Who we are:

Young friends of the CountrySide A.I.S.B.L. is an officially recognised International Not For Profit Association by the European Union. Widely known by its acronym, YFCS is a European membership organisation for rural business people, rural entrepreneurs, future and young private landowners aged between 20 and 35 year old.

Objectives:

• To raise awareness amongst YFCS members about: European environmental policies, European rural business opportunities and Estates & Historic Houses inheritance and management processes
• To promote philanthropy in the countryside
• To leverage on members’ innovative countryside management related experiences
• Represent and channel the YFCS voice at EU level through the European Landowners Organisation

History:

YFCS is a relatively young Not For Profit Association. It was created 3 years ago with the support of its parent organisation Friends of the CountrySide (FCS), the European Landowners’ Organisation (ELO), the Union of European Historic Houses Associations (UEHHA) and BNP Paribas Private Bank. The idea was to focus on younger business people, rural entrepreneurs and landowners as they represent the next generation who will be in charge of the prosperity of our future rural economy.