The statutes of our organisation clearly define the aims of Don Bosco Youth-Net ivzw. This is what it says:
Within the heritage of Don Bosco, the partner of Don Bosco Youth-Net ivzw strive together to realise the following aims:
- At first it is important for us to bring young people across Europe and the world together, to take part in youth activities that are linked with the style of working through the spirit of Don Bosco. We want to organise international initiatives that contribute to the full development of young people. It is necessary thereby to broaden the opportunities for young people who are, by reasons of various kinds, excluded from these kinds of activities.
- Furthermore we strive for a profound exchange of information, ideas and experiences between the different partners. We want to facilitate contact, and deepen the understanding between the member organisations so more joint activities can take place. This is realised through weekends, the development of a website and coordination from the international office.
- And last, but not least, we want to represent the voice of the Don Bosco young people and defend their interests at an international level.
To put these aims into practice, we develop a master plan for a period of 3 years. Currently we are working under our second master plan (2006-2008), which focuses on the strengthening of the network. It build further on the first master plan 2003-2005, which focussed on the creation & development of the network. Both these master plans can be downloaded from our toolbox.
