About JCI
JCI is a worldwide community of young active citizens ages 18-40 who share the belief that in order to create positive change, we must take collective action to improve ourselves and the world around us. Engaging in activities ranging from community development to international projects, members demonstrate their social responsibility and improve themselves through participation, leadership and action.
JCI Around the World
With over 5,000 Local Organizations in more than 115 countries and territories, JCI forms a vibrant international community of nearly 200,000 active citizens. All members belong to a JCI Local Organization where they focus on finding solutions to improve their local community. Local Organizations are affiliated to National Organizations where members coordinate activities on national and international scales. This structure links JCI members together to form a global grassroots movement creating global impact through local action.
Mission: To provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change.
Vision: To be the leading global network of young active citizens.
International Events
Each year, members from all over the globe come together at the JCI World Congress. At this event, JCI’s critical mass of young people unite to share experiences, understand the interconnectedness of our world and facilitate international cooperation. This global forum enables members to find new ways to take action in their local communities and make globalization a positive force.
JCI also hosts four regional conferences each year: Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, the Americas and Europe. At these conferences, JCI conducts its affairs, hosts training, and gives members the opportunity to address global issues and show their commitment to becoming socially responsible leaders.
The Original Active Citizens
Almost a century ago, Henry Giessenbier, Jr. decided to take responsibility for the progress and welfare of his community by helping tackle difficult problems around him. JCI’s first Local Organization, in St. Louis, USA in 1915. The members of the first Local Organization dedicated themselves to bringing about community improvements and giving young people a constructive approach to civic problems
By 1944, the movement had spread through eight countries. When delegates from these countries met in Mexico City, they agreed it was time to officially form Junior Chamber International. This deep-rooted tradition of bringing together active citizens from diverse backgrounds remains alive today in our international events. They fuel the JCI movement and set the groundwork to create positive change that transcends boundaries.
Our Partners
An international non-governmental organization (NGO) with active participation in the United Nations system, JCI has a Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 1954. JCI collaborates with the UN and other organizations around the world to run the following initiatives:
• The United Nations and the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the UN Global Compact
• Nothing But Nets and the United Nations Foundation
• Goal4Africa
• Global Economic Progress and the International Chamber of Commerce – World Chambers Federation (ICC-WCF)
• Youth Capacity-Building and The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• Other Agreements
o UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
o International Association of Students in Economics and Management (AISEC)
o Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (CONGO)
o Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO)
o United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
o NGO Committee on UNICEF (Committee)
Learn more about Junior Chamber International at www.jci.cc
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