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'''ACTIVE - sobriety, friendship and peace''' (formerly ''EGTYF, European Good Templar Youth Federation'') is a [[non-governmental organisation|non-governmental]] [[umbrella organisation]] gathering European youth [[temperance movement|temperance]] organisations. ACTIVE is member of the [[European Youth Forum|Youth Forum Jeunesse]] and cooperates with [[IOGT International]].

The main aim of Active is peace and tolerance in the world.  Active considers [[alcohol]] and other [[Psychoactive drug|drugs]] one of the main reasons for [[violence]] and conflicts in today's world and therefore members of Active promote a 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.
 
Active provides the space for self-realisation, for making new contacts, for exchange projects, education and for being active on political level in order to make a difference. Active is a support for each national organisation in reaching the main common goal--peace and human dignity.

==Activities==
Political work on local, national and European level, training courses and social activities are the main activities of ACTIVE. It builds on international meetings, study sessions and workshops in order to foster intercultural learning and mutual understanding as well as to educate its members in terms of democracy, human rights or alcohol and other drugs. ACTIVE recognizes that mutual understanding creates the foundation of equality and peace.

Every year 2-4 seminars are held:

*Spring 2007: "The secret of getting ahead is getting started"

*Winter 2006: "Designers of society - Designers of Future"

*Automn 2006: "Democracy - space for engagement"


A summer camp takes place in one of the member organizations' country every summer, the congress every other summer. Every year a winter camp is organized by either Juvente Switzerland or Juvente Germany.

''Where and when'
*Congress 2012: ''[http://icebreaker2012.eu Icebreaker]'', Iceland, Úlfljótsvatn
**Summer camp 2011: ''Route'', Latvia, Rīga
*Congress 2010: ''Experience 2010'', Norway, Fredrikstad
**Summer camp 2009: Albania, Vlorë
*Congress 2008: ''Summer camp 2008'', Sweden, Ransberg
**Summer camp 2007: ''Wild Space'', Bulgaria, Semkovo
*Congress 2006: ''Jump'', Switzerland, Basel-Münchenstein
**Summer camp 2005: ''Nemo'', Germany, Altthymen
*Congress 2004: ''Cassiopeia'', Slovak Republic, Bystra
**Summer camp 2003: ''Merkurijs'', Lithuania
*Extraordinary Congress 2002: England, Eastbourne
*Congress 2002: ''Mosquito'', Norway, Botnhamn
**Summer camp 2001: Estonia, Ahijärve
*Congress 2000: ''The Camp'', Switzerland, Fiesch
**Summer camp 1999: Slovakia, High Tatra
*Congress 1998: Sweden, Östersund
**Summer camp 1997: Latvia
*Congress 1996: Faroe Islands, Tórshavn
*Congress 1994: Germany, Berlin
*Congress 1992: Finland, Turku
*Founding Congress 1990: Danmark, Copenhagen

==Member organisations==

In 2006, Active has 31 member organisations:
* [[Albania]]: Free Youths of Albania (FYA)
* [[Belarus]]: Atmosphere "F"
* [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]: [http://www.link.ba LINK]
* [[Bulgaria]]: [http://www.fybg.org Free Youth Bulgaria]
* [[Croatia]]: Juvente - Klub Mladih
* [[Estonia]]: [http://www.juvente.ee Juvente Estonia]
* [[Faroe Islands]]: [http://ungaktivedru.wordpress.com Ung Aktiv Edrú (UTF)]
* [[Finland]]: [http://www.fsn-mhf.fi/unga/fsnu/index.php UNF Finland], [http://www.raitis.fi/sinuli Sinuli ry.]
* [[Germany]]: [http://www.juvente.de Juvente Deutschland], [http://www.kinder-im-mittelpunkt.de Kinder im Mittelpunkt]
* [[Iceland]]: IOGT Junior Island, [http://nullprosent.is Núll Prósent], Ungmennaregla IOGT
* [[Italy]], [http://www.ggpf.it GGPF]
* [[Latvia]]: [http://juvente.klab.lv JAF]
* [[Lithuania]]: Baltu Ainiai
* [[Norway]]: [http://www.iogt-junior.no IOGT Junior], [http://www.juvente.no Juvente Norway]
* [[Republic of Macedonia]], REACT Macedonia
* [[Russia]] IOGT Youth Federation
* [[Slovak Republic]]: [http://www.nom.sk NOM]
* [[Serbia]]: Together Against Drugs
* [[Sweden]]: [http://www.nsf.scout.se Nykterhetsrörelsens Scoutförbund (NSF)], [http://www.unf.se UNF Sweden]
* [[Switzerland]]: [http://www.jugendland.ch Kinder im Mittelpunkt], [http://www.juvente.ch Juvente Switzerland]
* [[Transnistria]]/[[Moldova]]: World Window
* [[Ukraine]]: [http://better.zaraz.org Better - Youth Temperance Movement], Ukraine

