General-interest association, accredited by the French State at the national level for Youth and Popular Education
That’s the gap between politicians and people.
To be heard within a democratic system, we need to offer politicians robust recommendations drawn from citizen consultations.
Strength: thanks to the digital revolution, there are plenty!
Weakness: they’re not really connected to the agendas of the various national and international institutions.
FIJC is a cross-partisan youth NGO specializing in consultative democracy. We explore democratic systems around the world, at every scale, to bring local citizen consultations up through our national representatives — so young people’s voices are concretely heard through genuine, relevant advocacy work presented directly to policymakers.
ActualiTeam
A national group of engaged young people from the same country. It’s you, it’s us, it’s every individual who wants to fully play their role as a citizen and make their voice heard.
And what about your country?
Find your country, discover how to join us
Each glowing point · an active ActualiTeam around the world
📋 See the list of countries already present
✅ Elected representative — an election has taken place (summer or early): the country has an official representative at the International Assembly.
🤝 Provisional representative — a first volunteer has launched the ActualiTeam, while waiting to reach 4 members to trigger an election.
Your country isn’t listed below? That means no one’s there yet — search for it above to be the first!
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Become a provisional representative for your country
🚀 This country doesn’t have an ActualiTeam yet. By signing up, you become a provisional representative — and you can start your advocacy work today, without waiting for any election.
See exactly what you’ll do
🔍 You gather the opinions of future members from your country via the WebApp, then go searching for local and national citizen consultations — often overlooked.
🎥 You’re supported throughout video sessions by IFYC’s administration, to turn these consultations into real public policy: bill proposals, national amendments, amendments to European directives, or position papers at the OHCHR and UNESCO.
See what changes once elected
🗳️ In parallel, recruit 3 other members (4 minimum in total) to trigger an early election organized by a committee — or wait for the annual summer election.
🏛️ Once elected, you join the International Assembly: IFYC’s governing body, where you’ll decide, alongside representatives from other countries, on major reforms, official positions, and the federation’s joint work.
One elected role, one role open to all
The national representative is elected every year. Becoming a member is possible starting today.
National representative
He or she carries the voice of young people from their country within IFYC’s International Assembly.
🎂 Requirement: be under 30, like all ActualiTeam members.
See exactly what you’ll do
- ✓ Works primarily on public policies of interest to members in their country: they gather opinions via the WebApp, then search for local and national citizen consultations — often overlooked
- ✓ Supported throughout video sessions by IFYC’s administration, to turn these consultations into real public policy: bill proposals, national amendments, amendments to European directives at the European Parliament, or position papers at the OHCHR and UNESCO
See what the mandate involves
- ✓ Sits on the International Assembly — IFYC’s governing body, where elected representatives from each country decide together on major reforms, official positions, and the federation’s joint work — and may appoint deputies (Advocacy, European, and Diplomatic services)
- ★ Elected every summer, at the extraordinary International Assembly — one-year term, renewable
This isn’t an open sign-up, then: applications are submitted each summer for the annual election. The only exception concerns countries without an ActualiTeam — see above.
Become a member
Your opinion matters in our advocacy work, at every scale.
🎂 Requirement: be under 30 years old, like all ActualiTeams members.
See how it works
- ✓ Give your opinion quickly and easily via the WebApp (see how it works just below ↓)
- ✓ There you’ll find the citizen consultations (Gform) run by your national representative, who works with IFYC’s administration on public policy at the national, European, and international level
- ✓ Also explore other regularly updated consultations: those from your city, your government, or European and international institutions
- ✓ No election required: it’s the fastest way to join the movement today
You’ll receive a welcome email with the link to join the International Assembly WhatsApp group, open to all members.
I sign up as a member →The WebApp: your direct access to citizen consultations
It gives you access to the citizen consultations linked to the advocacy work your national representative carries out with IFYC’s administration. You also have free access to citizen consultations from many other institutions around the world: cities, regions, governments, international institutions.
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Discover what consultative democracy is
Whether you’re a member or representative, our free, open training is a foundational course: what consultative democracy is, and an overview of consultative-democracy institutions at every scale (local, national, international).
Discover the free training →Other ways to contribute
Become a member of the administration
Want to make our advocacy work possible around the world, behind the scenes?
Our administration (soon 40 people) is organized into services: Advocacy, European, Diplomatic (OHCHR, UNESCO, Council of Europe), Communications, Radio, Funding… Join a team and support national representatives in their day-to-day work.
Become a sponsor
Are you over 30 and want to pass on your experience?
As a sponsor, you support the work of an ActualiTeam, take part in IFYC’s activities, or contribute to its development: partnerships, funding, organizational structure.
