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The following is a list of youth organizations. A youth organization is a type of organization with a focus upon providing activities and
socialization In sociology, socialization or socialisation (see spelling differences) is the process of internalizing the norms and ideologies of society. Socialization encompasses both learning and teaching and is thus "the means by which social and cul ...
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 emp ...
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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 ...
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All India Youth Federation The All India Youth Federation (AIYF) is a nationwide youth organisation of Communist Party of India founded on May 3, 1959. AIYF is affiliated to World Federation of Democratic Youth. And member of general council of WFDY. Formation It was b ...
- 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 ...
(India) * Aleph Zadik Aleph * 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 ...
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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 ma ...
(UK) * Arran (CAT) * Arsalyn Program (US) * Article 12 (England) * Ateitis (Lithuania) *
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, ...
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All India Muslim Students Federation The All India Muslim Students Federation (AIMSF) was an Indian Muslim students union affiliated with the All-India Muslim League. Splitting off from the All India Students' Federation in 1937, the body was organised under patronage of Muhammad ...
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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 The Betar Movement ( he, תנועת בית"ר), also spelled Beitar (), is a Revisionist Zionist youth movement founded in 1923 in Riga, Latvia, by Vladimir (Ze'ev) Jabotinsky. Chapters sprang up across Europe, even during World War II. After ...
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Bharat Scouts and Guides Bharat, or Bharath, may refer to: * Bharat (term), the name for India in various Indian languages ** Bharata Khanda, the Sanskrit name for the Indian subcontinent (or South Asia) * Bharata, the name of several legendary figures or groups: ** Bh ...
(India) * Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (India) *
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 ...
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Bnei Akiva Bnei Akiva ( he, בְּנֵי עֲקִיבָא, , "Children of Akiva") is the largest religious Zionist youth movement in the world, with over 125,000 members in 42 countries. It was first established in Mandatory Palestine in 1929. History B ...
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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 inceptio ...
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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 ...
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Boy Scouts of the Philippines The Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) is the national scouting organization of the Philippines in the World Organization of the Scout Movement. The Scout movement was first introduced in the Philippines on 1910 during the American Occupat ...
(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, ...
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada BGC Canada (Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada) is a national, nonprofit organization that supports local Boys and Girls Clubs with programs for physical activity, healthy living, learning, job training, leadership, and creative expression. With location ...
(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 For ...
(Canada) (*see Royal Canadian Army-Air-Sea Cadets below) * Camp Fire (US) * Campus Front of India (India) * Canadian 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 Christian Service Brigade (CSB) (a.k.a. CSB Ministries) is a non-denominational Christians, Christian organization for men and boys in the United States and Canada.Christian Service Brigade Canada Often referred to as "Brigade," it is organized acc ...
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Church Lads' and Church Girls' Brigade The Church Lads' and Church Girls' Brigade is an Anglican youth organisation with branches in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Bermuda, Kenya, South Africa, Barbados, Newfoundland and St Helena. Its origins lie in the formation in 1891 of the Church ...
* 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 ...
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Civil Air Patrol Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a Congressional charter, congressionally chartered, federally supported non-profit corporation that serves as the official Auxiliaries, civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). CAP is a volunteer organi ...
(US) * CJD (Germany) *
Communist Youth Movement The Young Communist League (YCL) is the name used by the youth wing of various Communist parties around the world. The name YCL of XXX (name of country) originates from the precedent established by the Communist Youth International. Examples of YC ...
(Netherlands) * Company of Young Canadians ''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 ...
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Democratic Youth Federation of India Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) is a youth organisation in India. It was founded in its inaugural conference held from 1–3 November 1980 at Shaheed Kartar Singh Saraba village in Ludhiana, Punjab. DYFI identifies itself to be an ...
* 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 Erasmus Student Network (ESN) is a Europe-wide student organisation. The organization supports and develops student exchanges, both inside the Erasmus+ programme and outside of it. The local ESN sections offer help, guidance and information to ...
(Europe) * European Free Alliance Youth (Europe) * European Geology Students Network * European Geography Association * European Horizons (USA) * The European Law Students' Association (Europe) * European Scout Federation (British Association) (UK) * European Students of Industrial Engineering and Management (Europe) * European Youth Forum (Europe) * European Youth Parliament (Europe) * Euzko Gaztedi (Spain/Europe) * Ezra USA * Emirates Foundation (UAE)


