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icye
Basic
- Family name
- -
- Given name(s)
- -
- Organisation
- International Cultural Youth Exchange in Europe
- Acronym
- ICYE
- Mailing address
- Rue Van Elewijck 35, 2 floor
- City
- Brussels
- Country
- Belgium
- Office phone
- +32 488 882 304
- Website
- http://www.icye.org/europe
Organisation
- Working languages
English
- Publications
- Euronews - bimonthly newsletter of the European Association
- Reports on activities and seminars
- Annual report
- Methodologies in several languages (games, discussion techniques on North-South issues, sustainable development, intercultural learning)- Brief history
ICYE Europe is an ASBL (non-profit making organisation) under Belgian law. The European association was created in 1987 and ICYE international in 1950 to provide services and information to its national members in Europe on Council of Europe and European Union youth policy intentions and grants related to youth issues. It also co-ordinates networking at the European level and represents ICYE European members in AVSO and the European Youth Forum.
- Objectives
Facilitate youth mobility in Europe and co-operate with other regions of the world (intercultural learning, volunteerism and youth mobility).
Present individual, non-formal learning experiences for intercultural learning and the building of society.
Provide young volunteers with exposure to other values and offer the possibility of local and social action.- Activities
- Gathering and dissemination of information
- Organisation of training courses and thematic seminars
- Provision of a forum for European members
- Contacts with the relevant government and non-government institutions to represent the association
- Development of interregional co-operation (Latin and Central America, Central and Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East)- Structure
- General Assembly - meets annually
- Executive Committee - elected by the General Assembly (two-year mandate) - meets four to five times a year
- Secretary General - elected by the General Assembly (two-year mandate)
- European Office
Membership
- Membership type
- Full member
- Organisation type
- INGYO
History
- Member for
- 47 weeks 2 days
