The following is a list of youth organizations. A youth organization is a type of organization with a focus upon providing activities and

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for minors. In this list, most organizations are international unless noted otherwise.

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4-H 4-H is a U.S.-based network of youth organizations whose mission is "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development". Its name is a reference to the occurrence of the initial letter H four times i ...

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* AEGEE (Europe) *

AIESEC AIESEC is an international youth-run, non-governmental and not-for-profit organization that provides young people with leadership development, cross-cultural internships, and global volunteer exchange experiences. The organization focuses on em ...

Air Training Corps The Air Training Corps (ATC) is a British volunteer-military youth organisation. They are sponsored by the Ministry of Defence and the Royal Air Force. The majority of staff are volunteers, and some are paid for full-time work – including C ...

(UK) * A.J.E.F (LatAm) * All India Youth Federation - AIYF (India) *

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) () is a right-wing all India student organisation affiliated to the Hindu nationalist organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). History The ABVP, founded in 1948 with the initiative of the RSS a ...

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Aleph Zadik Aleph The Grand Order of the Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA or ) is an international youth-led fraternal organization for Jewish teenagers, founded in 1924 and currently existing as the male wing of BBYO Inc., an independent non-profit organization. It is for ...

* American Youth Congress (US) * American Youth Hostels (US) * Amigos de las Americas * Anjuman Talaba-e-Islam (Pakistan) *

Armenian Youth Federation The Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) ( hy, Հայ Երիտասարդական Դաշնակցութիւն) is the youth organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. Founded in 1933, the AYF became a global Armenian organization and stands ...

Army Cadet Force The Army Cadet Force (ACF), generally shortened to Army Cadets, is a national youth organisation sponsored by the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence and the British Army. Along with the Sea Cadet Corps and the Air Training Corps, the ACF mak ...

(UK) * Arran (CAT) * Arsalyn Program (US) * Article 12 (England) *

Ateitis The Lithuanian Catholic Federation "Ateitis" (literally: ''future'') is a youth organization in Lithuania uniting Catholic-minded schoolchildren, university students, and alumni. Ateitis is a member of the umbrella of Catholic youth organizatio ...

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All Assam Students Union All Assam Students' Union or AASU is a Assamese nationalist students' organisation in Assam, India. It is best known for leading the six-year Assam Movement against Bengalis of both Indian and Bangladeshi origin living in Assam. The leadership, ...

(Assam, India) * All India Muslim Students Federation (India) *

All-Polish Youth The All-Polish Youth ( pl, Młodzież Wszechpolska) refers to two inter-linked Polish far-right ultranationalist youth organizations, with a Catholic-nationalist philosophy. Its agenda declares that its aim is "''to raise Polish youth in a Cat ...

(Poland) * Associazione Guide e Scout Cattolici Italiani (IT)

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* Bangladesh-China Youth Student Association * BBYO * Betar * Bharat Scouts and Guides (India) *

Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) (translation: Indian People's Youth Front) is the youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), one of the two major political parties in India. It was founded in 1978, and its first national president w ...

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to "create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth". Adult volunteers are matched with children from ag ...

(US) * Bnei Akiva *

Boys' Brigade The Boys' Brigade (BB) is an international interdenominational Christian youth organisation, conceived by the Scottish businessman Sir William Alexander Smith to combine drill and fun activities with Christian values. Following its inception ...

Boy Scouts of America The Boy Scouts of America (BSA, colloquially the Boy Scouts) is one of the largest scouting organizations and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with about 1.2 million youth participants. The BSA was founded ...

(US) * Boy Scouts of the Philippines (Philippines) * The Boys & Girls Aid Society (US) *

Boys and Girls Clubs of America Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) is a national organization of local chapters which provide voluntary after-school programs for young people. The organization, which holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code, h ...

(US) * Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada (Canada) * British Columbia Youth Parliament (Canada) * BUNDjugend (Germany) * Bus Project (US) * Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir (Bangladesh)

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Canadian Cadet Organizations The Canadian Cadet Organizations, marketed under the name of Cadets Canada, are a youth program known as the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, Royal Canadian Army Cadets, and Royal Canadian Air Cadets. The program is sponsored by the Canadian Armed Fo ...

(Canada) (*see Royal Canadian Army-Air-Sea Cadets below) * Camp Fire (US) * Campus Front of India (India) *

Canadian Young Judaea Canadian Young Judaea (, ) is the largest Zionist youth movement in Canada. The movement was founded as the youth wing of Canadian Hadassah-WIZO and the Zionist Organization of Canada in 1917, and is affiliated with HaNoar HaTzioni. Young Judaea ...

(Canada) * Centre for the Talented Youth of Ireland (Ireland) * Children and Youth International (Europe) * Children of the American Revolution (US) * China Youth Corps (Taiwan) * Chiro (Belgium, Philippines) * Christian Democratic Youth Appeal (Netherlands) * Christian Democratic Youth League (Sweden) (Sweden) * Christian Service Brigade (US/Canada) * Church Lads' and Church Girls' Brigade * CISV International *

City Year City Year is an American education nonprofit organization founded in 1988. The organization partners with public schools in 29 high-need communities across the US and through international affiliates in the UK and Johannesburg, South Africa. Ci ...

