YIP – One Year of Making Sense

The International Youth Initiative Program (YIP) is a social entrepreneur training in Järna, Sweden, for youth aged 18 to 25 who want to create a positive social change in the world. – A course in how to bring your own initiative into being.

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Overview

The year begins in August and ends in June, including workshops, projects, international internships and local community engagements.
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Organization

YIP is organized by The YIP Association, as a program under the Swedish Folk High School Vårdinge By.

Application

You must be 18–25 years old to apply for YIP. The application for YIP 2012–2013 opens in January 2012. You can be notified when next year's application opens. More info

Participants

YIP 2011–2012 has 40 participants from 18 countries on six continents. The participants are posting online at participants.yip.se.

Open For All: Public Lectures and Open Courses

Most of the weekly courses are accompanied by Public Lectures with the Course Leader.

Some of the courses are also open for external participation: A great opportunity to experience YIP for a week! Read more about the Open Courses.

Every day
feels so right.
Life makes sense.

– Amy Illich, YIP 2009–2010

More testimonials

OASIS Södertälje

9 participants from the Youth Initiative Program in Järna playing an OASIS game to enable positive social change in Hovsjö Skolan in Södertälje.

Invitation for Initiative Forum 2012

What IF 40 young people host a forum where the challenges of our world today can be transformed into opportunities through shared understanding, inspiration, and collaboration?

Last week was easily the most turbulent week I have experienced since my arrival at YIP. Funny enough it coincided with the course theme of `Chaordic Leadership`. What perfect timing for the situation which we were faced with!

Reflections by Caleb

Words cannot describe something born out of a place so much greater than words can reach. Many poets and writers have tried to reach such places, the good ones going insane in the process.

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