The following information is meant to be general in nature and is not meant to an exhaustive expose of Lions Youth Exchange, but rather a synopsis of the main points common to all programmes, unless otherwise stated.

All Lions Youth Exchange Programmes contain the following:

§         A cultural exchange of approximately 6 weeks duration during December/ January each year;

§         Lions Chaperones accompanying youth on outbound/inbound journeys plus stopovers in London and Los Angeles, unless circumstances arise which precludes this from occurring, excluding New Zealand, Malaysia, Indonesia and South Africa;

§         Hosting by overseas Lions families or families associated with Lions;

§         All inclusive cost, including any internal travel in host country for travel between host families;

§         Must be 16 - 21 at time of departure, unless otherwise stated in specific destinations;

§         Many International Youth Camps available during mid-year with camps in New Zealand and Malaysia available December/January;

§         Youth Exchange travelling uniform;

§         Stopovers in London and Los Angeles part of some programmes.

 

Application forms, which must be completed in quadruplicate with passport size photographs attached, are required to be signed off by a Lions Club in your area, after interview. These forms are available by clicking on YE PDF Forms.