Forum des Jeunes - BE

What Forum des Jeunes - BE does

Forum des Jeunes is a Belgian non-profit association (ASBL) established by decree on May 3, 2019, succeeding the previous Conseil de la Jeunesse. It serves as the official spokesperson (porte-parole) for all French-speaking Belgian youth aged 16 to 30 residing within the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (FWB). Its mandate is to listen to youth concerns, gather them into collective positions, and act on those positions through advocacy, official opinions, and representation at local, national, and European government levels.

The organization operates a portfolio of participation-oriented products and programs: official opinions and position statements, press releases, the Focus magazine, electoral memoranda issued during election cycles, pedagogical tools covering citizenship and equality topics, and structured consultations. It runs two flagship programs — the Label Forum des Jeunes partnership network (collaborations with schools and youth associations to build civic engagement) and Forum on Tour (mobile outreach to festivals, universities, and academic rentrée events). It participates in the European Youth Dialogue process with EU institutions and is a delegate member of the European Youth Forum (YFJ), with additional coordination support from Bureau International Jeunesse (BIJ) for Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps access.

The business model is non-commercial: Forum des Jeunes is government-funded primarily through the Service de la Jeunesse of Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, with secondary institutional support from Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI). Membership and services are free for youth aged 16-30. The organization is governed by an Assembly General, a seven-member Conseil d'Administration, and an Agora of engaged youth, with an 8-person permanent staff led by Secretary General Louise Lebichot operating from headquarters in Brussels and a secondary office in Liège.

Name

Forum des Jeunes - BE

Legal name

Forum des Jeunes

Website

https://forumdesjeunes.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Forum des Jeunes is a Belgian ASBL established by decree in 2019 as the official spokesperson for French-speaking youth aged 16-30 in Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, delivering advocacy, consultations, and European-level representation funded by the FWB government.

Ownership category

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Product category

Youth Advocacy and Civic Participation Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Business Associations (813910), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Communications, Marketing & Government/Community Relations Administration (EDADAKAN)

Keywords

• Youth advocacy services
• Civic participation programs
• Policy consultation services
• Youth representation bodies
• Citizenship education tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Bruxelles

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government funding: Funded by Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (FWB), the organization receives public funding to operate as the official voice of French-speaking Belgian youth aged 16-30.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Forum des Jeunes is a Belgian non-profit (ASBL) that serves as the official spokesperson and representative body for French-speaking youth aged 16-30 in Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. It conducts youth consultations, issues official opinions and position statements, publishes electoral memoranda and a magazine (Focus), runs the Label Forum des Jeunes partnership program with schools, and participates in European Youth Dialogue processes.

Product overview

Forum des Jeunes operates as a unified advocacy and participation platform for francophone Belgian youth aged 16-30. The organization functions as a collective voice mechanism rather than a commercial product, offering official opinions and positions, press communications, publications (Focus magazine, electoral memoranda), pedagogical tools, consultation programs, international platforms, and the European Youth Dialogue process. Key offerings include the Label Forum des Jeunes partnership program and Forum on Tour mobile outreach activities, all coordinated through an 8-person permanent team and various youth ambassadors representing the Forum in national and international forums.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Avis officiels et positions Official opinions and position statements issued by Forum des Jeunes to advocate for youth perspectives with policymakers at local, national, and European levels.
• Communiqués de presse Press releases communicating the Forum's stances, activities, and policy positions to media and the public.
• Focus (magazine) The Forum's magazine covering topics related to youth, citizenship, and participation, distributed to members and stakeholders.
• Mémorandum électoraux Electoral memoranda outlining youth priorities and recommendations for political parties and candidates during electoral periods.
• Outils pédagogiques Pedagogical tools covering topics such as equality, sustainable development, citizenship, discrimination, and media education for use by educators and youth workers.
• Nos consultations Consultation programs gathering input from young people on various issues affecting them, producing collective positions and reports.
• Plateforme internationale International platform connecting Belgian francophone youth with European and global youth participation processes, including Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programs.
• Dialogue Jeunesse européen European Youth Dialogue process enabling young people to contribute recommendations to EU policy-making through designated youth ambassadors.
• Label Forum des Jeunes A partnership label program for schools, youth organizations, and associations to collaborate with the Forum in forming engaged citizens ('C.R.A.C.S.').
• Forum on Tour Itinerant outreach program bringing the Forum to festivals, universities, and events across Wallonia and Brussels to collect youth voices.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bureau International Jeunesse (BIJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational agency that manages Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programs for Belgian youth outside of school contexts. Forum des Jeunes connects youth to these programs.
• Forum européen de la jeunesse (YFJ) / European Youth ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPan-European platform of national youth councils and international non-governmental youth organizations. Forum des Jeunes participates through delegates who represent Belgian francophone youth, contributing to campaigns like 'More Erasmus = More Europe'.
• Label Forum des Jeunes partner schools and associationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnerships with schools (e.g., Institut Don Bosco, Collège du Christ-Roi, Athénée Royal de Huy) and youth organizations to collaboratively form 'C.R.A.C.S.' citizens through pedagogical tools and consultations.
• European Union institutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerForum des Jeunes participates in European Youth Dialogue processes with EU Commission and Council, contributes to Erasmus+ program development, and sends delegates to European Youth Conferences and Council of Europe events.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• British Youth Council: UK-based national youth representation body that elects youth representatives to local and national bodies. Comparable as a membership-driven youth advocacy organisation offering elections, policy consultations, and international representation.
• Conseil National de la Jeunesse (CNJ): France's national youth council representing young people to public authorities. Closely comparable in function (statutory youth voice, membership organisation, policy advocacy, public consultations), making it the most natural cross-border functional analogue.
• National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI): Irish umbrella organisation representing voluntary youth organisations to government. Comparable in representing youth sector interests, providing policy advocacy, and operating a membership model across a defined national territory.
• Vlaamse Jeugdraad: The Flemish Community's official youth council, operating under an analogous statutory mandate for youth in the Vlaamse Gemeenschap. Directly comparable to Forum des Jeunes as a parallel national-subnational youth representative body, distinguished only by language community.

Regional players

• Conseil de la Jeunesse de la Communauté germanophone: Youth council of Belgium's German-speaking Community, a regional peer operating within the same national Belgian context but for a smaller linguistic community. Directly comparable as a statutory youth representative body at the Belgian sub-federal level.
• Jeugdraad van de Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie (JVG): Brussels-based Flemish youth council for Dutch-speaking youth in Brussels. A regional peer comparable in providing a Brussels-level statutory youth voice, operating alongside Forum des Jeunes within the same capital-region environment.

Broad incumbents

• European Youth Forum (YFJ): Pan-European platform of national youth councils and international youth NGOs. Forum des Jeunes is already a member and contributes delegates; YFJ serves as the umbrella peer at the supranational level, comparable in mission (youth representation to policymakers) but operating at EU rather than regional scale.
• Deutscher Bundesjugendring: Germany's national youth council representing 25 million young people through member organisations. Comparable as a large-scale statutory youth representation body that aggregates youth perspectives for policymakers, though operating at national scale rather than subnational.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

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