Cyprus Youth Council

The Cyprus Youth Council (CYC), founded in 1996, is a volunteer, non-governmental, non-profit organisation that aims to promote dialogue and cooperation between youths in Cyprus and to get them in touch with young people in Europe and around the world.

CYC is the only umbrella organisation for youth organisations in Cyprus, representing them to the Cyprus Youth Forum and to other local, national and international forums. Currently 51 youth NGOs are members or associated members.

CYC’s main objective is coordinating its members and promoting cooperation between them. Cyprus Youth Council is the first umbrella organisation for youth NGOs that treats political & non-political YNGOs equally. It represents all ethnic and religious youth organisations of Cyprus.

Cyprus Youth Council is a member of various international bodies such as “United for Intercultural Action” and “European Youth Forum (YFJ)”. It organises both local and international (e.g. Euromed) seminars.