THE B.O.Y.A. RELIES ON THE SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL CHURCHES IN THE BALKANS AND THE LOVE OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD...

In order to plan her activities, the B.O.Y.A. is always seeking for advice and blessing of the local Orthodox Churches of the Balkans:

ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE:
His All- Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos has blessed the activities of the Association  through many warm messages. In February 1998 the B.O.Y.A. Board met His Holiness and a session was hosted in the Patriarchal buildings.

SERBIA:
In 1994, His Holiness Patriarch of the Serbs Pavle, received a representation of the B.O.Y.A. In 1996, with a proposal of His Eminence Bishop from Herzegovina Atanasije (Jevtic), the Holy Synod of the Church attributed to the B.O.Y.A. the order of St. Sava for spiritual and material assistance to the people of Serbia.

ROMANIA:
His Beatitude Patriarch Theoctist blessed the  important 1st General Assembly held in Neamtz and hosted by the Holy Diocese of Moldavia and Bucovina. He received a representation of the BOYA in 1997

BULGARIA:
Hosted many important events organised by the B.O.Y.A., under the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Maxim and the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Among them the Preparatory Committee of 1993 and the 1st Festival of the B.O.Y.A.

CHURCH OF GREECE:
The foundation and first steps of the Association are largely due to the active support of His Beatitude the late Archbishop of Athens and Whole Greece Seraphim, who blessed and put under His Auspices the Conference of Penteli in 1992. In 1993, a common event on the Balkans was organised by the Holy Archdiocese, its Youth Foundation and the BOYA. In 1998, His Beatitude Archbishop Christodoulos blessed the BOYA Festival and in the year 2000, renewed in written the Blessing of the Church of Greece.

ALBANIA:
With the blessing of His Beatitude  Archbishop Anastasios, the Orthodox Youth of Albania SYNDESMOS is participating in the activities of the B.O.Y.A.

The B.O.Y.A. is an international organisation,
independent of any international network.
The possibility of the B.O.Y.A. to exist and fulfil its programmes is due
to the love of thousands small donors,
who are continuously informed and support her programmes.

BY SUPPORTING THE B.O.Y.A. WE SUPPORT AN INITIATIVE ADMINISTERED
BY THE ORTHODOX, BASED ON ORTHODOX PEOPLE,
AND WORKING FOR THE SAKE OF ORTHODOXY.