ICYO- Youth Information

No. 2009/27

(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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Youth Camp for Yamuna River

 

“Yamuna is a life line river” is the focus the Youth Camp which discuss the problem, challenges, solution, programmes and framework.

 

A Three-day, August 7-9, 2009, a residential youth camp for awareness on Yamuna and it's problems is being organized by ROW Foundation, Water Community India, Gandhi Smarak Nidhi, Servants of People's Society (Delhi), global warming, environment, rapidly decreasing water level of rivers and it's implications will be discussed during the workshop.

 

Personalities who will attend the program includes Prof. Ramakrishna koduri (Water and Environment Specialist), Prof. Vikram Soni (Natural heritage first), Shri Onkar Chand (Servants of People's Society), Mr. Mahesh Dutt Sharma (Gandhi Smarak Nidhi), Mr Diwan Singh (Yamuna Satyagraha), Shri Kapil Mishra (Youth 4 Yamuna), Mr Rajesh Dokwal (Nature Foundation), filmmaker Rakesh Khatri, Mr. Shambhu Dutt Sharma (Gandhi Satyagraha Briged)

 

Venue- Nature Cure Center, Pattykalyana ashram, near Samalakha, 68 km from Delhi, on Delhi-Chandigarh Road

 

Organizers will arrange only Lodging and Meal.

 

Interested Participants can contact- water.community@... or yamuna.waterkeeper@...

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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);
 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.