(US) * Civil Air Patrol (US) * CJD (Germany) * Communist Youth Movement (Netherlands) *

Company of Young Canadians The Company of Young Canadians (CYC) was a short-lived Canadian youth program sponsored by the Canadian federal government, which existed from 1966 to 1977. It was designed to be run autonomously without government direction. It generated considera ...

''Historical'' * Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme (Europe) * Congress of South African Students * Coptic Orphans (Egypt) * CrossRoads Ministry (US) * CVJM (Germany)

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DeMolay International DeMolay International is an international fraternal organization for young men ages 12 to 21. It was founded in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1919 and named for Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar. DeMolay was incorporat ...

* Democratic Youth Federation of India * DECA formerly known as Distributive Education Clubs of America * Duterte Youth

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* Eurodesk (Europe) * Electrical Engineering Students' European Association (Europe) * European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs (Europe) * Erasmus Student Network (Europe) * European Free Alliance Youth (Europe) *

European Geology Students Network EUGEN - EUropean Geosciences students Network is youth organization based in Germany. Main goal of EUGEN is organizing annual summer camps for students in geo-sciences all across Europe. The EUGEN was created in summer 1995 during the national meeti ...

* European Geography Association * European Horizons (USA) *

The European Law Students' Association The European Law Students' Association (ELSA) is an international, independent, non-political, non-profit, non-governmental organisation run by and for law students. ELSA-activities comprise a large variety of academic and professional events t ...

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European Scout Federation (British Association) The European Scout Federation (British Association) is a Traditional Scouting youth organisation. It is a part of the other Scouting in the United Kingdom. Original test work set out by Robert Baden-Powell is still used. The original uniform is ...

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European Students of Industrial Engineering and Management ESTIEM (European Students of Industrial Engineering and Management) is a non-profit, non-governmental and non-political student organisation that connects European students that combine technological understanding with management skills. The goal ...

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European Youth Forum The European Youth Forum (from french: Youth Forum Jeunesse, YFJ) is an international non-profit association and serves as a platform and advocacy group of the national youth councils and international non-governmental youth organisations in Euro ...

(Europe) * European Youth Parliament (Europe) *

Euzko Gaztedi Euzko Gaztedi Indarra-EGI (Basque for "Basque Youth Force") is the youth wing of the Basque main nationalist political party, the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV). Their presence is in the Basque Country, in the Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre ...

(Spain/Europe) * Ezra USA * Emirates Foundation (UAE)

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* Federal Association of Liberal Students Groups (Germany) *

FBLA The Future Business Leaders of America, or FBLA, is an American career and technical student organization headquartered in Reston, Virginia. Established in 1940, FBLA is a non-profit organization of high school ("FBLA"), Middle Level ("FBLA ...

(USA) * FFA (Future Farmers of America) (USA) *

Fimcap The FIMCAP, which is short for Fédération Internationale des Mouvements Catholiques d’Action Paroissiale (French for "International Federation of Catholic Parochial Youth Movements"), is an umbrella organization for Catholic youth organizati ...

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First Priority First Priority is a youth organization that supports student-initiated, student-led Christian clubs on middle school and high school campuses. First Priority of America, Inc. supports local city FP movements in cities across the US. First Priori ...

(US) * The First Tee (US) *

Foras na Gaeilge (, " Irish Institute"; ) is a public body responsible for the promotion of the Irish language throughout the island of Ireland, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It was set up on 2 December 1999, assuming the role ...

(Ireland) * Foróige (Ireland) *

Friends of Nature Friends of Nature (international abbreviation: NFI, for German: Naturfreunde International) is a non-profit organisation with a background in the social democratic movement, which aims to make the enjoyment of nature accessible to the wider commun ...

(Global) * FZY (UK)

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* G&Y (UK) * German Federal Association of Young Entrepreneurs (Germany) * German Scout Movement (Germany) *

German Foundation for World Population DSW (german: Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung) is an international non-governmental organisation addressing Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH) and population dynamics. DSW funds its project and advocacy work from private donations and the finan ...

(Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung, DSW) (Germany) * German Youth Movement (Germany) * Girlguiding (UK) *

Girls' Brigade The Girls' Brigade is an international, interdenominational Christian youth organisation. It was founded in 1893 in Dublin, Ireland. The modern organization was formed as the result of the amalgamation of three like-minded and similarly structu ...

* Girls Inc. (US) * Girl Scouts of the USA *

Girl Guides of Canada Girl Guides of Canada (GGC; french: Guides du Canada) is the national Guiding association of Canada. Guiding in Canada started on September 7, 1910, and GGC was among the founding members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (W ...

* Girl Scouts of the Philippines * Global Vision (Canada) *

Global Youth Action Network {{refimprove, date=August 2014 The Global Youth Action Network (GYAN) is an international network of youth NGOs spanning 180 countries, and headquartered in New York, near the United Nations. GYAN is a youth-led not for profit organization (regis ...

