Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Feb 2025 | Ioannis Malekos Head of Unit | 1. Introduction of the Alliance of Youth Workers Associations- AYWA 2. Exploring Cooperation between AYWA and the European Commission 3. Updates from DG EAC on Youth Work Developments 4. The 4th European Youth Work Convention (EYWC) and AYWA’s Role | — |
| 07 Feb 2025 | Ioannis Malekos Head of Unit | 1. Introduction of the Alliance of Youth Workers Associations- AYWA 2. Exploring Cooperation between AYWA and the European Commission 3. Updates from DG EAC on Youth Work Developments 4. The 4th European Youth Work Convention (EYWC) and AYWA’s Role | SRC |
Mission & Goals
AYWA as the Alliance of national associations of youth workers and youth work providers advocates for the youth work recognition, for the development and quality of youth work in Europe. The mission of the association is: - To ensure that the development of youth work and youth worker professions are guaranteed, valued, and recognized in the realities of the member organisations and at the European level. - To implement quality standards and code of ethics in the youth work provisions. The aims of the association are: To advocate for the recognition of youth work as a profession and as a positive driver for change in the national realities in Europe; To lobby for well-established national youth work policies and to encourage their implementation; To contribute to the identification and definition of quality standards in their national realities; To provide opportunities for professional development, exchange of good practices and capacity building for member organisations;
EU Legislative Interests
Youth Work policies, EU Youth Strategy, Youth Policy and European Programmes (Youth), Recommendations to the Council on the EU priorities in the field of youth and youth work
Communication Activities
Events, campaigns, researches, publications, studies, conferences
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Members of the Alliance of Youth Workers Associations is a European Association consisted by national associations of youth workers and youth work providers. Member of the Steering Group for the European Youth Work Convention 2025
Organisation Members
- Eesti Noorsootöötajate Kogu - Estonian Association of Youth Workers (www.enk.ee) - Сојуз за младинска работа - Union for Youth Work (www.smr.org.mk) - NINFEA (www.ninfea-associazione.it) - Hellenic Youth Workers Association -Panellinio Somateio Symvoulon Neon www.youthwork.gr - Nacionalna asocijacija praktičara/ki omladinskog rada - NAPOR (http://www.napor.net) - APPJuventude - Associação Portuguesa de Profissionais de Juventude (www.appjuventude.pt) - Beroepsvereniging kinder- en jongerenwerkers (www.bvjong.nl) - Česká asociace streetwork, z.s. (www.streetwork.cz) - MAY Maltese Association of Youth Workers (www.maltacvs.org/voluntary/maltese-association-of-youthworkers-may) - Gyermek- és Ifjúsági Önkormányzati Társaság - NORMA – National Association of Youth Workers, Croatia (https://www.facebook.com/NORMAyouthwork/) - Association of Youth Workers in Montenegro (UPOR), Montenegro (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577907536056) - Youth Worker’s Association of Ukraine, Ukraine (https://uywa.com.ua/)
Additional Information
Date of establishment/ registration under the Belgium Law: 05/12/2024 Find our statute here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ojfNExQpSUCsIhi2LDwQSvw-v2Et-2ke/view?usp=sharing And our registration document here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rhnhx7U77jt8yLvDl_WZsBm8R-QHIjMg/view?usp=sharing While at this link you can find our Press Release of our establishment: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-BFICxuzaLIU94i2C5wOed6Myh_lgjH2/view?usp=sharing