ICYO

YOUTH INFORMATION

                           No: 2008/6

(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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Red Ribbon Award

 

We are pleased to announce the second call for nominations for the biennial Red Ribbon Award: Celebrating Community Leadership and Action on AIDS. This initiative is a partnership between the UNAIDS family and the Leadership and Community Programme Committees of the XVII International AIDS Conference. The award, which was launched on World AIDS Day by Kemal Dervis and Peter Piot, will honour exceptional grassroots leadership in responding to the AIDS epidemic, and will be presented at the AIDS Conference in Mexico City in August 2008.

 

Nominations for the award will be accepted in the following categories:

 

- Providing access to care, treatment and support for people living with HIV

- Promoting human rights and addressing social injustices such as homophobia, sexism and any other forms of stigma and discrimination
- Empowering women and girls and addressing gender inequalities that fuel the spread of HIV

- Providing support to children orphaned by AIDS and other vulnerable children
- Promoting HIV prevention programmes and services

 

Twenty-five community organizations will be selected as award finalists, with the opportunity to showcase their work at the Mexico AIDS Conference. The finalists will receive $5,000 each, and five of the organizations will be awarded a special recognition and an additional $15,000. More detailed information on the award and the nomination process can be found at www.redribbonaward.org.

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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.