Junior Chamber International (JCI) is a nonprofit organization of young active citizen’s age 18 to 40 who are engaged and committed to creating impact in their Communities. Active citizens are individuals invested in the future of our world. JCI gathers active citizens from all sectors of society. In community, people recognized JCI as Jaycees.
We develop the skills, knowledge and understanding to make informed decisions and take action. As globally minded young people, we all have rights, responsibilities and share goals. We find targeted solutions to local issues benefitting our communities, our world and our future. Embracing new ideas, collaboration and diversity, we have the passion and courage to address the critical challenges of our time.
Programs with Partners
United Nations and the UN Millennium Development Goals
JCI has officially partnered with the United Nations since 1954. In 2003, JCI committed to advancing the UN Millennium Development Goals, a set of time-bound targets for poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation and discrimination against women. JCI members organize thousands of projects every year committed to advancing the goals and using the UN MDGs as a framework.
At JCI’s many Leadership Summits, held in collaboration with the UN,delegates join with representatives from key partners to focus on a current issue and seek workable solutions for members to enact locally.
Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility with the UN Global Compact
JCI partners with the UN Global Compact to teach small- and medium-sized enterprises how to be responsible and profitable in a competitive global market. To this end, JCI disseminates key UN Global Compact tools and resources, such as its Framework for Action: Social Enterprise & Impact Investing, which guides investors, corporations and policymakers on engaging with social enterprises to create
financial, social and environmental returns.
International Chamber of Commerce and Global Economic Progress
The International Chamber of Commerce-World Chambers Federation (ICC-WCF) is the voice of world business championing the global economy as a force for economic growth. Through our partnership with the ICC-WCF, JCI Local Organizations work with local chambers of commerce on projects to advance global economic progress and encourage entrepreneurship, including the JCI Best Business Plan Competition (JCI BBP). Through JCI BBP young entrepreneurs are awarded for integrating the principles of social responsibility into their business plans.