly youth, to participate in
Website: http://www.icnyp.net
all aspects of formulating,
Address:
implementing and evaluating
Vienna, A-1190
national youth policy.
Austria

ICYE is an international non-profit

Secretary General, International Cultural
youth exchange organisation
Youth Exchange
promoting youth mobility,
Work: 49 30 28390550/51, Fax: 49 30 28390552
intercultural learning and
Email: icye@icye.org
international voluntary service.
Website: http://www.iyce.org
ICYE organises short and long term
Address:
exchanges combining family stays
Berlin, D - 10115
with voluntary service in a variety of
Germany
community service projects in more

Executive Director, International Debate
Education Association
Work: 212 548-0185, Fax: 212 548-4610
Email: nselegzi@idebate.org
Website: http://www.idebate.org
Address:
New York, NY, 10019
USA
Director, International Education and
Resource Network (IEARN)
Work: 212-870-2693, Fax: 212-870-2672
Email: iearn@us.iearn.org
Website: http://www.iearn.org
Address:
New York, NY, 10115
USA
than 35 countries around the world.
Focusing on young people and their
communities, the mission of the
International Debate Education
Association is to promote mutual
understanding and democracy
globally by supporting discussion
and active citizenship locally. IDEA
offers students and teachers the
opportunity to examine issues
affecting their lives and their
communities. Participants come to
recognize that free and open
discussion is essential to the
establishment and preservation of
open and democratic societies. IDEA
is an independent membership
organization of national debate
programs and associations and other
organizations and individuals that
support debate. IDEA provides
assistance to national debate
associations and organizes an annual
international summer camp. Since
1994 IDEA has introduced debate to
secondary schools and universities
throughout Central and Eastern
Europe, the Former Soviet Union,
Central Asia, the United States,
Venezuela, Australia and Haiti and
continues to grow throughout the
world. IDEA also coordinates
curriculum development, maintains
international educational contacts,
fundraisers and organizes other
international events.
IEARN is a global network of more
than 5000 schools in more than 90
countries. It helps students
collaborate through the internet on
projects to show them that
they can make a difference.
International Falcon Movement
The International Falcon Movement
Work: 32-22157927, Fax: 32 22 45 00 83
- Socialist Educational International
Email: contact@ifm-sei.org
strives to educate children and young
Website: http://www.ifm-sei.org
people according to the basic
Address:
principles of tolerance, equality and
Brussels, B-1030
friendship.
Belgium

The IFM-SEI is an international non-

profit organisation, struggling for the
rights of children and youngster. It is
functioning as an umbrella
organisation for different national
organisations.Their members are
International Falcon Movement - Socialist
children and youth selforganisations,
Educational International
family organisations and other
Work: 32 22 157927, Fax: 32 22 450083
organisations who are working for
Email: email link on website
the benefit of those is need. children
Website: www.ifm-sei.org/en/about/index.html
and youngsters. Their political
Address:
background is the worldwide labour
Brussels, B-1030
movement. They organize
Belgium
campaigns, ie. against childlabour or
childpornography, seminars,
trainings, camps and other
educational activities. A recent
activity was a Peace Camp with
Israeli and Palestinian youngsters.

International Federation for Educational The International Federation for

Exchanges of Children and Adolescents Educational Exchanges of Children
(FIEEA) and Adolescents (FIEEA) was
Work: 33 1 44 64 21 60, Fax: 33 1 44 64 21 66 created in Paris in 1983. Its founding
Email: omantier@francas.asso.fr members have been organising
Website: http://www.francas.asso.fr/ international educational exchanges
Address: for children and adolescents with a
Paris, F-75020 large number of movements and
France associations.

Anarchist International has a

International Federation of Anarchist Youth
separate federation of anarchist
Email: ifa@anarchy.no
youth networks - the International
Website: http://www.anarchy.no/ifay.html
Federation of Anarchist Youth. The
Address:
website has little content of direct
Oslo
interest to youth, not even local
Norway
networks.

International Federation of Catholic Parochial F.I.M.C.A.P. is an International

Youth Movements Federation of Catholic Parochial
Work: 32-3-231 07 95, Fax: 32-3-232 51 62 Youth Movements. The abbreviation
Email: info@fimcap.org F.I.M.C.A.P. comes from the
Website: http://www.fimcap.org original title : Fédération
Address: International des Mouvements
Antwerp, B-2000 Catholiques d'Action Paroissale.
Belgium Today, 36 organizations of 27
countries in 4 continents make up
whole Fimcap. Fimcap is a
federation gathering Catholic
children's and youth organizations
not relating to a specific professional
group, but having all children and
young people - being in parishes or
not - as target group. The
organizations affiliated to Fimcap
aim to bring children and young
people together in groups during
their leisure time. Every few years
Fimcap helps organize World Youth
Day, the world's largest youth event -
organized by the Catholic church.

The International Federation of Hard

of Hearing Young People
(IFHOHYP) (deaf youth) has existed
International Federation of Hard of Hearing since 1967 and works mainly to
Young People (IFHOHYP) arrange Summer Camps for young
Email: d505@rocketmail.com hard of hearing, Conferences dealing
Website: http://www.ifhohyp.dk , and additional with different aspect of being hard of
information site: http://www.youth.hear-it.org hearing in the modern world, training
Address: of youth leaders and language-
Copenhagen, 2100 courses especial tailored for hard of
Denmark hearing young people. The Goal is to
help hard of hearing young people to
live a better life and enable hard of
hearing to participate fully in society.

International Federation of Liberal Youth The International Federation of

Work: 32-25124457 Liberal Youth is the international
Email: iflry@UNICALL.BE umbrella organization of liberal and
Website: http://www.iflry.org radical youth organizations. It is the
Address: platform for co-operation among
Brussels, BE-1000 liberal and radical youth and student
Belgium organizations in the world.

International Federation of Medical Student
Associations
Work: 33 450404759, Fax: 33-450-405937
Email: gs@ifmsa.org
Website: http://www.ifmsa.org
Address:
Ferney-Voltaire CEDEX, Rhone-Alpes, 1212
France
Head of Delegation, International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Work: 212-338 0161, Fax: 212-338 9832
Email: CrittendeL@usa.redcross.org
Website: http://www.ifrc.org/youth
Address:
New York, NY, 10017
USA
The IFMSA is an independent, non-
governmental and non-political
federation of medical students'
associations throughout the world. In
2002-2003 IFMSA had 95 members,
National Member Organizations, in
91 countries on six continents and
involved over one million medical
students worldwide. The mission is
to offer future physicians a
comprehensive introduction to global
health issues. Through our
programming and opportunities, we
develop culturally sensitive students
of medicine, intent on influencing
the trans-national inequalities that
shape the health of our planet.
The International Federation of Red
Cross and Red Crescent Societies is
the world's largest humanitarian
organisation, with 178 member
National Societies. It aims to assist
the world's most vulnerable people
and focuses on health, disaster
response and disaster preparedness.
Young people represent a substantial
part of the membership worldwide.
A youth program was developed to
involve young people as much as
possible in the movement. It aims to
promote healthy living, international
friendship, and community service.
A youth unit within the Federation's
Secretariat in Geneva assists
National Societies to increase the
involvement of young volunteers in
their work. Technical support in the
development of youth programmes,
fund-raising, identification of
material and human resources, the
youth unit aims to have young
people recognised by National
Societies leadership as equal partners
who address the needs of the most
vulnerable.
Development Manager Americas,
International Federation of Soccer Goal is a project of the International
Associations Goal Program Federation of Soccer Associations
Work: 41 (0) 43-222-77-77, Fax: 41 (0) 43-222- (FIFA). It was started in 1999 in
78-78 order to support national soccer
Email: serge.dumortier@fifa.org associations with infrastructure
Website: development, education programs,
http://www.fifa.com/en/development/goal/index.h administration, and youth soccer
tml initiatives such as training of youth
Address: coaches, talent promotion, and
Zürich, CH-8030 soccer camps.
Switzerland

The International Gay, Lesbian,

International Gay and Lesbian Youth Bisexual and Transgender Youth
Organization Organization (IGLYO) was created
Work: 38-631279474, Fax: 386 1 438 02 02 in 1984 as a reaction to the need for
Email: iglyo@wxs.nl better co-operation among regional,
Website: http://www.iglyo.org or local or national lesbian, gay,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iglyo_members bisexual or transgender (LGBT)
Address: youth and student organizations. It is
Ljubljana, 1000 an important meeting point and
Slovenia LGBT youth rights stronghold in the
European region.

The International Indian Treaty

Council was founded in 1974 at a
gathering by the American Indian
Movement in Standing Rock, South
Dakota attended by more than 5000
representatives of 98 Indigenous
Nations. The IITC supports
International Indian Treaty Council
grassroots Indigenous struggles
Work: 415 641-4482, Fax: 415 641-1298
through information dissemination,
Email: iitc@igc.apc.org
networking, coalition building,
Website:
technical assistance, organizing and
http://www.treatycouncil.org/section_2118.htm
facilitating the effective participation
Address:
of traditional Peoples in local,
San Francisco, CA, 94110
regional, national and international
USA
forums, events and gatherings. In
1977, the IITC became the first
organization of Indigenous Peoples
to be reorganized as a Non-
Governmental Organization (NGO)
with Consultative Status to the
United Nations Economic and Social
 Council. The youth program of the
council aims to strengthen
international indigenous youth
networks, to organize conferences
and training programs, and to
incorporate youth voice into council
campaigns. The council does directly
support a global indigenous youth
network but helps create the
relationships that are necessary for
such a network to develop.

The International Movement ATD

Fourth World is an intergenerational
movement dedicated to overcoming
extreme poverty through training of
youth. Its goal is to foster partnership
with families in persistent poverty
and other citizens. It was founded in
France in 1957 by Father Joseph
International Movement ATD Fourth World
Wresinski who grew up in poverty
Work: 33-160669128
himself. Today, the International
Email: centre-jeunesse@atd-quartmonde.org
Movement ATD Fourth World has a
Website: http://www.jeunesse-quartmonde.org
full-time Volunteer Corps with teams
Address:
in 20 countries and correspondents in
Champeaux, 77720
90, actively involving some 100,000
France
people worldwide. Many weekend
and week-long workshops,
workcamps and other gatherings are
organized. At these, young people
can get training, share their ideas and
give each other more strength to able
to continue the fight against poverty
in their daily lives.

More than 50 years ago the Catholic

Church supported the creation of
International Movement of Catholic
three movements to cover all
Agricultural and Rural Youth (MIJARC)
categories of youth, namely students,
Work: 32 2 734 92 11, Fax: 32 2 734 92 25
young workers, and rural youth. The
Email: world@mijarc.org
International Movement of Catholic
Website: http://www.mijarc.org
Agricultural and Rural Youth.
Address:
MIJARC gathers youth from the
Brussels, B - 1030
rural world in four continents. It uses
Belgium
a participatory approach, working
with youth, considering their
 realities, and taking action to build
the future they want. Gender issues
and rural issues present challenges.
According to the principle of see,
judge, act, organizers determine their
priorities, participate in the
development of society, and fulfill
our responsibilities as citizens by
promoting sustainable development
for the future. They advocate staying
in villages and developing of the
rural world in economic, social,
cultural and religious domains.

The International Movement of

Catholic Students (IMCS) and the
International Young Catholic
Students (IYCS) collaborate to a
International Movement of Catholic Students common aim of organizing Catholic
Work: 32 0 22185437 youth throughout the world. The
Email: jecimiec@skynet.be ICMS aims to gather and represent
Website: http://users.skynet.be/jecimiec a6ll legitimate forms of catholic
Address: organizations in the universities
Brussels, 1000 around the world. The IYCS aims to
Belgium be a movement of Catholic Action,
education, evangelization of students
and emphasizes the importance of
grass-roots teams as the basic cell
of student communities.

The International Organization for

Adolescents is committed to
advancing the health and well-being
International Organization for Adolescents
of adolescents throughout the world.
Work: 1- 718 222-5802, Fax: 1- 718 222-5803
By entering into partnerships with
Email: iofa@iofa.org
individuals, groups and community-
Website: http://www.iofa.org
based organizations, IOFA strives to
Address:
improve the lives of young people
Brooklyn, NY, 11202-2218
through programming, advocacy and
USA
progressive social/organizational
change at the local, regional and
international levels.

Student Co-ordinator, International IPPNW is a non-partisan, global

Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War federation of national medical
(IPPNW) organizations in 58 countries
Work: 1 617 8685050, Fax: 1 617 8682560
Email: mgoggin@ippnwi.org
Address:
Cambridge, MA, 2139
USA
International Planned Parenthood Federation
Work: 44 0 20 7487 7900, Fax: 44 0 20 7487
7950
Email: info@ippf.org
Website: http://www.ippf.org/youth
Address:
London, England, NW1 4NS
UK
Youth Reference Person, International Re-
Evaluation Counselling Communities
Work: 1-206-284-0311, Fax: 1-206-284-8429
Email: ircc@rc.org
Website: International Reference Person for
youth: http://www.rc.org/lists/young.html , for
young adults: http://www.rc.org/lists/young-
adults.html , Page on youth:
dedicated to research, education and
advocacy relevant to the prevention
of nuclear war. In 1984 the IPPNW
received the UNESCO-Peace Prize
and a year after it received the Nobel
Peace Price. The IPPNW seeks to
prevent all wars, to promote non-
violent conflict resolution and to
minimize the effects of war and
preparations for war on health,
development and the environment.
As such, it works for the abolition of
all nuclear weapons, the
demilitarization of the global
economy and an end to the arms
trade, the re-allocation of resoures
from military to civilian needs and a
sustainable and ecologically sound
economic development.
The International Planned
Parenthood Federation (IPPF) has
140 autonomous Member
Associations worldwide. It is
registered as a charity in the United
Kingdom and is the largest voluntary
organization in the world to be
concerned with family planning and
sexual and reproductive health. IPPF
and its member associations are
committed to promoting the right of
women and men to decide freely the
number and spacing of their children
and the right to the highest possible
level of sexual and reproductive
health. The IPPF has a number of
international youth programs.
Re-evaluation Counseling (also
known as Co-Counseling) is an
international movement where
people of all ages and of all
backgrounds learn how to exchange
effective help with each other in
order to free themselves from the
effects of past distress experiences.
http://www.rc.org/present_tense/liberation/young/ They are well organized
, Portal for the movement: http://www.rc.org internationally, even with their
Address: youth.
Seattle, WA, 98109
USA

International Sri Satya Sai

Organization: The young adult
programs are being established to
encourage young adults to lead
purposeful lives by learning and
practicing spiritual values as defined
and established by the life, message,
International Sri Satya Sai Organization and works of Sathya Sai Baba.
Young Adult Programs Young Adult programs are intended
Work: 0039 -02/58 10 69 96, Fax: 0039 - 02/58 to enhance, not interfere with,
10 08 20 harmony and understanding in
Email: apsscci@TIN.IT family relationships and within the
Website: Official page: Sai Organization. The programs
http://www.sathyasai.org/organize/ya/content.htm provide forums for Young Adults of
and the declaration page describing the like mind to meet and to discuss
organizations investment in youth: issues in leading spiritual lives in
http://www.osssbi.org/youth.html today's world. In 1999 they
Address: organized a World Youth
Milano, MI, 20144 Conference with over 900
Italy participants from dozens of
countries (Sahoffer@iupui.edu). This
site has contacts for the movement
all around the world.
http://www.sathyasai.org/organize/co
ntent.htm The following two sites
below have information about the
youth programs of this religion.

The International Student Travel

Confederation (ISTC) was
established in 1949 by university
International Student Travel Confederation
student unions to make travel
Work: 31-204212800, Fax: 31 20 421 28 10
affordable for students. Today more
Email: istcinfo@istc.org
than 70 more than 70 specialist travel
Website: http://www.istc.org
companies work through the member
Address:
organizations of ISTC to further this
Amsterdam, 1017 BS
goal. They specialize in securing
Netherlands
student benefits in the areas of
flights, insurance, ground transport,
work exchange programs, and
 international identity cards. The
ISTC network includes more than
5000 offices in over 100 countries.
Members collective serve 10 million
students each year.

The International
Telecommunication Union manages
the development of international
communications technologies. For
the first time in 2003 it will involve
young people in its annual
International Telecommunication Union
conference. It will provide education
Youth Program
and seek youth input on several
Work: 41-227306161, Fax: 41-227306444
including the basics of telecom
Alt.: 41-227305111
technologies and their possible uses,
Email: itutelecom@itu.int
the relationships between
Website:
policy/regulation and market
http://www.itu.int/WORLD2003/forum/youth/ind
structure in the world, the
ex.html and site on youth education:
fundamentals of building a dynamic
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/hrd/yes/
communications environment, the
Address:
relationships between policy,
Geneva 20, CH-1211
regulation and the business world
Switzerland
and finally how business is related to
the world of communications. This is
the first step to strengthen youth
participation in decision-making
related to international
communications development.

International Union of Socialist Youth

Work: 43-1-5231267, Fax: 43-1-52312679 The International Union of Socialist
Email: iusy@iusy.org Youth is the global platform of
Website: http://www.iusy.org national level socialist youth
Address: organizations. It is oriented to social
Vienna, A-1050 democrat youth bodies.
Austria

International Union of Students

The International Union of Students
Work: 420-2-71731257
links152 national unions of students
Email: ius@cfs-fcee.ca
in 114 countries. The IUS is
Website: http://www.ius-uie.org
therefore the largest representation of
Address:
students in the world. It defends the
Prague 1, 110 01
right to education.
Czech Republic

International Young Democrat Union International Young Democrat

Work: 64-44725211, Fax: 64 4 472 2148
Email: david.farrar@national.org.nz
Website: http://www.iydu.org
Address:
Wellington, NI, 6001
New Zealand
International Young Nature Friends
Work: 31-629028850, Fax: 31 20 5715889
Email: thijmen@XS4ALL.NL
Website: http://www.iynf.org
Address:
Amsterdam, 1011 TD
Netherlands
CEO, International Young Professionals
Foundation
Work: 61-412731000
Website: http://www.iypf.org
Address:
Mt Gravatt Plaza, Queensland, 4122
Australia
International Youth Co-operation
Work: 31 0 1621866978, Fax: 31 0 162406230
Email: iyoco@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.iyoco.org
Union (IYDU) is an organisation for
young conservatives worldwide. It
has member-organisations in more
than 60 countries all over the world.
It lobbies for conservative values of
democracy, political freedom,
freedom of speech, individual
liberty, and the right to private
property.
International Young Nature Friends
seeks to develop socialist culture and
offer education opportunities to
working class people.
The International Young
Professionals Foundation (IYPF) is a
not-for-profit public company
working in the fields of human
rights, poverty eradication,
environment and social capital,
within the broad context of
sustainability. It utilizes and
promotes the resources, skills and
knowledge that Young Professionals
can bring to this arena in order to
create a better world for current and
future generations. The Foundation's
vision is A global community of
Young Professionals creating a better
world for current and future
generations through local and global
action. The IYPF works with young
professionals to generate solutions to
the challenges faced in creating a
better and brighter future for all and
to support and facilitate projects
emanating from this process.
IYOCO is a platform on the Internet
that offers information and resources
to promote international youth
cooperation.
Address:
The Hague, 2501 CC
Netherlands

Hostelling International is the brand

name of the International Youth
Hostel Federation, the organization
representing Youth Hostel
Associations worldwide. It is a non-
International Youth Hostel Federation
governmental, non-profit making
Work: 44-1707324170, Fax: 44 1707 323980
organization recognized by
Email: iyhf@iyhf.org
UNESCO. The global headquarters
Website: http://www.iyhf.org
is based in the United Kingdom. It is
Address:
one of the world's biggest
Hertfordshire, AL8 6JH
membership organizations for youth.
UK
Every year more than 4 million
people explore the world these
hostels and contribute almost US
$1.4 billion to tourist revenues
worldwide.

International Youth Network Against Racism

Work: 44 0 20 8981 0, Fax: 44 0 20 8981 0
Email: iynar@tid.org.uk
International Youth Network Against
Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iynar/
Racism (IYNAR) is an Internet
and
discussion list of young leaders
http://www.takingitglobal.org/opps/orgdir.html?v
dedicated to ending racism. It was
ieworg=751 as well as
launched as a result of the United
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wcar-
Nations World Conference Against
youthsummit
Racism.
Address:
London, England, E3 3HJ
UK

Oxfam's International Youth

Parliament is a network of young
leaders in 150 countries with a vision
International Youth Parliament
of youth building an equitable,
Work: 61-2-8204-3900, Fax: 61-2-9280-3426
sustainable and peaceful world. It
Email: info@iyp.oxfam.org
organized an inaugural conference in
Website: http://www.iyp.oxfam.org
October of 2000 and continues to
Address:
provide the participants with support
Sydney, NSW, 1043
to implement individual action plans
Australia
that they developed. The website
provides training materials ranging
from time management to
 fundraising. The IYP secretariat is
currently examining the impact of
globalization on youth.

The Ismaili youth homepage seeks to

Ismaili Youth Site facilitate unity between the world
Email: ismaili@alysia.com wide Shia Imami Ismaili community,
Website: to share information, to develop a
http://www.alysia.com/ismaili/home.htm support system for Ismaili Youth in
Address: different cultural environments. It
San Bernadino, CA links youth from five continents as
USA individuals as well as student
associations.

In 2000 the World Conservation

Union (IUCN) and several partners
launched a program to train youths to
IUCN Young Journalists Program
become young journalists at the
Work: 41-229990001, Fax: 41 22 999 0010
service of biodiversity. The program
Email: mirzadelibe@hotmail.com
aimed to train an international corps
Website:
of young reporters to be dispatched
http://www.iucn.org/info_and_news/gyrp ,
to cover major events ranging from
WSSD Coordinator: Mirza Delibegovic,
conferences on climate change and
mirzadelibe@hotmail.com
forest conservation to the Olympics
Address:
and environmental trade fairs. They
Gland, Vaud, 1196
only participated in two events
Switzerland
during that year, both organized by
the IUCN. In 2002 they reported
about the WSSD in South Africa.

Convened by the International Youth

Foundation, the Global Partnership
IYF Global Partnership for Youth
for Youth Development (GPYD) is a
Development
unique initiative through which
Work: 410 347 1500, Fax: 410 347 1188
global companies, development
Email: youth@IYFNet.org
banks, bilateral aid agencies, private
Website: http://www.iyfnet.org/document.cfm/82
foundations, and NGOs are working
Address:
in an unprecedented global
Baltimore, MD, 21202
partnership to improve the conditions
USA
and prospects of children and youth
worldwide.

Journal of Youth Studies The Journal of Youth Studies is an

Work: 44 0 141 330 4667, Fax: 44 0 141 330 international scholarly journal
3554 devoted to a theoretical and
Email: A.Furlong@socsci.gla.ac.uk empirical understanding of young
Website: people's experiences and life
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/carfax/13676261. contexts. Over the last decade,
html changing socio-economic
Address: circumstances have had important
Glasgow, Scotland, G12 8RT implications for young people: new
UK opportunities have been created, but
the risks of marginalization and
exclusion have also become
significant. This is the background
against which Journal of Youth
Studies has been launched, with the
aim of becoming the key
multidisciplinary journal for
academics with interests relating to
youth and adolescence.

Jubilee/Drop the debt

Work: 02 9299-2215, Fax: 02 9262-4514 Jubilee is a global network of
Email: jubilee@ncca.org.au movements campaigning for third
Website: http://www.jubileeusa.org world debt relief. An international
Address: directory of these groups is visible
Sydney, NSW, 1230 here:
Australia

JA uses hands-on experiences to help

young peopleunderstand the
Junior Achivement
economics of life. In partnership
Work: 1 719 540 8000, Fax: 1 719 5406299
with business and educators, JA
Email: newmedia@ja.org
brings the real world to students,
Website: www.ja.org/
opening their minds to their
Address:
potential. With a growing number of
Colorado Springs, CO, 80906
volunteers, educators, parents, and
USA
contributors- 4 million students are
reached out to each year.

Junior Chamber International (JCI),

Inc., is a worldwide federation of
Junior Chamber International young professionals and
Work: 636-449-3100, Fax: 1-636-449-3107 entrepreneurs between the ages of 18
Alt.: 1-800-905-5499 and 40. National level member
Email: ekodama@jci.cc organizations are active in more than
Website: http://www.jci.cc 5,700 chapters in 110 nations around
Address: the world. The mission of JCO is to
Chesterfield, MO, 63017 contribute to the advancement of the
USA global community by providing the
opportunity for young people to
develop the leadership skills, social

Exacutive Director, JustAct
Work: 415-431-4204, Fax: 415-431-5953
Email: info@justact.org
Website: http://www.justact.org
Address:
San Francisco, CA, 94110
USA
Kiwanis International
Work: 1- 317 875-8755, Fax: 1- 317 879-0204
Email: kiwanismail@kiwanis.org
Website: Kiwanis International Website:
http://www.kiwanis.org
Address:
Indianapolis, IN, 46268-3196
USA
responsibility, fellowship, and
entrepreneurship necessary to create
positive change. Junior Chamber
International was founded in Mexico
City in 1944, when representatives
from eight nations met to create an
organization that would address
global concerns.
JustAct is a USA national, nonprofit
organization promoting youth
leadership and action for global
justice. Founded by students in 1983
as the Overseas Development
Network, the organization has been a
forum for thousands of young people
to address global issues such as
social inequity, human rights, and
environmental sustainability.
JustAct's mission is to support the
leadership development of grassroots
youth groups by providing
experiences and opportunities for
personal development that will
further strengthen their justice work
in their communities and global
justice.
Founded in 1915 and headquartered
in Indianapolis, Indiana, Kiwanis
International is an organization of
service-and-community-minded
individuals who support children and
young adults around the world. More
than 500,000 Kiwanis-family
members in more than 80 countries
respond to the needs of their
communities and pool their resources
to address worldwide issues. There
are several community service and
leadership programs for youth. Key
Clubs work in high schools age
youth and Circle K clubs work with
college age youth. Hugh O'Brian
Youth (HOBY) programs work with
youth leadership. Globally, Kiwanis
 is also dedicated to halting iodine
deficiency disorders, the world's
leading preventable cause of mental
retardation. Key Club International
website: http://www.keyclub.org
Circle K International website:
http://www.circlek.org HOBY
(mostly North America):
http://www.hoby.org

Leaders Today is dedicated to

helping young people realize their
fullest potential through leadership
education and development using
innovative, youth inspired
curriculum. Marc and Craig
Kielburger founded Leaders Today
with a common vision to empower
youth to become socially involved
and their inspirational work has been
profiled on Oprah, 60 Minutes and
Much Music as well as in The New
Leaders Today
York Times, YM, Time for Kids and
Work: 905 889-9739, Fax: 905 760 - 9157
Seventeen, among many others.
Email: training101@hotmail.com
Leaders
Website: http://www.leaderstoday.com
Today administers one, two and five
Address:
day workshops around the world,
Thornhill, ON, L4J 8H9
holds annual leadership training
Canada
academies, and facilitator training
programs. It also organizes overseas
volunteer trips to Latin America,
Africa, and Asia. It helps young
people reach their fullest potential
through leadership education and
development using an innovative,
youth inspired curriculum. Marc and
Craig Kielburger founded Leaders
Today with a common vision to
empower youth to become socially
involved.

Leadership for Environment and Development Leadership for Environment and

(LEAD) Development (LEAD) is an
Work: 44 0 8702202900, Fax: 44 0 870 220 international network of
2910 professionals committed to
Email: Alexandra@lead.org sustainable development. Its 1200
Website: http://www.lead.org members from nearly 70 countries
Address: are drawn from business, media,
London, England, SW7 2PE public sectors, academia and non-
UK government organizations. The
LEAD network was set up in 1991
by The Rockefeller Foundation.
LEAD's aim is to create and sustain a
global network of emerging and
working leaders ready and willing to
address environment and
development challenges in different
countries.

