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Voice of the Youth

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Children Youth
Geographic scope:	National
Country of activity:	Bulgaria
Mission statement:	The mission of "VOICE OF THE YOUTH" Non-Governmental Organization is to establish equality among young people in society by making them demonstrate their abilities in front of their social environment and use their qualities to achieve their own goals in the field suitable for them. The main objectives of the Association are: - Work and contribute to the development and promotion of spiritual values, good practices in the development of civil society, education, culture, physical culture;supporting personal development and expression of young people and the social integration of young people; disadvantaged social and cultural situation; implementation of youth activities and initiatives; problem solving and respect for the rights of children and young people; support activities related to conservation and the environment. - Facilitates the integration of young people in society, promoting their initiative and future social and professional development; - Promotes cooperation with Bulgarian and foreign youth organizations to exchange of experience in education, culture, youth issues and stimulate dialogue between young people from EU Member States; - Helps to promote the interests and needs of young people in the field of technology, culture, sports and others; - Contribute to the understanding of the diversity of our common European culture and common European values; - To raise awareness of the values and behavior of young people; - Protection of social interests of young people; - Efforts to reduce aggressiveness and antisocial behavior of the young people; - Encourages young people to control and participate in the management of municipalities, regions and the country; - Participate in the development of local, regional and national strategies in all spheres of public life interest affecting young people; - Contribute to the development and consolidation in society and among youth the importance of musical culture; - To contribute to the promotion and realization of the works of talented young people country and abroad; - To raise the qualifications of young people and encouraging them to achieve more good performance; - To participate in the development of mechanisms to provide quality and affordable services according to the needs and interests of young people; - Participation in projects and programs for funding from the EU and other donor programs and Funds Bulgarian government funds programs of foreign governments and other Financing-related activities aimed at achieving the objectives of the Association.
Year established:	2007
Year of registration:	2007
Organizational structure:	The bodies of the Association are: 1. The General Assembly; 2. Management Board; 3. Chairman; 4. Deputy Chairman. The structure develops and the number of members of the NGO increases on a daily basis. The democratic system of hierarchical management of the organization allows young people to take decisions themselves and manage the entire structure. VY has a Chairman, Board of Managers, consisting of 7 persons, as well as an Expert Council (42 people), which manages the structure throughout the country, District Management and working groups. 54 clubs of interests function under the umbrella of the NGO (Club "CULTURE", Club "SPORTS", "Combating Youth Crime", Students’ Club BFU, SC NBU, Club "Marketing and PR", "Ecology and Education" and dozens more), as well as district structures (Burgas, Sofia, Plovdiv, Ruse, Varna, Svishtov, etc.)
Number and type of members:	“Voice of the Youth” National Non-Profit Organization is the largest independent non-governmental organisation in Bulgaria, numbering over 8000 officially accepted members, distributed in regional and municipal structures and clubs of interests across the country. "VOICE OF THE YOUTH" National Non-Governmental Organization is a union of young people in Bulgaria, who are able and want to implement their potential through social initiatives, support of their own ideas and implementation of their opportunities in the name of the team of the young.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	IPYG – the World Youth Peace Organization; NGO network "WE ARE TOGETHER”
Funding structure:	Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations Donations and grants from domestic sources Grants from Governments Foreign and international grants

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