According to their constitution, the Northern Ireland Youth Forum exists to inspire, motivate, empower and support young people to have a voice and effect change on personal; peer; community and societal levels.

The Youth Forum works to promote the voice and benefit of young people; primarily in Northern Ireland; and also within the Republic of Ireland; Great Britain; Europe and further afield and to educating and supporting such young people so as to develop their personal, physical and mental capacities, that they may develop holistically as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved.

The Northern Ireland Youth Forum was created by the Department of Education in 1979[1] to ensure that young people's opinions were heard and valued by government.

[2] Membership is open to all young people living in Northern Ireland aged between 11 and 25 who support the core values and aims of the Youth Forum.

Members also receive our monthly email newsletter ‘eBumpfh’ that contains information about current work, training opportunities, and exciting events.