Avenue Roger Vandendriessche 18, 1150 Brussels
Brussels
Belgium
- International/Cultural relations
- Youth and education
EFIL’s overall objective is to contribute to peace and justice in a diverse world threatened by inequity and intolerance, by promoting intercultural understanding and sensitivity among European and other countries, organisations and citizens.
Specific objectives:
(1) Be a competent partner in Europe in the educational field, with substantial expertise and experience in intercultural learning .
(2) Actively help Members to operate within the European environment and to develop their organisations in order to ultimately support and implement the AFS Mission and Strategic Plan.
The activities of the federation include lobbying, European project and programme co-ordination, training of volunteers and volunteer trainers (who will have to train their volunteers networks at national and local levels – multiplying effect). EFIL also carries out activities aimed at developing intercultural learning and global education practices. The main activities of its Members are international youth exchanges and the development of educational methods and materials particularly aimed at reinforcing the non-formal education provided by mobility at the secondary school level as well as in the voluntary service sector.