Legacy International (LI) works with

diverse groups of young people on
programs that provide experiences,
skills, and strategies to help them
improve their own lives and the lives
of others around them. Program
themes have included cross-cultural
Legacy International and global competency, professional
Work: 1-540-297-5982 retraining, environmental
Email: mail@legacyintl.org consideration, entrepreneurial skills,
Website: http://www.legacyintl.org conflict transformation, and youth
Address: development. The flagship program
Bedford, VA, 24523 of LI is the Global Youth Village, a
USA three week camp that evokes
creativity, dialogue, cross-cultural
competency through a dynamic
blend of workshops and recreational
activities change vary daily. Since
1979 the program has bennefited
young people from over 100
countries.

Life-Link Friendship-Schools is an
independent Non Governmental
Life-Link Organization, a peace oriented
Work: 46 0 18 50 43 44, Fax: 46 0 18 50 85 03 organization which aims to promote
Email: friendship-schools@life-link.org contact and cooperation between
Website: http://www.life-link.org young people around the world and
Address: their schools, through active
Uppsala, SE-751 83 participation in shared local small
Sweden projects peace actions, vital for our
time (e.g. Environment, Human
Responsibilities and Human Rights,

Lions Club
Work: 630 571-5466x323, Fax: 630 571-8890
Email: executiveservices@lionsclubs.org
Website: http://www.lions-quest.org and
http://www.lionsclubs.org
Address:
Oak Brook, IL, 60523-8842
USA
Conflict Resolution and Constructive
Collaboration). Life-Link projects
centre around three main areas of
attention: Care for ourselves (Health
and lifestyle) - Care for each other
(Conflicts and coexistance) - Care
for the environment (Sustainability).
Realization of these three
interdependent areas and increased
confidence building will lead to
increased Common Security. The
philosophy is based on natural and
social sciences and is neither
politically nor religiously aligned. It
has international contacts in more
than 60 countries worldwide. In
concrete terms youth age 12-19 at
classes worldwide perform small
peace actions that are then reported
to the www.life-link.org Schools &
Actions. Each participating school
has its own page on the website.
Classes can then in a second phase
discuss performed peace actions with
classes/schools in other countries.
There is presently no fee for
participation (June 2004). Life-Link
is connected to the UNESCO Culture
for Peace programme, and strongly
supports the Olympic Truce initiative
(www.olympictruce.org). Life-Link
international office is presently
situated in Uppsala City in Sweden.
Lions Clubs International has a
number of international youth
programs including a Peace Poster
Contest, a youth exchange/youth
camp program, and a Leo Club
Program. The mission of Lions
Opportunities for Youth is to provide
the young people of the world with
opportunities for achievement,
learning, contribution and service,
individually and collectively,
through sponsorship of activities
 identified as best practices in the
field of youth development. Lions-
Quest is also a youth program of
Lions Clubs International and the
Lions Clubs International
Foundation. It is a life-skills training
program for young people that is
active in 33 countries and has helped
more than 6 million students, ages 5
to 18, reach their full potential. The
goal is to help youth build
responsibility and resiliency, the
ability to face and overcome life's
difficulties, and avoid self-
destructive behaviors. The program
was started in 1975 by an 18-year-
old who was trying to solve his own
life problems.

Mandate the Future is an Internet

Mandate the Future
youth forum that focuses on
Work: 94 074 419100, Fax: 94 074 419 200
Sustainable Development and
Email: info@mandatethefuture.org
discuss issues based on current
Website: http://www.mandatethefuture.org
events. The goal is to submit results
Address:
from this youth forum to decision-
Pelawatta, Battaramulla
makers in order to strengthen youth
Sri Lanka
impact on the global agenda.

Mennonite World Conference

(MWC) is an international
fellowship of Christian churches who
Mennonite World Conference Global Youth
trace their beginning to the 16th-
Summit
century Radical Reformation in
Work: 610-966-5173
Europe, particularly to the
Alt.: 215-723-1211
Anabaptist movement. Today, more
Email: megs@MRN.ORG
than 1,200,000 believers belong to
Website: http://www.mwc-
this faith family; at least 55 percent
cmm.org/MWC/Registration/GlobalYouthSummi
are African, Asian, or Latin
t.pdf
American. MWC represents 87
Address:
Mennonite and Brethren in Christ
Zionsville, PA, 18092
national churches from 48 countries
USA
on five continents. They will
organize their first global youth
summit in 2003.

Mobility International USA Mobility International USA

Work: 541 343-1284, Fax: 541 343-6812 (MIUSA) was founded in 1981 and
Email: info@miusa.org is a US-based national non-profit
Website: http://www.miusa.org organization whose mission is to
Address: empower people with disabilities
Eugene, OR, 97440 around the world through
USA international exchange and
international development to achieve
their human rights. MIUSA works in
four main areas to provide programs
and services including: 1.) National
Clearinghouse on Disability &
Exchange (NCDE) 2.) International
Development & Disability, 3.)
International Exchange and
Leadership Development 4.) Loud,
Proud and Passionate!®:
International Women with
Disabilities Leadership and
Networking Projects.

The Mobilization Program of

Francophone Youth (PMJ) was
Mobilization Program of Francophone Youth founded in September of 1999 by the
(PMJ) leaders of francophone countries. It
Work: 506 856-2746, Fax: 506 869-6433 was set up to facilitate the creation of
Alt.: 506 856-2698 youth networks and exchanges. The
Email: unite.jeunesse@francophonie.org program organizes training seminars
Website: http://www.jeunesse.francophonie.org/ for youth and facilitates the sharing
Address: of knowledge and resources. The
Dieppe, NB, E1A 6X2 website as well contains much
Canada content for the program
constituency. 51 countries participate
in the program.

The Mongolian Youth Development

Centre (MYDC) was established in
Mongolian Youth Development Centre 1997 and is a non-governmental
International Youth Camp organization that works to provide
Work: 00976 11 314433, Fax: 00976 11 326631 opportunities for youths to develop
Email: info@mydc.org.mn themselves through social,
Website: http://www.mydc.org.mn educational, cultural and physical
Address: activities. One of the cornerstones of
Ulaanbaatar, 210646 the organization is its youth
Mongolia exchange programme, drawing both
local and international youths. The
youth exchange programme is an
 enrichment programme that allows
youths from different countries to
interact with each other and be more
socially aware of the richness and
diversity of each of their respective
cultures. Each year, the MYDC hold
an International youth camp for
youths aged 14-20. This has been
going on since 1999 and the camps
have become progressively bigger
and more exciting. Each year, more
and more countries are represented
and each year, more and more
activities are added. The camps are a
wonderful opportunity for
international participants to interact
with not only each other but also
with the volunteers who help
organize camps and the Mongolian
youths who participate.

Moral Re-Armament is a global

network of people from all cultural,
political, religious and economic
backgrounds. They work together to
build peace by helping people take
personal responsibility, have honest
Moral Re-Armament Global Youth Network conversations, examine the role of
Work: 32-92362540 history in world affairs, and engage
Email: ward@pong.be in personal reflection. The
Website: http://www.globalyouthnetwork.org movement began in the UK in 1938.
Address: In 1998 and independent group of
Oost-Vlaanderen, B-9030 young people in the movement
Belgium created the Moral Re-Armament
global network to facilitate
communication and collaboration.
They organize exchange programs
and various seminars in different
countries through the world, mostly
in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Mormon Youth Information The Church of Latter Day Saints, or

Work: 801-540-0000 Mormons, do not have an
Email: hostmaster@nielsen.net international independent youth
Website: http://www.mission.net and a network. Instead the following site
discussion group of young mormons links all of the Mormon missions
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yw-ym/ around the world.
Address:
Morgan, UT, 84050
USA

NASYO is an umbrella organization

Non-Aligned Students and Youth Organization formed by 98 national youth and
Work: 964-14253107, Fax: 00 964 1 425 3170 students organizations from different
Email: nasyo@uruklink.net parts of the world that support the
Website: http://www.uruklink.net/nasyo (The site concept of the Non-Aligned
seems to have expired, though it can be retrieved Movement. NASYO's objectives are:
via Google's cache to work with students and young
http://www.google.com.br/search?hl=en&lr=&ie people towards the aims and ideals
=UTF-8&q=+site:www.uruklink.net+nasyo ) , of universality; to strive for national
nasyo@uruklink.net liberation, for economic, social and
Address: cultural justice, for equality among
Port Louis nations, for cooperation among
Mauritius nations and peoples, and against all
sorts of oppression and repression.

The Youth Outreach Initiative of the

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Youth
initiates and supports opportunities
Outreach Initiative
for youth to contribute toward a
Work: 805 965-3443, Fax: 805 568-0466
world at peace, free from the threat
Email: youth@napf.org
of nuclear weapons. Guiding
Website:
principles of the Initiative include a
http://www.wagingpeace.org/new/youtharea/inde
confidence in youth as community
x.htm
leaders, active citizens; a respect for
Address:
cultural, ethnic, and religious
Santa Barbara, CA, 93108-2794
diversity; a belief in nonviolence and
USA
a dialogue as a means to resolve
conflict.

OIJ is an intergovernmental youth

Organization of Ibero-American Youth (OIJ) organization that links youth
Work: 34-913690284, Fax: 34-013690136 ministries and national youth
Alt.: 91-3690350 organizations in Spain and Latin
Email: oij@oij.org American countries. It organizes
Website: http://www.oij.org seminars, makes various
Address: publications, and promotes dialogue
Madrid, 28014 and cooperation among youth in
Spain these countries. It is composed of
groups from 21 countries.

Organization of The Islamic Conference The Organization of the Islamic

Sports Federation Conference (OIC) has relationships
Work: 680-0800, Fax: 687-3568 with international bodies for Muslim
Email: oiccabinet@arab.net.as youth. The Sports Federation of
Website: http://www.oic-oci.org/ Islamic solidarity Games seeks to
Address: strengthen Islamic solidarity among
Jeddah, 21411 youth in member states and promote
Saudi Arabia Islamic identity in the fields of sports
and to inculcate the principles of
non-discrimination as to religion,
race or class, in conformity with the
precepts of Islam. The World
Federation of International Arab-
Islamic Schools works for the
dissemination of Islamic culture and
the teaching of Arabic, the language
of the Holy Qur'an, by extending
support to the schools and cultural
centers, and by training personnel
and developing cooperation among
the institutions endeavoring to spread
Arabic language and Islamic culture
all over the world as well as by
creating sponsoring supervisory
Arab-Islamic Schools.

The Pax Christi International Youth

Forum was established in 1990 to
integrate the work of young people
in the International Pax Christi
Movement. Pax Christi International
is a catholic peace and justice
movement which was founded in the
aftermath of the second World War
Pax Christi International Youth Forum
when a number of French and
Work: 32 2 513 81 69, Fax: 32 2 502 46 26
German citizens decided to take
Email: youth@paxchristi.net
concrete steps to promote
Website: http://www.paxchristi.net/youth
reconciliation. Beginning with prayer
Address:
walks and exchanges between the
Brussels, 1000
two countries, it soon became clear
Belgium
that any work for peace needed to be
rooted in social and economic
justice. In this way, the branches of
Pax Christi quickly grew to
encompass all issues its members felt
were pertinent to them in their quest
for a better world. There are now
members and affiliated groups all

Peace Brigades
Work: 44- 0 20-7561-9141, Fax: 44- 0 20-7281-
3181
Email: info@peacebrigades.org
Website: http://www.peacebrigades.org
Address:
London, England, N4 3HT
UK
Peace Child International
Work: 44-1763274459, Fax: 44-1763274460
Email: david@peacechild.org
Website: http://www.peacechild.org
Address:
Buntingford, Herts, SG9 9AH
UK
Peacework
Work: 1 800 272 55 99, Fax: 1 540 953 3904
Alt.: 42 0 224 911 722
Email: mail@peacework.org
Website: www.peacework.org/
Address:
Blackburs, VA, 240607426
USA
over the world, and the movement
works actively in the fields of
demilitarization and security, human
rights, North-South relations, peace
education, peace spirituality, non-
violence, integrity of creation and
faith, dialogue and reconciliation.
Peace Brigades International (PBI) is
a non-governmental organization
(NGO) which protects human rights
and promotes nonviolent
transformation of conflicts. When
invited, it sends teams of volunteers
into areas of repression and conflict.
The volunteers accompany human
rights defenders, their organizations
and others threatened by political
violence. Perpetrators of human
rights abuses usually do not want the
world to witness their actions. The
presence of volunteers backed by a
support network helps to deter
violence. In this way, we create
space for local activists to work for
social justice and human rights.
Peace Child is an international
organization which empowers young
people to inform themselves and take
action on major world issues. Since
its founding in 1982 it has grown to
include over 500 youth groups in 120
countries. Registered in the UK as an
educational charity, Peace Child has
cosultative status at the UN for
which they have done many projects.
Peacework is an international non-
profit organization dedicated to
meeting humanitarian needs,
fostering volunteerism, promoting
global understanding, and expanding
personal awareness of the world's
cultures and people. Peacework
provides international volunteer
 service opportunities for groups that
correspond to the development needs
of countries around the world.
Volunteer groups work in
partnership with communities in
need to meet specific humanitarian
goals. Projects enhance volunteers'
understanding and appreciation of
the world's diversity of cultures.
Volunteers explore the global
dynamics that create conditions of
conflict, economic disparity, hunger,
and poverty, and think about ways
they can help address these issues in
their personal and professional lives.

People's Global Action (PGA) is a

network for spreading information
and coordinating actions between
grassroots movements around the
world. These diverse groups share
the same opposition to capitalism,
and committment to direct action and
Peoples´ Global Action
civil disobediance as the most
Work: 1 613 236 7238, Fax: 1 613 563 7861
effective form of struggle. PGA grew
Email: pga@agp.org
out of the international Zapatista
Website: http://www.agp.org
gatherings in 1996 and 1997, and
Address:
was formed as a space for direct and
Ottawa, ON
un mediated contact between
Canada
autonomous groups. The first
conference took place in 1998, when
movements from all continents met
in Geneva and launched a worldwide
coordination of resistance against the
global market economy and the
World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Pioneers of Change is an emerging,

Pioneers of Change self-organizing, global learning
Work: 271-16243704 community of committed, young
Email: mille@pioneersofchange.net people, in their mid-20's to early
Website: http://www.pioneersofchange.net 30's, from diverse cultural, social,
Address: and professional backgrounds.
Johannesburg, 2142 Pioneers of Change numbers over
South Africa 1000 individual pioneers in over 70
countries, who have made a personal
 commitment to continuous learning
and contribution. Pioneers organize
in learning teams, project groups,
and local networks as part of the
flexible structure of the organisation.
A series of learning programs form
the core of our activities.

