IYNF 2005
Call for participants - GetStarted II
Do you want to learn more about international youth exchanges and the practical aspects of organizing international projects and activities? If your answer is yes, read on
Tube VIII and Activity leaflet 2012 available for download
The latest issue of Tube and the Activity leaflet 2012 are only one click away! Find out more about our past and upcoming activities, about the changes in the office
IYNF found its new EVS volunteers!
We send a big "welcome" to our future EVS volunteers, which will start their one-year project in Prague in September 2012. Congratulations Vika Matuzaite from Lithuania and Henrique Gonçalves from
Advertise in the Yearbook2011!
The advertising kit for the Yearbook2011 is ready. The document gives a great impression about the Naturefriends, the Yearbook publication and the various advertising offers.Send an email to martijn [at]
Call for articles Yearbook2011
Based on the positive feedback for last years edition, NFI and IYNF decided to create the Yearbook publication again for 2011. The call for articles and the opportunity to buy
10. 10. - Partner Search: Green Games 2012
We are looking for partners to join our training project on environmental education, sustainability awareness and games in nature, that will take place in March 2012 in the abandoned village of Pentidattilo in Reggio Calabria, the "Toe of Italy"
We are looking for partners to join our training project on environmental education, sustainability awareness and games in nature, that will take place in March 2012 in the abandoned village of Pentidattilo in Reggio Calabria, the "Toe of Italy"
15. 4. - Market of volunteering
We would like to invite all participants and guests of the Networking Conference to take part in a very special part of this meeting - the Market of volunteering. As an NGO with a long history and involvement of volunteers we want to join the European Year of Volunteering announced by EU and give this topic even more attention. Read the call in the download section to get to know more and share your reflections on volunteering with us during NC 2011!
We would like to invite all participants and guests of the Networking Conference to take part in a very special part of this meeting - the Market of volunteering. As an NGO with a long history and involvement of volunteers we want to join the European Year of Volunteering announced by EU and give this topic even more attention. Read the call in the download section to get to know more and share your reflections on volunteering with us during NC 2011!
30. 3. - Networking Conference 2011
Second meeting titled Networking Conference will happen in in of the most naturefriendly place you could find - Naturefriends House in Radolfzell, so just over the Bodensee lake. Come to Germany and take part in a meeting of IYNF stakeholders, volunteers and NFI representatives. It will last from 24th till 29th of May 2011.
Second meeting titled Networking Conference will happen in in of the most naturefriendly place you could find - Naturefriends House in Radolfzell, so just over the Bodensee lake. Come to Germany and take part in a meeting of IYNF stakeholders, volunteers and NFI representatives. It will last from 24th till 29th of May 2011.
27. 9. - Planning Weekend folow up documents online!
Interested in the Workplan 2011? Would like to check out the Strategic plan orread through the Open Space book of proceedings? Now you can download follow up documents from the Planning Weekend 2010 from our website!
Interested in the Workplan 2011? Would like to check out the Strategic plan orread through the Open Space book of proceedings? Now you can download follow up documents from the Planning Weekend 2010 from our website!
27. 9. - What are your plans for 2011?
During the IYNF General Assembly 24-25th of April this year a motion of NFJD was unanimously adopted, saying that IYNF should collect activity offers of NFI, our members, partners and local groups, create an overview/leaflet of them and spread them before the end of October of each year.
During the IYNF General Assembly 24-25th of April this year a motion of NFJD was unanimously adopted, saying that IYNF should collect activity offers of NFI, our members, partners and local groups, create an overview/leaflet of them and spread them before the end of October of each year.
4. 5. - Yearbook 2009 - ready to be yours!
After months of editing and proof-reading we are now happy to announce that our Yearbook 2009 is ready to be ordered for free!
All interested people in interviews with people from the Naturefriends movement, an answer to “who is IYNF”, best practices, overviews of all our activities in 2009, opinions and much more can order it for free by sending an e-mail to vanessa [at] iynf.org!
After months of editing and proof-reading we are now happy to announce that our Yearbook 2009 is ready to be ordered for free!
All interested people in interviews with people from the Naturefriends movement, an answer to “who is IYNF”, best practices, overviews of all our activities in 2009, opinions and much more can order it for free by sending an e-mail to vanessa [at] iynf.org!
What is IYNF?
IYNF is an international organisation associating Young Naturefriends and their organisations accross Europe established in 1975. With its 19 member organisations that gather more than 120.000 young members organised in more than 1000 local groups, it is one of the major European youth organisations.IYNF Work
IYNF combines three roles and identities:
- IYNF is a network of groups and organisations that cooperate together. The role of IYNF core is to facilitate the cooperation by creating links, organising meeting, providing direct support and promoting it widely.
- IYNF is a training and exchange organisation organising value-driven youth exchanges and capacity building activities for the benefit of its members. We do so in our core fields of outdoor programming, amateur art and environmental education. Our method is experiential and intercultural education.
- IYNF is a value-based organisation representing its members at the European level. By our delegations, publications and promotion activities we stand for the core values of IYNF that are respect, equality, solidarity, sustainability and love and care for nature.
Practically, this means following products and services:
- capacity building activities for various youth work competencies
- international youth exchanges for community building
- content and methodical publications
- continuous information flow with targeted media channels
- representation and promotion at the European level
- finding partners for networking projects
- mentoring and support for networking project
- software for contact, knowledge and project management
- space for development of common projects
IYNF mission is to connect and inspire Young Naturefriends for living values of respect, solidarity, equality, sustainability, and love and care for nature.
For whom we work
Youth leaders are the primary target group of most IYNF activities. In various capacities - as representatives of their organisation, group or on their own behalf, we design our meetings and activities mainly to fit to the needs and interest of the youth leaders and youth workers. As a membership-based organisation, we primarily target to the youth workers and youth leaders involved in our member organisations or the Naturefriends movement at large.
Local groups are target of our networking programmes through which we provide to them opportunities to set up a project (mainly a youth exchange) and succesfully organise and folow it up.
IYNF member organisations are usually large federations themselves, consisting of many regional and local groups. Our programme to member organisations involves mainly the external representation, exchange of information and common work towards the youth leaders and local groups.
Young Europeans are certainly a wide and blurry target group and we don't really aim to adress them all. However those, that feel inspired by IYNF values and our working style are invited and welcome to our activities and trainings.