European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation Youth
Logo of ENGSO Youth
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| Abbreviation | ENGSO Youth |
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| Established | 2000 |
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Olympic Committee of Serbia Generala Vasića br. 5 11040 Beograd, Serbia |
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Official language
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English |
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Chairman
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Paolo Emilio Adami |
| Website | http://www.youth-sport.net |
Olympic Committee of Serbia Generala Vasića br. 5
European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation Youth (ENGSO Youth) is the non-governmental umbrella youth organisation of ENGSO (European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation). It has the aim to represent the young Europeans in sports in 40 countries and to achieve, promote and support the implementation of the ENGSO guidelines for children and youth sport. ENGSO Youth promotes sport, health and participation of children and young people as well as volunteering and international cooperation in the sport sector. ENGSO Youth is member of the European Youth Forum since 2007.
At the beginning of 2000, on initiative of the German Sports Youth (Deutsche Sportjugend) eight national sport umbrella organisations from eight European countries started to co-operate in the "Network for the European Youth Work in Sports – Sport Youth goes Europe“. These partners have joined forces on European level to engage and lobby for the interests of young people that are organised in sport clubs and federations.
According to the European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation Youth website, their vision, mission and aims are as follows:
To represent the interest of people under the age of 35 dealing with sport in Europe.
ENGSO Youth is a democratic, youth-led organisation, representing national umbrella organisations for youth sport from across Europe. To provide support, advice and guidance for members who want to establish their own youth structure; To work in partnership with the European Union, the Council of Europe and other European organisations to represent the voice of youth sport; To provide up to date communications and good practice to all member organisations.
ENGSO Youth is structured with a General Assembly as the highest decision making body. The General Assembly meets annually and decides about statutes, the political platform and the work plan, as well as it elects the Committee of ENGSO Youth. The Committee is elected every 2 years. The Committee consists of 9 members and is responsible for leading and representing the organisation between the General Assemblies. The Committee and the Secretary General coordinate the daily work of the organisation. ENGSO Youth has a European secretariat based in Belgrade(Serbia) and two branch offices, one one in Rome (Italy) and one in Salzburg (Austria). Besides the Secretary General, the secretariat consists of a Project Analyst and a Communication Officer.
Each committee is elected by the entire membership every 2 years at the General Assembly, it consists of:
The Secretary General attends the board meetings as a non-voting ex-officio.
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