The Postgraduates International

Network (PI-Net) was founded on
October 25th, 1997 by a group of
Postgraduates International Network
postgraduate student representatives
Work: 36-1-343-4800/345, Fax: 36-1-321-3204
meeting in Budapest, Hungary. The
Email: iroda@phd.hu
organisation aims to encourage
Website: http://www.postgrad.org/
international co-operation between
Address:
postgraduate student associations,
Budapest, 1146
and to facilitate communication
Hungary
between the members of the
international postgraduate
community.

Quaker.org (an Internet portal for

Quaker Youth Information and Links
Quakers) keeps a listing of quaker
Work: 215-681-0783
youth groups from all over the
Email: martink@nonviolence.org
world. Some are formal
Website:
organizations, under the care of
http://www.quaker.org/yfna/network.html
Yearly Meetings, and others are
Address:
simply reference people who have
Philadelphia, PA, 19104
agreed to keep contact with other
USA
young Quakers in their region.

The Rainbow Family is an

international movement of people of
Rainbow Gatherings
all ages dedicated to intentional
Work: 303 258-0506, Fax: 303 975-5184
community building, non-violence,
Email: rob@WELCOMEHOME.ORG
and alternative lifestyles. It has no
Website: http://www.welcomehome.org
leaders and no organizations.
Address:
Interested people gather in national
Nederland, CO, 80466-0506
forests in countries all over the globe
USA
to pray for peace, celebrate nature,
and make ritual.

Research Committee on Sociology of Youth The International Sociological

Email: williamsonhj@cardiff.ac.uk Association (ISA) was founded 1948
Website: http://www.ucm.es/info/isa/rc34.htm in close cooperation with UNESCO's
Address: Research Department. As peace
Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3WT education and youth issues were in
UK the forefront of the postwar, many of
the first officers of ISA were also
youth sociologists. In 1975 the
Research Committee on Sociology of
Youth, RC 34, was established as a
specialized branch of the ISA. The
RC 34 was from the beginning not
only a network for pure academic
youth research, but also committed
to the original heritage of social and
political responsibility. This implies
standing partnership with
multilateral organizations aiming at
conflict resolution, peace and the
development of civic society. It is
also the policy of RC 34 to invite, for
membership and participation,
colleagues from other disciplines as
well as practitioners in the youth
fields. In turn, they serve as a global,
interdisciplinary network and
meeting place for youth issues in
general.

RiseUp.net Young Techies Network

Email: redcursor@riseup.net RiseUp.net is a radical activist
Website: http://home.riseup.net/tech- collective that provides online
activism.html resources for activists. It has recently
Address: begun to organize an international
Seattle, WA network of young techie activists.
USA

Roots and Shoots is the Jane Goodall

Institute's international
environmental and humanitarian
program for young people. Its
Roots and Shoots
mission is to foster respect and
Work: 301 565-0086, Fax: 301 565-3188
compassion for all living things, to
Email: roots-shoots@janegoodall.org
promote understanding of all cultures
Website: http://www.rootsandshoots.org
and beliefs and to inspire each
Address:
individual to take action to make the
Silver Spring, MD, 20910-4890
world a better place for the
USA
environment, animals and the human
community. All Roots & Shoots
members, from pre-K to university,
demonstrate their care and concern
 for living things through service
projects in their communities. Roots
& Shoots members participate as
individuals, in local groups and as
part of a global network.

Rotary is an organization of business

and professional leaders united
worldwide who provide
humanitarian service, encourage high
ethical standards in all vocations, and
help build goodwill and peace in the
world. In more than 160 countries
worldwide, approximately 1.2
million Rotarians belong to more
Rotary International than 30,000 Rotary clubs. There are
Work: 1-847-866-3000, Fax: 1-847-328-8554 five global youth programs. Rotary
Email: youthexchange@rotaryintl.org Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)
Website: RLYA: is a training program for young
http://www.rotary.org/programs/ryla/index.html leaders that emphasizes leadership,
Youth Exchange: citizenship, and personal growth.
http://www.rotary.org/programs/youth_ex/index.h Rotary Youth Exchange is a program
tml that facilitates the exchange of 8000
Rotaract: young people every year to stay for
http://www.rotary.org/programs/rotaract/index.ht extended periods of time, involving
ml youth from 82 countries. Rotaract
Interact: clubs are community-based or
http://www.rotary.org/programs/interact/index.ht university-based service clubs for
ml young men and women ages 18 to 30
that participate in projects that assist
Address: their communities and advance
Evanston, IL, 60201 international understanding. They
USA also engage in activities related to
professional development and
leadership training. Interact is an
international organization of service
and social clubs for young people of
secondary school age that fosters
leadership and responsible
citizenship and promotes
international understanding and
peace.

Afterschool programs, Save the Children Save the Children (STC) was started
Work: 203-221-4000, Fax: 203-221-4082 in 1932. It works in 45 countries all
Alt.: 1-800-728-3843 over the world. Their model is
Email: mferrante@savechildren.org simple, they work with families to
Website: define and solve the problems that
http://www.savethechildren.org/edu/sb_youth_de their children and their communities
v.shtml and http://www.youthnoise.org face. They use a broad array of
Address: strategies to ensure self-sufficiency
Westport, CT, 6880 and today have become a leading
USA international relief and development
organization. STC has some
programs that work directly with
youth including their Strong
Beginnings program and their new
online youth community:
YouthNoise

Seeds of Peace is a non-profit, non-

political organization that helps
teenagers from regions of conflict
learn the skills of making peace. The
program helps young people air their
Seeds of Peace views and learn listening,
Work: 212-573-8040, Fax: 1-212-573-8047 communication and other conflict
Email: info@seedsofpeace.org resolution techniques. The goal is to
Website: http://www.seedsofpeace.org help them develop empathy for one
Address: another. Since the program began in
New York, NY, 10017 1993 it has served young people
USA from 22 countries including young
people from the conflicts of the
balkans, the middle east, cyprus, and
Kashmir (India and Pakistan). It is
considered to be an international
model for working with you.

Service Civil International (SCI) is a

voluntary service organisation with
37 branches and groups worldwide.
It promotes peace, international
Service Civil International
understanding and solidarity, social
Work: 94 8 233192, Fax: 94 8 232343
justice, sustainable development, and
Email: sciac@slt.lk
respect for the environment. It also
Website: http://www.sciint.org
believes that all the people are
Address:
capable of living together with
Kandy
mutual respect and without recourse
Sri Lanka
to any form of violence to solve
conflicts. Towards these ends SCI
organizes work camps, long term
voluntary service exchange programs
 with other countries, and peace
building projects in specific conflict
regions of the world (eg the Balkans
and the Middle East).

The Ship for World Youth (SWY) is

a unique international cultural
exchange program organised by the
Government of Japan. The most
prestigious program of its kind,
SWY brings together over 250 youth
from around the world to learn about
international cooperation and
understanding. Over a two-month
Ship for World Youth
period, participants are involved in a
Work: 81 3 3249 0767, Fax: 81 2 3639 2436
wide range of activities aimed at
Email: hq@iyeo.or.jp
fostering cultural sensitivity,
Website: http://www.swyaa.org
understanding and friendship. Most
Address:
of the program is conducted onboard
Tokyo, Chuo-ku, 103-0013
the cruise liner Nippon Maru, with
Japan
some activities scheduled in Japan,
and others in a number of seaports
that are visited in the course of the
voyage. Commencing in 1989, the
program is run on an annual basis.
Each year a different mix of nations
is invited to participate and a
different ports of call are
incorporated into the itinerary.

Young people of the Sikh religion

used to be well organized on the
international level through the
International Youth Sikh Federation.
It has since been de-organized and
Sikh Network
now needs re-articulation. The
Work: 781-899-5565
following sites provide some links to
Email: info@sikhnetwork.org
local and national Sikh youth
Website: http://www.sikhnetwork.org
communities around the world. 1)
Address:
The International Institute of Gurmat
Waltham, MA, 2453
Studies has organized gurmat camps
USA
for young Sikhs around the world for
the past thirty years.
http://www.iigs.org 2) This Sikh
portal gives a comprehensive listing
of youth Sikh organizations around
 the world.
http://www.sikhseek.com/Youth 3)
And finally, this organization, the
Sikh Network is a network of Sikh
young adults organized as local
chapters across North America,
Europe and India. Its mission is to
promote the spiritual and political
growth of the Sikh Nation through
personal and collective development.
The focus of the Sikh Network is to
educate both the Sikh community as
well as the community at large.

The Space Generation Summit was a

two and a half day meeting of
approximately 200 international
young delegates for the purpose of
refining and articulating the vision of
young people on the future
utilisation and exploration of space
Space Generation Summit
by humanity. It was held in
Work: 281-226-7777, Fax: 00-1-281-268-1995
conjunction with the World Space
Email: sgsinfo@unsgac.org
Congress - the largest gathering of
Website: http://www.unsgac.org/sgs/index.php
space scientists for a decade - and
Address:
builds on the work of the Space
Houston, TX, 77058
Generation Forum of the Third UN
USA
Conference on the Exploration and
Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. The
SGS took full advantage of the
unique opportunities that WSC offers
to present a unified global youth
vision on space issues to world
leaders.

Squat.Net is an international internet

magazine that focuses on squatted
Squat.net
houses and other free spaces (a
Work: 49-89-2443-71968, Fax: 49-89-2443-
squatted house is one that has been
71968
invaded by non-native habitatants,
Email: squat@squat.net
often poor people who have no other
Website: http://squat.net
place to live). Different people, with
Address:
different backgrounds such as
Berlin, 10119
squatters, punks, hackers, etc. work
Germany
together to collect news and
information about the international
 movement.

SIFE Teams establish a variety of

Senior Vice President, Students in Free
Enterprise
Work: 417-831-9505, Fax: 417 831-6165
Email: sifehq@sife.org
Website: http://www.sife.org
Address:
Springfield, MO, 65803-4775
USA
community outreach programs that
teach free enterprise. For example,
they teach concepts such as
budgeting, accounting and supply
and demand. They help budding
entrepreneurs get their plans off the
ground and mentor at-risk students,
inspiring them to reach for their
dreams.

The Students’’ Forum 2000 is a youth

initiative which provides space for
reflection on issues and processes
related to globalization and a
framework for respective action. The
Student’’s Forum 2000 aims at
challenging youth to challenge
themselves through: promoting
intercultural exchange among young
people from around the world;
Students' Forum 2000
interactive networking amongst
Work: 42-0224310989
NGO’’s and individuals; stimulating
Email: info@sforum.net
and supporting joint action and
Website: http://www.sforum.net
multiplication effect; facilitating
Address:
constructive dialogue on global
Prague 1, Hrad
issues; developing their knowledge,
Czech Republic
skills and attitudes of young people.
The Students’’ Forum 2000 works
with and for active young people
with diverse backgrounds from
around the world. Through its
activities Students’’ Forum 2000
Initiative aims at bridging the gap
between theory and practice, which
often occurs in the work of young
people and/ or youth NGOs.

Subud Youth Association International The objectives of the youth wing,

Work: 54 1148326434 Subud Youth Association
Email: ayoung@subud.org.ar International, (SYAI), are to help
Website: http://www.subudyouth.org (Also see young people develop their talents,
http://www.subud.org ) identify direction for their life work,
Address: and assist them with planning and
Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, 1183
Argentina
taking steps toward their field of
studies and careers. It organises
activities and programs run by, with,
and for young people to meet their
needs and interests. It aims to
facilitate international
communication between youth of all
nations and cultures.

Sufi Youth International, as a

Sufi Youth International
Work: 415-472-6959, Fax: 415-472-6221
Email: admin@ias.org
Website: http://sufiyouth.org
Address:
San Rafael, CA, 94903
USA
department of the International
Association of Sufism, was created
to develop and expand an
international support network for
youth that encourage youth to
explore the spiritual and value
questions of life. SYI serves as a
forum designed to support youth
who seek to incorporate spirituality
into their everyday lives and are
dedicated to creating an ethical
society for humanity.

SYNDESMOS, the World

Fellowship of Orthodox Youth, is a
federation of Orthodox youth
movements and theological schools
Syndesmos
around the world, working under the
Work: 30-2106560991, Fax: 30-2106560992
blessing of all the local canonical
Email: syndesmos@syndesmos.org
Churches, to serve the Church. The
Website: http://www.syndesmos.org
aim of SYNDESMOS is to develop
Address:
cooperation and communication
Holargos, 15510
among Orthodox youth movements
Greece
and theological schools around the
world, and to promote within them a
deeper understanding and vision of
their common faith.