* Green Youth (Germany) * Gopali Youth Welfare Society (India)

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* Habonim Dror * Habonim Dror Australia *

Hitler Youth The Hitler Youth (german: Hitlerjugend , often abbreviated as HJ, ) was the youth organisation of the Nazi Party in Germany. Its origins date back to 1922 and it received the name ("Hitler Youth, League of German Worker Youth") in July 1926. ...

(Nazi Germany) * HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed (Israel) *

Hakfar Hayarok HaKfar HaYarok ( he, הכפר הירוק; "The Green Village") is a youth village in Israel, located in southern Ramat HaSharon, along the northern border of Tel Aviv-Yafo. Name Gershon Zak, the founder of the village, called it in 1950 "Gre ...

(Israel) * Hashomer Hatzair *

Hebrew Scouts Movement in Israel The Hebrew Scouts Movement in Israel ( he, תנועת הצופים העבריים בישראל, ''Tnuat HaTzofim HaIvriyim BeYisrael'') is an Israeli Jewish co-ed Scouting and Guiding association with about 80,000 members. The Hebrew Scouts Movem ...

High School Democrats of America The High School Democrats of America (HSDA) is a student-led organization that seeks to mobilize young people and elect Democrats. HSDA student activists across the country engage in political activity and advance the agenda of the Democratic Pa ...

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United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

) * Hineni ( Australia) * Hip Hop 4 Life (US) *

HOSA-Future Health Professionals HOSA – Future Health Professionals, formerly known as Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), is an international career and technical student organization (CTSO) endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Techno ...

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Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union ( (Đoàn TNCS)), simply recognized as the Union (), is the largest social-political organisation of Vietnamese youth. The union is under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam. The organization wa ...

(Vietnam) * Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation

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IAESTE The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience commonly referred to as IAESTE (pronounced i-a-es-te or ai-es-te) is an international organization exchanging students for technical work experience abroad. Stude ...

* Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba Pakistan *

Improved Order of Red Men The Improved Order of Red Men is a fraternal organization established in North America in 1834. Their rituals and regalia are modeled after those assumed by men of the era to be used by Native Americans. Despite the name, the order was formed ...

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IIMUN I.I.M.U.N. (India's International Movement to Unite Nations, also known as: Indian International Model United Nations or IIMUN) is a youth organisation comprising 26,000 young organisers who put together student conferences in 220 cities and 35 co ...

* Indian Catholic Youth Movement(India) * Interact *

International Federation of Medical Students' Associations The International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA) is a non-governmental organization representing associations of medical students. It was founded in May 1951 and currently maintains 139 member organizations from 130 countr ...

* International Islamic Federation of Student Organizations *

Indian Youth Congress The Indian Youth Congress is the youth wing of the Indian National Congress party. The Indian Youth Congress was a department of the Indian National Congress from the period just after the Partition of India in 1947 until the late 1960s. While ...

(India) * International Young Democrat Union * International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Youth and Student Organisation *

International Order of the Rainbow for Girls The International Order of the Rainbow for Girls (IORG) is a Masonic youth service organization that teaches leadership training through community service. Young women learn about the value of charity and service through their work and involveme ...

International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation The International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation (IPSF) is a non-governmental, non-political and non-religious organisation that represents pharmaceutical students, pharmacy students and recent graduates from all over the world. It was founde ...

International Student/Young Pugwash International Student/Young Pugwash (ISYP) is an international organization that promotes awareness and action among students and young professionals in relation to ethical implications of science and technology policy, particularly matters of inte ...

International Federation of Liberal Youth The International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY) is an international liberal youth organization. It consists of a global membership of national youth organizations. These are often but not exclusively affiliated with political parties that ...

* International Union of Socialist Youth *

International Youth Rights International Youth Rights (IYR), (Chinese: 国际青年权利会, Korean: 국제청소년권리협회) is a non-profit, non-political, international organization, founded in 2009 to advance the rights of youth. Its motto is "A united force of t ...

Israel Gay Youth Israel Gay Youth (IGY) ( he, ארגון נוער גאה, ''Irgun Noar Ge'eh'', lit. "Proud Youth Organization"; he, איגי, ''Igy'', "IGY") was founded in 2001 in Israel as a non-profit NGO, branching off from the Israeli Gay, Lesbian, Bisexu ...

* Italian Youth of the Lictor ( Fascist Italy)

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* Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (US) * JCNetwork (Germany) * Jonge Democraten (Netherlands) * Jesus Freaks *

Jesus Youth Jesus Youth (JY) is an International Catholic Movement, approved by the Holy See. The Movement evolved as an outcome of the Charismatic revival that spread across India in the mid-1970s. JY had its beginnings in Kerala, India, and evolved as an ...