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* Federal Association of Liberal Students Groups (Germany) * FBLA (USA) * FFA (Future Farmers of America) (USA) * Fimcap (Global) * First Priority (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 (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 fina ...
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German Youth Movement The German Youth Movement (german: Die deutsche Jugendbewegung) is a collective term for a cultural and educational movement that started in 1896. It consists of numerous associations of young people that focus on outdoor activities. The movement ...
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Girlguiding Girlguiding is the operating name of The Guide Association, previously named The Girl Guides Association and is the national guiding organisation of the United Kingdom. It is the UK's largest girl-only youth organisation. Girlguiding is a char ...
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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 Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA), commonly referred to as simply Girl Scouts, is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. Founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, it was organized ...
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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 ...
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Girl Scouts of the Philippines The Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) is the national Girl Scouting association for girls and young women in the Philippines. Its mission is "to help girls and young women realize the ideals of womanhood and prepare themselves for their resp ...
* 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 ( he, הַבּוֹנִים דְּרוֹר, "the builders–freedom") is the evolution of two Jewish Labour Zionist youth movements that merged in 1982. Habonim ( he, הַבּוֹנִים, "the builders") was founded in 1929 in the ...
* 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 (Israel) *
Hashomer Hatzair Hashomer Hatzair ( he, הַשׁוֹמֵר הַצָעִיר, , ''The Young Guard'') is a Labor Zionist, secular Jewish youth movement founded in 1913 in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary, and it was also the name of the group ...
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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 Girl Guides, Guiding association with about 80,000 members. The Hebrew ...
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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 territo ...
) * Hineni ( Australia) * Hip Hop 4 Life (US) * HOSA-Future Health Professionals (USA) *
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 * 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 ...
(US) * IIMUN * Indian Catholic Youth Movement(India) *
Interact Advocates for Informed Choice, dba interACT or interACT Advocates for Intersex Youth, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization using innovative strategies to advocate for the legal and human rights of children with intersex traits. The organizati ...
* International Federation of Medical Students' Associations * 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 p ...
(India) * International Young Democrat Union * International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Youth and Student Organisation * International Order of the Rainbow for Girls * International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation * International Student/Young Pugwash *
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 ...
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International Union of Socialist Youth The International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) is an international organization, founded in 1907, whose activities include publications, support of member organizations and the organization of meetings. It was formed as the youth wing of the S ...
* International Youth Rights * Israel Gay Youth * Italian Youth of the Lictor ( Fascist Italy)


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Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC -- commonly pronounced "JAY-rotsee") is a federal program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools and also in some middle schools across the United States and at US military ...
(US) * JCNetwork (Germany) * Jonge Democraten (Netherlands) * Jesus Freaks * Jesus Youth (India) * Jewish Lads' and Girls' Brigade (UK) * Job's Daughters International (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 cla ...
(Germany) * Junior firefighter (Global) * Junior Forest Wardens (Canada) * Young Socialists (Netherlands) *
Junior Achievement JA (Junior Achievement) Worldwide is a global non-profit youth organization founded in 1919 by Horace A. Moses, Theodore Vail, and Winthrop M. Crane. JA works with local businesses, schools, and organizations to deliver experiential learnin ...
(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 (Germany)


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* Kabataan (Philippines) ( ''youth'') *
Key Club Key Club International, also called Key Club, is an international service organization for high school students. As a student-led organization, Key Club's goal is to encourage leadership through serving others. Key Club International is the hig ...
* Kids for Peace * Kids Helping Kids * Kids Off The Block


