About MANNAM International Youth Coalition

Why MIYC?

By joining MIYC your organization will get a ton of cool stuff to help you make the biggest possible impact in your own community including-

• access to an international network of inspiring, proactive individuals and associations
• tons of superb event and project templates designed to help you create a positive change in your community
• invitations to awesome Youth Summits where you will meet with dynamic leaders like yourself, internationally renowned guest speakers, performers, and workers for peace
• featuring in MIYC’s quarterly newsletter, distributed internationally, which will spotlight MIYC’s work around the world

As MIYC representatives in your country, you and your organization will be counted among a growing number of internationally recognized groups who all stand together for peace. All this will dramatically boost your organization’s visibility and impact within your country.

Our Mission

The purpose of MIYC is to gather and unite youth associations like yours from around the world to support the development of their immediate communities and inspire their governments to actively pursue peace between nations.


The Memorandum of Understanding

One of the most exciting projects of 2013 is no doubt the drafting of a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) between the governments of the world whose purpose shall be to end all wars. And we need your help. MIYC will stand together to uphold the standards of peace amongst ourselves, and strive peacefully and respectfully to hold governments to honor their pledge to end wars.

The MIYC Summit

Without a doubt, the most anticipated events for MIYC Affiliates are the MIYC Summits. These exciting events will be held twice a year in spring and autumn in the dynamic, bustling capital of South Korea, Seoul. All affiliated associations will be invited to send two representatives to the summits at which youths from all affiliated groups will come together and participate in networking activities, program development and other workshops and seminars to enrich themselves and their communities. And of course we will have some serious fun!
The MIYC Newsletter
The MIYC newsletter will be published quarterly with spotlight articles highlighting the work being done by Affiliated members in the name of peace, updates on the MOU and other newsworthy events in the MIYC community. Written contributions will be accepted from all Affiliated members - everyone will have the chance to shine!

Basic Principles of MIYC

Any individual or group affiliated to MIYC shall retain full autonomy, being governed by their own constitution and by-laws. However, all Affiliates should at all times conduct themselves in such as way as to further the good standing of MIYC within their community.
To this end the following principles shall be adhered to by any group wishing to be affiliated to MIYC. The MIYC representative will be held accountable by MVA to ensure that these principles are fully implemented within the Affiliate.

The basic principles of MIYC are as follows:

1. Any individual between the ages of 15 and 35 (“youth”), or youth organization is free to join MIYC but shall commit to working towards world peace. All members shall conduct their activities in a peaceful, lawful and respectful way.
2. There shall be no discrimination against individuals or groups based on religion, gender, political persuasion, sexuality, nationality, or ethnicity etc within MIYC or its MIYC activities.
3. Activities undertaken by any Affiliate member of MIYC shall in no way infringe upon or impede any of the rights granted to an individual or group by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (“UDHR”) defined by the United Nations detailed at http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml .