Indicorps Volunteer Ahmedabad looking for Volunteers
Indicorps. Volunteer Ahmedabad is a domestic volunteer programme run by Indicorps. It is an effort to encourage the people of Ahmedabad to develop civic leadership and personal responsibility.
Volunteer Ahmedabad facilitates internships with local non-governmental organizations (NGOs), conducted "Service & Leadership" courses, and participates in citywide service events to motivate Ahmedabad youth to actively contribute to the vision and development of their city. The service leadership courses provide a good introduction and catalyst for greater action.
This course begins on May 3rd and will go on for six weeks till 15th June.
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.
The Resource Alliance announces the 8th International
Workshop on Resource Mobilisation (IWRM)
22-25 May, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Don't miss the
comprehensive Management & Governance track at the IWRM
Are you a finance director of a
non-profit organisation? Or involved in the management of a non-profit in a
fundraising, programme or general leadership role? If so, click hereto view details of
the comprehensive Management & Governance track on offer at the 8th IWRM.
The 4-day international conference is widely recognised as the leading training forum for building the
fundraising capacity of non-profit organisations in the Global
South, focused on providing comprehensive training in all aspects of resource
mobilisation and sustainable fundraising techniques.
Places are selling fast and with only a month or so to go, we urge you to hurry
and book now - you can view the full IWRM programme of sessions and
Masterclassesas well as the best international
speakersin attendance including Mal Warwick, Tony Elischer,
Michael Norton and Bernard Ross.
Don't miss the comprehensive Management
& Governance track
Through practical activities and informative case studies, you will be able to
find out how to:
add
value to
your work through better budgeting
ensure
good governance in
your organisation
manage
risk effectively
promote
transparency and accountability to gain confidence from your donors & colleagues
turn
a strategy into reality through effective leadership
These issues underpin all your fundraising activities and are
essential to the success of your whole organisation.
Benefits for IWRM delegates - Book now!
Free! Mango Guide to Financial Management CD for
everyone who registers
Free! 1 year's online subscription to Alliance
Magazine applicable to delegates from non-OECD countries
Save money! Concessionary rates available for local NGOs
Save money! Group Discounts available for 4 or more
bookings
Free book give-away! We're also giving away 2 free
fundraising QuickGuides™ for every registration made from now on
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.
Children knocked the door of
Parliamentarians during Global Action Week
Parliamentarians assured
prompt action to convert the rhetoric in to law in the parliament
New Delhi
25th April; The representatives of Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) and
National Coalition for Education (NCE) along with more than 100 former child
laborers knocked the doors of more than 50 Parliamentarian well before they
could move to Parliament . The children knocked their door to remind the
parliamentarians about government’s promises made at Dakar” regarding education
for all .Children submitted their charter of demand addressed to Prime Minister
of India demanding 6% of GDP spending on education.
Children further demanded provision of law for enforcing the right to education
with redressal system, for those children who are being excluded from the
mainstream of education. Common school system, making the law child
friendly, regulation of private school system, compliance of Millennium
Development Goals Dakar goals were main issues of charter of demands.
When children in organized groups of 10-15 started knocking the door of
Parliamentarians early in the morning it was a great surprise for them. Some of
the parliamentarians welcomed the children whole heartedly and offered money
for their breakfast. However some were also trying to shirk from talking and
facing the children. But almost all the parliamentarians who met the
children welcomed the more and assured of their fullest cooperation. M.P.
Mr. Abdullah Kutti from Kannor constituency became emotional talking to
children and assured his full support in raising questions for bring out law
for making education fundamental right. He also opined that education will
bring out many positive changes in the country like land reform and
decentralization of power etc.
Former Parliamentarian Mr. Karnendu Bhattacharya assured the children to take
this agenda forward with the help of his colleagues and party fellows.
Mr. Beerbhadra Paswan (Nawadah, Bihar) , Mr Vishnudeo Sai (Raipur,
Chhattisgarh) gave their full support and assured that they would like to
remain supporter of children’s move and right to education in future.
