AIESEC is the international platform for young people to discover and develop their potential to have a positive impact on society. Since it’s inception 60 years ago, AIESEC’s focus is on activating youth leadership. AIESEC is partnered with over 3,500 organisations, is present in over 800 universities and 103 countries. We attract and cultivate people [...]
Australian Medical Student Association (AMSA)
AMSA’s (Australian Medical Student Association) mandate is to provide a voice for medical students, so that their concerns are heard by all levels of government and other relevant stakeholders in the medical education arena. We do this by: Forming close but independent relationships with other organisations who share our concerns. Engaging Federal and State health [...]
Australian Law Student Association (ALSA)
ALSA is a national not-for-profit association comprising all Law Student Societies and Law Students Associations, representing approximately 28,000 law students. The core functions of ALSA are to advocate the interests of Australian law students, disseminate information of interest and concern to Australian law student, facilitate communication between law student societies and to initiate activities of [...]
Australian Youth Affairs Coalition (AYAC)
The Australian Youth Affairs Coalition (AYAC) is Australia’s non-government youth affairs peak body. Officially launched at our first Annual General Meeting on the 16th of May 2002, AYAC’s formation is the result of several years of work by state and territory youth affairs peaks and a number of national youth sector organisations, following the wind-up [...]
Centre for Sustainability Leadership (CSL)
There are hundreds of thousands of young people across the globe who can imagine a different, more sustainable future, but don’t know how to go about creating it. The Centre for Sustainability Leadership is designed to bridge this gap by empowering young people to make their communities more sustainable. We’ve tried to get people in [...]
Engineers Without Borders
Engineers Without Borders Australia works with disadvantaged communities to improve their quality of life through education and the implementation of sustainable engineering projects. Through the process of helping people in need we become more socially aware and responsible, improve ourselves, inspire others to action and further our ultimate goal of sustainable development. >> http://www.ewb.org.au/
International Young Professionals Foundation (IYPF)
The International Young Professionals Foundation (IYPF) is a not-for-profit organisation based in Australia that has been working in the fields of human rights, poverty eradication, environment and social capital, within the broad context of sustainability since it was founded in October 2001. The IYPF sets out to achieve this by informing, inspiring and equipping young [...]
Just Act
JustAct is an initiative of Justice and International Mission (JIM), a unit of the Uniting Church in Australia. JustAct offers information and ways to work towards transforming situations of injustice in our local communities, across our country and throughout the world. It is easy to feel that your voice is not enough, but the more [...]
Youth Food Movement
The Youth Food Movement (Australia) aims to bring Australia’s young people together to build a sustainable food future. Our objectives include to empowering young people to make informed decision about their immediate food system, to advocate the strengthening of collaborative networks through individual activism and community projects and to raise awareness on food related issues [...]
Law Students for a Just Community (LSJC)
Established in 2005 as a conference for law students drawn together by a mutual desire to explore social-justice issues and ways to use the law as a tool to challenge injustices and bring about positive change. Since the last conference in September, LSJC has blossomed into a national network of students committed to environmental and [...]
National Indigenous Youth Movement of Australia (NIYMA)
NIYMA is founded and run by Indigenous young people. NIYMA envisages healthy, strong and free Indigenous communities. NIYMA believes Indigenous young peoples need safe spaces and modeling of right relations so they can not only survive, but reach their fullest potential in life. “respecting those before us, inspiring those here today, believing in those to [...]
National Union of Students (NUS)
NUS is the peak representative body of all tertiary students in Australia. We work to protect the rights of all students, organising campaigns across the country involving all the states, and all their respective campuses. It represents over 600 000 students. NUS makes sure that student needs and interests are known by government, the media [...]
The Oak Tree Foundation
As an entirely youth run aid and development organisation, Oaktree volunteers have the opportunity to lead and be involved in every aspect of Oaktree’s work. There are a number of key ways that Oaktree engages. At the core of our work are our projects in developing communities. Oaktree’s development projects reflect our belief that education [...]
Oz Green
Oz GREEN is an independent not-for-profit organisation that was established in 1992. Oz GREEN facilitates life changing learning and leadership programs for sustainability. Oz GREEN enables people to harness their inner wisdom, creativity and intelligence to build pathways to an ecologically sustainable future. Oz GREEN runs a range of programs, working nationally in Australia and [...]
Sai Youth (Multi-Faith Youth Network)
Sai Youth encourage young adults to lead purposeful lives by learning and practicing spiritual values as defined and established by the life, message, and works of Sathya Sai Baba. Young Adult programs are intended to enhance, not interfere with, harmony and understanding in family relationships and within the Sai Organization. The programs provide forums for [...]
Student Organised Network for Architecture (SONA)
SONA, the Student Organised Network for Architecture, is part of the AIA, the Australian Institute of Architects. SONA represents the future, and through the promotion of and advocacy for students aims to develop a culture of leadership and community for the advancement of Australian Architecture. SONA represents the future, and through the promotion of and [...]
The Otesha Project (Australia): Cycling for Sustainability
The objectives of The Otesha Project (Australia) are to increase awareness about the impacts of the products and resources we consume, increase the number of responsible consumer choices made by young Australians, and increase the number of young role models and sustainability advocates. Otesha, a Swahili word for “Reason to Dream” is the underlining philosophy [...]
United Nations Youth Association of Australia
The United Nations Youth Association of Australia (UNYA) is an expanding and dynamic youth network with enormous potential. In a society in which young people are not well represented, the United Nations Youth Association of Australia is a significant voice for youth opinion. Moreover, the Association plays an important educational role in Australian society, and [...]
Vision Generation
Vision Generation (VGen) is a group of young Australians whose mission is to: Inspire, educate and empower young people in the fight against global poverty and injustice. It is the Youth Wing of World Vision Australia which is an NGO working on poverty issues. World Vision hopes to inform and challenge young Australians on the [...]
Affinity
Affinity Intercultural Foundation was established by a group of young Australian Muslims in early 2001 in order to meet the needs of the Muslim community to interact with the greater society and the needs of the general public to increase its awareness of the Muslim community, its religion and culture. Affinity Intercultural Foundation is here [...]
Young Christian Students
YCS gives students the opportunity to recognise that they are being called by God to be active participants in life, to have ideas and opinions, and t take actions that change their own lives and the lives of the people around them by following the example of Jesus Christ. http://www.aycs.org.au/