International Friendship Clubs will allow young Russians to strengthen cooperation with representatives of foreign countries. The Clubs have already been launched in 14 regions of Russia, including the Astrakhan, Irkutsk, Lipetsk, Pskov, Kurgan, Ryazan, and Tomsk Regions, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, the Khabarovsk Territory, the Republics of Altai, Crimea, Tatarstan, and the Karachayevo-Circassian Republic.
Representatives of these regions will interact with young leaders from Iran, Turkmenistan, Jordan, Kuwait, Nepal, Gabon, Gambia, Mauritius, the Seychelles, South Ossetia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Syria, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Zambia, Sudan, Greece, Mozambique, Kenya, and Fiji.
“The World Youth Festival demonstrated the global demand for international cooperation among young people. The World Youth City became a platform that brought together 20,000 young leaders from 190 countries. It is clear that this international dialogue needs to be developed and strengthened. The Russia’s regions will continue working with countries and young people, inviting their foreign friends to Russian events and participating in foreign projects. The first International Friendship Clubs have already been launched and by the end of September, they will open in 55 regions of our country. Under the programme, a total of 90 Clubs will be established in all subjects of Russia and on the Sirius Federal Territory”, said Daniil Bisslinger, Director General of the World Youth Festival Directorate.
The International Friendship Clubs will become a permanent platform for communication between youth from foreign countries and Russia. Participants will develop cultural and educational exchanges, as well as design and implement joint projects in science, culture, sports, and education. For example, representatives of Russian and foreign youth will conduct international language webinars, master classes, and interviews with opinion leaders from various countries, participate in volunteer activities, create joint platforms for information exchange, attracting new participants, engaging in communication, and much more. The Clubs' work will be organized along five tracks: Media, Entrepreneurship, Civic Engagement, Regional Specifics, and Community.
According to the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, the International Friendship Clubs followed the Cultural Partnership programme, under which each foreign delegation at the World Youth Festival 2024 was assigned a Russian region to help representatives of foreign delegations get a closer look at the history, traditions, and culture of the Russian people. Over 280 joint events were held together with foreign delegations as part of this programme.
Overview:
The World Youth Festival took place on March 1–7, 2024 in Sirius, according to the Decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the development of international youth cooperation. The WYF-2024 brought together 20,000 young leaders from 190 countries.
In the future, the World Youth Festival will become a platform for the development of a permanent international youth movement aimed at creating a just multipolar world. On the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation, the WYF will be held in Russia on a regular basis – once in six years. Also, every six years 10,000 young people from all over the world will get together at the International Youth Festival, and international themed gatherings and events will be held under the auspices of the WYF.
The World Youth Festival is organized by the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh). The WYF-2024 was operated by the World Youth Festival Directorate.