TakingITGlobal is an international
TakingITGlobal
youth organization that inspires,
Work: 416 928-3362x4225
informs, involves and connects
Email: info@takingitglobal.org
young people through a global online
Website: http://www.takingitglobal.org
community, supporting youth action
Address:
globally and locally. It is partnered
Toronto, ON, M4Y 1T4
with the Global Youth ACTION
Canada
Network which is an incubator of

TakingITGlobal HIV & AIDS Network
Work: 416 928-3362x4225
Email: info@takingitglobal.org
Website: http://aids.takingitglobal.org
Address:
Toronto, ON, M4Y 1T4
Canada
TakingITGlobal ICT Network
Work: 416 928-3362x4225
Email: info@takingitglobal.org
Website: http://ict.takingitglobal.org
Address:
Toronto, ON, M4Y 1T4
Canada
The BIG 7
Work: 876-9687288, Fax: 876 968 1482
global partnerships among youth
organizations and seeks to facilitate
intergenerational partnership in
global decision-making.
The TakingITGlobal HIV and AIDS
network has three goals: 1.Connect
youth-run AIDS advocacy and
service groups around the world. 2.
Link young people attending the
International AIDS Conference in
Barcelona. And 3. Convene
electronically to plan youth
representation for global events and
processes relating to AIDS, such as
United Nations conferences,
treatment access and international
funding issues, and the Global Fund
to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria.
The TakingITGlobal ICT Network
believes that young people can and
are harnessing the power of
information and communications
technologies (ICTs) to assure
opportunity, empowerment, and
inclusion for all. The network
provides an opportunity for young
people to meet each other,
collaborate, and share advice
to improve their ICT-related
activities. It also serves as a conduit
through which young people can be
recognized by and become involved
with national and international
initiatives that persue any of the
following four goals: 1. Create and
provide access to ICT infrastructure.
2. Develop content for various
media. Provide ICT training to
marginalized groups. And 4. Provide
ICT policy advice to governments
and funding agencies.
There is a need to recognise the
universal validity of the non-formal
Email: dcintaward@cwjamaica.com education of young people,
Website: particularly through the work of
http://www.intaward.org/partnership/big7.asp world youth education organisations.
Address: Thus the Chief Executive Officers of
Kingston 5 seven of the largest worldwide, non-
Jamaica formal education organisations who
today actively involve more than 100
million young people, have shared
their vision of the non-formal
education of young people into the
next century. The Alliance of Youth
CEOs comprises the Chief Executive
Officers of the: World Alliance of
Young Men's Christian Associations
(YMCA), World Young Women's
Christian Association (YWCA),
World Organisation of the Scout
Movement (WOSM), World
Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts (WAGGGS), International
Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies (IFRC),
International Youth Foundation
(IYF), International Award
Association (IAA)

The Hague International Model United

THIMUN Youth Assembly is a
Nations (THIMUN)
project that brings the wisdom and
Work: 31-70-3563273, Fax: 31-70-3562775
contributions of young people in the
Email: info@thimunyouth.net
Model United Nation's movements
Website: http://www.youthassembly.org,
to the United Nations world forums
http://www.thimun.org,
and other international conferences.
http://www.thimunyouth.net
It is one of the only channels that
Address:
provides individual young people
The Hague, 2517 HC
with direct access to these forums.
Netherlands

ThinkQuest Programs is a national

ThinkQuest and international competition. It
Work: 650-607-0691 provides a motivating opportunity
Email: webmaster@thinkquest.org for students and educators to work
Website: http://www.thinkquest.org collaboratively in teams and to learn
Address: as they create web based learning
Redwood Shores, CA, 94065 materials and teach others. It has
USA motivated independent national level
competitions in 22 countries around

UNAIDS Youth Participation Guidelines
Work: 4122 7913666, Fax: 4122 7914187
Email: unaids@unaids.org
Website:
http://www.unaids.org/UNGASS/youth.html
Address:
Geneva 27, CH-1211
Switzerland
UNDCP Global Youth Network
Work: 43-1-260604244, Fax: 43-1-260605928
Email: gautam.babbar@undcp.org
Website: http://www.undcp.org/youthnet
Address:
Vienna, A-1400
Austria
the world.
UNAIDS is the UN initiative to
combat aids. Linked here are
guidelines for youth participation in
this inter-governmental program.
UN Office for Drug Control and
Crime Prevention (UNDCP) views
the involvement of young people in
the development of drug-abuse
prevention activities as crucial. The
goal of the Global Youth Network is
to allow young people to influence
decision-making processes, to use
their unique ability to formulate
novel approaches to common
problems and to build bridges
connecting youth around the world.
The project aims to create a self-
sustaining network of youth groups.
Participants will be trained and
equipped to identify and disseminate
innovative approaches to drug-abuse
prevention among young people
within their own region or
constituency. The Network will also
collect information on new patterns
and trends in drug abuse among
young people. This early warning
system will help UNDCP identify
emerging drug-abuse problems
among youth. The Global Youth
Network grew out of the Banff
Youth Vision Jeunesse Drug Abuse
Prevention Forum in 1998 in Canada
and now has member groups in
almost 30 countries. Several youth
groups participating in the Forum
shared ideas about how to prevent
drug abuse. Their ideas and
proposals were brought to the

UNEP Youth Advisory Council
Work: 254 2 623262, Fax: 254 2 62 3927
Email: Theodore.oben@unep.org
Website: http://www.unep.org/tunza/
Address:
Nairobi
Kenya
UNESCO Korea International Youth Camp
Work: 82-2-755-9068, Fax: 82-2-755-9069
Email: iyc@unesco.or.kr
Website: http://youth.unesco.or.kr/iyc/
Address:
Seoul
Korea, South
UNESCO Youth Coordination Unit
Work: 33-1-45 68 57 90
Email: ucj@unesco.org
Website: http://www.unesco.org/youth
Address:
Paris, 75352
France
attention of government leaders
during the Special Session of the
General Assembly devoted to
countering the world drug problem
in June 1998. The Global Youth
Network allows the original groups
from Banff and many others to stay
in contact, to continue to learn from
each other and to have access to
educational materials and
information.
The UNEP Youth Advisory Council
(YAC) is a group of 12 youth leaders
(2 per region) elected biennially at
UNEP's Global Youth Retreat. The
Council works closely with UNEP
on environmental issues, UNEP
decision making processes, and
UNEP program development. The
Council members support UNEP in
enhancing environmental awareness
and act as ambassadors for the
environmental conscience of young
people world wide.
The Asian UNESCO headquaters in
Asia organizes an International
Youth Camp every year.
The UNESCO Youth Coordination
Unit is a small unit within
UNESCO's Headquarters (Paris,
France) which is part of the Bureau
for Strategic Planning (BSP). BSP's
principal task is to prepare the
Organization's Medium-Term
Strategy. Furthermore, BSP has
responsibility for the development,
mainstreaming and coordination of
UNESCO's strategies and programs
pertaining to women, youth and least
 developed countries and to build
appropriate partnerships. The unit
also organizes a UNESCO youth
forum every few years.

UNICEF Youth Programs

Work: 212-326-7050, Fax: 212-824-6470
Email: voy@unicef.org Voices of Youth is the UNICEF
Website: http://www.unicef.org/voy online forum for youth participation
Address: in global issues.
New York, NY, 10017
USA

The Unification Church of Reverend

Unification Church Youth Programs
Work: 82-2 711-5323, Fax: 82-2 701-1804
Email: mission@tongil.or.kr
Website: The Unification Church global website:
http://www.unification.net and contacts
http://www.unification.net/misc/uc_directory.htm
l , Youth Federation for World Peace
http://www.yfwp.org
Address:
Seoul, 121-040
Korea, South
Sun Myung Moon (Moonies) has
three programs to support youth. The
first is Religious Youth Service
which provides a forum for youth to
put aside doctrinal differences and
unite in activities of service. Second
is the Youth Seminar on World
Religions (YSWR), each summer
international and interreligious
groups of 150 students and
professors travel around the world
together, visiting important religious
cities and studying at those locations
the traditions of Buddhism,
Christianity, Confucianism,
Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and
Unificationism. Third is the Youth
Federation for World Peace founded
by Reverend Sun Myung Moon in
1994. The federation is dedicated to
the belief that peaceful families are
the foundation for peaceful societies,
peaceful nations, and a peaceful
world. Through its initiatives to
inspire youth, the group promotes the
values of filial piety, premarital
celibacy, marital fidelity, and public
service to humanity. Members
engage in community service
projects around the world. Projects
must be appropriate to the needs and
diverse perspectives of that culture.
 To encourage environmental
responsibility the federation educates
youth to actively protect and reclaim
the natural world as both our refuge
and our inspiration. Every few years
the organization convenes world
conferences and enjoys the
participation of people from up to
164 countries.

The UN International Strategy for

Disaster Reduction (ISDR) aims at
building disaster resilient
communities by promoting increased
Awareness and Promotion Officer, UNISDR
awareness of the importance of
Education Campaign (UN Inter-Agency
disaster reduction as an integral
Secretariat of the International Strategy for
component of sustainable
Disaster Reduction)
development, with the goal of
Work: 4122 9172777, Fax: 4122 9170563
reducing human, social, economic
Email: rencoret@un.org
and environmental losses due to
Website: http://www.unisdr.org
natural hazards and related
Address:
technological and environmental
Geneva 10, 1211
disasters. Each year the ISDR
Switzerland
secretariat coordinates the World
Disaster Reduction Campaign, which
focuses on different themes (water,
mountains, education, etc).

United Nation Population Fund Youth

Information
The UNFPA is committed to helping
Work: 1- 212 297-5020, Fax: 1- 212 557-6416
young people protect their rights to
Email: hetle@unfpa.org
reproductive and sexual health and
Website: http://www.unfpa.org/adolescents/
provides some resources for this
Address:
purpose.
New York, NY, 10017
USA

The UN Cyber School Bus provides

Project Manager, United Nations
students with a forum for learning
Cyberschoolbus
about the world in which they live. It
Work: 212-963-8589, Fax: 212-963-3358
was created in 1996 as the online
Email: cyberschoolbus@un.org
education component of the Global
Website: http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus
Teaching and Learning Project,
Address:
whose mission is to promote
New York, NY, 10017
education about international issues
USA
and the United Nations. The specific
 aims of the Cyberschoolbus are 1)
To create an on-line global education
community; 2) To create educational
action projects to show students that
they have a role in finding solutions
to global problems; 3) To give
students a voice in global issues; 4)
To provide high-quality teaching
resources to a wide range of
educators in a cost-effective manner.

The United Nations Youth Unit has

been responsible for organizing the
World Youth Forum of the United
United Nations Focal Point on Youth
Nations System. In November of
Work: 1-212-9632791, Fax: 1-212-9630111
2002 the Unit was merged with a
Email: ilenko@un.org
new UN body that also works with
Website: http://www.un.org/youth/
aging and family and is called the
Address:
Intergenerational Issues Section. The
New York, NY, 10017
UN has organized four World Youth
USA
Forums and produced various
documents detailing agreements of
international youth organizers.

The United Nations Special Session

on Children was held 8-10 May,
2002. It was a meeting of the UN
General Assembly dedicated to the
United Nations Special Session on Children
children and adolescents of the
Work: 1 212 303 7990, Fax: 1 212 303-7992
world. It brought together
Email: press@unicef.org
government leaders and Heads of
Website: The official website for the event was:
State, NGOs, children's advocates
http://www.unicef.org/specialsession/ A separate
and young people themselves at the
ongoing emailing list links some of the young
United Nations secretariat in New
delegates:
York in 2002. It enjoyed the
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ungassyouth/
participation of more than 1,400
Address:
delegates, representing
New York, NY, 10017
approximately 800 NGOs as well as
USA
government and private sector
representatives. More than 100
countries brought youth delegates
who were under 20-years-old.

United Network of Young Peace Builders The United Network Of Young

Work: 31-299436093, Fax: 31 299 427126 Peace Builders (UNOY - formerly
Email: e-net@unoy.org United Nations of Youth) is a global
Website: http://www.unoy.org network of young leaders dedicated
Address: to conflict prevention and peace
Purmerend, 1441 AK education.
Netherlands

The United World Colleges are a

group of ten related International
Schools, with locations throughout
the world, and dedicated to
United World Colleges promoting international
Work: 44 0 2073882066, Fax: 44 0 20 7388 understanding through education.
3166 Students from 16-19 years of age
Email: uwcio@uwc.org come from all corners of the globe to
Website: http://www.uwc.net live and study together, and to learn
Address: about each other in an environment
London, England, WC1H 9LT that fosters peace, cooperation, and
UK personal challenge. UWC students
are chosen on merit, regardless of
race, creed, color, background or
financial ability and the majority are
awarded scholarships.

United Youth International

Work: 212 334-9274, Fax: 212 334-2613
Email: daniel@unitedyouth.org
Website: http://www.unitedyouth.org
Address:
New York, NY, 10012
USA
United Youth International is a USA
based initiative making a fresh
attempt to get youth around the
world to work together using the
Internet as a starting point.

The Global Program on Youth, based

University of Michigan Global Program on
Youth
Work: 734-936-8646, Fax: 734 763-3372
Email: ssw.global@umich.edu
Website: http://gpy.ssw.umich.edu
Address:
Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1106
USA
at the University of Michigan School
of Social Work in Ann Arbor,
Michigan, USA, creates broad-based
groups of scholars, policy makers,
and service providers who work
together to address critical and
timely issues related to children and
youth. GPY addresses the translation
from research to practice in an effort
to make research more accessible
and applicable to policy makers and
practitioners. The project involves
local and international, and inter-
institutional and inter-professional
collaborations.
 Established as a Treaty Organization
with its own Charter in an
International Agreement adopted by
the General Assembly in resolution
35/55 of 5 December 1980, the
University for Peace has the mission:
University of Peace
to provide humanity with an
Work: 506-2059000, Fax: 506 249 1929
international institution of higher
Email: info@upeace.org
education for peace and with the aim
Website: http://www.upeace.org
of promoting among all human
Address:
beings the spirit of understanding,
San Jose
tolerance and peaceful coexistence,
Costa Rica
to stimulate cooperation among
peoples and to help lessen obstacles
and threats to world peace and
progress, in keeping with the noble
aspirations proclaimed in the Charter
of the United Nations.

The Vegetarian Youth Network is an

informal, grassroots, non-
Vegetarian Youth Network professional organization run
Email: vynet@mhv.net entirely by, and for, teenagers who
Website: support compassionate, healthy,
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/4482 globally-aware, vegetarian/vegan
/ living. The Network is committed to
Address: providing support and
New Paltz, NY, 12561 encouragement to vegetarian youth
USA through programs that emphasize
communication. It has links with
youth in 25 countries.

Via Campesina is an international

movement which coordinates
peasant organizations of small and
middle-scale producers, agricultural
Via Campesina
workers, rural women, and
Work: 55 11 3361 3866
indigenous communities from Asia,
Email: sri@mst.org.br
Africa, America, and Europe. It is an
Website: http://www.viacampesina.org
autonomous, pluralistic movement,
Address:
independent from all political,
São Paulo, SP, 01202-002
economic, or other denomination. It
Brazil
is integrated by national and regional
organizations whose autonomy is
respected. Its origins go back to
April 1992, when several peasant
 leaders from Central America, North
America, and Europe got together in
Managua, Nicaragua, at the Congress
of the National Union of Farmers
and Livestock Owners (UNAG). The
principal objective of Via Campesina
is to develop solidarity and unity in
the diversity among small farmer
organizations, in order to promote
economic relations of equality and
social justice; the preservation of
land; food sovereignty; sustainable
agricultural production; and an
equality based on small and medium-
scale producers.