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Jewish Lads' and Girls' Brigade The JLGB (Jewish Lads' and Girls' Brigade) is a national Jewish youth organisation based in and primarily serving the United Kingdom. The UK's oldest Jewish youth movement, it was founded in 1895 as the Jewish Lads' Brigade by Colonel Albert E. ...

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Job's Daughters International Job's Daughters International is a Masonic affiliated youth organization for girls and young women aged 10 to 20. The organization is commonly referred to as simply Job's Daughters or Jobies, and sometimes abbreviated as JDI (or IOJD, referring to ...

(Worldwide) * Junge Liberale (Germany) * Junge Piraten (Germany) *

Junge Union The Junge Union Deutschlands (''Young Union of Germany'') or JU is the joint youth organisation of the two conservative German political parties, CDU and CSU. Membership is limited to individuals between 14 and 35 years of age. Junge Union c ...

(Germany) * Junior firefighter (Global) * Junior Forest Wardens (Canada) * Young Socialists (Netherlands) * Junior Achievement (US) * Junior Chamber International * Junior Optimist Octagon International *

Junior State of America The Junior State of America (formerly the Junior Statesmen of America), abbreviated JSA, is an American non-partisan youth organization. The purpose of JSA is to help high school students acquire leadership skills and the knowledge necessary to ...

(US) *

Jusos Working Group of Young Socialists in the SPD (german: Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Jungsozialistinnen und Jungsozialisten in der SPD, Jusos) is a volunteer youth organization of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). As of 2021, there are over ...

(Germany)

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Kabataan Kabataan, also known as the Kabataan Partylist (KPL, ) and formerly known as Ang Nagkakaisang Kabataan Para sa Sambayanan (ANAK ng BAYAN, ), is a partylist in the Philippines affiliated with the leftist political coalition Makabayan. It is cur ...

(Philippines) ( ''youth'') * Key Club * Kids for Peace * Kids Helping Kids * Kids Off The Block

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* La Forja (CAT) *

Left Youth Solid The Linksjugend solid'' ''(en: Left Youth solid'' is a political youth organisation in Germany. It is the official youth wing of the political party The Left. It was formed in 2007 as the legal successor to solid– die sozialistische jugend (e ...

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Liberal Youth of Sweden The Liberal Youth of Sweden ( sv, Liberala ungdomsförbundet, LUF) is the youth wing of the Swedish Liberals. The Liberal Youth of Sweden has a long tradition of international cooperation and is a full member of the International Federation of ...

(Sweden) * Leo clubs * Los Angeles Maritime Institute (US) * Little League Baseball

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Magshimey Herut World Magshimey Herut ( he, מגשימי חרות עולמי, lit=world achievers of liberty), sometimes called Magshimey Herut or World MH, is a Zionist young adult movement founded in 1999 by a group of Jewish activists based on the ideals of ali ...

* Motivate Canada (Canada) *

Make A Difference Make A Difference (MAD) is an Indian non-profit organisation, working to ensure better outcomes for children in orphanages and shelters across India. Make A Difference works with nearly 3460 children in 67 shelter homes across 23 cities in India, ...

(India) * Muslim Student Union of the University of California, Irvine (US) * Muslim Students Society of Nigeria *

Muslim Students Federation (I. U. M. L.) The Muslim Students Federation (M.S. F.) is the student wing of Indian Union Muslim League party in India. Muslim Students Federation is principally active in Indian university and college campuses. P.V Ahmed Saju and S. H. Muhammed Arshad ...

(India) * Muslim Students Federation (Kerala unit) (India) * Muslim Students Association of South Africa (South Africa) * Muslim Students' Association (Indonesia) (Indonesia) *

Muslim Students Association The Muslim Students Association, or Muslim Student Union, of the U.S. and Canada, also known as MSA National, is a religious organization dedicated to establishing and maintaining Islamic societies on college campuses in Canada and the United Sta ...

(US/CANADA) * Mocidade Portuguesa (Portugal)

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* National Cadet Corps India * National Cadet Corps (Singapore) * National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (Singapore) * National Commission on Resources for Youth *

National Council For Voluntary Youth Services The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) was a membership network of over 200 voluntary and community organisations, as well as local and regional networks, that work with and for young people across England. The organisation cl ...

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National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs The National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs (NFYFC) is a rural youth organisation in the United Kingdom. The Federation covers various Young Farmers' Clubs (YFCs) throughout England and Wales, helping support young people in agriculture and th ...

(UK) * National FFA Organization (US) *

National Junior Classical League The National Junior Classical League (National JCL or NJCL) is a youth organization of secondary school students sponsored by the American Classical League (ACL). Founded in 1936, the NJCL comprises more than 1,000 Latin, Greek and Classica ...

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National Police Cadet Corps The National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) is one of the national uniformed group for youths between age 13 to 17 in Singapore. The organisation is supported by the Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational governme ...

(Singapore) * National Students Union of India (NSUI) *

National Youth Administration The National Youth Administration (NYA) was a New Deal agency sponsored by Franklin D. Roosevelt during his presidency. It focused on providing work and education for Americans between the ages of 16 and 25. It operated from June 26, 1935 to ...

