Osterreichische Landjugend
Osterreichische
Landjugend
Helmut Baumgartner, National
Leader
Bernhard Keiler, National Secretary
A-1010 Wien
Lowelstrasse 12
Telephone: 0043-1-53441-306
Fax: 0043-1-53441-328, 510
E-mail address: pkjoerd@pklwk.at
Web page: http://www.landjugend.at
Organizational
Information
Founded: 1954
Age of Members:15 - 35 years Number of members: 56,797
Number of clubs: 1,127
Number of Volunteers: ca. 10,000 Number of staff: ca. 30
Parent Organization: Chamber of Agriculture
Supporting Organization: Agricultural Chambers, Ministry of Agriculture,
Ministry for Youth Affairs, private sponsors
Purpose/Mission: Developing and encouraging out-of-school youth work in the rural areas of Austria, focusing on greater professional efficiency in farming and other rural professions, cultural opportunities for rural youth in Austria.
Slogan: for 1996 "Development of rural areas"
Educational Program Focus:
Educational and social meetings at club and higher levels, courses,
competitions, excursions: editing of magazines, newsletters and other
publications; cooperation with governmental and non-governmental institutions,
organizations, authorities, etc. whose activities are of concern to rural
youth; representation of rural youth on organizations of youth at national
and international levels.
Motto: "I aspire, I achieve"
