National Youth Council of Latvia
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| Office | 10 Kalpaka bulv. 18, Riga Riga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,... , Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
| Founded in | 1992 |
| Board members | |
| President | Arnis Sloka |
| Vice-president | Linda Ūzuliņa |
| Board member | Ieva Sniķersproģe |
| Board member | Toms Mālmeisters |
| Board member | Līga Rudzīte |
| Board member | Linda Poševa |
| Board member | Madara Apsalone |
The National Youth Council of Latvia is an umbrella organization
Umbrella organization
An umbrella organization is an association of institutions, who work together formally to coordinate activities or pool resources. In business, political, or other environments, one group, the umbrella organization, provides resources and often an identity to the smaller organizations...
of 49 youth organizations in Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. Its mission is to improve the living conditions of young people and to represent the interests of youth organizations on national and international level. Youth Council's member organizations join around 30,000 young people across Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
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The National Youth Council of Latvia is one of the main youth policy leaders in the country. LJP provides information to the public and promotes civic participation of young people, encouraging them to engage themselves in youth organizations, non-formal education activities and shelters the youth organizations.
History
The Youth Council of Latvia was founded in 1992 by 15 Youth Organisations. It is an umbrella organisation for non-governmental youth and children's organisations in Latvia. In accordance with Latvian law, LJP was registered in the Public Register (of nongovernmental organisations) at the Ministry of Justice on April 15, 1996.Organisation
LJP functions are provided by seven Board members (who are elected from member organizations) and the LJP permanent office staff, which is supervised by Executive Director. Every year, the Congress, consisting of representatives from member organizations, decides on admission of new member organizations to LJP, discusses and decides upon next year's plans, elects President and Board members.LJP is a member organization of the European Youth Forum
European Youth Forum
The European Youth Forum is the platform of the national youth councils and international non-governmental youth organisations in Europe...
and organizations in Latvia such as the Civic Alliance - Latvia and the Latvian Platform for Development Cooperation.
Mission and areas of operation
The mission of The National Youth Council of Latvia is to promote development and cooperation among youth organizations, to motivate young people to get involved in youth NGOs. LJP also works on youth policy related issues - promotion of youth rights, recognition of non-formal learning, recognition of volunteering to ensure that young people are encouraged to develop as active citizens. Thus, the National Youth Council of Latvia represents and advocates its members' views and interests, implements various projects on local and regional level, and continues to work at both national and international levels.LJP‘s main task is to represent the interests of young people in Latvia and in international institutions.
Areas of operation:
- Interest advocacy
- Foreign affairs and development cooperation
- Information and networking for youth organizations
- LJP Development and Cooperation
- Formation of new organizations
Member organizations
- AEGEEAssociation des Etats Généraux des Etudiants de l'EuropeAEGEE, or Association des États Généraux des Étudiants de l'Europe, known as European Students' Forum in English, is one of Europe's largest cross-faculty student organisations....
Riga - AIESECAIESECAIESEC is a global youth organisation that develops leadership capabilities through their internal leadership programmes and engaging students and graduates in international student exchange and internship programmes for profit and non-profit organisations. Its international office is in...
- Alfa & Omega
- Avantis
- Club House - Young European Federalists in Latvia
- Culture. Tolerance. Friendship
- Daugavas Vanagi in Latvia
- ESN RigaESN LatviaESN Latvia is part of a European wide Student organisation Erasmus Student Network. It is build on "students helping students" principle that works for the creation of a mobile and flexible education environment by supporting and developing student exchange and providing an intercultural experience...
- For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK Youth division
- GLEN Latvia
- IMKA (WMCAWMCAWMCA, 570 AM, is a radio station in New York City, most known for its "Good Guys" Top 40 era in the 1960s. It is currently owned by Salem Communications and plays a Christian radio format...
/ YWCAYWCAThe YWCA USA is the United States branch of a women's membership movement that strives to create opportunities for women's growth, leadership and power in order to attain a common vision—to eliminate racism and empower women. The YWCA is a non-profit organization, the first of which was founded in...
Latvia) - JAF
- JASMA
- Jaunie Vanagi
- Jaunie Vanagi of LiepājaLiepajaLiepāja ; ), is a republican city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea directly at 21°E. It is the largest city in the Kurzeme Region of Latvia, the third largest city in Latvia after Riga and Daugavpils and an important ice-free port...
- Kovarnis
- Latvijas Mazpulki
- LELB Youth
- LNJO
- LUAVIV
- New Era PartyNew Era PartyThe New Era Party , abbreviated to JL, was a centre-right political party in Latvia. Founded in 2002, the party merged with Civic Union and Society for Other Politics to form Unity in 2011....
Youth - NEXT Media group
- Papardes Zieds
- People's PartyPeople's Party (Latvia)The People's Party was a centre-right political party in Latvia. It described itself as a conservative party.Tautas partija was founded in 1998 by Andris Šķēle, a businessman and former prime minister, who was the chairman of the party until 2002. Because of Šķēle's powerful personality, many...
Youth - Pirmie
- Post Scriptum
- Projektu darbnica
- Radi VIDI Pats
- Rural Youth EuropeRural Youth EuropeRural Youth Europe is a European Non-Governmental Organisation for rural youth. Founded in 1957, it is an umbrella for European youth organisations working in rural areas...
in Latvia - Tellus
- The Conservative Youth Association
- The Red CrossInternational Red Cross and Red Crescent MovementThe International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
Youth of Latvia - The Health Education Center of Krimulda
- The New Lion ClubLions Clubs InternationalLions Clubs International is a secular service organization with over 44,500 clubs and more than 1,368,683 members in 191 countries around the world founded by Melvin Jones Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, United States, the organization aims to meet the needs of communities on a local and...
of the North Latvia - The Youth Progress Union of Latvia
- U-su- San-da
- Vieno Viens
- World Association of Girl Guides and Girl ScoutsWorld Association of Girl Guides and Girl ScoutsThe World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Scouting organizations in 145 countries. It was established in 1928 and has its headquarters in London, England. It is the counterpart of the World Organization of the Scout...
in Latvia - Youth Consultations
- Youth Experience and Education Center
- Youth for Smile
- Youth Leader Coalition
- Youth Social DemocraticSocial democracySocial democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...
Union - Youth Against AIDSAIDSAcquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
- Youth Council of Balvi
External links
- Official Website http://www.ljp.lv
- Ministry of Children, Family and Integration Affairs of the Republic of Latvia http://www.bm.gov.lv/eng/
- Youth in Action National Agency of Latvia http://www.jaunatne.gov.lv