* National Youth Leadership Council (US) *

National Youth Organisation (disambiguation) National Youth Organisation may refer to: *National Youth Organisation (Greece), a youth organisation active in the Kingdom of Greece during the authoritarian Metaxas regime *National Youth Organisation (Grenada), a defunct youth organisation in Gr ...

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National Youth Rights Association The National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) is a youth-led Civil and political rights led by Margin Zheng & Ashawn Dabney-Small President & Vice-President of NYRA organization in the United States promoting youth rights, with approximately 10,0 ...

(US) * NCSY *

Netzer Olami Netzer Olami is the worldwide youth movement of the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) and is affiliated to Arzenu (the Zionist arm of the WUPJ). "Netzer" is an acronym in Hebrew for Reform Zionist Youth (''Noar Tsioni Reformi'', נוע� ...

The Newsboys Strike The newsboys' strike of 1899 was a U.S. youth-led campaign to facilitate change in the way that Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst's newspapers compensated their force of newsboys or newspaper hawkers. The strikers demonstrated across N ...

''Historical'' * Nexus Global Youth Summit *

Noam Noam ( he, נועם) is a Hebrew name which means "pleasantness", and although it started as the male version of the female ''Na'omi'' (English: "Naomi" or "Noémie"), today, it is a very common Hebrew name for both males and females alike. The co ...

* North American Federation of Temple Youth (US) * Northern Ireland Youth Forum (NI) * Not Back to School Camp (US)

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* Oaktree (foundation) (Australia) * Opera Nazionale Balilla (Fascist Italy) * Ógra Fianna Fáil (Ireland) *

Ógra Shinn Féin Ógra Shinn Féin (colloquially known as Republican Youth, , and formerly, officially known as Sinn Féin Republican Youth, ga, Sinn Féin Óige Phoblachtach, from 2012 to March 2018) is the youth wing of the Irish political party Sinn Féin. ...

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One World Youth Project One World Youth Project (OWYP) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation founded in Massachusetts. Its goal is to create a more knowledgeable, compassionate, skilled, and understanding generation of global citizens while at the same time, inspiring y ...

* oikos International * Ontario Youth Parliament (Canada) *

Order of the Arrow The Order of the Arrow (OA) is the honor society of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), composed of Scouts and Scouters who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives as elected by their peers. The society was created by E. Urner Go ...

(US) * Organisational Forum of Economical Congress OFW (Germany) * Our Time (US)

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* Parlement Jeunesse du Québec (Canada) * Pathfinders (Seventh-day Adventist) * PDMU (Mexico) *

Peacefire Peacefire is a U.S.-based website, with a registered address in Bellevue, Washington, dedicated to "preserving First Amendment rights for Internet users, particularly those younger than 18". It was founded in August 1996 by Bennett Haselton, ...

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PerspectieF PerspectieF – Christian Union Youth ( nl, PerspectieF – ChristenUnie-jongeren) is the youth wing of the ChristianUnion, a Christian democratic political party in the Netherlands. PerspectieF was founded on 23 September 2000 as a merger betw ...

(Netherlands) * PETO (Germany) * PINK! (Netherlands) * Pioneer Movement (Communist countries) * Plant-for-the-Planet * Polish YMCA (Poland) *

Pony Club Pony Club is an international youth organization devoted to educating youth about horses and riding. Pony Club organizations exist in over thirty countries worldwide. Origins Pony Club began in Great Britain in 1929 when the Institute of the ...

* Privrednik Junior (Croatia) * Progressive Youth Federation of India * Project Q (Milwaukee) * Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association (US) *

Peace Train "Peace Train" is a 1971 song by Cat Stevens, taken from his album '' Teaser and the Firecat''. The song climbed to No. 7 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart during the week of November 6, 1971, becoming Stevens' first US Top 10 hit. The song als ...

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Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development The Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, is an Institution of National Importance Institute of National Importance (INI) is a status that may be conferred on a premier public higher educ ...

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Raleigh International Raleigh International is a youth expedition organisation based in the UK. On 19 May 2022 Raleigh International Trust ceased operations and entered Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation. The Raleigh International brand was bought by Impact Travel Group ...

(UK) * Rawhide Boys Ranch (US) * The Rebelution (US) * Red Cross Youth (Singapore) * Resistance (YBNP) (UK) * Revolutionary Youth Association (India) * Revolutionary Youth Union (Syria) *

Republican Youth of Catalonia The Republican Youth (in Catalan: ''Jovent Republicà'') is a left-wing political party, and also the youth wing of the Republican Left of Catalonia (in Catalan: ''Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya'', ERC), a Catalan pro-independence party. Until ...

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RISKA – Remaja Islam Sunda Kelapa Remaja Islam Sunda Kelapa, is an Islam, Islamic youth organization located in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was founded in 1974. Since it was founded, RISKA has been a dynamic Islamic youth organization where youngsters who come to RISKA not only learn ...

