Estonian National Youth Council (ENL)

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The Estonian National Youth Council (ENL) is an umbrella organization that unites youth associations and regional youth concils operating in Estonia. The main goals of ENL are to provide advocacy and support to youth associations in legislative environment, to represent the youth policy interests of the ENL members in Estonia and internationally and to promote the active participation of young people in society. ENL participates in working groups, committees and advisory bodies, standing in the best interests of young people and representing the opinion of young people in youth associations. ENL is helping to develop the field of youth work at very different levels, from researching young people's opinions and doing advocacy to administrating grants for ENL members and regional youth councils.

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