GERMANY
Bund der
Deutschen Landjugend
Bund der Deutschen
Landjugend (BDL)
(Union of German
Rural Youth)
Reinhardtstrasse 18
10117 Berlin
phone: 030-31904-253
fax: 030-31904-206
Email: info@landjugend.de
Web Site: http://www.landjugend.de
Organizational
Information
Founded: 1949
Age of Members: 18 - 30
Number of Members: Ca. 100,000 Number
of Clubs: Ca. 300
Number of Volunteers: 100,000 Number of staff: 10,000
Parent Organization: German Farmers Union (Deutscher Bauernverband,
DBV)
Supporting Organization: Ministry of Education; Ministry of Agriculture;
Ministry of Youth; German-French Youth Council; European Agriculutural
Youth Council
Purpose/Mission: Lobbying for the interestes of young people living in the countryside; promote the professional, political and cultural education of rural young people; foster youth exchange with other European youth groups; organize leisure activities for young people; organize workshops on social and political issues.
Educational Program Focus: On the federal level: workshops and working groups on agriculture, women and rural development seminars on organization and staff training. On the local level: leisure and other activities.
Resources to Share: Information leaflet, member's magazine