(Indonesia) * Rock and Roll Camp for Girls (US) *

ROOD A rood or rood cross, sometimes known as a triumphal cross, is a cross or crucifix, especially the large crucifix set above the entrance to the chancel of a medieval church. Alternatively, it is a large sculpture or painting of the crucifixion ...

(Netherlands) * Roosevelt Institution (US) *

Rotaract Rotaract originally began as a Rotary International youth program in 1968 aCharlotte North Rotary Clubin Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, and has grown into a major organization of 10,680 (14 Sep 2022) clubs spread around the world and ...

Royal Canadian Air Cadets The Royal Canadian Air Cadets (french: Cadets de l'Aviation royale du Canada) is a Canadian national youth program for young individuals aged 12 to 18. Under the authority of the National Defence Act, the program is administered by the Canadian F ...

(Canada) * Royal Canadian Army Cadets (Canada) * Royal Canadian Sea Cadets (Canada) * Royal Rangers * RSY-Netzer (UK) * Russian Social-Democratic Union of Youth (Russia)

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Sangguniang Kabataan Sangguniang Kabataan (abbreviated as SK; ) is a council meant to represent the youth in each barangay in the Philippines. It was put "on hold", but not quite abolished, prior to the 2013 barangay elections. In January 2016, the Sangguniang ...

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Sandinista Youth The Sandinista Youth (Spanish: ''Juventud Sandinista'' or ''Juventud Sandinista 19 de Julio'') is the youth organization of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) party in Nicaragua. The Sandinista Youth arose informally during the Nicar ...

(Nicaragua) * Sano Sansar Initiative (Nepal) * Saskatchewan Youth Parliament (Canada) *

School Strike for Climate School Strike for Climate ( sv, Skolstrejk för klimatet), also known variously as Fridays for Future (FFF), Youth for Climate, Climate Strike or Youth Strike for Climate, is an international movement of school students who skip Friday ...

(global) * Scouting ** Boy Scouts ** Brownie (Girl Guides) **

Cub Scout Cub Scouts, Cubs or Wolf Cubs are programs associated with Scouting for young children usually between 7 and 12, depending on the organization to which they belong. A participant in the program is called a Cub. A group of Cubs is called a 'P ...

s ** Explorer Scouts ** Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting ** Navigators (US and UK) **

Rover Scout Rover Scouts, Rovers, Rover Scouting or Rovering is a program associated with some Scouting organizations for adult men and women. A group of Rovers is called a 'Rover Crew'. Rovers was originated by The Scout Association, The Boy Scouts Assoc ...

s ** Venture Scouts * SDLP Youth (NI) *

Secular Student Alliance The Secular Student Alliance (SSA) is an American educational nonprofit organization whose purpose is to educate high school and college students about the value of scientific reason and the intellectual basis of secularism in its atheistic an ...

(US) * Serb Democratic Forum-Youth Forum (Croatia) * SGPJ (Netherlands) * Socialist Youth (disambiguation) (several) * Socialist Youth Front (Denmark) * Socialist Youth of Germany – Falcons (Germany) * Solidarity Youth Movement, Kerala (India) * South African Students Congress *

SPIC MACAY ''Spic'' (also spelled ''spick'') is an ethnic slur used in the United States for people from Latin American countries and states. Etymology Some sources from the United States believe that the word ''spic'' is a play on a Spanish-accented pro ...

* SpiralScouts (US) * St John Ambulance Australia Cadets (Australia) *

St John Ambulance Cadets in the UK St John Ambulance Cadets is a youth organisation of St John Ambulance founded in England in 1922 for people aged between 10 and 17 to train them in first aid, social actions, wellbeing, communication and other essential skills.St John Ambu ...

(UK) * St John Youth New Zealand * Street Kids International (Canada/US) *

Strong Women Strong Girls Strong Women Strong Girls (SWSG) is a mentoring organization for girls in grades 3–5 with a focus on female empowerment and healthy habits. and with the goal of helping them to develop skills for lifelong success. The program was started by Lindsa ...

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Student Catholic Action The Student Catholic Action is a religious student organization in the Philippines. Its affiliation overseas is the International Young Catholic Students (IYCS), also known aInternational Young Christian Students in Asiathat follows the methodol ...

(Philippines) * Student Union of Latvia * Students' Union of Obafemi Awolowo University *

Students' Union of Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic (SURGGP), Itanagar Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic (previously known as Arunachal Pradesh Polytechnic) is a multi-speciality, technology-oriented college located at Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. It is also the first polytechnic college in Arunachal Pradesh un ...

Student Edge Student Edge is an Australian student advocacy service, founded in 2003 in Perth, Western Australia by university students. The organisation currently has approximately 1,100,000 members. History Founding Student Edge claims to offer Australian ...

* Students Union of Bhutan *

Students Union of Namibia The Students Union of Namibia (SUN) is a students organisation in Namibia. It was formed in 2019 by a break-away faction of the Namibia National Students Organization (NANSO). In 2019 NANSO members were involved in ideological differences over w ...

