MIJARC Europe

MIJARC Europe is the European continental branch of MIJARC. It is the platform or umbrella organization, representing the catholic, agricultural and rural youth movements in Europe. It has member movements and contact movements in Portugal (JARC), Spain (MJRC and JARC Catalonia), France (MRJC), Belgium (KLJ), Germany (KLJB), Hungary (KIM), Austria (KJÖ), Poland (EiR), Bulgaria (YMDRAB) and Romania (APSD-Agenda 21), representing around 130 000 rural young people aged from 12 to 30 years old.

Officially registered in 1996 as non-profit organization, based in Belgium,^[1] MIJARC Europe strives to implement and raise awareness about sustainable agricultural, rural and international development, European citizenship, youth policies, gender equality, environmental protection, interculturality and human rights, by facilitating inter-cultural exchanges, camps, seminars, campaigns and non-formal learning opportunities in a sustainable and culturally sensitive manner, considering the Christian values.

MIJARC Europe is member of the European Youth Forum (YFJ) and the European Coordination La Via Campesina (ECVC) and has a participatory status in the Council of Europe, with a representative in the Advisory Council on Youth.^[2]

Structure

MIJARC Europe member movements have a "bottom-up" structure, starting at the grassroots level. Rural young people gather in local groups. Their leaders gather in regional (diocesan) boards and some regional representatives gather at the national level (national board).

MIJARC Europe itself is run by the Executive Board or European Team, composed of three to five elected representatives that can be proposed by member movements.

The European Team is observed by the European Coordination which is composed by one elected representative from each member movement, called European coordinator.

At the top of decision-making is the General Assembly which is represented by each member movement. Every four years there is an "Orientations General Assembly" which prepares and decides the action plan of MIJARC Europe for the next four years. The next one is scheduled for 2013.

Working topics

MIJARC Europe's Action Plan for 2009-2013 includes specific objectives on the topics of:

Human rights
Environmental protection
Youth participation
Food sovereignty and sustainable agriculture in Europe
Holistic quality of education and lifelong learning in rural areas (with special emphasis in the recognition of non-formal and informal education)
Solidarity based economy

References

↑ Belgian Chamber of Commerce, search "MIJARC Europe"
↑ Advisory Council on Youth, Council of Europe, 2012

External links

Official Website

Member organisations of the European Youth Forum (YFJ)

Full members: International non-governmental youth organisations	Association des Etats Généraux des Etudiants de l'Europe Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organisations International ATD Fourth World Movement Democrat Youth Community of Europe European Bureau of Conscientious Objection Young European Socialists European Confederation of Youth Clubs European Democrat Students European Educational Exchanges – Youth for Understanding European Federation for Intercultural Learning Erasmus Student Network ACTIVE - Sobriety, Friendship and Peace 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 (FYEG) International Federation of Liberal Youth International Falcon Movement - Socialist Education International International Federation of Medical Students' Associations International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Youth and Student Organisation International Union of Socialist Youth International Young Nature Friends International Young Catholic Students - International Movement of Catholic Students Young European Federalists European Liberal Youth International Movement of Catholic Agricultural and Rural Youth Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions Rural Youth Europe Service Civil International World Esperanto Youth Organization World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts World Organisation 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 Young Women's Christian Association Youth of European Nationalities

Full members: National 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

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