However Parliamentarian from Vardhman
Mr. Nikhilanand Sir clarified his position and showed his disagreement from
right to education act. He said,” I don’t support this idea and it is not the
duty of Government. The country is too big it will take time.”
Mr. Rama Kant Rai, Convener of National Coalition for Education expressed that
some of the parliamentarians are still thinking within the coterie of party,
caste, region and religion. However most of the parliamentarians are in support
of our movement. Mr. Rai further added,” NCE, with the help of Bachpan Bachao
Andolan, teachers Union and Parliamentary forum on education will keep this
movement on top priority in the forthcoming general election. Mr. Rai was
optimistic about the bill on right to education will be tabled in the current
session. The Global Action week was supported and participated by
International organizations like Care India, Save the Children Fund, Mukti
Ashram, Global March Against child Labour, Bal Ashram, Bal Vikas Dhara, Save
the Childhood Foundation, etc. The Global Action week is also being observed in
12 states and Union Territories of India.
Indian Committee of Youth Organizations
(ICYO) is the network organization, committed for capacity building and
developing mutual cooperation and understanding amongs youth organizations,
youth groups.
ICYO functions as an umbrella organization
of youth organizations with working area in South Asia.a.
Affiliation:
Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations;
Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development;
Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY);
Full Member of Asian Youth Council (AYC);
Member: CRIN, ATSEC-DELHI,
Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
WAY in collaboration with the Malaysian Youth Council, Melaka State Government and the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Malaysia), the Asian Youth Council and the Committee for ASEAN Youth Cooperation, will be organize the International Youth Dialogue in Malaka, Malayasia from June 27-29, 2008.
The theme selected for this year Dialogue is Towards a Drug-Free Generation. This theme has been selected in realization of the need to educate, increase awareness, to prevent or reduce the rates of drug abuse amongst youth.
All countries are affected by the devastating consequences of drug abuse and even all sectors of the society. However, with this selected theme all young people, youth leaders, government and organization officers will gather to call for action in areas such as: Assessing the problem; Tackling the problem; Forging partnership; Focusing on special needs; Sending the right message; and Building experience.
The objectives of Dialogue are:
To prevent the drug abuse amongst youth
To reduce the drugs abuse rate amongst youth;
To achieve a behaviour modification amongst youth;
To increase youth awareness of their responsibilities regarding the drug abuse;
To improve the national and international policies that deal with the drug abuse and its effects on society;
To recommend improvements to the current systems of education for youth worldwide on drug abuse;
To heighten international resolve to tackle the drugs abuse challenges;
To improve cooperation between governments, civil society and private sector to address the drug ;
To have a stronger, more effective national youth councils with leading roles in the fight against drugs abuse.
WAY invites participants from National Youth Councils. National delegations are encouraged to register gender-balanced groups. There is no specific age limit but delegations are encouraged to include young people below the age of 30. The total number of participants in this programme shall be 200 from at least 50 different countries.
A participation fee of U$150 (one hundred and fifty US dollars), inclusive of registration fee, twin-sharing accommodation and food shall be levied on all participants.This fee is payable in advance.
The last date to apply is May 16, 2008.
The youth from India may contact ICYO secretariat (icyoindia@... ) for participation in the event.
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.
Gap Year College invites you to Being into Words A Writing Workshop by Vipul Rikhi Saturday, 17th May to Tuesday, 20th May 2008 (4 days)
While most emphasis these days is on the mechanics of writing, this workshop seeks equally to look into the spirit of it. It aspires, then, to become a meditation on the pursuit of writing.…
- What provokes writing? Where does it come from? What does it do?
- Of what does it consist?
- What purpose and significance does it achieve? How does experience transmute into words?
And, what does it mean to write? These are some of the questions the workshop will hope to address.
It will explore new ways of thinking into and practicing writing. Some of the approaches we will consider include
Writing as therapy
Writing as vocation
Writing as hobby or passion
Writing as a skill
Writing as art and life
This will be done through contemplative explorations, writing exercises and film screenings.
The workshop will traverse this terrain through looking at established genre-based writing (poetry, fiction, drama, etc), new and emerging genres (screenplays, blogs), as well as the elements and schools of writing (story, plot, character, modernism, postmodernism, and so on). We will also approach the subject of the writer as a medium.
This workshop is for: Those interested, curious or passionate about, or attracted, fascinated or captivated by, writing!
Facilitator: Vipul Rikhi is a writer by vocation, passion and compulsion. He has published a book of short stories and is currently working on a novel. He is Writer-in-Residence at the Gap Year College, SIDH, Mussoorie from April to June 2008.
Venue: SIDH campus, Kempty, (15 kms ahead of Mussoorie)
The workshop fee (inclusive of full boarding and lodging, and workshop materials) for this four-day workshop is Rs 3000 per participant. For registration please contact Vinish / Karuna with your name, email, phone, address at gapyearcollege@...There are limited seats for the workshop, so please register as early as possible.
A few need-based scholarships / partial fee waivers may be available.
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.
World Laughter Day will be celebrated by Laughter
Club Delhi on Sunday May 4, 2008 from 7.00 AM to 9.00 AM at Central Park
Counaght Place (CP) New Delhi.
Join Hasya Guru Shri Jiten Kohito learn and promote Laughing India for
World Peace.
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.
World Laughter Day will be celebrated by Laughter Club Delhi on Sunday May 4, 2008 from 7.00 AM to 9.00 AM at Central Park Counaght Place (CP) New Delhi.
Join Hasya Guru Shri Jiten Kohito learn and promote Laughing India for World Peace.
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.
International Training
Workshop on Disaster Risk & Environmental Management
5th – 8th July 2008, Melaka,
Malaysia
The World Youth Foundation
will be hosting an International Training Workshop on Disaster Risk &
Environmental Management from 5th –
8th July 2008 in Melaka, Malaysia.
This International
Training Workshop on Disaster Risk & Environmental Management is a follow-up
of the International Training Workshop for Youth Representatives on Environment
and Disaster Management held in August 2006 and the International Conference on
Environment and Disaster Management held in August 2005 in Melaka, Malaysia by
the Foundation.
The international training
workshop will focus to introduce young people to the fields of Disaster
Risk Management and Environmental Management and includes wide
ranging topics to develop a broad based understanding of these fields. It also
includes exercises for participants to get practical knowledge.
The
objectives of this International Training Workshop are:
To create awareness and
encourage greater educational presence on issues pertaining to disaster
risk management
To empower youth to use
education and communication as key tools to achieve MDGs
To examine existing
approaches and proven success stories on environment conservation, i.e
awareness and prevention programmes
To understand, involve and
dialogue with youth about environmentsustainability
Proposed Outcome
At the
end of the training participants will be expected to define an agenda that can
be followed up in their own contexts after conclusion of the workshop. Another
possible outcome to be achieved at the workshop is to develop an electronic or
other network between interested participants that can inform and define future
agenda for such youth-based learning events.
Application Criteria:
Ø80 youth representatives from
various national youth councils / organizations/ or
school of higher learning
Ø10 representatives of
collaborating Ministries and international non-governmental organizations
working on disaster management, environment and sustainable development related
aspects and representatives of United Nations agencies.
ØMust be proficient in English
ØMust have knowledge on issues pertaining to the
training workshop
ØMust be able to contribute positively to the objectives
of the training workshop
ØBe young people between the ages of 18-25;
however some flexibility will be exercisedas the definition of youth varies from country
to country
ØGeographical and gender balance will be respected
Air Travel Subsidy:
The Foundation regrets to inform that there
are no funds available for air travel subsidy.Hence participants are strongly encouraged to
fund their own air-travel.
For participation and further detail contact
with your full detail to ICYO secretariat at info.icyo@...
or icyo@...
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.