Volunteers for Peace is a voluntary

membership organization that has
been coordinating International
Director, Volunters for Peace
Workcamps since 1982. In 2004,
Work: 802-259-2759, Fax: 802-259-2922
they exchanged over 1200
Email: vfp@vfp.org
volunteers. Their services include
Website: http://www.vfp.org
providing consultation and a
Address:
placement service for workcamp
Belmont, VT, 5730
hosts and volunteers, linking people
USA
with programs. VFP offers more than
2400 International Voluntary Service
programs in 90+ countries.

In 1992 the World Economic Forum

developed a special community
called Global Leaders for Tomorrow
WEF Global Leaders of Tomorrow Program (GLTs). The community, through its
Work: 41 0 228691212, Fax: 41 0 22 786 2744 programs, aims to create and engage
Email: glt@weforum.org a global network of young business
Website: http://www.weforum.orr/glt/ and non-business leaders, dedicated
Address: to working together in areas of social
Geneva, CH - 1223 and environmental development and
Switzerland entrepreneurship. It is one of the few
forums that provides young people
with direct access to world's most
powerful decision-makers.

WitchVox WitchVox is a global internet portal

Work: 727 723 0734, Fax: 727 723 0734 for Pagan and Neo Pagan believers
Email: webmaster@WITCHVOX.COM as well as followers of indigenous
Website: Celtic religions. The site provides a
http://www.witchvox.com/wotw/xgroups_y.html listing of local groups of young
Address: people who are interested in
Clearwater, FL, 33758-4924 Paganism all over the world.
USA

The YMCA (Young Men's Christian

Association) is a world-wide
Christian, ecumenical, voluntary
movement for women and men with
special emphasis on the involvement
of young people. It seeks to build a
World Alliance of YMCAs
human community of justice with
Work: 41-22-8495100, Fax: 41-22-8495110
love, peace and reconciliation.
Email: office@ymca.int
Founded in 1844, it now works
Website: http://www.ymca.int
through 14'000 local associations
Address:
and 45 million members in 122
Geneva, 1208
countries. The National Movements
Switzerland
form the World Alliance of YMCAs,
an international organisation based in
Geneva, Switzerland, which has
consultative status with the
Economic and Social Council of the
United Nations.

World Assembly of Muslim Youth

Work: 9661 4641669, Fax: 966 1 4641710
World Assembly of Muslim Youth is
Alt.: 966 1 4628984
an international Islamic organization
Email: info@wamy.org
dealing especially with youth affairs
Website:
and embracing over 450 Islamic
http://www.wamy.org/islam/Wamy.html
youth students organizations in five
Address:
continents.
Riyadh, 11443
Saudi Arabia

The World Assembly of Youth

World Assembly of Youth
gathers the National Youth Councils
Work: 603-91732722, Fax: 603-91736011
of more than 100 countries. It
Email: hq@worldassemblyofyouth.org
organizes regional seminars,
Website: http://www.worldassemblyofyouth.org
facilitates information sharing, and is
Address:
one of the largest representative
Kuala Lumpur, 56000
bodies of youth before the United
Malaysia
Nations.

World Association of Girl Guides and Girl The Guide Movement was formally
Scouts established in 1910, starting in the
Work: 44 0 2077941181, Fax: 44 0 20 7431 United Kingdom and then spreading
3764 world-wide. The first official
Email: wagggs@wagggsworld.org international co-operation started in
Website: http://www.wagggsworld.org 1919, and the World Association of
Address: Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in its
London, England, NW3 5PQ present form was established in
UK 1928. Due to the size of the
organization (136 member countries,
and around 10 million members) it is
divided into five regions where
national associations can work
together on common problems and
opportunities. The World
Association is a British-based
charity, and the Europe Region a
Belgium-based international non-
profit organization. The movement is
non-formal and educational, and
focuses on encouraging the
development of the intellectual,
spiritual, physical, emotional, social
and moral aspects of its members,
based on the movements' values. Its
mission is to enable girls and young
women to develop their fullest
potential as responsible citizens of
the world.

The World Bank, recognizing the

importance of youth to development,
has a Development Education
Program (DEP) which produces tools
and resources to help teachers and
World Bank Development Education Program
young people to explore social,
Work: 202-458-5943, Fax: 202-676-0961
economic, and environmental issues
Email: dep@worldbank.org
of sustainable development in their
Website:
classrooms, communities, and
http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/developmenteduc
around the world. Their web sites
ation
offer a wide range of materials--from
Address:
classroom ready learning modules to
Washington, DC, 20433
edu-tainment to primary source
USA
World Bank documents and data--all
designed to help young people find
information for making informed,
well-considered decisions for a
sustainable future.
World Blind Union Youth Committee
Work: 34 91 589 45 33, Fax: 34 91 589 47 49 Blind people of the world are well
Alt.: 34 91 589 4692 organized from local to global levels,
Email: umc@once.es culminating in the World Blind
Website: http://www.worldblindunion.org Union. The Union gathers as a global
Address: assembly every four years. In 2000
Madrid, 28006 there was a World Youth Committee.
Spain

World Congress of Youth

Work: 514 289-9661, Fax: 905 450-1451
Email: general.wcy@canadamail.com
Website: http://www.wcyunited.org
Address:
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
The World Congress of Youth is a
Canadian based initiative making a
fresh attempt to improve
representation of youth at the global
level.

World Corps is an international non-

governmental organization (NGO)
with headquarters in Seattle,
Washington, USA, and training sites
in India, Kenya, Mexico, and the
Philippines. World Corps:
Collaborating with public, private
and NGO partners in developing
countries, World Corps identifies
promising young leaders from rural
areas. It gives these men and women,
World Corps known as World Corps Professionals
Work: 206 634-2248, Fax: 206 634-2252 (WCPs), a long-term, intensive
Email: info@worldcorps.org training program designed to teach
Website: http://www.worldcorps.org skills in business development,
Address: community development, and global
Seattle, WA, 98104 citizenship. The goal is to give them
USA skills that they will need to establish
their own small businesses that will
have both commercial and
community missions. The first 15
Indian WCPs in the pilot program,
after three months of classroom and
field training, have started
Community Information Center's
(CICs) in the five major towns of
Kuppam Constituency, in southern
Andhra Pradesh State. Other young
leaders are developing projects in

World Council of Churches Youth Program
Work: 41-227916666
Email: yinfo@ecumenicalyouth.org
Website: http://wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/jpc/youth-
e.html and soon http://www.ecumenicalyouth.org
Address:
Geneva 2, GE 1211
Switzerland
World Federalist Association Youth Program
Work: 1-800-WFA-0123, Fax: 1-202-546-3749
Email: information@wfa.org
Website: http://www.wfa.org/youth and
http://www.jef-europe.net
Address:
Washington, DC, 20003
USA
World Federation of Democratic Youth
Work: 361 3502202, Fax: 361 3501204
Email: wfdy@wfdy.org
Website: http://www.wfdy.org
Address:
Budapest, 1139
Hungary
World Federation of United Nations Youth
and Student Associations
Work: 212 963-5610, Fax: 212 963-0447
Cell: 43 1 512 85 21
Email: wfunany@wfuna.org
Website: http://www.wfunysa.org
Brazil, Kenya, Mexico, South Africa,
and the Philippines.
The World Council of Churches
youth web site seeks to strengthen
the ecumenical youth movement and
young people's solidarity networks,
promote ecumenism and the search
for Christian unity among young
Christians. This is a place where
young people across cultures and
across confessions can meet, discuss,
share and learn from each other, as
well as from the information
provided on the site.
The World Federalist Association
has a youth program dedicated to
democratizing international decision-
making. It provides training to lobby
national governments and
international decision-making
institutions offering teaching one of
the most comprehensive approaches
to addressing human rights,
environmental degradation and lack
of democratic representation at the
global level. Youth are best
organized in Europe and work
together under the regional body
called the Young Federalists of
Europe.
The World Federation of Democratic
Youth is global assembly of national
level youth organizations that are
opposed to imperialism. Communist
and socialist youth bodies make up
most of its members.
The International Student Movement
for the United Nations (ISMUN)
used to be a strong youth presence at
the United Nations. In the face of
years of decreasing activities the
United Nations Youth and Student
Address: Organization of Austria gathered
New York, NY, 10017 ISMUN constituents. Together they
USA decided to dissolve ISMUN and
create a new organization, in
partnership with World Federation of
United Nations Associations
(WFUNA), to be called the World
Federation of United Nations Youth
and Student Associations. The
project is still in development.

The World Fellowship of Buddhist

Youth aims to unite all Buddhist
World Fellowship of Buddhist Youth
youth in the world. It organizes
Work: 66-13238483, Fax: 66-29011781
conferences and provides a content
Email: scholarwhite@YAHOO.COM
rich site on the Internet for its
Website: http://www.wfby.org
constituency. It was founded in 1972
Address:
and enjoys representation of nearly
Bangkok
every school of Buddhism in the
Thailand
Mahayana, Theravada, and
Vajrayana traditions.

World Health Organization Youth

This page of the World Health
Information
Organization (WHO) provides links
Work: 4122 7912111, Fax: 4122 7913111
to descriptions of activities, reports,
Alt.: 415-416
news and events, as well as contacts
Email: info@who.int
and cooperating partners in the
Website:
various WHO programs and offices
http://www.who.int/health_topics/youth/en/
working on this topic. Also shown
Address:
are links to related web sites and
Geneva 27, CH-1211
topics.
Switzerland

Founded in 1932 World Learning

World Learning
Work: 802 257-7751, Fax: 802 258-3248
Email: info@worldlearning.org
Website: http://www.worldlearning.org
Address:
Brattleboro, VT, 05302-0676
USA
(WL) is the only international
organization with both academic and
project capabilities dedicated to
promoting international education,
social justice, and world peace.
Through distinctive educational
methods based on experiential
learning and the integration of theory
and practice, the programs build
knowledge, develop leaders in
education and management,
contribute to global development,
 and effect change. The three chief
programs of (WL) are 1) Projects in
International Development and
Training which manages projects in
international education, institutional
capacity building, democracy and
more, 2) the School for International
Training (SIT) is accredited college
that offers master's degrees, study
abroad, extension courses, and
educational system reform
initiatives, as well as training in
conflict transformation and
international management, 3) World
Learning for Business offers global
enterprises a single source for
customized, competency-based
language and intercultural training,
and 4) the Experiment in
International Living is a summer
exchange program that immerses
high school students in another
culture in one of over 20 countries.

A project of the World Bank,

WorldLinks connects and trains
teachers and kids in developing
countries to improve education and
employment opportunities.
eLearning and the Internet are the
tools to make this happen. World
World Links
Links combines three key
Work: 01 202-462-9234, Fax: 01 202-462-9736
components to realize its goals,
Email: info@world-links.org
designed to have the greatest
Website: http://www.world-links.org/english
demonstration8 and multiplier effect:
Address:
connectivity solutions; training and
Washington, DC, 20036
professional development; and
USA
monitoring and evaluation tools. For
each of these solutions World Links
has developed leading-edge solutions
adapted to the needs of developing
countries-no other organization has
focused exclusively on the specific
needs of developing countries.

World Movement for Democracy Youth The World Movement for

Program Democracy organized its second
Fax: 202-293-0755 global assembly in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Email: world@ned.org in 2000 and recommended the
Website: creation of a Global Network of
http://www.wmd.org/second_assembly/functional Young Democracy Activists. The
/w-f6.html next assembly will be in South
Address: Africa in April 2003.
Washington, DC, 20005-5000
USA

The World Organization of the Scout

Movement is an international
organization composed of its
national Scout organizations. The
purpose is to contribute to the
development of young people and
help them develop their full physical,
World Organization of the Scout Movement
intellectual, social and spiritual
Work: 4122 7051010, Fax: 41 22 705 1020
potentials as individuals, as
Email: worldbureau@world.scout.org
responsible citizens and as members
Website: http://world.scout.org
of their local, national and
Address:
international communities. Scouting
Geneva 4, 1211
began with 20 boys and an
Switzerland
experimental camp in 1907
organized by Robert Baden-Powell.
The first world Jamboree took place
in 1920 with 8,000 participants.
Today the organization reaches 25
million young people in 216
countries (and territories).

The World Organization of Young

Esperantists (TEJO) is an
international non-governmental
youth organization founded in 1938,
World Organization of Young Esperantists that works to foster peace and
Work: 31/10-4361044, Fax: 31/10-436 17 51 intercultural understanding among
Email: oficejo@tejo.org young people around the world
Website: http://www.tejo.org through Esperanto (an invented
Address: language). It is active in working on
Rotterdam, 3015 BJ the present-day problems and issues
Netherlands of youth, particularly regarding
linguistic and cultural matters. From
its headquarters in the Netherlands, it
coordinates the efforts of its 40
national affiliates and members in
 more than 80 countries. TEJO also
works in collaboration with regional
and international institutions such as
the European Youth Forum,
UNESCO and the United Nations.

The Intercontinental Youth Camp of

the World Social Forum is the
World Social Forum International Youth
world's largest gathering of young
Camp
people and social movements
Work: 55-5132281602, Fax: 55 51 3228 1604
dedicated to creating global
Email: juventudefsm@portoweb.com.br
alternatives to the extant form of
Website: In Brazil:
global decision-making and neo-
http://www.juventudefsm.org, and in India:
liberal economics. In 2003 near
http://www.youth4wsf.org
30,000 participants gathered from
Address:
more than 100 countries in Brazil.
Porto Alegre, RS, CEP: 90230-010
Hyderabad, India, will host the
Brazil
January 2004 World Social Forum
Youth Camp.

