ICYO
YOUTH INFORMATION
No: 2008/79
(E-Newsletter from network of youth organizations in India)
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ICYO - Platform of 356 Youth Organizations in India.
ICYO - India’s largest network of urban and rural youth.
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IAVE World Youth Conference
Youth Volunteering for Solidarity and Equity
31 March, 1, 2 April 2008. Panamá city.
Hotel Avalon Resort, Las Cumbres.
Do you want to participate in the IAVE World Youth Volunteer Conference?
In the framework of the XX IAVE World Volunteer Conference Volunteering for Human Development, More Solidarity Less Poverty, to take place in Panama City from the 2nd to the 5th of April 2008, from the 31st of March to the 2nd of April 2008, the IAVE World Volunteer Youth Conference will be held in Panama.
Do you want to share your experiences with young volunteers from all over the world?
In Panama city, in the Hotel Avalon Resort,in Las Cumbres, under the title Youth Volunteering for Solidarity and Equity, the IAVE World Youth Volunteer Conference will create a get-together space dedicated to visualize the volunteer as a factor of human development among young people. 200 participants from all over the world: young volunteers, young representatives of volunteer organisations and young professionals, aged between 15 and 30 years, will have the chance to share their views and experiences, to exchange information and knowledge and to get to know better the situation of youth volunteering world wide.
Now, in order that this event will be a success...
We want to know your opinion!!!
We want you to share your experience!!!
Or, in other words,
We want you to participate!!!!!!!!!!!
To participate in the Youth Conference and to benefit from this excellent opportunity:
Thanks to the support of the First Lady Office of the Republic of Panama, Miss Vivian Fernández de Torrijos, the registration of the IAVE Youth Conference is free of charge for selected participants. Conference registration covers accomodation costs, meals and materials during the Conference.
Selected participants will have to pay for their travel expenses.
There are only 100 vacancies for international participants, so we suggest you to register as soon as possible.
Hosted and organised by: First Lady Office. ‘Contigo Juventud’ Programe.
International Association for Volunteer Effort/ IAVE.
YMCA Panamá.
IAVE Youth Office in Catalonia.
Participants: 200 Young people, volunteers and professionals from 15 to 30 years old.
Objectives:
- To create a space to exchange experience and information about the situation of youth volunteering world wide.
- To strenghten and to promote new programs and activities of youth volunteering, in Panama and all across the world.
- To get to know innovative approaches to answer the actual challenges that young volunteers and volunteer organisations are facing in their communities from a global perspective.
Youth Conference will focus on the next 4 topics :
- Youth Volunteering for Solidarity and Equity.
- Global impact of Youth Volunteering.
- Features of human development in Youth Volunteering.
- Innovative programs and new fields of action of Youth Volunteering.
Topics will be developed by expert panels and by group discussions led and facilitated by young people with expertise in youth volunteering from all the world regions, according to the needs and expectations of participants and the topics found more relevant by participant themselves.
To participate is necessary to follow next requirements:
- To have from 15 to 30 years (inclusive).
- To be actively involved, as a volunteer or as a profesional, in a volunteer project/ organisation.
- To complete the online registration.
- To be responsible for getting the VISA.
- To take care of arranging the health and travel insurance.
- Once application form is fulfilled, to send it by email to the next 2 adresses: IAVEyouthconference@... and jcordoba@...
Registration deadline is the 29th of February 2008. Due to the limited vacancies, we suggest you to complete and to send us your application form as soon as possible.
NOTE: Everyone willing to participate in the XX IAVE World Volunteer Conference Volunteering for Human Development: More Solidarity Less Poverty, from 2 to 5 April in Panama City, can also register now. Participants on this Conference have to pay registration, travel and accommodation costs. Participants in the Youth Conference can take advantage of a discount for their registration.
Visiti the web of Iave http://www.iave.org/NewsView.asp?newsID=144 for more information
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Youth Information is published by
Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO)
194-A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave
New Delhi 110029, India
Phone: 91 9811729093 / 91 11 26183978 Fax 91 11 26198423
Email: icyoindia@... / icyo@...
Web: www.icyo.in
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Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is a registered non-profit, non-governmental network organization, committed in developing areas of mutual cooperation and understanding among different youth voluntary agencies, youth groups, clubs and individuals working in the field of youth welfare in India.
ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth NGOs in India. It's family consists of
over 356 organizations spread in 122 districts of 22 states from different corners of India.
Our goal:
To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programmes and activities
Affiliation:
Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
Youth for Habitat International Network (YFHIN); CRIN, South Asia Youth
Environment Network (SAYEN), Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
Working relation with Indian Association of Parliamentarians (IAPPD);
International Medical Parliamentarians Organizations (IMPO);
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.
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