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IANYS aims to stimulate and facilitate the exchange of information about
national youth service (NYS), and to help realise the promise of national
youth service. More details.
About national youth service
The concept of "national youth service", or NYS, is increasingly taking a place alongside education and work as an activity for young people that is constructive in itself and an investment in the future.
Seven global conferences on national youth service have been held to date. The conferences, held every two years, provide a snapshot on developments in national youth service initiatives around the globe. For examples of national youth service in action, see: vignettes about national youth service
About the International Association for National Youth Service (IANYS): A
global conference on national youth service in the United States in 1992
led to others (in Nigeria in 1994, Papua New Guinea in 1996, the United
Kingdom in 1998, Israel in 2000, Argentina in 2002 and Ghana in 2004,
and led to the formation of an international organisation concerned with
promoting excellence in NYS around the world: the International Association
for National Youth Service.
Organisations and associations who participate in IANYS Global Conferences: Organisations and others who participate in NYS have come from 48 different countries on six continents, as well as from several international organizations, like UN Youth Unit and UNESCO Youth Unit. National and international organizations representatives, dealing with youth and youth service issues. National youth service corps program leaders. University and school based service-Learning program leaders. Scholars and researchers on national youth service. National public officers and international organization officers. Young people taking part in NYS programs. IANYS regional delegates and other related organisations. Also see: Global Service Institute.
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News
Up-to-date information on IANYS member activities, and general news
about IANYS, will be provided in a new section of ICP’s newsletter, Service
News Worldwide, published by Innovations in Civic Participation
(ICP), Washington DC. Inquiries to: Rose McGovern at rmcgovern [AT] icicp.org Service
News Worldwide was launched in November 2003.
In the June 2007 issue of that newsletter (n.144, p.2) it is reported
that, under ICP’s new leadership of IANYS, a Global Council is
being formed that will include dedicated individuals from around the
world to provide general oversight and direction for the association.
Former IANYS Steering Committee members, including Reuven Gal, Michael
Sherraden, Susan Stroud, Jim Kielsmeier and Nieves Tapia, will remain
on the Global Council. Elisabeth Hoodless has been elected Chair of the
Global Council.
New Council members to date include Licio Palazzini, Marie Trellu-Kane,
Busani Ngcaweni, Ali Khan, Christopher Witt and Dr. Yuanzhu Ding. More
details.
Don Eberly will stay on as Honorary President. He may be reached via
email at: national_service [AT ]compuserve.com
Conference announcements:
- The most recent conference held was the 7th Global Conference
of IANYS, held in August 2004 at the Accra International Conference
Centre in Ghana. Theme: Impact
of National Youth Service. Its proceedings are not yet online.
- The proceedings of the 6th global conference, held
in Buenos Aires in 2002, were published as a supplement to the December
2004 issue of the journal, "Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly" with
the title "Toward a global research agenda on civic service".
The supplement was edited by Amanda Moore McBride and Michael Sherraden
of the Global Service Institute, which is based at Washington University
at St. Louis.
Resources on this site:
Proceedings of the global conferences on national youth service (NYS): see the online full-text proceedings of earlier conferences. Research and general information on NYS: The reader who wishes to pursue NYS can do so by contacting IANYS, the International Association for National Youth Service. Its secretariat resides with the host of the Global Conferences on National Youth Service (NYS). Country updates See NYS initiatives listed by country. Also see: Definitions/Glossary of terms / Acronyms Bibliography on national youth service Essay on national youth service, by Don Eberley News about NYS initiatives Web site last updated: June 16, 2007
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