The World Student Christian

Federation calls students to live out
the Good News of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ, providing a meeting
place for students across boundaries
of culture, race, and denomination. It
is a space for leadership
development, empowerment of
women, a critique of higher
World Student Christian Federation education in the context of
Work: 41 22 798 8953 globalization, the development of
Email: wscf@wscf.ch alternatives to globalization, as well
Website: http://www.servingthetruth.and as the exploration of a theology and
http://www.wcsf.org spirituality rooted in the hopes and
Address: struggles of students worldwide.
Geneva, 1218 Over a century ago, the World
Switzerland Student Christian Federation began
providing a meeting place for young
Christians from all churches and
nations. Students from ten North
American and European countries
established the WSCF in 1895 at
Vadstena Castle, Sweden. Key
founders include John R. Mott
(USA) and Karl Fries (Sweden).
Historically, WSCF is the first
 international student organization
and, together with YMCA and
YWCA, it is among the oldest youth
movements. Throughout it's rich and
active history, the Federation played
a fundamental role in both the
modern missionary and ecumenical
movements. In the late 19th and
early 20th centuries, WSCF
encouraged students to engage
actively in the work of spreading the
gospel, emphasizing the importance
of mutual communication,
cooperation, and challenge with the
mainline institutional churches. The
Federation has and continues to work
for unity in the church and in the
world.

The World Union of Jewish Students

World Union of Jewish Students
Work: 972-25610133, Fax: 972 2 561 0741
Email: office@wujs.org.il
Website: http://www.wujs.org
Address:
Jerusalem, 91045
Israel
(WUJS) was founded in 1924 and
works closely with the World Jewish
Congress, the representative body of
Jewish communities around the
world. WUJS links 200 groups in
several dozen countries around the
world. It organizes various
campaigns, leadership training
programs, seminars, and major
international events.

World University Service (WUS) is

an association of members from the
World University Service academic community, who are
Work: 1 613 7987477, Fax: 1 613 7980990 committed to the human right to
Email: wusc@wusc.ca education on the basis of academic
Website: The federation site expired, freedom and university autonomy,
http://antenna.nl/wus-I but national committees with the aim to support higher
are listed here education institutions under political
http://www.wusgermany.de/wusinf/wus- oppression and in material need.
adr/adrliste.htm WUS is organized as a loose
Address: federation of more than forty
Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4M8 independent country committees
Canada with an International Management
Board, presently chaired by WUS
Canada. It has consultative status
 within the United Nations and
UNESCO.

The World Youth Alliance is a lobby

World Youth Alliance
group that promotes the dignity of
Work: 1-646-796-3458, Fax: 646-796-3478
the person at the international level
Email: wya@worldyouthalliance.org
and seeks to promote anti-abortion
Website: http://www.wya.net
legislation. It has trained more than
Address:
500 young people to participate in
New York, NY, 10017
conferences at the United Nations
USA
and the European Union.

The World Youth Bank project was

started by the National Youth
Council of Croatia. It was
highlighted by the World Assembly
of Youth European Youth Dialogue
as well as the Youth Employment
Summit and is now poised for
institutional development. The idea
is simple. One limiting factor of
youth employment is access to low-
cost funds and investment capital.
Investments from global funds such
World Youth Bank
as the ILO and the World Bank
Work: 385 513844402
seldom reach youth; instead they get
Email: orgcom@w-yb.org
absorbed by national budgets. For
Website: http://www.w-yb.org
these reasons the need for
Address:
establishing the World Youth Bank
Zagreb, Republika Hrvatska, 10000
Network is being recognized by
Croatia
youth all over the world. The launch
date is targeted for Spring of 2002, at
the World Assembly of Youth's
Global Youth Summit on Brijuni
Islands, 23-28. March, 2002. The
mission is to rebuild the world in the
new climate of intergenerational
tolerance and understanding. It will
be based on a new method of
transparent accounting that uses a
life production capability evaluation
method as a quality standard.

World Youth Day World Youth Day is an international

Email: wyd@arcol.org event for young people from every
Website: http://www.worldyouthday.org continent and nation to gather with
Address: Pope John Paul II every second year
Hamden, CT, 06518-0425 in a different location around the
USA world. The celebration that brings
together Catholic young adults from
over 150 countries to learn about
their faith and celebrate it.

The World Youth Organization on

Climate Change (WYOCC) aims to
World Youth Organization on Climate Change raise youth and student awareness of
Work: 44 7960 864925, Fax: 44 7092 302657 and participation in the climate
Email: email@wyocc.org change issue through its network of
Website: http://www.wyocc.org or members around the world. It was
http://www.takingitglobal.org/opps/orgdir.html?v created in November 2000 by the
ieworg=1319 118 Youth Delegates from 61
Address: countries attending, for the first time
Bristol, England, BS8 3PL ever, the World Conference on
UK Climate Change and its official
Youth Meeting held in The Hague,
Netherlands.

The World Youth Parliament for

World Youth Parliament for Water
Work: 514 849-4262, Fax: 514 849-2822
Email: dstpierre@i-s-w.org
Website: http://www.i-s-
w.org/activites_jeunesse_en.htm
Address:
Montreal, Quebec, H2Y 1W7
Canada
Water is an initiative of the
International Secretariat for Water
and its network members. It takes
place within the framework of the
International Freshwater Year 2003.
This Parliament is part of the
preparatory phase of activities that
will take place in The House of the
Citizen and of the Water, where the
World Assembly of Water Wisdom
will be held during the Third World
Water Forum in Kyoto in March
2003. The forum proposes the
participation of future generations in
activities related to the conservation,
protection and prudent use of one of
our most precious common assets on
earth: WATER. Moreover, it is in
keeping with an educational process
on solidarity and sustainable
development.

World Youth Service and Enterprise World Youth Service and Enterprise
Work: 44-02083465814 (WYSE) is an international training
Email: internationaloffice@wyse-ngo.org program. It gathers young people for
Website: http://www.wyse-ngo.org two week intensive leadership
Address: programmes, that are conducted by a
London, England, N3 1BN team of international educators.
UK Participants learn that to effectively
lead others, they must first know
themselves. The curriculum includes
many individual and group
experiences to help participants
explore their leadership qualities.
WYSE has consultative status with
the United Nations.

The World Young Women's

Christian Association unites 25
million women and girls in over 100
countries through 94 autonomous
World YWCA
national YWCAs which links
Work: 41-22 9296040, Fax: 41-22 929 6044
thousands of local YWCAs whose
Email: worldoffice@worldywca.org
programmes meet community needs
Website: http://www.worldywca.org
identified by women. WYCMA
Address:
bases its work on Christian
Geneva, CH-1218
ecumenical principles and welcomes
Switzerland
women of all faiths. It promotes
women's equal participation, works
for social and economic justice, and
mobilizes women for action.

The World Zoroastrian Organisation

World Zoroastrian Organisation
Work: 91-223679717
Email: sarosh_bana@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.w-z-o.org/Youth_Wing.htm mandates of the World Zoroastrian
Address:
Mumbai, Maharastra, 400 006
India
is the world body of the Zoroastrian
(Zarthushti) community from many
countries on more than three
continents. Well respected
Zarthushtis from round the world
together helped to establish WZO in
1980. They responded to repeated
Congresses for a world body to
protect, unite and sustain this small
community in the changing world of
tomorrow. A worldwide Youth Wing
is being sponsored to build networks,
dialogue, social and community
bonding and leadership for the
community of tomorrow.

World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms
Work: 44 0 1273 476 286
Email: hello@wwoof.org
Website: http://www.wwoof.org
Address:
Lewes, BN7 1RB
UK
Co-Founder, YES!
Work: 831-465-1091, Home: , Fax: 831-462-
6970
Email: camps@yesworld.org
Website: http://www.yesworld.org
Address:
CA, 95073
USA
Ynternet.org
Work: 41 0 213113047, Fax: 41 0 213113309
Email: info@ynternet.org
Website: http://www.cooperation.net
Address:
Lausanne 17, 1000
Switzerland
Young Christian Workers
Work: 32-22421811, Fax: 32 2 242 48 00
Email: info@jociycw.net
Website: http://www.jociycw.net
Address:
The International World-Wide
Opportunities on Organic Farms
(WWOOF) Association is dedicated
to helping those who would like to
volunteer on organic farms
internationally. WWOOF
organizations compile a list of
organic Host farms that (from time to
time) welcome volunteer help.
YES! connects, inspires and
empowers young changemakers to
join forces for a thriving, just and
sustainable way of life for all. YES!
organizes Youth Jams, which are
week long, annual gatherings
(national and global) of 30 young
dynamic activists and leaders who
are currently at the forefront of
working for a sane, just and peaceful
world. The Jams provide participants
with the opportunity to build
community, network, share cultures,
renew themselves and deepen the
root system that underlies the vital
work they do.
Cooperation.net is an internet portal
for young social entrepreneurs. The
purpose of the network is to offer
young people better opportunities to
identify themselves and play a role in
their communities. The second
purpose is share information about
paritipatory and decentralized
movements, organizations, and
lifestyles. The site is available in
French, German, and English and is
organized in partnership with
Ynternet.org
The Young Christian Workers began
in Laeken, Belgium, in 1912, when
astounding economic advances co-
existed with desperate misery. Today
this movement
Brussels, 1030
Belgium
Young Entrepreneur's Organization
Work: 703-519-6700, Fax: 703-519-1864
Email: mcrowe@yeo.org
Website: http://www.yeo.org
Address:
Alexandria, VA, 22314-1437
USA
Secretariat Coordinator, Young General
Assembly
Work: 608-524-4608, Fax: 608-524-4608
Email: peaceways@igc.org
Website: http://www.young-ga.org
Address:
Reedsburg, WI, 53959
USA
Young Jains of America
Work: 416-493-5264
organized into national groups
covering 50 countries on all
continents. The first objective is to
allow young workers, including
those who are unemployed or
studying, to discover their dignity as
men and women. This is done
through training, where young
people assume the responsibility for
finding solutions to their own
situations at local, national and
international levels. The second
objective is to promote inter-
religious dialogue, and create an
intercultural society of solidarity.
Founded in 1987, the Young
Entrepreneurs' Organization (YEO)
is a global, non-profit educational
organization for business owners
under age 40. It strives to help its
members build upon their successes
through an array of learning and
networking opportunities. With
4,700 members in 102 chapters and
34 countries around the world, YEO
provides its members access to a
dynamic network of peers on an
international level. YEO is the junior
partner of WEO, the World
Entrepreneur's Organization.
Peaceways-Young General
Assembly is an international
organization created and run mainly
by people under 18. It aims to serve
as a voice for those under 18 in
international affairs and strengthen
the United Nations through Child
Participation and the projects
designed at annual meetings to bring
United Nations goals alive in local
communities worldwide.
Young Jains of America (YJA) is a
committee of Federation of Jain
Email: paras_dodhia@rocketmail.com Associations in North America
Website: http://www.yja.org (JAINA) who puts emphasis on
Address: projects relating to Jain youth from
Toronto, ON, M1W 3A7 ages 14-29. Our mission is: to be
Canada recognized as a national and
international umbrella Jain youth
organization for establishing a
network to share Jain heritage and
religion through young people.

Young Media Partners (YMP) is an

international membership association
of young journalists (ages 15 to 25)
in broadcast, print and electronic
media, who are committed to using
their skills to build a world of peace,
social justice and equality. YMP was
established as a Swiss-based not-for-
profit association in the spring of
1997 with headquarters in Geneva,
Young Media Partners Switzerland. YMP's mission is
Work: 41 22/839 28 50, Fax: 41 22/840 10 25 threefold: 1) to provide young
Email: youngmedia@youthlink.org journalists the information,
Website: http://www.comminit.com/pds7- knowledge, training, resources and
2001/sld-2438.html and communication networks necessary
youngmedia@youthlink.org for developing their media
Address: competence and professionalism; 2)
Geneva, CH - 1211 to assist them in developing media
Switzerland products that encourage greater
cooperation, tolerance, and a sense
of global citizenship among young
audiences; 3) to promote greater
acceptance of young journalists'
contributions in the mainstream
media, as well as ensuring an outlet
through YMP's own newswire
service and audiovisual productions.
It has 10 bureaus around the world in
10 different countries.

Young Presidents’’ Organization The Young Presidents' Organization

Work: 972-650-4600, Fax: 800-773-7976 is a membership group of individual
Email: AskYPO@ypo.org leading officers of the large
Website: http://www.ypo.org corporations and institutions under
Address: the age of 50. The is to create Better
Irving, TX, 75062 Leaders Through Education and Idea
USA Exchange. Founded in 1950 and
headquartered in Dallas, Texas,
USA, the organization has near
8,500 members from 75 countries
worldwide. The program develops
Better Leaders Through Education
and Idea Exchange by providing a
challenging environment that
promotes the exchange of ideas and
shared experiences. By inspiring the
continual improvement of each
individual leader, YPO facilitates the
acquisition of knowledge -- and,
more importantly -- the development
of wisdom. It is a partner of the
Young Entrepreneur's Organization.

Young PRESS is a collaboration

among more than 20 youth-run and
youth-focused organizations in
media, technology and education. It
was designed to provide a
collaborative model to strengthen
youth media and reach across the
digital divide using both new and old
technologies. The network
encompasses audio, text, video and
Young PRESS
TV, including satellite and internet-
Work: 212-661-6111, Fax: 212-661-1933
based conferencing. The project was
Email: youngpress@youngpress.org
prepared to be launched as a Pilot
Website: http://www.youngpress.org
Project at the United Nations
Address:
General Assembly Special Session
New York, NY, 10017
on Children and Children's Forum to
USA
be held in New York, September
16th-21st. Due the terrorist attacks
on the United States, the Special
Session was postponed for six month
and the Young PRESS project
slowed down. Today is run over the
Internet to cover global issues from
the reporting perspective of children
and youth. Young PRESS is a
project in progress.

Youth Action for Peace International Youth Action for Peace is a youth
Secretariat led, international voluntary youth
Work: 32-24789410, Fax: 32 2 478 94 32 movement working for a society of
Email: yapis@xs4all.be justice, peace and human solidarity.
Website: http://www.yap.org It organizes international work
Address: camps to build community among
Brussels, 1020 youth from diverse backgrounds and
Belgium to do voluntary service. In particular,
the movement focuses upon the issue
of social exclusion and supports
people in their struggle for freedom
and self-determination. YAP is a
member of the UNESC's
Coordinating Committee on
International Voluntary service and
in that capacity has consultative
status with the UN. It works with
groups from a 15 countries and four
continents.

