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Earth Charter Youth and Student Groups (ECYGs) are excellent vehicles for affecting change. Through their local and national-level work, ECYGs can achieve a multiplying effect in their communities and countries. 

An Earth Charter Youth / Student Group is a social network or organization of young activists working to bring alive the vision of the Earth Charter in their communities. Youth groups include a great diversity of young women and men from various ethnic, religious, and socio-economic groups. Some are existing groups that have decided to ally themselves with the Earth Charter Initiative, while others have been created in response to the inspiration of the Earth Charter.

Earth Charter Initiative strives to create as many ECYGs as possible, while supporting their active and meaningful engagement. If you are interested in forming an Earth Charter Youth Group, visit ECYG wiki-profiles and fill in an application! More about the process of forming a ECYG can be read here.