AY - Asociacija Aktyvus Jaunimas
Active Youth Association (AY) is a Lithuania-based
non-governmental organisation that brings together young leaders, thinkers, and
doers on a mission to create opportunities for youth and long-term positive
impact in how we treat our planet, health, and vulnerable people. Active Youth
Association, with the vision of being at the forefront of organisations
creating an inclusive and sustainable life for communities worldwide, provides:
- Non-formal education,
events, youth exchanges, and training courses;
- Opportunities to gain
skills and competencies, volunteer, and travel the world;
- Social gatherings;
- Information on
sustainability, health, and human rights;
- A safe environment for personal and professional development.
AY has been actively involved in local and international
(youth) projects since its inception. Until now, the organisation has
successfully implemented (with only the highest evaluator scores) more than 25
separate project actions on its own (and several times that as a partner).
Furthermore, the NGO has established a large partnership network
throughout Europe (more than 500 organizations), which allows for efficient
knowledge and best practices sharing and dissemination of projects' results