Youth Advocate Program

Youth Advocate Program International
Work: 202-244-1986, Fax: 1-202/244-6396
Email: yapi@yapi.org
Website: http://www.yapi.org
Address:
Washington, DC, 20016
USA
International is a registered 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization founded in
1994, and based in Washington, DC.
We work to promote and protect the
rights and well-being of the world's
youth, giving particular attention to
children victimized by conflict,
exploitation, and state and personal
violence. We work to prevent and
eliminate the worst forms of child
labor, the use of children in armed
conflict, commercial sexual
exploitation of children, and the
practice of incarcerating children as
adults. We also work to protect and
ensure rights and services for
children affected by war,
exploitation, homelessness,
statelessness, discrimination,
HIV/AIDS, and for refugee and
internally-displaced children. YAP
International provides voice and
visibility for vulnerable children
everywhere.

Youth Against Aids Youth Against Aids is a network of

Work: 917-842-0062 young leaders, mostly in Africa,
Email: info@yAIDS.org dedicated to preventing AIDS. It is
Website: http://www.yaids.org partnered with the Student Global
Address: Aids Campaign
New York, NY, 10016-8501 (http://www.fightglobalaids.org ) and
USA the African Youth Alliance
(http://www.ayaonline.org ).

Youth and Music International was

founded more than 50 years ago. It is
a worldwide network for youth and
Youth and Music International
music that provides young people
Work: 32-2 5139774, Fax: 32-2 514 47 55
with greater access to the art, both as
Email: mail@jmi.net
performers and listeners, enabling
Website: http://www.jmi.net
them to develop through music
Address:
across borders. It links youth
Brussels, 1000
national youth and music networks
Belgium
in more than 80 countries and is one
of the largest cultural youth
organizations in the world.

YBI is an international network of

programmes helping young people to
become entrepreneurs by providing
business mentoring and funds.YBI
brings together people in the
corporate sector, civil society and
government, who make their skills,
expertise and facilities available on
young people's behalf to provide
Net Work Co-ordinator, Youth Business
access to finance, business
International
mentoring and support to young
Work: 44 207 4673600, Fax: 44 207 4673610
entrepreneurs during the start-up and
Alt.: 44 207 74673662
early development of their business
Email: mary.mills-brown@iblf.org
as well as help to build their self-
Website: www.youthbusiness.org
esteem, prosperity and future
Address:
prospects. To manage the UN
London, NW1 4QP
established Millennium
UK - England
Development Goals, the Secretary
General established a Youth
Employment Network looking at
employment creation, equality,
entrepreneurship and employability.
YBI was selected to provide the
Secretariat for the entrepreneurship
group and has developed the UN's
Roadmap to promote youth
 entrepreneurship.

The World Bank, ILO, and UN

partnership on youth employment is
called the Youth Employment
Network. The network draws on the
most creative leaders in private
industry, economic policy and civil
Youth Employment Network
society (including youth leaders) to
Work: 41 22 799 7604, Fax: 41 22 799 7146
explore imaginative approaches to
Email: EXREL@ilo.org
the youth employment challenge.
Website: http://www.ilo.org/yen/
The network will develop
Address:
recommendations on possible
Geneva 22, CH-1211
sources of solutions, including the
Switzerland
contribution that information
technology and the informal sector
can make to employment generation.
For unknown reasons the YEN isn't
closely involved in the Youth
Employment Summit.

The Youth Employment Summit is a

series of events and a decade long
campaign to create 500 million new
jobs for young people who will be
Youth Employment Summit
entering the work force during the
Work: 1 617 618-2743, Fax: 1 617 969-4902
next ten years. The summit's
Email: info@youthemploymentsummit.org
inaugural event took place in
Website:
Alexandria, Egypt in September
http://www.youthemploymentsummit.org
2002 and was attended by 2000
Address:
people, young leaders and Ministries
Newton, MA, 02458-1060
of Youth from dozens of countries.
USA
For unknown reasons the YES isn't
closely involved in the Youth
Employment Network (of the ILO,
World Bank, and UN).

Youth Ending Hunger (YEH) is a

Youth Endung Hunger youth organization within Hunger
Work: 81 03-3261-4700, Fax: 81 03-3261-4701 Free World, a Japanese NGO that
Email: yeh@hungerfree.net aims to create a world free from
Website: http://www.hungerfree.net/yeh/ hunger. Its network is active in 11
Address: countries. Youth who take the
Tokyo, 102-0072 leadership positions in YEH must be
Japan between 15 to 24. From 1991 to
2001 YEH organized 10 Global
 Youth Conferences in which
members from various parts of the
world met and discussed global
strategies to end hunger. The group
runs projects on the ground in
developing countries and does
lobbying on HIV/AIDS in every
member country. YEH-Japan funds
the projects on the ground pays for
the administration costs of theYEH
movements in developing countries.

YDC is an international youth

organization whose aims are to
strengthen youth structures working
on North-South cooperation in order
to promote development, the
protection of the environment,
international justice and cooperation.
In its efforts to bridge the gap
between North and South, YDC sets
Youth for Development and Cooperation
up programs for the purpose of
Work: 31 10 2430236, Fax: 31 10 2430237
development education and political
Email: ydc@ydc.nl
campaigning on North-South issues.
Website: http://www.ydc.nl
The activities are wide ranging and
Address:
include seminars, workshops,
Rotterdam, 3003 AE
training courses, campaigns,
Netherlands
publications, simulation games and
research on development questions.
The network has 66 member youth
organizations including local
grassroots organizations, national
NGOs and international institutions.
It also works with an additional 40
institutions as organizational
partners.

Youth for Exchange and

Youth for Exchange and Understanding
Understanding (YEU) was founded
(YEU)
in Strasbourg in August 1986 by a
Work: 351 289 813061, Fax: 351 289 813074
group of 120 young people from 11
Email: ho@yeu-international.org
different countries. The organization
Website: http://www.yeu-international.org
has member countries from Europe,
Address:
Asia and Africa which are involved
Faro, P-8001-911
in our activities on different levels.
Portugal
The chief aim of YEU is to foster

Youth for Habitat International Network
Work: 90 212 2757436
Cell: 90-212-2755519, Alt.: 90-212-2757498
Email: youthforhab@turk.net
Website: http://www.youthforhab.org.tr
Address:
Istanbul
Turkey
Youth for Intergenerational Justice and
Sustainability
Work: 49- 0 231-171900, Fax: 49- 0 6171-
952566
Email: info@yois-europe.org
Website: http://www.yois.org
closer cooperation and better
understanding among young people
of the world. YEU's main annual
activity is an Internatioal Youth
Convention that last for three weeks.
During the event the participants get
to know each other, exchange ideas,
experiences and adventures, and
work on projects to explore what
issues affect young people and their
way of life.
Youth for Habitat International
Network is an umbrella organization
operating at the international level
through a Secretariat with focal
points and resource persons in every
region. It was created with the aim of
coordinating youth participation in
the United Nations Conference on
Human Settlements (Habitat II) held
in Istanbul, from 3-14 June 1996,
which was the last UN Summit of
the millennium. Youth Association
for Habitat and Agenda 21 (YFHIN-
Turkey) is serving as the secretariat
of the network and implementing
projects for Habitat Agenda and
Agenda 21 at the national level. The
Network continues its endeavor of
involving the youth in the follow-up
process through international
projects and networking. Draft
program of the youth program of the
Special session of the UN General
Assembly on the Implementation of
the Habitat Agenda:
http://www.unhabitat.org/istanbul+5/
pe26.htm
Youth for Intergenerational Justice
and Sustainability is an international
network of youth forming projects
and study groups on the subjects of
economy, ecology, D251culture, and
politics. It identifies itself as a non-
Address:
Oberursel, D-61422
Germany
Youth for Peace Network
Work: 845-877-6093, Fax: 845-877-6862
Email: youth@worldpeace.org
Website: http://www.worldpeace.org/youth/
Address:
Wassaic, NY, 12592
USA
Youth for Understanding
Work: 240-235-2100, Fax: 240-235-2104
Email: admissions@yfu.org
Website: http://www.yfu.org
Address:
Bethesda, MD, 20818
USA
Youth Jams
Work: 780-451-6189, Fax: 831-462-6970
Email: jamcelebration@yesworld.org
Website: http://www.youthjams.org
Address:
Soquel, CA, 95073
USA
Youth Leaders International
Work: 301-933-5211, Fax: 301-933-5419
Email: mdixon@leaders.org
political lobby group and believes
that sustainability will be achieved as
soon as no generation lives at the
expenses of the following ones.
The Youth for Peace Network
connects youth peace groups and
activities from across the globe. It
also collects and shares project ideas
to motivate youth to take action. It is
supported by the World Peace Prayer
Society, a non-sectarian, member-
supported organization dedicated to
spreading the message and prayer
May Peace Prevail on Earth all over
the world.
Youth For Understanding (YFU) is a
non-profit educational organization
which offers opportunities for young
people around the world to spend a
summer, semester or year with a host
family in another culture. It was
founded in the United States in 1951
and began by exchanging youth
between Germany and the United
States. Today it exchanges about
6,000 young people per year and all
together has exchanged about
200,000 students between 50
different countries.
Youth Jams are week long, annual
gatherings (national and global) of
30 young dynamic activists and
leaders who are currently at the
forefront of working for a sane, just
and peaceful world. The Jams
provide participant with the
opportunity to build community,
network, share cultures, renew
themselves and envision the
world they want.
Youth Leaders International is a two
year youth leadership training
program. It works in near a dozen
Website: http://www.leaders.org
Address:
Rockville, MD, 20853
USA
Youth Millennium Project
Work: 1-604-8225028
Email: info@ympworld.org
Website: http://www.ympworld.org
Address:
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z2
Canada
Youth Section of the Anthroposophy
Movement (School of Spiritual Science)
Work: 41 61-7064391, Fax: 41 61-706 43 92
Email: mail@youthsection.org
Website: http://www.youthsection.org
Address:
Dornach, CH-4143
Switzerland
countries on four continents. The
program was started in 1996. It
works with young people from 13 to
15-years-old, brings them to a
international leadership conference,
challenges them to develop a service
project, live in another country,
make a plan for their future, mentor a
younger student, and ultimately
participate in a life skills training
program.
The Youth Millennium Project aims
to give children of all ages a voice in
shaping their societies and motivate
them to act. It challenges young
people to organize local community
projects to make a difference. It
connects each youth action project
with four others in different
countries and provides translation to
help youth share their ideas, their
cultures, and their communities. The
project fosters confidence by helping
participants created a local solution
to a global problem in collaboration
with thousands of other children who
are taking on their own piece of the
world. The project was launched in
partnership between a UNICEF and
a Canadian University.
The Section for the Spiritual Striving
of Youth (Youth Section) exists to
connect young people with each
other, to support and deepen an
understanding of one's self and the
world, to encourage initiative, and to
help actualize ideas and impulses
gained from these activities. The
Youth Section is one of eleven
sections of the School for Spiritual
Science which was founded in
Dornach, Switzerland in 1924 by Dr.
Rudolf Steiner. The purpose of the
school is to perform spiritual
 scientific research into all the fields
represented by the sections and bring
the results into practical initiatives
that help heal the present world
conditions. Towards this purpose, the
Youth Section organizes seminars,
small study groups and international
conferences throughout the world;
supports initiatives, facilitates
internships, and conducts research on
world youth issues.

The Youth Workshop of the Alliance

Youth Workshop of the Alliance for a
for a Responsible and United World
Responsible and United World
is a loose network of young
Work: 33-143487493, Fax: 33-143147599
facilitators dedicated to organizing
Email: nacera@nde.vsnl.net.in
events, sharing information, and
Website:
preparing for challenges that youth
http://www.alliance21.org/en/colleges/youth/cont
face in the world. The Alliance is
acts.htm
global network of citizens groups
Address:
dedicated to strengthening civil
Paris, 75020
society participation in global
France
decision-making.

The World Water Forum hosts

discussions with people from various
fields and regions, including water
Youth World Water Forum
experts, decision makers and NGOs,
Work: 81-3-5212-1645, Fax: 81-3-5212-1649
with the objective of finding new
Email: office@water-forum3.com
solutions to the urgent water
Website: http://www.worldwaterforum.org
problems of the world. The Youth
Address:
World Water Forum (YWWF) is a
Tokyo, 102-0083
daughter and aims to mobilize a new
Japan
generation of activism and
partnership around this growing
global issue.

The International Youth Foundation

YouthActionNet
is an association of 22 different grant
Work: 1-410-9511500, Fax: 1 410 347 1188
making agencies in 22 different
Email: info@youthactionnet.org
countries. It facilitates knowledge
Website: http://www.youthactionnet.org and
sharing between these foundations
http://www.ifynet.org
and makes various publications on
Address:
the international situations of youth.
Baltimore, MD, 21202
In 1999 Nokia Corporation provided
USA
the IYF with a grant to design an
 internet youth portal. After hiring a
team and consulting with Nokia and
a number of young leaders the
YouthActionNet project was started.
It presents various tools and
resources that are valuable for youth
organizing.

YouthNOISE YouthNOISE that is an initiative of

Work: 202-261-4690 Save the Children Federation, Inc. It
Email: info@youthnoise.com is a group of young people and
Website: http://www.youthnoise.org adults working together to provide
Address: info and resources--via the Internet--
Washington, DC, 20036 that will spark youth action and
USA voice.

Yuva Shakti, is the youth

organization dedicated to Sahaja
Yuva Shakti Yoga consisting of enlightened
Work: 425-787-6108 youth. They participate in the
Email: mark.mays@VERIZON.NET collective meditation and other
Website: Sahajayoga activities in addition to
http://www.sahajayoga.org/WorldwideContacts the academic programs. Developing
Address: and promoting youth activities is an
Lynnwood, WA, 98037 important part of Sahaja Yoga. The
USA movement does not have a global
youth secretariat but below are links
to groups all over the world.