Seyn Sustainable Energy Youth Network

SEYN is a network of and for young people, creating a future based on sustainable energy through a social and cooperative approach, as part of the growing community energy global scene. For us energy, is not just kilowatt-hours, but an important resource for socio-economic development to promote and fuel social equality, combat poverty, help to build resilient communities and take power and future in our hands. We promote an holistic approach towards energy, combining social aspects and impacts, the environmental respect, decision making based on democratic processes and its connection towards a truly sustainable lifestyle, which includes housing, food, mobility, water, human and animal rights, culture, care, education and, of course, energy itself. Our network begun as an idea in mid-2014, in a Youth Forum in Thessaloniki, Greece. after organizing various training events like the Energy Academies in Greece, Croatia and Spain, SEYN was recently officially established as a non profit association in Belgium. SEYN is inspired and promotes the social and cooperative approach, All our members (22 founders from 6 countries and 1500+ supporters) share the same passion, ethics, values and drive for change, bringing diverse backgrounds and skills. SEYN is proud to have members from several countries, highly active in operating and collaborating on local and transnational level using innovative collaborative tools, while promoting and operating under cooperative values and processes. SEYN is a growing platform of young and more experienced people, interacting and cooperating, exchanging experiences, information, best practices, know-how, learning and educating, finding experts and partners, connecting with other young people in order to realize their projects at a community level, create jobs and functioning links between them, beyond borders or other physical or social limitations.