-  Second SAARC Youth Camp held in Chennai.

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Newsletter from Indian Committee of Youth Organizations

Youth Information  No. 2008/8

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ICYO - Platform of 350 Youth Organizations in India.          

ICYO - India’s largest network of urban and rural youth.

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Second SAARC Youth Camp held in Chennai

The Second youth camp (but less published) of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) brought over 60 delegates from across south Asia to Chennai at the start on 12 January of the five-day summit hosted by India.

The SAARC Youth meet was launched as mandated by the resolutions adopted at
the 14th SAARC summit in April 2007, and aimed to increasing communication, understanding and cooperation among the youth in member countries.

Representatives from all SAARC countries except Pakistan and Bhutan attended the camp.

In inaugural address, Anna University Vice-Chancellor D. Viswanathan, stressed the role the youth should play in addressing social issues, eliminating evil customs, contributing to economic development, participating in public life and protecting the environment.

 

"Youth development programmes," he said, "should engage youth as resources in the community and create leadership opportunities for young people." Project-based and experiential learning in collaboration with business, labour and industry was also important. These programmes should also be able to respond effectively while respecting the culture of the person being served. "In this respect, youth development practitioners may have to increase their knowledge of different cultures," he said.

He stressed the importance of training rural youth in vocational skills covering manufacturing and services, and developing programmes to bridge the urban-rural divide. He urged participants to develop emotional intelligence, including the qualities of self-awareness, self-motivation
and empathy.

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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.