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* La Forja (CAT) * Left Youth Solid (Germany) * Liberal Youth of Sweden (Sweden) * Leo clubs * Los Angeles Maritime Institute (US) *
Little League Baseball Little League Baseball and Softball (officially, Little League Baseball Inc) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizationMagshimey Herut * 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.) (India) * Muslim Students Federation (Kerala unit) (India) * Muslim Students Association of South Africa (South Africa) * Muslim Students' Association (Indonesia) (Indonesia) * Muslim Students Association (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 clos ...
(UK) * National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs (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 ...
(US) * National Police Cadet Corps (Singapore) *
National Students Union of India The National Students Union of India, the student wing of the Indian National Congress (INC or Congress), was established on 9 April 1971. The organisation was founded by Indira Gandhi after merging the Kerala Students Union and the West Beng ...
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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 ...
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National Youth Leadership Council The National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) is a national nonprofit organization located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, that promotes service-learning in schools and communities across the United States. Founded in 1983 by Dr. James Kielsmeier, NYLC ...
(US) * National Youth Organisation (disambiguation) (several) *
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 ...
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NCSY NCSY (formerly known as the National Conference of Synagogue Youth) is a Jewish youth group under the auspices of the Orthodox Union. Its operations include Jewish-inspired after-school programs; summer programs in Israel, Europe, and the United S ...
* Netzer Olami * The Newsboys Strike ''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 ...
* North American Federation of Temple Youth (US) * Northern Ireland Youth Forum (NI) * Not Back to School Camp (US)


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Oaktree (foundation) Oaktree is an Australian-based, non-government organisation that specialises in international youth development. Their purpose is to lead, demand and create a more just world. Founded in 2003, the organisation is run by young people aged 16 to 2 ...
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Opera Nazionale Balilla Opera Nazionale Balilla (ONB) was an Italian Fascist youth organization functioning between 1926 and 1937, when it was absorbed into the Gioventù Italiana del Littorio (GIL), a youth section of the National Fascist Party. It takes its name f ...
(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. ...
(Ireland) * One World Youth Project * oikos International * Ontario Youth Parliament (Canada) * Order of the Arrow (US) * Organisational Forum of Economical Congress OFW (Germany) * Our Time (US)


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* Parlement Jeunesse du Québec (Canada) *
Pathfinders (Seventh-day Adventist) The Pathfinder Club, or simply Pathfinders, is a department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA), which works specifically with the cultural, social and religious education of children and teens. Boys and Girls 10 years and up are memb ...
* 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, ...
(US) * PerspectieF (Netherlands) * PETO (Germany) * PINK! (Netherlands) *
Pioneer Movement A pioneer movement is an organization for children operated by a communist party. Typically children enter into the organization in elementary school and continue until adolescence. The adolescents then typically join the Young Communist League ...
(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 The Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association (PRSSA) es, Asociación de Estudiantes Estadistas de Puerto Rico is a Puerto Rican non-profit student organization dedicated to promoting statehood for Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1979, and re ...
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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 also ...
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* Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (India) * International Order of the Rainbow for Girls (Worldwide) *
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 (Catalan Countries) * RISKA – Remaja Islam Sunda Kelapa (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 *
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 ...
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Royal Canadian Army Cadets The Royal Canadian Army Cadets (RCAC; french: Cadets royaux de l’Armée canadienne) is a national Canadian youth program sponsored by the Canadian Armed Forces and the civilian Army Cadet League of Canada. Under the authority of the National ...
(Canada) * Royal Canadian Sea Cadets (Canada) *
Royal Rangers Assemblies of God youth organizations include two youth organizations operating under the auspices of the Assemblies of God, the Royal Rangers and the Mpact Girls Clubs (formerly known as the Missionettes). Royal Rangers Royal Rangers is an adve ...
* 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 ...
(Philippines) * Sandinista Youth (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 ...
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Scouting Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement employing the Scout method, a program of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hiking, backpack ...
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Boy Scout A Scout (in some countries a Boy Scout, Girl Scout, or Pathfinder) is a child, usually 10–18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement. Because of the large age and development span, many Scouting associations have split ...
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Brownie (Girl Guides) Brownies are the section in the Girl Guides (or in the United States, Girl Scouts) organization for girls aged seven years old to ten years old. Exact age limits are slightly different in each organization. History Brownies, originally calle ...
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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 ...
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Explorer Scouts Explorer Scouts, frequently shortened to Explorers, is the fifth section of The Scout Association in the United Kingdom for 14- to 18-year-olds. The section was introduced in 2001 and formally launched in February 2002, alongside Scout Network ...
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Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting A Girl Guide or Girl Scout is a member of a section of some Guiding organisations who is between the ages of 10 and 14. Age limits are different in each organisation. The term Girl Scout is used in the United States and several East Asian co ...
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Navigators A navigator is the person on board a ship or aircraft responsible for its navigation.Grierson, MikeAviation History—Demise of the Flight Navigator FrancoFlyers.org website, October 14, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2014. The navigator's primar ...
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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 Boy Scouts Association in the United K ...
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Venture Scout Venturer or Venture Scouts are programs in some Scouting organisations for young people of various age ranges in the 14–20 age range. A participant in the program is called a Venturer. Australia The Venturer Scout program in Scouts Australia, ...
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SDLP Youth SDLP Youth is the youth wing of the social democratic and Irish nationalist political party, the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). Membership of the organisation is entitled to SDLP party members of the age 30 and under. It is organised ...
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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 and ...
(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 * SpiralScouts (US) *
St John Ambulance Australia Cadets )' , formation = 9 December 1925 , type = Volunteer youth organisation , purpose = First aid and youth development , headquarters = Canberra, Australia , membership = 4,000 , leader_title = Chief Cadet Officer , leader_name = James Chandle ...
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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 (US) * Student Catholic Action (Philippines) * Student Union of Latvia * Students' Union of Obafemi Awolowo University * Students' Union of Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic (SURGGP), Itanagar * Student Edge * Students Union of Bhutan * Students Union of Namibia *
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 The Student Union of the University of Helsinki ( fi, Helsingin yliopiston ylioppilaskunta, HYY, sv, Studentkåren vid Helsingfors universitet, HUS) was founded in 1868. It currently has 32,000 members and is one of the world's richest student o ...
* Student Union of Tampere University (Finland) * Student Union in Sundsvall (Sweden) *
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC, often pronounced ) was the principal channel of student commitment in the United States to the civil rights movement during the 1960s. Emerging in 1960 from the student-led sit-ins at segreg ...
* Student Pugwash USA (US) * Students for a Democratic Society (1960 organization) (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) (US) *
Students' Federation of India The Students' Federation of India (abbreviated as SFI) is an Indian left-wing student organisation politically aligned to the ideologies of Independence, Democracy and Socialism. Currently, V. P. Sanu and Mayukh Biswas are elected as the All ...
(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)


