International Youth Organisations
The Ship for World Youth (SWY) is a youth exchange programme hosted by the Japanese government to foster international cooperation and promote friendship and mutual understanding between the youth of Japan and those of various countries of the world. The Ship for World Youth programme occurs annually, and the ship sails in the direction of east and west from Tokyo in alternate years.
National Model United Nations is a world leader in providing short-term experiential education programs engaging youth in current issues. Our simulations annually serve almost 5,000 college students from around the world and help prepare them to be better global citizens.
www.nmun.orgThe World Future Council (WFC) is an international forum of 50 highly respected figures from all 5 continents: Scientists, human rights advocates, environment activists, artists and politicians. At the founding congress all members of the World Future Council promised the children of the world to do everything in their power to help sustain life on earth with all its beauty and diversity for future generations. They also pledged to fight for peace and justice. The WFC understands itself as a voice for future generations.
To learn more about the members of the World Future Council and the issues they are working on, vist the website.
The Global Youth Action Network (GYAN) is a youth-led 501(c)3, not-for-profit organization, launched in 1999 and registered in New York, US. It aims to facilitate youth participation and intergenerational partnership in global decision-making; support collaboration among diverse youth organizations; and to provide tools, resources, and recognition for positive youth action.
www.youthlink.orgThe Changemakers Foundation is an independent charity and social enterprise which enables young people aged 4-25 to make a positive and continuing contribution to society. Established in 1994 by a consortium of leading educationalists and NGOs, our work now touches over 200 organisations and 20,000 young people each year.
Freedom Writers includes anonymous journal entries about the adversities that the authors faced in their every day lives. Gangs, immigration, drugs, violence, abuse, death, anorexia, dyslexia, teenage love, weight issues, divorce, suicide, and all the other issues they never had the chance to express before, discovering that writing is a powerful form of self expression that could help us deal with our past and move forward. A "safe haven", as they say, "where we could cry, laugh, and share our stories without being judged".
