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JAVVA - Jeunes Actifs dans le Volontariat et les Voyages Alternatifs - is a Belgian non-for profitorganisation, founded in the year 1999 by a group of young volunteers convinced by the pertinence of international workcamps as a mean to promote peace. In 2003, JAVVA was officially recognized as a Youth Organisation (Organisation de Jeunesse) by the French-speaking Community of Belgium.

Today, JAVVA defines itself as a youth organisation promoting active citizenship and interculturaldialogue. It counts about 30 active members, it hosts around 100 volunteers from all around the world on local development projects and it sends around 80 volunteers on international volunteering projects each year. JAVVA is a member of the CCIVS (Coordinating Committee for InternationalVoluntary Service) since 2009 and a member of Alliance of European Voluntary ServiceOrganisations since 2010.

JAVVA is an independent organisation open to everybody. We promote tolerance, solidarity and peace between youngsters from all around the world. The main aim of the organisation is to foster active citizenship among youngsters and to stimulate their mobility, in order for them to become active, responsible and critical members of their society. The mission of JAVVA is to promote the active participation of young people and their mobility through intercultural exchanges, in order for them tofully assume their role of active and responsible citizens.