What is ENYC?

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How it started?

 Iniciative cames at the beginning from Council of Europe  CoE created 2 youth centers, first in Strasbourg (1972) and second in Budapest in 1974  these centers didn´t stay alone...

 In many countries there were created youth centers  this centers were different  international, national, regional, local  different topics, different standards, different methods of work  level of cooperation and involvement in the youth policy  all this centers helps to develope youth work in different areas

 many of international and inter-cultural youth centers were created  needs for some standards for better cooperation...

A youth centre which promotes intercultural and international understanding has a number of key features:

 It uses participatory methods and non-formal learning;   It deliberately engages in international and intercultural exchange and learning; It promotes awareness and encourages the development of Europe's diverse cultural identities;   It shares the Council of Europe's values of universal human rights and pluralist democracy; It seeks solutions to such problems as xenophobia and racism.

 several youth centers decided to cooperate together 

2003 – the European Network of Youth Centers was created

September 2003

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Consultative Assembly

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Constitutive Assembly

20 participants/10 countries and 2 representatives of DoYS Adoption of the Statute of the network Election of the President and Bureau Examination of draft rules of procedure

Aims:

 To contribute to the implementation of the objectives and priorities of CoE  To exchange experience and good practice of young leaders and youth workers

Membership:

 Full  Associate  Honorary

How does the European Network operate?

The General Assembly

 Session once a year  Drawing up the main orientation of the Association  Voting the Secretary General’s and Treasurer’s reports  Approving the accounts of the previous financial year  Provisional budget for the next year

Bureau

 It composed of 7 members (consultants)  They are chosen by GA, every 3 years  Member of the Burea can be elected only twice

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Secretary general

 Contact point for all members  Taking care of all the practicalities and running the Network  At this time it´s in Finland – Kokkola (Ritva – ask her everything – [email protected]

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 The Network proposes to:   Develop standards for local, regional and national centres as a means of demonstrating their quality while preserving pluralism and

diversity

Provide support to individual centres as they develop their work

 Facilitate study visits and other exchanges so that centres can learn from each other  Promote study of the processes of inter-cultural and international learning in non-formal settings.

 The Network, which is formally constituted in French law, is governed by an

annual assembly

and a small Bureau (executive board).

MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS:

• Slovakia - Centre for LeisureTime Activities JUNIOR • Finland - Finnish Youth Centres organisation • Greece – Youth Center of Corinthia • Czech republic - National Institute of Children and Youth • Slovakia - Regional youth centre Košice • Slovenia - Network MaMa(ENYC section) • Bulgaria - MAJOR • Armenia - Armenian young women's association • Luxembourg - Centre Eisenborn • Spain - Youth Service - Murcia City Council • Italy - D.O.C s. c. s.

• Italy - EuroNet

Associated members:

Croatia - Youth Centre for non-formal education CnC Turkey - S & G – System and Generation Association

Activities of the ENYC network

 Cooperation in youth policy field  European youth policy cooperation  Provide a support to individual youth centers  International projects and activities

International activities of Network:

2005 – The role of the local and national YCs in promoting intercultural learning and European Cooperation 2006 – Recognition of YW and non-formal education 2007 – European Portfolio for Youth Leaders and Yws 2008 – 2009 – ENYC GOES EVS, european voluntary service

2010 – MOMOYO, seminar

Activities of the members (seminars, trainings, youth exchanges, etc., for example: 

We are Europeans... are we?,

Košice, Slovakia 2008

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Youth voters participation: Involving today ´ s youth in tommorows democracy

“, Košice, Slovakia 2009

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Destination nowhere

, Nurmes, Finland, 2010

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MOYO

seminar, Kokkola, Finland, 2010