Youth Action for Change

National Network
Italy
Address

via Curiel 63
20050 Mezzago (Mi)
Italy

Telephone
+39 348 7407314
Telephone (other)
+39 039 622329
E-Mail
selene@youthactionforchange.org
E-Mail (2)
selene_biffi@yahoo.com
Website
http://www.youthactionforchange.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2005
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
  3. Human rights
  4. International/Cultural relations
  5. Youth and education
General Information
YAC is a global organisation with a flat structuring, having an Executive Director, a Board of asdviser and a newly-created Programs Committee. We have almost 900 members in 120 countries worldwide (95% of which are developing countries). We are totally youth-led, and have empowered some 1,000 young people and youth organisations to date, even running on a limited budget (less than Euro 5,000 per year, to date). We have partnerships with ICCHRA (Ghana) and PNYV! (Germany).
Mission and Objectives

Youth Action for Change is a global, youth-led organisation harnessing the power of ICTs to inspire and empower young people to become active change makers in their own communities.
Through our work we want to develop a global network of conscious-minded and self-reliant youths who are committed to bring about positive changes in their community and the world at large.

Main Projects / Activities

YAC has been the first organisation ever to get the peer-to-peer methodology online to offer young people free training activities in a number of issues – Sustainable Development, Human Rights, Social Leadership and many more – to help them tackle the matters affecting them and the world at large.
Because of its groundbreaking programs, YAC has received several praises and awards from organisations the likes of the UN, the World Bank, Oxfam, Ashoka Foundation, IYF/Nokia, the Council of Europe and many others.
Our programs, provided online and free of charge to participants, reach young people in some 120 countries and consist of: Courses, Mentors, Dialogues with Experts, Forums, Speakers for youth events, Consulting Services

Contact (1) Full Name
Selene Biffi
Head of the organisation
Selene Biffi