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This is a '''list of [[youth council]]s''' around the world.

This is a '''list of [[youth council]]s''' around the world.


==Youth councils==

==Youth councils==

{| class="wikitable"

{| class="wikitable"

!align="center" colspan="6"|'''Youth councils''' ''alphabetical order''

|-

|-

! Name

! Name

! Location

! Location

!Country

! Founded

! Founded

! Ages

! Ages

! Notes

! Notes

|-

|[[Dartford|Dartford Youth Council]]

|[[Dartford|Borough of Dartford]]

|[[United Kingdom]]

|

| 12-18<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dartford.gov.uk/by-category/council-and-democracy2/dartford-youth-council|title=Dartford Youth Council}}</ref>

|Dartford Youth Council aims to give young people a voice on subjects that matter to the youth of Dartford. Members of DYC are from academic years 8 – 13. They discuss issues affecting the youth of Dartford as well as aiming toto improve Dartford from a youth perspective Works with the Kent Youth County Council and the British Youth Council.e.

|-

|-

| [[Ajax Youth Council]]

|[[London Borough of Harrow|Harrow Youth Parliament]]

|[[London Borough of Harrow]]

| [[Ajax, Ontario, Canada]]

|[[United Kingdom]]

| 2009

|2009

| 12-24

|11-18

| For more info on the Ajax Youth Council visit http://www.AjaxYouthCouncil.tk

|Serves over 20,000 young people in Harrow. Has one seat on the Harrow Council Overview & Scrutiny Committee

|-

|-

| [[Durham Youth Council]]

|[https://oldhamyc.com/ Oldham Youth Council]

|[[Oldham]]

| [[Durham Region, Ontario, Canada]]

|[[United Kingdom]]

| 2011

|2006

| 13-24

|11-21

| Website: www.DurhamYC.com

|First Youth Council in the United Kingdom to hold constitutional power in the local government

|-

|-

| [[International Youth Congress]]

| [[Japanese Community Youth Council]]

| [[San Francisco]], [[California]]

| [[International]]

|[[United States]]

| 2011

| 13-25

| 1970

|

| Youth owned & operated representative body for the next generation - www.iYouthCongress.org

| Serves 8,000 children and families each year.

|-

|-

| [[National Youth Council of Nigeria]]

| [[Espacio Iberoamericano de Juventud]]

| [[Iberoamérica]]

| [[Abuja]]

|[[Nigeria]]

| 2008

| 15-35

| 1954

|

| Nationals youth councils and internationals youth associations in Iberoamérica. WEB: http://www.juventudiberoamericana.org

| The Authentic Mouthpiece and the umbrella body of all youth organisations in Nigeria. It is charged with policy formulation and implementation on issues bordering on [[youth development]] in Nigeria.

|-

|-

| [[French Local Youth Councils]]

| [[Maine Legislative Youth Advisory Council]]

| U.S Virgin Islands Legislative Youth Advisory Council

| [[France]]

|[[United States]]

| 1979

| 7-25

|

| 13 through adult

| Among 1800 local youth and children's councils exist in France. 500 are members of an umbrella born in 1991 and called Anacej<ref>[http://www.anacej.asso.fr, link to Anacej Website]</ref> (National Association of youth and children councils)

| Has authority to introduce legislation

|-

|-

| [[United States Youth Council]]

| National Youth Assembly of Korea

| [[Washington, D.C.]]

| [[Seoul]]

| 1945

|[[South Korea]]

|

| Started by the [[National Social Welfare Assembly]], the USYC was found to be funded by the [[CIA]]. It was disbanded in 1985.

|-

| [[National Youth Assembly of Korea]]

| [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]

| 2003

| 2003

|

|

| The main national youth parliament under supervisions by the National Assembly of Korea and with limited powers to make bills directly to full sessions and committees of the National Assembly.

| The main national youth parliament under supervisions by the National Assembly of Korea and with limited powers to make bills directly to full sessions and committees of the National Assembly.

|-

|-

| [[National Youth Commission (Philippines)|National Youth Commission]]

| [[Quezon City]]

|[[Philippines]]

|

| 15-30<ref>RA 8044</ref>

| Lead policy agency on youth development in the Philippines. NYC is under the Office of the President of the Philippines. Currently, Richard Alvin Nalupta is the chairman and CEO of NYC Philippines. It has two commissioner at large and three commissioner per region (Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao). The President of Sangguniang Kabataan National Federation is also ''ex officio'' commissioner of NYC. Terms and qualification are based on RA 8044. They are also entitled as cabinet officials.

|-

| [[National Youth Council of Ireland]]

| [[National Youth Council of Ireland]]

| [[Dublin, Ireland]]

| [[Dublin, Ireland|Dublin]]

|[[Ireland]]

| 1967

| 1967

|

|

| A national representative body for voluntary youth organisations.

| A national representative body for voluntary youth organisations.

