About the Network

Brief history

The Network was initiated during the first long-term training course “Participation and Citizenship” organized by Council of Europe’s Youth Directorate in Budapest and Strasbourg in 1997. Representatives of minority youth organizations from Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia made decision to create the network in order to strengthen co-operation between minority NGOs in the Baltic and Nordic regions. The network was called “Nordic-Baltic Minority Youth Network”.

In 2004 members of the Network decided to broaden the area of its activity and to change name of the Network on “European Minority Youth Network”. Members of the Network are organizations working with minorities issues: integration and participation in society, recognition and acceptance of cultural and social identity, equal opportunities and access to education, employment and other social rights, resisting to discrimination and racism, gender equality and women participation, etc.

Since 1998 young people active in minority youth work from Finland, Italy, Latvia, United Kingdom, Ireland, Luxembourg, Sweden, Portugal, The Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, Moldova, Ukraine, Armenia, Makedonia, Norway, Chech Republic, Belarus, Greece, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan have participated in our activities.

Aims of the Network

- to develop co-operation of minority youth organizations in Europe;

- to train and educate communities and organizations leaders, activists and volunteers in Human Rights and intercultural learning;

- to develop youth work programmes and initiatives;

- to promote human rights and democratic values;

- to promote tolerance and gender equality;

- to promote equal active participation and citizenship in political and social life of Europe.

Contact information

Postal address: Lielvardes 125-37, Riga, LV-1084 Latvia

Phone: +371 67579970

Fax: +371 67579970

e-mail: network@ngo.lv