The European Youth Forum (YFJ) believes that volunteering and participation in youth organisations lie at the heart of democracy, that they are dynamic forces for social inclusion and active citizenship. Volunteering policy is a crucial issue to almost 100 Member Organisations of the YFJ – being volunteer based, volunteer led and representing millions of young people engaged in voluntary activities every day. Therefore volunteering is the basis for the work of the YFJ, the rights of volunteers are among its concerns, and the forthcoming European Year of Volunteering 2011 is seen as one of the opportunities to recognise and promote the value of volunteering.
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