|-

| [[Youth Parliament of Malaysia]]

| [[Malaysia]]

| 2015<ref>http://www.parlimenbelia.gov.my/</ref>

| 18-30

|

|-

|-

| [[National Youth Council of Singapore]]

| [[National Youth Council of Singapore]]

| Bishan–Toa Payoh

| [[Singapore]]

|[[Singapore]]

| 1989<ref>[http://www.nyc.pa.gov.sg/1147748707204/aboutus.html "Vision"], National Youth Council. Retrieved 12/23/07.</ref>

| 1989<ref>[http://www.nyc.pa.gov.sg/1147748707204/aboutus.html "Vision"], National Youth Council. Retrieved 12/23/07.</ref>

| 13 to 35

| 13 to 35

| The national coordinating body for youth affairs in Singapore

| The national coordinating body for youth affairs in Singapore

|-

| [[National Youth Council of the American Red Cross]]

|

|

| 13 through adult

|

|-

| [[Northumberland Youth Advisory Council]]

|

|

|

|

|-

|-

| [[Maine Legislative Youth Advisory Council]]

|[https://www.salfordcvs.co.uk/contacts/view/114277 Salford Youth Council]

|[[City of Salford]]

| U.S Virgin Islands Legislative Youth Advisory Council

|[[United Kingdom]]

|

|

| 13 through adult

|11-21

| Has authority to introduce legislation

|Salford Youth Council is a group of 11-21 year olds who represent the voice of young people in Salford. As a group the young people work on campaigns which matter to young people, and are consulted on issues which effect young people, whilst creating positive stories of young people.

|-

|-

| [[National Youth Commission (Philippines)|National Youth Commission]]

| [[Philippines]]

| 1995 <ref>[http://www.youth.net.ph, National Youth Commission. Retrieved 12/23/07.]</ref>

| 15-30<ref>RA 8044</ref>

| Lead policy agency on youth development in the Philippines. NYC is under the Office of the President of the Philippines. Currently, Richard Alvin Nalupta is the chairman and CEO of NYC Philippines. It has two commissioner at large and three commissioner per region (Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao). The President of Sangguniang Kabataan National Federation is also ''ex officio'' commissioner of NYC. Terms and qualification are based on RA 8044. They are also entitled as cabinet officials.

|-

| [[National Youth Parliament]]

| [[Philippines]]

| 1995 <ref>[http://www.youth.net.ph, http://www.ncya.net National Youth Parliament. Retrieved 12/23/07.]</ref>

| 15-30<ref>Sec. 13 RA 8044</ref>

| Policy Recommendatory and Advocatory Body of NYC in terms of policy implementation on youth development both national and local aspects. Zarah Kathleen Alih is currently and first Muslim president of the Youth Parliament since it was convened in 1995. It has already 6th Regular Session which ended every two-year term. Delegation is through appointment by National Youth Commission per nomination of all youth organizations in the country. The incoming youth parliament will be held this coming October 2008 at Davao City :)

|-

| [[Sangguniang Kabataan]]

| [[Sangguniang Kabataan]]

| [[Philippines]]

| [[Philippines]]

|[[Philippines]]

| 1991 <ref>[http://www.youth.net.ph, National Youth Parliament. Retrieved 12/23/07.]</ref>

| 1991 <ref>[http://www.youth.net.ph, National Youth Parliament. Retrieved 12/23/07.]</ref>

| 15-17<ref>RA 7160. Local Government Code of the Philippines as amended in 2002. </ref>

| 15-17<ref>RA 7160. Local Government Code of the Philippines as amended in 2002.</ref>

| Serves as local youth council in the country. It has a chairman and members of the council whom to be elected by registered voters in the [[barangay]]. Each chairman are entitled to become part as members of the Federation which will serve as member (''ex officio'') in the local legislative bodies except for the National Federation. It has indirect supervision by NYC Philippines. Formerly known as Kabataang Barangay (KB)

| Serves as local youth council in the country. It has a chairman and members of the council whom to be elected by registered voters in the [[barangay]]. Each chairman are entitled to become part as members of the Federation which will serve as member (''ex officio'') in the local legislative bodies except for the National Federation. It has indirect supervision by NYC Philippines. Formerly known as Kabataang Barangay (KB)

|-

|-

| [[South Cambridgeshire Youth Council]]

| [[Youth Parliament of Malaysia]]

| [[South Cambrideshire]]

| [[Kuala Lumpur]]

|[[Malaysia]]

| 2012

| 2015<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.parlimenbelia.gov.my/ |title=Parlimen Belia Malaysia |access-date=2015-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201070008/http://www.parlimenbelia.gov.my/ |archive-date=2018-02-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

| 13 - 17

| 18-30

| Founded by [[South Cambridgeshire District Council]] to represent the views of the young people in the district. The council is currently composed of 17 Youth Councillors.

