National Youth Council of Latvia
Office | Blaumaņa iela 38/40, Riga, Latvia |
Founded in | 1992 |
Website | http://ljp.lv |
The National Youth Council of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Jaunatnes Padome; LJP) is an umbrella organization of youth organizations in Latvia. Its mission is to improve the living conditions of young people and to represent the interests of youth organizations on national and international level. Youth Council's member organizations gather around 10,000 young people across Latvia.[1]
The National Youth Council of Latvia is one of the main youth policy leaders in the country. Latvijas Jaunatnes Padome provides information to the public and promotes civic participation of young people, encouraging them to engage themselves in youth organizations and non-formal education activities.
History
The National Youth Council of Latvia was founded in 1992 by 15 youth organisations. In accordance with Latvian law, LJP was registered in the Public Register of nongovernmental organisations at the Ministry of Justice on April 15, 1996.[2]
Organisation
LJP functions are provided by five Board members who are elected from member organizations and the LJP permanent office staff, which is supervised by Executive Director. Every year, the Congress consisting of representatives from member organizations, decides on admission of new member organizations to LJP, discusses and decides upon next year's plans and elects the President and board members of the youth council.
LJP is a member organization of the European Youth Forum and organizations in Latvia such as the Civic Alliance - Latvia and the Latvian Platform for Development Cooperation ("Latvijas Pilsoniskā alianse (LPA)").
Mission and areas of operation
The mission of The National Youth Council of Latvia is to promote development and cooperation among youth organizations, to motivate young people to get involved in youth NGOs. LJP also works on youth policy-related issues – promotion of youth rights, recognition of non-formal learning, recognition of volunteering to ensure that young people are encouraged to develop as active citizens. The National Youth Council of Latvia represents and advocates the views and interests of its member organizations, implements various projects and continues to work at both national and international level.[3]
LJP‘s main task is to represent the interests of young people in Latvia and in international institutions.
Areas of operation:
- Interest advocacy
- Foreign affairs and development cooperation
- Information and networking for youth organizations
- LJP Development and Cooperation
Member organizations
See the list on the official website.
- Youth in Action National Agency of Latvia
Notes
External links
- Official website
- Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia
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non-
governmental
youth
organisations
- Association des Etats Généraux des Etudiants de l'Europe
- Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organisations
- ACTIVE - Sobriety, Friendship and Peace
- Board of European Students of Technology
- Democrat Youth Community of Europe
- European Bureau of Conscientious Objection
- European Confederation of Youth Clubs
- European Democrat Students
- European Educational Exchanges – Youth for Understanding
- European Federation for Intercultural Learning
- European Liberal Youth
- Erasmus Student Network
- European Students' Union
- European Trade Union Confederation Youth
- EU Federation of Youth Hostel Associations
- European Union of Jewish Students
- Ecumenical Youth Council in Europe
- International Federation of Catholic Parochial Youth Movements (Fimcap)
- Federation of Young European Greens
- International ATD Fourth World Movement
- International Federation of Liberal Youth
- International Falcon Movement - Socialist Education International
- International Federation of Medical Students' Associations
- International Union of Socialist Youth
- International Young Nature Friends
- International Young Catholic Students - International Movement of Catholic Students
- IGLYO
- Young European Federalists
- International Movement of Catholic Agricultural and Rural Youth Europe (MIJARC Europe)
- Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions
- Service Civil International
- World Esperanto Youth Organization
- World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
- World Organization of the Scout Movement
- Youth Action for Peace
- Youth and Environment Europe
- Youth of the European People's Party
- Youth for Exchange and Understanding
- European Alliance of Young Men's Christian Associations
- Youth of European Nationalities
- Young European Socialists
- Young Women's Christian Association
youth
councils
- Allianssi
- British Youth Council
- Nationale Jeugdraad
- Comité pour les Relations Nationales et Internationales des Associations de Jeunesse et d'Education Populaire
- Eesti Noorteühenduste Liit
- Conférence Générale de la Jeunesse Luxembourgoise
- Consejo de la Juventud de España
- Conselho Nacional de Juventude
- Consell Nacional de la Joventut de Catalunya
- Consiliul Național al Tineretului din Moldova
- Comité pour les Relations Internationales de Jeunesse
- National Youth Council of Switzerland
- Cyprus Youth Council
- Deutsches Nationalkomitee für Internationale Jugendarbeit
- Dansk Ungdoms Fællesråd
- National Youth Council of Greece
- Forum Nazionale dei Giovani
- Kunsill Nazzjonali Taz-Zghazagh
- Lietuvos jaunimo organizacijų taryba
- Latvijas Jaunatnes Padome
- Landsrådet for Norske barne- og ungdomsorganisasjoner
- Landsrådet för Sveriges ungdomsorganisationer
- Landsamband æskulýðsfélaga
- Mladinski Svet Slovenjie
- Mreža Mladih Hrvatske
- National Assembly of Youth Organisations of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- National Council of Youth Organisations of Georgia
- National Youth Council of Armenia
- National Youth Council of Ireland
- National Youth Council of Russia
- Österreichische Kinder- und Jugendvertretung
- Belarusian Union of Youth and Children's Public Associations
- Rada Mládeže Slovenska
- Česká rada dětí a mládeže
- Vlaamse Jeugdraad