Mreža mladih Hrvatske / Croatian Youth Network

Mreža mladih Hrvatske/Croatian Youth Network is an alliance of national and local youth organizations in Croatia. CYN gathers 57 different organizations sharing a common interest in developing youth policy on national and regional/local levels. Croatian Youth Network is managed by the Management Board, which is consisted of representatives of member organizations. Other administrative bodies are Supervisory Committee and the General Assembly which is the highest body. Current number of staff in project team is 3. Expected budget for year 2009 is about EUR 70 000 CYN’s activities are funded by: National Foundation For Civil Society Development, Regional Foundation For Local Development, City of Zagreb – Office For Culture, Education and Sports as well as the Health Department. CYN continuously works in 5 different program areas: National youth policy development, Local youth policy development, Capacity building for youth organizations, International cooperation and Info-service and publishing. Main partners in Croatia are various non-governmental organizations as well as student associations, youth wings of political parties and public administration bodies. CYN is a member of European Youth Forum which is the most representative pan-European umbrella organization.