EYFA is a European network of individuals, grass-roots organisations and collectives working to transform communities in their approach to environmental, social, political and economic positions.

EYFA’s main aim is to encourage young people’s initiative and autonomy. We strive for a world where youth from all backgrounds have access to resources that allow them to gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to raise their voices to advocate for change in their communities. A just world where they are empowered to exercise their activism and rights, while developing new ways of organizing communities around socio-ecological justice.

We believe that only through an intersectional and decolonial approach can we achieve social justice for all. This approach to organizing recognizes how oppressive systems of power affect different groups differently. To identify solutions, we find it important to understand the historical factors from which problems arose.

We dream of and act on changing the current society we live in, into a society based on social, environmental, racial and economic justice, advocating for lasting political changes in all its shapes and levels, including disabled youth, Black youth, Queer&Trans&Inter* youth, Indigenous youth, neurodiverse youth & all the marginalized youth European-wide.

Towards this we have four core objectives (Capacity Building; Civic Engagement and Participatory Processes; Cross-regional cooperation; Intersectionality) and two priority areas (Non-formal education; Revitalising democracy through Social and Environmental Justice organizing; Inclusion, Accessibility & Empowerment) to guide us.