The Northern Ireland Youth Forum exists to inspire, motivate, empower and support young people to have a voice and effect change on personal; peer; community and societal levels. The Youth Forum is established to empower young people to challenge disadvantage and inequality; effect change and contribute to building a just, fair and equal society; and to help young people who do not have what they need because of poverty, who are being treated unfairly or because the don’t have the help and support they need when they need it. The Youth Forum works to promote the voice and benefit of young people; primarily in in Northern Ireland; and also within the Republic of Ireland; Great Britain; Europe and further afield (hereinafter called the "area of benefit") and to educating and supporting such young people so as to develop their personal, physical and mental capacities, that they may develop holistically as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved The advancement of education,The advancement of citizenship or community development,The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity,The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage