EGTYF
The European Good Templar Youth Federation is a non-governmental organisation gathering European youth temperance organisations. It is the European branch of the International Organisation of Good Templars based in Sweden. The main aim of EGTYF is peace and tolerance in the world. They consider alcohol and other drugs one of the main reasons of violence and conflicts among people and therefore members of EGTYF promote drug free lifestyle by their own abstinence - to prove that having fun, making friends and being free is possible without getting addicted and without any risk of hurting somebody or being hurt. The main activities of EGTYF are political work, trainings, intercultural learning and social activities. EGTYF builds on international meetings, study sessions and workshops - educating it's members on topics such as democracy, human rights or alcohol. Mutual understanding creates the base of equality and peace. EGTYF provides the space for self-realisation, for making new contacts, for exchange projects, education and much more and is a support for each national organisation in reaching the main common goal - peace and human dignity.
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