ICYO

YOUTH INFORMATION

                           No: 2008/11

(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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Youth And Ecology Exposure Programme

Greening Young Minds for Disaster Deterrence, an exposure programme was been planned, to create awareness particularly among the youth for coming together and think about some creative possibilities to protect mother Earth from deep crisis. This project aims in enabling and instilling in youth the age old and time-tested values and methods of environmental conservation, through various input sessions coupled with field visits. It aims to think about the possible alternatives against the contemporary trends of consumerist and greedy culture. As a pioneer project it targets frontline youth of all Churches and Religions aged 20-30 for this venture.

Venue: Mumbai & Roha
Dates: 15-17, Feb 2008
Topic: Greening Young Minds for Disaster Deterence
Organiser: Rev. Dn. Vineeth Koshy (Exec. Secretary - Youth Concerns, NCCI)
vineeth@... vineethkoshy@...

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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.