T

* Taking Children Seriously (UK) * TakingITGlobal * Teenage Republicans (US) * Teen Mania Ministries (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


U

* UK Youth Climate Coalition (UK) *
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 ...
(UK) *
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 ...
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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 i ...
(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 ...
(Wales)


V

* 4T – Vietnam Youth Education Support Center (Vietnam) * Vietnamese Scout Association


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WE Charity WE Charity (french: Organisme UNIS), formerly known as Free the Children (French: ''Enfants Entraide''), is an international development charity and youth empowerment movement founded in 1995 by human rights advocates Marc and Craig Kielburg ...
(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 (UK) * World Assembly of Youth *
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 *
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS ) is a global association supporting the Girl Guides, female-oriented and female-only Guiding and Scouting organizations in 152 countries. It was established in 1928 in Parád, Hungary, ...
* World Esperanto Youth Organization *
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, o ...
* 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


Y

* Young Australia League (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 organization ...
(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 Judaea is a peer-led Zionist youth movement that runs programs throughout the United States for Jewish youth in grades 2–12. In Hebrew, Young Judaea is called ''Yehuda Hatzair'' (יהודה הצעיר) or is sometimes referred to as ''Hasha ...
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Young Life Young Life is an evangelical Christian organization based in Colorado Springs, Colorado which focuses on young people in middle school, high school, and college. Week-long Summer camps are a major focus, and these have a definite evangelizing asp ...
(US) * Young Marines (US) * Young Muslims Canada *
Young People's Socialist League (1907) The Young People's Socialist League (YPSL), founded in 1907, was the official youth arm of the Socialist Party of America. Its political activities tend to concentrate on increasing the voter turnout of young democratic socialists and social dem ...
(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 (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 teenager ...
(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 (US) * Young Scientists of Australia (AUS) * Youth Service America * 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 in London, originally ...
(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 (US) * YMCA Youth Parliament (AUS)


See also

* List of youth empowerment organizations * List of youth topics * Youth-led media * Youth empowerment


References

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