About us

The inclusion of young people in the work done by CIOFF® was an initiative that born in the early 90s and represented a novelty in international organizations like CIOFF®.

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CIOFF® Youth is composed by young people – between 15-28 years old – who are working in the frame of CIOFF® National Sections. The main objectives of CIOFF® Youth are the cooperation with CIOFF® in the safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) through cultural activities and projects implemented by the youth in international folk festivals, exchange activities with regional communities in schools, retirements houses, and public places; diffusion of Intangible heritages to children and young people in a regional, national or international level. 

Most of our activities are developed within the frame of CIOFF® Festivals and others organized independently within specific events. Diffussion of ICH through social media is one of our strengths, to spread the word about traditional culture to the new generations.

Contact info: cioff.ycc@gmail.com

Meet the National Youth Commissions

  • Argentina:
    Karen Badariotti
    cioffjuvenilargentina@gmail.com
    Facebook | Instagram
  • Austria:
    Manuel Bartl
    manuel.bartl@twin.at
  • Bolivia:
    Martín Quiroz
    cioffjoven2411@gmail.com
    Facebook | Instagram
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina:
    Ana Maric
    ana.maric123.am24@gmail.com
  • Brazil:
    João Pedro
    cioffjovembr@gmail.com
  • Canada:
    Marina Lamontagne
    mlamontagne@folklorama.ca
  • Chile:
    Jorge Parra  
    cioffjovenchile@gmail.com
    Facebook | Instagram
  • Colombia:
    Nicolas Andres Andrade
    cioffjuvcol@gmail.com
    Facebook | Instagram
  • Costa Rica:
    Juan José Espinoza
    juan.e.venegas012@gmail.com
    Facebook | Instagram
  • Croatia:
    Manuela Kelava
    cioffcroatiayouth@gmail.com
    Instagram
  • Cuba:
    Elaine Vargas 
    vazquezelaine5@gmail.com
  • Ecuador:
    Cinthya Gonzaga
    cioff.juvenil.ecuador@gmail.com
    Facebook | Instagram
  • El Salvador:
    Alejandra Reyes
    reyesalejandra553@gmail.com|
  • Estonia:
    Kertu-Liis Onnis
    cioff-youth-estonia@folkloorinoukogu.ee
    Facebook | Instagram
  • France:
    Geoffroy Decorsier / Mehdi Henri
    cioffjeunefrance@gmail.com
  • Germany:
    Maria Poetschke
    poetschke_Maria@web.de
  • Greece
    Konstantinos Tolis
    grcioffyouth@gmail.com 
    Facebook | Instagram
  • Guatemala:
    Cecilia Morales
    solymar.morales@gmail.com
  • Indonesia:
    Citra Natasya
    citranatasya@hotmail.com
    Facebook | Instagram
  • Italy:
    Giulia Ciuffa
    giuciuffa@gmail.com
    Facebook | Instagram
  • Mexico:
    Carolina Maíz
    cioffjuvenilmx@gmail.com
    Facebook | Instagram
  • Panamá:
    Víctor Montenegro
    vmms1012@gmail.com
    Facebook | Instagram
  • Paraguay:
    Maria Paz Gauto
    ympazgauto@gmail.com
    Facebook | Instagram
  • Perú:
    Stimy Saavedra
    cioffjovenperu@gmail.com
    Facebook | Instagram
  • Portugal:
    Joanna Santos
    cioff.jovem@cioff-portugal.pt
  • Puerto Rico:
    Adimary Ramos
    adimary.ramos@gmail.com
  • Romania:
    Denis Bizau
    cioff.tineret@gmail.com
    Facebook | Instagram
  • Serbia:
    Katarina Čović
    katarinacovic@yahoo.com
  • Slovenia:
    Matic Tavcar
    predsednik@drustvo-ozara.si
  • Spain:
    Gonzalo Badajos
    comitejoven.esp@cioff.es
    Facebook | Instagram
  • Switzerland:
    Arthur Antille
    cioffjeunessuisse@gmail.com
  • Turkey:
    Arman Erdogan
    armangorhan@gmail.com
    Facebook | Instagram
  • USA:
    Jenna Young
    jenna_y@live.com
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