Aims of YEU

-to foster closer cooperation and better understanding among young people of the world, both between and within continents, particularly by encouraging the exchange of information and experience;
-to stimulate mutual aid in the developed and developing countries...
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Aims of YEU

-to foster closer cooperation and better understanding among young people of the world, both between and within continents, particularly by encouraging the exchange of information and experience;
-to stimulate mutual aid in the developed and developing countries for cultural, educational and social purposes;
-to encourage the interdenominational exchange of ideas and opinions;
-to improve the relationships among young people from countries with differing political systems and religious beliefs;
-to work together on issues effecting people, their way of life and their environment.


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Today, the organisation boasts of 26 member countries from Europe, Asia and Africa which are involved in our activities on different levels.
We organize international youth exchanges with a strong intercultural educational dimension using nonformal educational methods. All the activities...
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Today, the organisation boasts of 26 member countries from Europe, Asia and Africa which are involved in our activities on different levels.
We organize international youth exchanges with a strong intercultural educational dimension using nonformal educational methods. All the activities are runned by young people to young people in a spirit of Peer Education. The issues we approach are mostly around Intercultural learning, Youth participation, Human Rights Education, Citizenship, Conflict transformation, Racism and Xenophobia, Equal opportunities and others.
Besides that we also produce a number of youth information tools such as newsletters, magazin, manuals, Euro games and others.

Youth for Exchange and Understanding (YEU) was founded in Strasbourg in August 1986 by a group of 120 young people from 11 different countries and since 1989 it has been recognized as a member association of European Coordination Bureau (E.C.B.).

The organisation was created following a 4-year period of cooperation which started in Germany in 1983 with the first international meeting in which 8 nations had participated.


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To become member and actively participate in all the levels of engagement within an International Non Governmental Youth Organization like:
a) Participate in youth exchanges all around Europe, North Africa and Middle East;
b) Become active member of a National Branch and Organize...
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To become member and actively participate in all the levels of engagement within an International Non Governmental Youth Organization like:
a) Participate in youth exchanges all around Europe, North Africa and Middle East;
b) Become active member of a National Branch and Organize local, National and International Activities;
c) Access to international training courses to become youth animator, International project coordinator or trainer;
d) Make voluntary work in YEU head office or in the office of one of YEU's branches all over Europe and North Africa;
e) Represent YEU in international platforms or events such as the European Youth Forum or the World Youth Festival and get engaged in youth policy making.
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