Governmental, non-governmental, rural, urban organisations, associations and religious communities: the spectrum of civil society and state actors involved in and interested in the AGYI is broad and the opportunities for participation are correspondingly diverse: The AGYI promotes the activities of civil society for more youth exchange and voluntary services. The AGYI sees itself as a partner, from the initial idea to the concrete implementation of the projects, and strives to make its range of offers inclusive and open for new target groups. In concrete terms, the AGYI supports the connection of civil society partners from African and German countries, promotes the expansion of networks of former volunteers and makes their voices heard, and gives civil society organisations the opportunity to take part in qualification measures and thus improve their programmes on national and international level.