The International Cultural Youth Exchange (ICYE) is an international, non-profit, youth exchange organisation that provides youth mobility, intercultural learning and international voluntary service opportunities to help people break down prejudices and develop intercultural understanding and competence for a more just and peaceful world. ICYE organises long and short-term exchanges combining home stays with voluntary service in more than 40 countries around the world.
Mission Statement
- To provide challenging intercultural learning experiences for young people.
- To promote their social and personal development through international volunteer programmes
- To promote intercultural understanding, equality of opportunity, tolerance and peace among people in the world
ICYE’s Goals (Preamble of the ICYE Constitution)
… ICYE is committed to and will work with others who are committed to:
- Justice for all persons who suffer from social, political, economic and personal injustice;
- Break through the barriers between cultures and peoples;
- The principle of equality among cultures, nations and sexes;
- Providing experiences that will encourage international and intercultural understanding;
- Helping participants to become aware of the issues and problems in the local and national community in order to better understand world-wide socio-economic-political issues and problems;
- Encouraging commitment to act on these understandings, both during the exchange experience and beyond.
ICYE works with the support of or in cooperation with:
