ICYO

YOUTH INFORMATION

                           No: 2008/15

(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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President of India
Witnesses Programme on
Social Evil of Female infanticide
Presented by Yuvak Biradari

 

The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil witnessed a ballet programme titled, "Smruti Sankalp Yatra" which included a cultural and musical presentation on the social evil of female infanticide and the environmental issue of global warming at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 24^th February 2008

 

The programme was presented by the Yuvak Biradari (Bharat) of Mumbai and supported by the Sangeet Natak Academy.The programme highlighted the evil of female infanticide through a ballet called "Ajanmika", which combined folk and classical dance forms.

 

The show also highlighted the pressing problem of global warming and also included a cultural presentation depicting India's freedom struggle from 1857 to 1947 through song and dance with ballet in various languages of the country.

 

Some 200 school children and about 40 professional theatre artistes performed in the show.

 

The following schools were also associated with the show: - the Nalanda Nrutya Kala Mahavidyalaya, Mumbai, the Fulma Dance Academy, Vadodara, the R.D. Public School, New Delhi, the Prelude School, Agra and the Sumermal Jain School, New Delhi.

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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.