Association for Cultural and Educational Development YOUTH ON BOARD

Association for Cultural, Sport and Educational Development - YOUTH ON BOARD from Shtip, Macedonia is voluntary, non-profit, non-governmental, non-partisan association of citizens, established by the free association of citizens for exercising, protecting, and coordinating their interests, rights and beliefs to promote civil society, civic engagement within the local community as well as to perform activities to en-courage moral values, strengthen inter-ethnic relations and economic development on the territory of Shtip, the region and abroad, in accordance with the Constitution and laws of our country. One of the main goals of the Association is to improve the quality of educational attainment of young people, advocate for purposeful and effective improvements within the non-formal and formal education sector. In the same time, we are creating an environment where youngsters living in the community could improve and develop their professional lifestyle and their ability to quickly find a job or successfully open their own business. In addition to this, we are active advocates for the lawful rights of our youngsters in all aspects of their lives within our community. Through our work, we stimulate and empower our youngsters to be more interested in their rights and be more proactive within their community. Furthermore, through our work, we aim to portray and promote a spirit of philanthropy as a means for encouraging cultural integration and improving the collective wellbeing of our community with all its ethnicities. Our work also includes environmental activism and one of our goals is indeed to further develop our agenda in this regard, as we recognize the fundamental need for work in this sector within our community. Our mission is: *To prepare and inspire the new generation of global youth for constructive engagement and empowerment for sustainable future in the service of humanity through collaborative partnership, educational & cultural exchange, advocacy, and volunteerism in an atmosphere of tolerance shared values, cooperation, and mutual understanding; *Prepare and develop global youth to appreciate and imbibe the values of honesty, creativity, innovation, hard work, service, and appreciation of the environment *Develop collaborative partnership programs with other organizations and non-governmental organizations for the central purpose of harnessing efforts in building the youth for constructive involvement and leadership. *Provide leadership platform to spread change among the global youth. Through our work we stimulate and empower our youngsters to be more interested in their rights and be more proactive within their community, furthermore through our work we aim to portray and promote a spirit of philanthropy as means for encouraging cultural integration and improving the collective wellbeing of our community with all its ethnicities. Our work also includes environmental activism and one of our goals is indeed to further develop our agenda in this regard, as we recognize the fundamental need for work in this sector within our community.