African Youths Association of Europe

African Youths Association of Europe (AYAE), has grown as results of its continued engagement of European and African youngsters towards creating a sense of citizenship and responsibility AYAE is working in partnership with the several National Youth Councils (NYCs) in supporting the development of networks of African diaspora youth organisations on national levels. We aim to work together with th

e participants of the seminar to develop diverse and efficient approaches to enhance the participation and recognition of the African Diaspora youth on our societies across Europe. We recognize that youth organisations and youth groups from the African Diaspora living in Europe are fundamental actors for the development of our communities, and this reality to be recognized and enhanced. One of our main tasks has been to provide institutions and policy makers with information about the realities and challenges faced by African Diaspora youth living in Europe, in order to work its way towards stronger influence on policies at European level. While working to accomplish this task, we have noticed that almost none of the existing national youth councils in Europe have represented African Diaspora youth organisations in their structures. Therefore, in our biennial Work Plan for 2013-2014 elaborated, we decided to prioritise the development of informal and formal networks at national level, working on mapping the existing African diaspora youth organisations and provide them support for their establishment.