The Youth of European Nationalities (YEN) is a network of more than 30 youth organisations of the autochthonous national minorities in Europe. YEN works for the interests of the minorities. Central in its commitment is the minority youth. Together they strive after establishing a dynamic and lively network of youth organisations of all the minorities in a multi-cultural and a multilingual Europe.
The main aim of YEN is the preservation and development of culture, language, identity and rights of the autochthonous, national minorities.
Under its slogan “Living Diversity – Vielfalt leben” – YEN works for the preservation of the linguistic and cultural diversity of Europe and for participation in a European civil society, which is founded on tolerance and equality, diversity and multilingualism, as well as on non-discrimination.
A particular aim is the work with youth and young adults. The contacts that arise and the knowledge about the diversity and problems of cultures, minorities and majorities, stimulates young people’s activity and allow them to act confidently as advocate for their own minority and for the European minorities in general.
The role of the Youth of European Nationalities in the network RML2future
junior partner for language promotion and awareness raising amongst young people
YEN participates as junior partner in the network and guarantees the dissemination and use of the results in the field of non-formal education amongst young people.
Within the network it is the aim of YEN to make young people belonging to both the majority as well as the minority populations in the European regions aware of multilingualism, linguistic diversity and the use of minority languages, mainly through the use of attractive forms of language promotion.
Both European umbrella organisations FUEN and YEN are well-positioned to ensure an excellent dissemination and exploitation strategy in regard to the target group selected, because together they represent over 100 minority organisations in Europe and because they have a wide European network of contacts. Additionally the organisations have contacts to media and to European media-associations.
Contact
YEN - JEV
Jugend Europäischer Volksgruppen
Youth of European Nationalities
Postplatz 2
D-02625 Bautzen
Deutschland
Telefon: +31 611 866 304
Email: office@yeni.org, hester.knol@yeni.org
Internet: www.yeni.org