Become a member



10 reasons to be a Member Organisation of Rural Youth Europe


  1. You access a platform for sharing of good practice among rural organisations in Europe.
  2. You provide your members international activities about themes especially relevant for rural youth.
  3. You develop your organisation’s human resources by letting your young members, volunteers and employees participate in our activities, where they get knowledge about the selected theme and skills of leadership, project management and use non-formal educational methods.
  4. Your young people broaden their horizon, get more open minded and get better at intercultural communication and conflict management, which changes their attitude and multiplied strengthens rural communities.
  5. You get European visibility for your activities in the Rural Youth Project competition, the Rural Voices magazine, our blog, webpage newsfeed and social media.
  6. You are offered to host international events with all the experience and visibility it gives, with guidance and support provided.
  7. You have opportunities to raise rural youth issues at a European level via Rural Youth Europe’s membership of the European Youth Forum.
  8. You can nominate representatives for positions of trust on the Rural Youth Europe board, European Youth Forum trainers’ pool and work groups, European Commission advisory board and Council of Europe trainers pool.
  9. You get an opportunity to network with other European organisations, like IFYE, MIJARC, CEJA, ECYC and Y-E-N.
  10. You are part of a European rural community with all the fun it brings!