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'''SYNDESMOS''' is the '''World Fellowship of Orthodox Youth'''. It is was founded as a federation of Orthodox youth movements and theological schools around the world. The organization works worked under the blessing of all the local canonical Churches to serve the [[Church]] by promoting unity, witness, and renewal. Syndesmos, in Greek, means ''bond of unity''and takes its name from Saint Paul's letter to the Ephisians 4:3.

SYNDESMOS was founded in 1953 to encourage contacts among Orthodox youth movements throughout the world. At its peak in Western Europe, Greece and the Middle East. The 1990's the fellowship is now was made up of 121 Member Movements. These are various Orthodox youth organizations and movements and theological schools from more than forty different countries. The member movements, each blessed by their local [[bishop]], belong in one of were organised into three categories: Affiliated, Federated, or Associated. Since From 1992, youth movements of the [[Oriental Orthodox]] have joined had been able to join the fellowship as federated members, with their own vice-president.

==Organization==The highest organization of SYNDESMOS is From its founding in 1953 the fellowship convened 18 General AssemblyAssemblies with the first being in April 1953 in Sevres, France, and the last being in Pireaus, Greece in February 2009. The fellowship attempted to organise an assembly consists in August 2014 in Nemat, Romania. With fewer than ten members of representatives the fellowship present, and failing to elect a president and board, as per the constitution of all the Member Movements within SYNDESMOS. The fellowship, the gathering was just that, a gathering of Orthodox youth movements and is not considered to have been a general assembly meets at least every four years. The first assembly was held At this gathering this gathering two "co-moderators" were installed in 1953 in Sevresplace of a president, France and four individuals were installed as "members-at-large" of the board. This "board" has attempted to administer the fellowship since then each but having been installed at a gathering that did not meet the requirments of a general assembly , and themselves failing to conduct timely financial audits and the convene a general assembly Syndesmos presently exisits in name only. Presently Syndesmos neither has been held in a different city as well board of administraiton, nor is it registered as a different country in the worldlegal entity.

==Organization 1953 - 2014==The highest organization of SYNDESMOS during the 1953-2014 period was the General Assembly. The assembly consisted of representatives of all the Member Movements within SYNDESMOS. The assembly met at least every four years. The first assembly was held in 1953 in Sevres, France and the last assembly of this period was held in Pireaus, Greece in Feburay, 2009.  The governing body of the fellowshihp between assemblies was the Board of Administration whose purpose was to serve and promoate the aim and objectives of the organisation. The board was composed of a president, five vice-presidents and one representative of each of the nine regions with one representative for federated members. Board members were elected by the General Assembly and served as volunteers. Day-to-day operations were administered by an ''Executive Committee'' which served as the executive organ of the fellowship. The executive committee consisted of the president, and vice presidents with the Secretary-General being present at all meetings ex-officio. The Executive Committee together with the Secretary General planned and implemented the decisions of the General Assembly.  Financial resources for SYNDESMOS are were received through annual membership fees and donations from Orthodox churches as well as from other Christian churches, individuals, and grants from the European CommissionEcumeincial associations and other Non-Governmental Organisations.