ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2008/ 73

(E-Newsletter from network of youth organizations in India)

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ICYO - Platform of 358 Youth Organizations in India.       

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

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Indian Origin Youths on Know India Trail

 

Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh to partner Central Government Initiative

 

35 foreign youths of Indian origin will embark on a three week journey from 8th to 27th September to see and understand the development and achievements of India. These diaspora youth drawn from several countries will come to India under the Know India Programme (KIP) of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs. All expenditure except a one-way fare is borne by the government.

 

After arrival in Mumbai, the youth will first visit Gujarat, where they are scheduled to visit the diamond industry in Surat and the Amul establishment in Anand. They will then visit Agra, Allahabad, Kanpur, Luknow and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh are the two partner states for the programme this year.

 

The youth will have interaction with Indian youths, women organizations and will visit Gram Panchayats. They will also visit various prominent places and institutions in Delhi before leaving for their homes.

 

The three-week internship programmes is designed to promote awareness about India, its socio-cultural diversities, its emergence as an economic powerhouse, a centre of higher education and the ongoing developments in the infrastructure, technology & other sectors.

 

KIP is among a whole range of efforts by the MOIA to forge close linkages between India and its overseas community.

 

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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@...

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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);
 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.