International Association for National Youth Service

IANYS is a global network of professionals working to promote youth service around the world. The Association was formed in 1996 at the 3rd global conference on national youth service. Since its inception, IANYS has grown to include members from 48 different countries on six continents. Click here to learn more about the IANYS activities.

News & Announcements:

Time is running out to register! Registration for the conference is now open! Find more information and link to online registration here. Check out the latest agenda here.

The Library of Alexandria: A Treasure House of Knowledge Rises Again

Click here to read more about a recent article featured in the Carnegie Reporter.

Service Learning Course Manual Developed by YES Network Pakistan

This Service Learning Course Manual is developed in light of the successful implementation of the first-ever service learning program in leading Catholic Schools by YES Network Pakistan. Read more.

Unis-Cite: Vote on Civic Service in National Assembly

Unis-Cite, a pioneer association of civic service in France, praised the work of the High Commissioner Martin Hirsch and parliamentarians, including the rapporteur Claude Greff and Bernard Lesterlin Socialist MP, who recently adopted an ambitious bill for civic service in France. Read more here for the English translation, or here for French.

IANYS 8^th Global Conference Report and Film now available online!

IANYS is pleased to announce that conference materials documenting the 8^thGlobal Conference on National Youth Service, held November 19-22, 2008 in Paris, are now available online. You can find the detailed conference report and the produced film of the conference at www.icicp.org/ianys/8thGC

Announcing the location of the 9^th Global Conference on National Youth Service

IANYS is pleased to announce that the 9^th Global Conference on National Youth Service will take place at the New Bibliotheca Alexandrina (New Library of Alexandria) in Alexandria, Egypt in October 2010.

The IANYS conference will be organized in partnership with the New Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy & Civic Engagement at the American University in Cairo (AUC) and Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP), the IANYS secretariat.

Please check back soon and stay tuned for more information!

New Feature: National Youth Service Programs Worldwide

IANYS is planning to feature National Youth Service programs and initiatives on its website on a regular basis. This month we feature Youth Star Cambodia. Please click here to read more about Youth Star Cambodia and the interviews we conducted.

Donald J. Eberly Receives William James National Service Lifetime Achievement Award

Donald J. Eberly, founder and honorary president of the International Association for National Youth Service, is the recipient of the 2010 William James National Service Lifetime Achievement Award. Click here to read more!

The Global Momentum for National Youth Service

The momentum for National Youth Service is growing internationally, as more countries around the world are developing or expanding youth civic engagement programs and policies. Click here to read full article.

A Look Back - Reflections on the Founding and the Evolution of IANYS

Donald J. Eberly, founder and honorary president of the International Association for National Youth Service is looking back on the organizational developments and accomplishments of IANYS since its foundation. Click here for more information.

Dame Elisabeth Hoodless Awarded the Alec Dickson Servant Leader Award

Hoodless, Executive Director of Community Service Volunteers, Chairman of IANYS, and Member of ICP's Board of Directors, was recognized for her leadership in helping and inspiring others to serve.

Planning for the 2010 IANYS Global Conference

As the secretariat of IANYS, ICP is in the process of selecting a partner organization to co-host the 9^th Global Conference on National Youth Service in 2010. Thank you to everyone who submitted a letter of interest to host the Conference.

IANYS is in the process of reviewing proposals, and we look forward to posting more good news soon.

2008 IANYS Global Conference

19-22 November 2008, Paris France

Special keynote address by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia. Watch the video here!

Thank you to all of the organizers, funders, speakers, presenters and participants for a very successful conference! Click here for more information.

New Book by Two IANYS Global Council Members

Service Without Guns by Donald J. Eberly and Reuven Gal, with a guest chapter by Michael Sherraden

Draws on the experiences of Chile's Servicio Pais, China's Poverty Alleviation Relay Project, Costa Rica's Trabajo Comunal Universitario, Germany's Zivildienst and Volunteer Social Year, India's National Service Scheme, Israel's Sherut Leumi, Mexico's Servicio Social, Pakistan's National Youth Service, the UK's Community Service Volunteers, the USA's Civilian Conservation Corps, Peace Corps, and AmeriCorps, and similar schemes in 22 other countries.

Click here for more information and to order the book.

ICP Named Secretariat

In April 2007, ICP was named the new permanent secretariat for the IANYS global network.

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