WOMEN-STARVED KUTCH GETS BRIDES FROM BENGAL AND EVEN BANGLADESH
If you thought that women trafficked out of Bangladesh and the bordering districts of West Bengal find their way only to the sex trade, then think again. Many among such girls from the eastern part of the subcontinent are now being sold off as brides in the women- starved western district of Kutch in Gujarat. It has been merely ten months since Mumtaz Mogal has been married off to Salim Mogal, a shepherd in Bhadreshwar village. The 16-year-old girl from Bankura districtof West Bengal is already seven months pregnant and trying to cope with the new culture and language.
Like Mumtaz,Masura, Samina, Ruksana and many other Bengali girls like her from the Indo-Bangla border areas are now finding theirway here as brides. "Our father was too poor to arrange for our marriage back home," said Ruksana Adam, whoclaims to be from Bankura district in West Bengal. "It was at that point, a man called Zafar from our area met our father and got me married here," Ruksana added. Married for four years, this woman in her early twenties now has a daughter. Her sister Afsana, who is in her teens too found her way to Kutch a couple of years back and has a son."A lot of girls are being brought in here as well as in the Banni region," said Meena Rajgore from the KutchMahila Vikas Sangathan. "While they claim to hail from Kolkata, many of them are from Bangladesh too," sheadded. "In many communities here there is a tradition of early engagement, the ones who do not find a bride early are often forced to stay without a wife till very late.
Mostly such people procure wives from Kolkata or Bangladesh," she said, adding that many widower Muslims of the region too procured their second or third wife through agents. Neerav Patni from the District Rural Development Agency in Bhuj too confirmed this practice of getting brides from West Bengal and other areas along the Indo-Bangla border areas. "The Maldhari communities in Banni area get girls from West Bengal. The practice gained momentum with the communities trying to reap the benefits of various government schemes through higher number of family members. However, to differentiate between a girl from West Bengal and one from Bangladesh is a very difficult task," said Patni. In Bhadreshwar, an agent called Zafar has been inthe business of getting girls from West Bengal and Bangladesh for about a decade. "I know that this man has been getting girls from Bengal, but I could not meet him in spite of a lot of efforts," said Ibrahim Sale Majaliya, aleader from the fishing community in the village. "He speaks many languages, Bengali, Gujarati, Kutchi andMarathi," said Ruksana, who further pointed out that Zafar periodically visits West Bengal to procure girls from the poor families. According to villagers, Zafar brings girls from 'Kolkata' for the eligible bachelors inlieu of money. The girls met by this reporter also testified the 'Zafar connection' to their relocation. "We paid about Rs 40,000 for getting our-sister-in law, Madina," said Ishaq Juma Kumbhar, a villager from Bhadreshwar. The earlier three wives of his brother Ramjo Siddique Kumbhar had eloped, and Samima, who claims to be from Niyamatpur in Asansol has been living with him for the last six months. Another sister in-law, Samima who is also from the same area got three of her sisters married off in nearby villages. "I came to Bhadreshwar five years back, now three of my sisters too are married here," she said. When this reporter met the girls, barring one (Mumtaz Mogal), the rest of them betrayed east Bengali accent in their diction, while talking. "Yes they get girls from all over, Asansol, Ramnathpur, Khulna," said 25-year-old Razia, who feigns to have forgotten her mother-tongue. Now married to Ari Ahmed Suranji in Bhadreshwar, who works in Dubai, Razia was earlier married to a man in Bhuj and has two daughters from him. According to Fakir Muhammad Qureshi, brother-in-law of Masura Qureshi, who has been married for the last seven years and claims to be from Bankura, the practice is economical for both parties and the girls too are settled happily here. They are cared for and feel assured," said Qureshi. "So at times even the elder sister who gets married here gets her younger siblings married off in the nearby villages," he said, adding that many of the girls also visit their homes once in a while. "A conservative estimate would put the number of such girls from Bengal to anywhere between 750 to 800 if not more," he added.(Indian Express/11 April 08)
Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) is the network organization, committed for capacity building and developing mutual cooperation and understanding amongs youth organizations, youth groups.
ICYO functions as an umbrella organization of youth organizations with working area in South Asia.a.