* [[England and Wales]]: IOGT Youth Council of (associated member)

== ACTIVE Board 2010-2012==

*President: Andrea Lavesson
*Vice President: Madlena Tsvetkova,
*Treasurer: Vasilka Lalveska
*Secretary: Stian Seland
*Board member: Ida Bernas
*Board member: Volodymyr Kreydenko
*Board member: Azalea Vilic
*Board member: Jahan Persson
*Board member: Max Vollmer

==History==
In 1962 the International Good Templar Youth Federation (IGTYF) was founded.
In 1990 IGTYF and IOGT merged to one organization: IOGT International. The European member organizations of IGTYF create EGTYF (European Good Templar Youth Federation).
At the congress 2006 in Basel, Switzerland, "EGTYF" changed its name into '''Active - sobriety, friendship and peace'''.


'''Former boards'''
''ACTIVE Board 2010-2012''
*President: Andrea Lavesson, UNF Sweden
*Vice President: Madlena Tsvetkova,
*Treasurer: Vasilka Lalveska
*Secretary: Stian Seland, Juvente Norway
*Board member: Ida Bernas, UNF Finland
*Board member: Volodymyr Kreydenko
*Board member: Azalea Vilic
*Board member: Johan Persson, NSF Sweden
*Board member: Max Vollmer, Juvente Germany

''ACTIVE Board 2008-2010''
*President: Linn Landmark IOGT Junior Norway
*Vice President: Kristiina Leepa, Juvente Estonia 
*Treasurer: Madlena Tzvetkova, Free Youth Bulgaria
*Secretary: Maja Stojanovska
*Board member: Glevin Derviski
*Board member: Gabriella Franzén, UNF Sweden
*Board member: Emilia Sandgren, NSF Sweden
*Board member: Matus Kovacik
*Board member: Olaf Jobmann, Juvente Germany
 
'' ACTIVE Board 2006-2008''
*President: Linn Landmark IOGT Junior Norway
*Vice President: Emil Österlund, UNF Sweden
*Treasurer: Kadri Vanem, Juvente Germany
*Secretary: Madlena Tzvetkova, Free Youth Bulgaria
*Board member: [[Hege Sørvig]], Juvente Norway
*Board member: Jan Jobmann, Juvente Germany
*Board member: Ljupco Jovanovski, REACT Macedonia
*Board member: Minja Nuspahic, LINK Bosnia and Herezegovina
*Board member: Kristiina Leepa, Juvente Estonia 

''EGTYF board 2004-2006''
*President: [[Hege Sørvig]], Juvente Norway
*Vice President: Jan Jobmann, Juvente Germany
*Treasurer: Kadri Vanem, Juvente Estonia
*Secretary: Josy Häusermann, Juvente Switzerland
*Board member: Hanna Rönnmark, UNF Sweden
*Board member: Caroline Spångberg, NSF Sweden
*Board member: Andrii Tvardiievych, Better Ukraine
*Board member: Pål Jostein Didriksen, IOGT Junior Norway
*Board member: Aira Taparauskaite, Baltu Ainai Lithuainia

''EGTYF board 2002-2004''
*President: [[Åsa Hagelstedt]], UNF Sweden
*Vice President: Pål Jostein Didriksen, IOGT Junior Norway
*Treasurer: Beata Dubenova, NOM Slovakia
*Secretary: Elke Richter, Juvente Germany 
*Board member: Fabiano Deana, GGPF Italy 
*Board member: Aira Taparauskaite, Baltu Ainai Lithuainia
*Board member: Ghanna Dovbak, Better Ukraine
*Board member: Johan, UNF Sweden
*Board member: Nils Johan Svalastog Garnes, Juvente Norway (2002 only)
*Editor: Ermanno Passalenti, GGPF Italy


''ACTIVE/ EGTYF Presidents''
*2012-2014: Simon Olsson, UNF, Sweden
*2010-2012: Andrea Lavesson, UNF, Sweden
*2006-2010: Linn Landmark, IOGT Junior, Norway
*2004-2006: Hege Sørvig, Juvente, Norway
*1998-2004: Åsa Hagelstedt, UNF, Sweden
*1996-1998: Alex Klee, Juvente, Switzerland
*1994-1996: Jørgen Kaurin Fossum, Juvente, Norway
*1990-1994: Birgitta Eriksson, UNF, Sweden


''EGTYF Office Managers today-1992:''
*Maja Stojanovska (based in Stockholm S)
*Kristina Sperkova (based in Örebro/Stockholm S)
*Fredrik Persson (based in Örebro/S)
*Jørgen Kaurin Fossum, Jørund Skurdal, Helge Stahl, Geir Nybraaten, Sten Magne Berglund (all based in Oslo/N)

==External links==
*[http://www.activeeurope.org/ Official ACTIVE website]

[[Category:International organizations of Europe]]
[[Category:Youth councils]]
[[Category:Temperance organizations]]
[[Category:Alcohol in Europe]]

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