ICYO YOUTH INFORMATION
No: 200843
(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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India’s Vice President Presents the International Awards for Young People
The Vice President of India, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari presented the ‘International Awards for Young People, India’ to the remarkable young people at a function here today. He presented the Gold Awards to the remarkable young people for their dedication and hard work and Meritorious Service Certificates to the dedicated people working for maximizing the potential of the young people so that they may contribute effectively to society and to the nation.
Thirty Five young people have been presented Gold Awards and seven persons were presented the Meritorious Service Certificates.
Addressing on the occasion the Vice President said that these awards highlights the talents of the Awardees and they deserve recognition because they have done something exceptional beyond their normal duties. Congratulating the Awardees he said that each of the Awardee is a good citizen of the nation.
International Awards for Young People India have been constituted to give individual young people the opportunity to discover the idea for contributing to freedom, responsibility, intelligence and standard of behaviour for themselves through a graduated programme of experience.
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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.