Affiliation:
Consultative (Roster) Status with ECOSOC, United Nations; Consultative Status with Commission on Sustainable Development; Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY);
Full Member of Asian Youth Council (AYC); Member: CRIN, ATSEC-DELHI, Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand.
Progress Toward Nutrition, Health, Education, and Other Development Goals (MDGs) Off track in South Asia
Climate change, high food and oil prices complicate prospects, say WB, IMF
WASHINGTON, April 8, 2008 — A new World Bank-IMF report warns that most countries in South Asia will fall short on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a set of eight globally agreed development goals with a due date of 2015. Though much of the world, including South Asia, is set to cut extreme poverty in half by then, prospects are gravest for the goals of reducing child and maternal mortality, with serious shortfalls also likely in primary school completion, nutrition, and sanitation goals.
“In this Year of Action on the MDGs, I am particularly concerned about the risks of failing to meet the goal of reducing hunger and malnutrition, the ‘forgotten MDG’,” said Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank. “As the report shows, reducing malnutrition has a ‘multiplier’ effect, contributing to success in other MDGs including maternal health, infant mortality, and education.”
The Global Monitoring Report: MDGs and the Environment—Agenda for Inclusive and Sustainable Development stresses the link between environment and development and calls for urgent action on climate change. The report warns that developing countries stand to suffer the most from climate change and the degradation of natural resources. Arguably, few regions in the world are more at risk from climate change in terms of adverse impact on the poor than South Asia and the region faces a large potential health risk from climate change through increased malnutrition, diarrhea, and malaria. To build on hard-won gains, developing countries need support to address the links between growth, development and environmental sustainability.
“Developing countries need more foreign aid and domestic resources to reach the MDGs. High economic growth and a stable macroeconomic environment remain essential for reducing poverty and increasing investment in health and education.” said Dominique Strauss-Kahn, IMF Managing Director.
Progress toward the MDGs differs dramatically across countries, regions, and income groups, the report says. While most of the poverty reduction between 1990 and 2004 took place in East Asia and Pacific, South Asia would contribute the most to global poverty reduction in the next decade. However, South Asia is likely to fall seriously short in some areas, including primary education, gender parity in tertiary education, and child mortality goals. South Asia will likely not reach the goal of halving malnutrition rates. In fact, South Asia has the world’s highest incidence of child malnutrition and the child malnutrition rate in India is double the African average.
”Given South Asia’s recent, rapid economic growth, the lack of progress in reducing child malnutrition is all the more troubling,” said Shanta Devarajan, Chief Economist of the Bank’s South Asia Region.“It points to the need for a concerted effort to attack the problem at its roots—including better water, sanitation, pre-natal care for pregnant women, and nutrition and healthcare for newborns.”
With stronger efforts by the countries themselves and their development partners, most MDGs remain achievable for most countries, the report says. With this in mind, the report lays out an integrated six-point agenda, with strong, inclusive growth at the top. The agenda also calls for more effective aid; a successful outcome to the Doha round of trade talks; more emphasis on strengthening programs in health, education and nutrition; and financing and technology transfers to support climate change mitigation and adaptation.
“This year’s high level meetings in connection with the MDG halfway point provide an opportunity to agree on priorities for action and milestones for monitoring progress,” said Zia Qureshi, lead author of the report.
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.
The next National
Integration Youth Camp will be held in Rishikesh and organized by National
Youth Project with the support from local people. The venue will be the Panchavati
Ashram.
Youth from age of 18 to 35
can participate in this camp. The organizer is expecting the 400 youth from all
over India.
The fifty percent railway
concession is available those are traveling in-group of five or more. The
simple group accommodation and simple food will be provided during the camp.
The activities includes the
shramdan, language classes, talent and cultural exchange, discussion on issues
related to youth and society, sarvdaram pradhana,
The registration fee is Rs
150.
For participation contact
ICYO secretariat at info.icyo@...
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.
