Aims

IHEYO's aims are:

• To promote the development of cooperation among member organizations and humanist youth, especially on the international level;


• To promote circulation of information and expertise among member organizations and humanist youth;


• To carry out educational and cultural action in order to promote a Humanist vision of cultural, social and ethical values;


• To represent its members to any and all international governing institutions on all questions related to the organization's purpose;


• To contribute and give a voice to youth humanism on the international level.

IHEYO's main identity is, as described in our By Laws:

To bring into active association youth groups and young humanist individuals throughout the world interested in promoting humanism, as is described in the IHEU Amsterdam Declaration 2002.

Main activities

A humanist youth umbrella organisation has been in function since 1966 with periods of inactivity. In 2001, after one of these periods of inactivity, the umbrella was revived and formally established under the name IHEYO. Since then, the organisation has had successful annual international conferences and internship programmes. It functions as a coordinating body for information sharing and collaboration among our member organisations and contacts, with an interactive and informative website, an informal network and several e-lists in function.

Publications

e-newsletter Youth Speak

Further information

The International Humanist and Ethical Youth Organisation (IHEYO) is devoted to promoting the spread of humanism among young people. IHEYO is working together with many groups and individuals around the world. With humanism in practice IHEYO means all humanist, freethinker, laique, skeptic, rationalist, atheist, agnostics and related groups.