Studentenverbindung (; often referred to as Verbindung) is the umbrella term for many different kinds of fraternity-type associations in German-speaking countries, including Corps, , , , and Catholic fraternities. Worldwide, there are over 1,600 , about a thousan ...

(Germany) * Students' Union (Turkey) * Students' Union UCL (formerly University College London Union) * Students for a Free Tibet * Student Union of the University of Helsinki * Student Union of Tampere University (Finland) *

Student Union in Sundsvall Student Union in Sundsvall at Mid Sweden University is a students' union representing students studying on campus Sundsvall at Mid Sweden University, and those distance students who are registered in Sundsvall. This includes all the bachelor's, M ...

(Sweden) * Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee *

Student Pugwash USA Student Pugwash USA engages students to promote the socially responsible use of science and technology in the 21st century. Members discuss the ethical, social and global implications of advances in these fields and explore the pursuit of socially ...

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Students for a Democratic Society (1960 organization) Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) was a national student activist organization in the United States during the 1960s, and was one of the principal representations of the New Left. Disdaining permanent leaders, hierarchical relationships ...

(US) * Student Union (Valdosta State University) (US) * Student Union AKKU (Netherlands) * Students For Liberty (US-based International organization) *

Students for a Democratic Society (2006 organization) Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) is a United States student organization representing left wing ideals. It takes its name and inspiration from the original SDS of 1960–1969, then the largest radical student organization in US history ...

(US) * Students' Federation of India (India) *

Students Islamic Organisation of India The Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) ( hi, स्टूडेंट्स इस्लामिक ऑर्गनाइजेशन ऑफ इंडिया; ur, اسٹوڈنٹس اسلامک آرگنائزیشن آف انڈیا ...

(India) * Students for Sensible Drug Policy (US) * SustainUS (US) * Sharp Greens (Poland)

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* Taking Children Seriously (UK) * TakingITGlobal * Teenage Republicans (US) *

Teen Mania Ministries Teen Mania International was an Evangelical Christian youth organization located in Dallas, Texas (formerly Garden Valley, Texas). Teen Mania focused primarily on four key programs, with a few additional smaller endeavors. It was one of the larges ...

(US) * Teen Talking Circles * The Second Mile (US) *

The Trevor Project The Trevor Project is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1998. Focused on suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth, they offer a toll-free telephone number wher ...

(US) * The Youth Cafe (Kenya, Africa) * Trips for Kids (US, Canada, Israel) * TUXIS Parliament of Alberta (Canada) * Tzivos Hashem

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UK Youth Climate Coalition The UK Youth Climate Coalition (UKYCC) is a non-profit youth organisation in the United Kingdom. It is part of The Climate Coalition in the UK Formed in 2008, the mission of the organisation is to mobilise and empower young people to take po ...

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UK Youth Parliament The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) is a youth organisation in the United Kingdom, consisting of democratically elected members aged between 11 and 18. Formed in 2000, the parliament has 369 members, who are elected to represent the views of young ...

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United Synagogue Youth United Synagogue Youth (USY) is the youth movement of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ). It was founded in 1951, under the auspices of the Youth Commission of what was then the United Synagogue of America. USY operates in the ...

Up with People Up with People (UWP) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Up with People stages song and dance performances promoting themes such as multiculturalism, racial equality, and positive thinking. History Archives The UWP Archives ...

(US) * Urban Saints (UK) * UthMag (United Arab Emirates) *

Urdd Gobaith Cymru Urdd Gobaith Cymru () (known as the Urdd) is a national voluntary youth organisation, which claimed over 56,000 members in 2019 aged between 8 and 25 years old. It provides opportunities for children and young people across Wales to take part ...

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* 4T – Vietnam Youth Education Support Center (Vietnam) *

Vietnamese Scout Association The Vietnamese Scout Association ( vi, Hội Hướng Đạo Việt Nam (HĐVN)) is a youth organization that was established in Vietnam and active between 1930 and 1975. The association was recognized by the World Organization of the Scout M ...

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* WE Charity (Kenya, Sri Lanka, India, Ecuador, Sierra Leone, China) * Western Canada Youth Parliament (Canada) * Wesley Guild (Ghana, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, United Kingdom, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Swaziland and Lesotho) * White Stag Leadership Development Program (US) * Winds Across the Bay (US) *

The Woodcraft Folk Woodcraft Folk is a UK-based educational movement for children and young people. Founded in 1925 and grown by volunteers, it has been a registered charity since 1965 Registered Charity since 2013. and a registered company limited by guarantee s ...

(UK) *

World Assembly of Youth The World Assembly of Youth (WAY); French: ''Assemblée Mondiale de la Jeunesse'', Spanish: ''Asamblea Mundial de la Juventud'' is the international coordinating body of national youth councils and national youth organisations. The full members ...

World Assembly of Muslim Youth The World Assembly of Muslim Youth is an international Islamic educational organization whose stated purpose is “preserve the identity of Muslim youth and help overcome the problems they face in modern society”. Reportedly the world's largest ...

