BRYC (Barents Regional Youth Council) is a multinational youth council consisting of youth representatives from all of the counties in the Barents Region and the Barents Working Group of Indigenous Peoples. BRYC was established in February 2004 to promote the interests of young people living in the Barents Region. Our mission is to strengthen people-to-people cooperation among youth and empower young people to be active participants of their societies. BRYC's five core values are cooperation, tolerence, reliability, fairness and respect.

BRYC Representatives are either elected by the youth council in their county, or chosen by their county administration based on the following criteria: The candidate must be aged 18-30, have good English language skills, have insight into the current youth issues in their home county and be interested in international cooperation.

BRYC Council meets two times a year to discuss youth activities in the Barents Region, inform other representatives about the news from their regions and plan a big youth event every year. Our main activities are the BRYC Annual Meeting (for BRYC Council members) in the spring and the BRYC Annual Event (open to all youths) in the autumn. These activities are organized by BRYC in cooperation with various partners. Every year BRYC picks a new location for these activities. 

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BRYC also actively engages in other youth events across the Barents Region, in addition to creating some of its own projects.

BRYC is administered by BRYC Board. It's role is to organize BRYC's work and responsibilities based on the activities planned within a given year, and with regard to the representatives’ experiences or interests. BRYC elects a new board every year, during the BRYC Annual Meeting. The board is then led by the Chair and Deputy Chair. 

BRYC's activities are funded through annual regional grants, as well as project funding. The International Barents Secretariat functions as BRYC's financial manager and youth coordinator.

BRYC is (since 2018) seen as an official member of the Barents Regional Council (BRC). This platform is our most important way of promoting youth's interests to regional and national decision makers.

 

Download the BRYC Statutes (updated on 01.09.2024)

Download the BRYC Annual Report 2023

Download the Barents Youth Program 2021-24

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