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LLLPLATFORM - ACTIVITY REPORT 2016 MEMBERSHIP A GROWING PLATFORM FULL MEMBERS EUROPEAN STUDENTS’ FORUM The LLLPlatform gathers European and international not-for-profit organisations working in the field of education, training and youth. Over the years, the Platform has solidified its relations with EU institutions, and been recognised as key actor in lifelong learning. This efficient advocacy work has had a significant influence on the Platform’s membership: when it started with 6 members in 2005, it now counts 40 members. AEGEE is one of the biggest students’ organisations that promotes cooperation, communication and integration amongst young people in Europe. It counts around 13.000 members, active in more than 200 university cities in 40 European countries. DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION IN EUROPE (DARE) DARE stands for Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe. The DARE Network consists of 48 member organisations from 26 countries in Europe. EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF ADULTS 40 40 35 30 EAEA is a European NGO with 123 member organisations from 42 countries working in the fields of adult learning. It promotes adult learning and the widening of access and participation in formal, non-formal and informal adult education for all, particularly for groups currently under-represented. EUROPEAN COUNCIL FOR STEINER WALDORF EDUCATION (ECSWE) 25 20 ECSWE consists of 25 national Waldorf Associations representing some 700 schools in Europe. They count more than 2000 kindergartens and around 600 institutions for curative education. The purpose of the ECSWE is to strengthen and develop Steiner education in the member countries of the network. 15 10 5 LLLPlatfrom membership evolution since 2005 In 2016, it welcomed 3 new members: • International Cités des Métiers Network • Sirius • The World Scouts Movement The LLLPlatform counts 25 full members and 15 associate members. EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS (ECNAIS) ECNAIS is an association founded in 1988 which aims at supporting and pursuing the values embedded in a democratic approach to pluralism in the national educational systems, and the respect of the parental choice. EUROPEAN DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING NETWORK (EDEN) EDEN exists to share knowledge and improve understanding amongst professionals in distance and e-learning and to promote policy and practice across the whole of Europe and beyond. It counts with more than 200 institutional members and over 1200 members in Europe. EUROPEAN EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGES – YOUTH FOR UNDERSTANDING (EEE-YFU) Youth for Understanding (EEE-YFU) is the umbrella for national YFU organisations in Europe and currently has 29 member organisations. EEE-YFU provides exchange programmes for 15 to 18 year old students in more than 50 countries worldwide. 26 27