|

|-

|-

|[[Youth Parliament Program]]

| [[Ballerup ungdomsråd]]

|[[Jaipur]]

| [[Ballerup]], [[Denmark]]

|[[India]]

| 1986 <ref>[http://www.vognporten.dk/ungraad/, Ballerup ungdomsråd]</ref>

|2016<ref>{{Cite web|title=Youth Parliament Program {{!}} Swatantrata|url=https://yppindia.in/|access-date=2020-10-11|website=Youth Parliament Program {{!}} Swatantrata|language=en-US}}</ref>

| 15-25

|

| Serves as the local youth council for the [[Ballerup]] Municipality, it has a flat structure with no chairman, every member has an equal voice. the youth council assists the mayors office as a way to reach out to the youth of the municipality, as well as staging various youth oriented cultural event.

|The Youth Parliament Program would be a debate between the best debaters and policymakers and opinion-makers. The platform will inspire the youth to express their views in an organized way. It will also allow for the emergence of bright future leaders To Create Awareness and Empower Youth though Youth parliament sessions

Ballerup ungdomsråd is the oldest youth council in Denmark which still exists, as well as being one of the biggest and most influential.

|}

|}


== See also ==

US Virgin Islands Legislative Youth Advisory Council

* [[Youth voice]]

* [[Youth voice]]

* [[Youth politics]]

* [[Youth politics]]

Latest revision as of 14:20, 18 June 2024

This is a list of youth councils around the world.

Youth councils[edit]

Name Location Country Founded Ages Notes
Dartford Youth Council Borough of Dartford United Kingdom 12-18[1] Dartford Youth Council aims to give young people a voice on subjects that matter to the youth of Dartford. Members of DYC are from academic years 8 – 13. They discuss issues affecting the youth of Dartford as well as aiming toto improve Dartford from a youth perspective Works with the Kent Youth County Council and the British Youth Council.e.
Harrow Youth Parliament London Borough of Harrow United Kingdom 2009 11-18 Serves over 20,000 young people in Harrow. Has one seat on the Harrow Council Overview & Scrutiny Committee
Oldham Youth Council Oldham United Kingdom 2006 11-21 First Youth Council in the United Kingdom to hold constitutional power in the local government
Japanese Community Youth Council San Francisco, California United States 1970 Serves 8,000 children and families each year.
National Youth Council of Nigeria Abuja Nigeria 1954 The Authentic Mouthpiece and the umbrella body of all youth organisations in Nigeria. It is charged with policy formulation and implementation on issues bordering on youth development in Nigeria.
Maine Legislative Youth Advisory Council U.S Virgin Islands Legislative Youth Advisory Council United States 13 through adult Has authority to introduce legislation
National Youth Assembly of Korea Seoul South Korea 2003 The main national youth parliament under supervisions by the National Assembly of Korea and with limited powers to make bills directly to full sessions and committees of the National Assembly.
National Youth Commission Quezon City Philippines 15-30[2] Lead policy agency on youth development in the Philippines. NYC is under the Office of the President of the Philippines. Currently, Richard Alvin Nalupta is the chairman and CEO of NYC Philippines. It has two commissioner at large and three commissioner per region (Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao). The President of Sangguniang Kabataan National Federation is also ex officio commissioner of NYC. Terms and qualification are based on RA 8044. They are also entitled as cabinet officials.
National Youth Council of Ireland Dublin Ireland 1967 A national representative body for voluntary youth organisations.
National Youth Council of Singapore Bishan–Toa Payoh Singapore 1989[3] 13 to 35 The national coordinating body for youth affairs in Singapore
Salford Youth Council City of Salford United Kingdom 11-21 Salford Youth Council is a group of 11-21 year olds who represent the voice of young people in Salford. As a group the young people work on campaigns which matter to young people, and are consulted on issues which effect young people, whilst creating positive stories of young people.
Sangguniang Kabataan Philippines Philippines 1991 [4] 15-17[5] Serves as local youth council in the country. It has a chairman and members of the council whom to be elected by registered voters in the barangay. Each chairman are entitled to become part as members of the Federation which will serve as member (ex officio) in the local legislative bodies except for the National Federation. It has indirect supervision by NYC Philippines. Formerly known as Kabataang Barangay (KB)
Youth Parliament of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2015[6] 18-30
Youth Parliament Program Jaipur India 2016[7] The Youth Parliament Program would be a debate between the best debaters and policymakers and opinion-makers. The platform will inspire the youth to express their views in an organized way. It will also allow for the emergence of bright future leaders To Create Awareness and Empower Youth though Youth parliament sessions

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dartford Youth Council".
  • ^ RA 8044
  • ^ "Vision", National Youth Council. Retrieved 12/23/07.
  • ^ National Youth Parliament. Retrieved 12/23/07.
  • ^ RA 7160. Local Government Code of the Philippines as amended in 2002.
  • ^ "Parlimen Belia Malaysia". Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  • ^ "Youth Parliament Program | Swatantrata". Youth Parliament Program | Swatantrata. Retrieved 2020-10-11.

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