Introduction on All-China Youth Federation
&
EU-China Youth Exchange Initiatives
Liu Kai
Deputy Director, International Department, ACYF
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General Overview on ACYF
 The national umbrella organization for Chinese youth
groups in China
 Reaching more than 300 million Chinese young people
through its member organizations at national, provincial
and local levels
 Serving to the needs of young people since its founding
in 1949
 Enjoying good social reputation and political recognition
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55 Member Organizations of ACYF
19 national member organizations
36 regional member organizations
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55 Member Organizations of ACYF
19 national organizations
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Communist Youth League of China (CYLC)
All-China Students’ Federation (ACSF)
Chinese Young Volunteers Association (CYVA)
Chinese Young Men’s Christian Association (CYMCA)
Chinese Young Women’s Christian Association (CYWCA)
Chinese Young Entrepreneurs Association (CYEA)
Chinese Association of Young Township Entrepreneurs (CAYTE)
Chinese Association of Young Scientists and Technicians (CAYST)
Capital Young Journalists Association (CYJA)
Chinese Youth Society of Promoting Industrial Development (CYSPID)
Chinese Society for Juvenile Studies (CSJS)
Chinese Association of Youth Work Institutes (CAYWI)
Chinese Youth Association for Internet Network Development (CYAND)
Chinese Society for Juvenile Delinquency Research (CSJDR)
Youth Press Association of China (YPAC)
China National Youth Palaces Association (CNYPA)
China Youth Development Foundation(CYDF)
China Guanghua Foundation(CCF)
China Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment Foundation (CYEEF)
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55 Member Organizations of ACYF
36 regional and sectorial organizations
 At local level:
36 federations in provinces, autonomous regions,
municipalities and other functional constituencies
(including central government system, railway system,
banking system, etc..)
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Reach-out Capability of ACYF
 ACYF owns a wide-covering horizontal and
vertical structure
 ACYF owns over 10,000 youth activity centers
 ACYF has a strong media network
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Reach-out Capability of ACYF
ACYF owns a wide-covering horizontal
and vertical structure:
Staff:
250,000 full-time youth workers
Grassroots organizations:
3 million youth league branches
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Reach-out Capability of ACYF
ACYF owns a strong media network:
 11 newspapers: e.g. China Youth Daily (10 million readers, 70% of
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its readers aging between 25-40)
34 periodicals: e.g. Youth Digest (most influential, 3 million
copies monthly), China Youth (over 300,000 circulation monthly,
over 70% of its readers aging between 19-29)
2 portal websites: e.g. www.cyol.net, www.youth.cn
7 Publishing Houses
1 Film Making Center
128,000 micro-blogs
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Three Major Roles
 The bridge and bond connecting young people
 A coordinating agency for government youth affairs
and implementer of youth policies;
 A training cradle for future young leaders.
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Four Functions
 Organize youth;
 Lead youth;
 Serve youth;
 Represent and protect the legitimate rights and
interests of youth
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International Recognition
Awards:
 1999: UNESCAP Human Resources Development
Award
 2000: UN World Youth Award
 2004: UNEP Champion of the Earth Award
 2008: UNEP Environmental Leadership Award of the
Billion Tree Campaign
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Main Programs
1. Youth participation
2. Guidance
3. Entrepreneurship and employment programs
4. Rights and interests protection programs
5. Culture and sports programs
6. Environment protection programs
7. Voluntary service programs
8. International exchange programs
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Main Programs
Youth Participation
 Political participation (deputies at CPC,NPC & CPPCC
at national and local level/ organize regular face-toface dialogue/ participation in legislation concerning
youth)
 Economic participation (employment creation
mechanism, young entrepreneurs initiatives etc.)
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Main Programs
Guidance
 My China Dream educational activities
 Initiatives in poverty-stricken areas, eg. Culture, scientific
literacy, and medical services in rural areas, and “serving
the west” program
 “Dialogue with Faith”
 Award for Best Service Team
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Main Programs
Entrepreneurship and Employment
 Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Internship
Workplace
 Micro-Credit Programs for youth businesses
 Challenge Cup for University Students’ Academic
Works of Science and Technology
 Know About Business Entrepreneurship Education
Program (KAB)
 Youth Business China (YBC)
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Main Programs
Rights and Interests Protection
 12355 Youth Hotline and Support Center (in 227 cities)
 Youth Protection Focal Point in Justice System
 For Tomorrow Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
Program
 Minors Protection Action
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Main Programs
Culture and Sports
 China Youth Palace Performances
 Young and Hard-working: Ping Pong and Teenagers
 Youth Cultural Festival
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Main Programs
Environment Protection Program
 Mother River Protection Operation
 Alliance of Youth Eco-Environmental Protection
Association
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Main Programs
Voluntary Service Program
 University Students “Go West” Initiative
 Caring for Migrant Children
 Chinese Youth Volunteers Overseas Service
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Main Programs
International Exchange
 ACYF has extensive exchanges and cooperation with
over 100 governmental agencies for youth affairs,
youth organizations as well as relevant international
and regional organizations.
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China-EU Youth Exchanges
2011 China-EU Year of Youth
 120 exchange activities
 More than 10,000 physically
involved
 more than 160,000 engaged
via new media instruments
 News of these activities
reached out to estimated 100
million young people in
China and Europe
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China-EU Youth Exchanges
2011 China-EU Year of Youth
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flagship events
Partnership programs
Highlights events
Media and Publicity events
Covering volunteering, youth
participation, youth work, youth
employment and
entrepreneurship, innovation
and creativity and other key
areas of exchange
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China-EU Youth Exchanges
2011 China-EU Year of Youth
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China-EU Youth Exchanges
2011 China-EU Year of Youth
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China-EU Youth Exchanges
2011 China-EU Year of Youth
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China-EU Youth Exchanges
EU-China Youth Policy Dialogue& Experts Seminar
 Annual mechanism
 Started in 2013;
 First Session on Youth
Entrepreneurship
 Theme for 2014: Social
Inclusion for Youth
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China-EU Youth Exchanges
EU-China Youth Policy Dialogue& Experts Seminar
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China-EU Youth Exchanges
The EU-China Symposium on Youth Work Development
 Started in 2009;
 Finished four
sessions
 capacity building of
youth organizations
and development of
youth
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China-EU Youth Exchanges
The EU-China Symposium on Youth Work Development
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China-EU Youth Exchanges
EU-China Youth Partnership for Friendship
 Legacy from 2011 EU-
China Year of Youth
 with the support of
Youth in Action
program and EU-China
Youth Partnership for
Friendship program,
around 500 youth
organizations have
taken part by 2013
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China-EU Youth Exchanges
EU-China Youth Partnership for Friendship
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Thank You!
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