Youth for Exchange and Understanding (YEU) was founded in Strasbourg in 1986 by a group of 120 young people from 11 different countries. In 1989 we were recognized as a member association of the European Coordination Bureau (E.C.B.). Today we are a member of the European Youth Forum which is the independent platform for INGYOs and NYCs in Europe. We have young people from over 30 countries from across Europe and Africa involved in our activities. As an international network, we are the representative body of our members in contacts with the institutions and partners in the youth field.
YEU is run by young people for young people by means of a democratic structure and our members are mainly working on a voluntary base. The limit age to participate in our activities is 30 years but the majority of participants are under the age of 25. It is young people who decide about activities of the organisation, define the strategies and implement the action plans, run the organization and ultimately evaluate it. It is important to note that most young people in YEU are actively involved in other aspects of civil society, frequently establishing links between the Member Organizations and the local, regional and national institutions, other youth organisations and the community in general, extending the participation in the international organisation to the local dimension.
The General Assembly is held annually and is composed of delegates from all YEU member organizations. It is the body responsible for the election of the YEU Governing Board. This is the team of people responsible for the strategic management of the network and its activities.
The Governing Board (GB) is responsible for the general planning, management and strategy of YEU, it has 5 members and meets at least twice a year.
YEU has full members & observer members which can be registered organizations or an informal group of young people they must be autonomous in their country. Their main role within the network is the co-ordination of international activities in their local context in partnership with other member organizations, and the exchange of information on issues of concerning young people.
YEU has two offices:YEU International Administrative Office is located in Brussels, Belgium and registered as Belgian entity. There is also an office in Faro, Portugal which is registered as a Portuguese youth organisation under the name of YOUTH EXCHANGE UMBRELLA– Associação Juvenil. All the administrative work of YEU International is taken care of in Administrative Office by a team of staff and interns currently made up of the Secretary General, Project & Membership Manager, Project Officer, Communication & Projects Officer, Outreach & Project Assistant and one intern.
YEU is a full member of two platforms: Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP) and European Youth Forum (YFJ).
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Youth for Exchange and Understanding ASBL/VZW (hereinafter “YEU”) maintains YEU website and Intranet (hereinafter “websites”) as a courtesy to those who may choose to access the websites (hereinafter “users”).
The information presented herein is for informative purposes only. YEU grants permission to Users to visit the websites and to download and copy the information, documents and materials (hereinafter “Materials”) from the websites for the User’s personal, non-commercial use, without any right to resell or redistribute them or to compile or create derivative works therefrom, subject to the terms and conditions outlined below, and also subject to more specific restrictions that may apply to specific material within the websites.YEU Administrative Office administers these websites. All material on these websites from the YEU appears subject to the present Terms and Conditions.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, the findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in the materials on these websites are those of the various YEU staff members and volunteers who prepared the work and do not necessarily represent the views of YEU or its member organizations.
YEU reserves its exclusive right in its sole discretion to alter, limit or discontinue the websites or any Materials in any respect. YEU shall have no obligation to take the needs of any User into consideration in connection therewith.
YEU also reserves the right to deny in its sole discretion any user access to these websites or any portion thereof, however with the obligation to notify the user first. No waiver by the YEU Administrative Office of any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall be binding except as set forth in writing and signed by its duly authorized representative.
YEU shall have the right to use any photograph/video taken at any of its’ events, after obtaining the consent of attendees. YEU may use the photograph/video in publications or other media material produced, used or contracted by YEU including but not limited to: Social Media, brochures, invitations, websites, Newmails etc.
To ensure the privacy of individuals and children, images will not be identified using full names or personal identifying information without written approval from the photographed subject, parent or legal guardian.
A person attending a YEU event who does not wish to have their image recorded for distribution should make their wishes known to the photographer, and/or the event organizers. In the case that a person wants YEU to remove a photo from any media under the responsibility of YEU, they can contact the organization at info@yeu-international.org
Youth for Exchange and Understanding International – Rue de la Loi 235 – 1040 Brussels, Belgium
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