World Association of Young Scientists The World Association of Young Scientists (WAYS; formerly the World Academy of Young Scientists) is a global network of young scientists established in 2004, in partnership with UNESCO and ICSU. It provides a Web 2.0 platform for scientific exchang ...

World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS ) is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Guiding and Scouting organizations in 152 countries. It was established in 1928 in Parád, Hungary, and has its ...

World Esperanto Youth Organization The World Esperanto Youth Organization ( eo, Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Organizo, TEJO) is an organization dedicated to supporting young Esperanto speakers around the world and promote the use of Esperanto. TEJO was founded in 1938 as the '' ...

World Federation of Democratic Youth The World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) is an international youth organization, and has historically characterized itself as left-wing and anti-imperialist. WFDY was founded in London in 1945 as a broad international youth movement, ...

* World Organisation of Students and Youth *

World Organization of the Scout Movement The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest international Scouting organization. WOSM has 173 members. These members are recognized national Scout organizations, which collectively have around 43 million participants. WOSM ...

World Scout Committee The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest international Scouting organization. WOSM has 173 members. These members are recognized national Scout organizations, which collectively have around 43 million participants. WOSM ...

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Young Australia League The Young Australia League (Inc) (YAL) is an Australian youth organisation which was formed in Perth, Western Australia in 1905 by Jack Simons and Lionel Boas. Developed as a means to encourage Australian nationalism and patriotic values, the o ...

(AUS) * Youth Parliament (BAN) *

Young Americans for Freedom Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) is a conservative youth activism organization that was founded in 1960 as a coalition between traditional conservatives and libertarians on American college campuses. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizati ...

(US) * Young BNP (UK) * Youth Bank (international) *

Young Communist League USA The Young Communist League USA (YCLUSA) is a communist youth organization in the United States. The stated aim of the League is the development of its members into Communists, through studying Marxism–Leninism and through active participation ...

(US) * Young Conservatives (UK) * Young Democratic Socialists of America (US) * Young Democrats (Giovani Democratici) (Italy) *

Young Democrats of America The Young Democrats of America (YDA) is the youth wing of the Democratic Party of the United States. YDA operates as a separate organization from the Democratic National Committee; following the passage of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, i ...

(US) * Young European Federalists (Europe) * Young European Leadership (Europe) * Young Judaea * Young Life (US) * Young Marines (US) * Young Muslims Canada * Young People's Socialist League (1907) (US) * Young People's Socialist League (Socialist Party USA) (US) * Young Religious Unitarian Universalists (US/Canada) * Young Riflemen (Lithuania) * Young Yatri Organization (Nepal) * Youth 2000 * Youth Action Network (UK) * Youth Activism Project (US) *

Youth Assisting Youth United Way Centraide Canada (french: Centraide United Way Canada) is the national organization for the 71 autonomous, volunteer-based United Ways and Centraides across Canada. The United Way Movement in Canada is a federated network of local Unite ...

(US) * Youth Association of Kuwait (Kuwait) *

Youth for Christ Youth For Christ (YFC) is a worldwide Christian movement working with young people, whose main purpose is evangelism among teenagers. It began informally in New York City in 1940, when Jack Wyrtzen held evangelical Protestant rallies for teenagers ...

(US) * Youth Climate Movement (US) * Youth Conservation Corps (US) * Youth for Human Rights International * Young Labour (UK) * Youth Leaders International *

Youth Liberation of Ann Arbor Youth Liberation of Ann Arbor was an organization based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It existed from 1970 to 1979, and is often cited in more recent academic literature as one of the leading forerunners of several youth movements in the United States, ...

* Youth Link Movement (Sri Lanka) * Youth Organisation Freedom and Democracy (Netherlands) * Youth Parliament of Manitoba (Canada) * Youth Parliament Program (India) * Youth Parliament of Pakistan (Pakistan) * Youth Radio (US) * AER Youth Regional Network (Europe) *

Young Republicans The Young Republican National Federation, commonly referred to as the Young Republicans or YRNF, is a 527 organization for members of the Republican Party of the United States between the ages of 18 and 40. It has both a national organization ...

(US) * Young Scientists of Australia (AUS) *

Youth Service America Youth Service America, or YSA, is a resource center that partners with thousands of organizations committed to increasing the quality and quantity of volunteer opportunities for young people, ages 5-25, to serve locally, nationally, and globally.< ...

* Youth United (India) * Yuva Unstoppable (India) *

YMCA YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It was founded on 6 June 1844 by George Williams (philanthropist), Georg ...

(Young Men's Christian Association) *

YWCA The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) is a nonprofit organization with a focus on empowerment, leadership, and rights of women, young women, and girls in more than 100 countries. The World office is currently based in Geneva, Swi ...

(Young Women's Christian Association) *

YMCA Youth and Government YMCA Youth and Government (YaG), also known as Youth In Government, or Model Legislature and Court, is a program of the YMCA of the USA that allows high school students to serve in model governments at the local, state, national, and internation ...

(US) * YMCA Youth Parliament (AUS)

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