Mission & Vision – European Network of Youth Centres

Category: Mission & Vision

The aims of ENYC are:
– to promote, under the auspices of the Council of Europe, co-operation between existing youth centres in the States parties to the European Cultural Convention;
– to encourage the development of youth centres with an international dimension;
– to exchange experiences and good practice, in particular as regards training of youth leaders and youth workers in a multinational and multicultural context;
– to disseminate information on the work of the Council of Europe in the youth field, and of the European Union and other relevant institutions;
– to contribute to the implementation of the objectives and priorities of the Council of Europe in the youth field;
– to contribute to youth policy development at local, regional, national and European levels.

New centres for Europe’s young people

Many countries have developed youth centres for their own young people. Most of these serve particular neighbourhoods or particular groups of young people. Some may have a regional or national role. Some have an inter-cultural or international character. All can play a part in giving young people a greater sense of being European, and world, citizens. Such youth centres can simulate a harmonious Europe so that one day it will exist.