World Health Day marks the founding of WHO. It is the Organization's
most visible effort to raise awareness of a key global health issue selected each
year. The First World Health Assembly created the event in 1948 and it has been
celebrated on 7 April annually since 1950. WHO organizes international,
regional and local events on the Day and throughout the year to highlight the
selected priority health area.
In 2008, World Health Day is dedicated to the theme "Protecting
health from climate change." The theme was selected in recognition that
climate change is posing ever growing threats to global public health security.
A range of activities in every country will aim to stimulate active,
long-term involvement. World Health Day 2008 offers an opportunity to
revitalize political commitment to address climate change.
Message
of
Mrs.
Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director,
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Today,
as we commemorate World Health Day, UNFPA pays tribute to the World Health
Organization (WHO) on the 60th anniversary of its founding. We
commend WHO and its work to improve public health over the past six decades.
Together we look to the future and one of the biggest challenges of our time:
protecting health from the effects of climate change.
As we are beginning to understand, the potential effects
are quite serious. Scientific evidence points to the impending expansion of
infectious diseases; an increase in severe natural disasters, including heat
waves, floods and droughts; and rising shortages of food and clean water,
leading to population displacement. These consequences pose major challenges
for all countries, particularly developing countries and people living in
extreme poverty. Among the most immediately affected are poor women and girls
and older persons. They are vulnerable, and their insights and participation
are critical to an effective response.
Let
us use this World Health Day to expand partnerships for action. Today and in
the days to come, let us act in solidarity to reduce carbon emissions, to build
the resilience of those who are vulnerable, and to protect the health of our
planet and each other.
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.
Indigenous and tribal people represent about five per cent of the world’s population, but over 15% of the world’s poor.
Amongst them, the plight of tribal women is more precarious than their male counterparts as they often encounter additional barriers related to gender.
A women addressing the gathering at the summit / Photo credit: CYSD
To deliberate on the some of the important issues concerning tribal women, Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD) organised a “State Level Tribal Women Leader’s Summit” from March 21 – 23, 2008, at IMAGE, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, India.
Held in collaboration with NAWO and We Can Orissa, the four-day summit was a part of CYSD’s silver jubilee celebrations.
The objective was to help explore enabling and disabling factors for transformation of tribal women’s leadership, deepen their understanding on issues affecting tribal society and promote self-esteem, self-confidence and self-help among them.
53 tribal women leaders from six districts of Orissa i.e. Koraput, Sundargarh, Mayurbhanja, Keonjhar, Cuttack, Khurda participated in this programme.
Representatives from government and civil society and eminent social activists were also present at the summit.
Tara Dutt, Commissioner and Secretary, ST & SC, Minorities and OBC Development, formally inaugurated the program.
Addressing the gathering, Dutt said that it is high time that people start asserting their rights.
‘Triple burden’ on tribal women
The participants felt that the social status of tribal women is all about subordination or subjugation and is primarily characterised by what is called a ‘triple burden’ of productivity, reproductivity and domestic labour.
Women are excluded from decion-making processes / Photo credit: CYSD
Women have a more time-consuming and arduous workload in comparison to their male counterparts as they are chiefly responsible for water collection, health care, sanitation and education of their children.
In addition to this, they suffer from poor nutritional status associated with their position in the household, gendered division of labour, food hierarchies, lack of decision making power etc.
One of the pertinent areas in relation to women empowerment process is the decision-making power of women, be it within the household or community.
Women are excluded from decion-making processes / Photo credit: CYSD
Women’s role is indispensable in emerging community based organisations like Self Help Group, Grain Bank, and Mother Teacher Association etc. But they often lack status, mobility, language skills and literacy – and these factors combine to undermine their confidence and exclude them from processes of decision-making.
Lack of decision-making
The social processes and institutions that result in sever economic and social inequalities prevent tribal women from reaching their full potential as food producers, wage earners or in other words the guardian of household food and nutritional security.
Their emerging leadership to fight for issues like water, alcohol abuse, education, health and domestic violence in their new role as elected representatives has posed a lot of challenges vis-à-vis their role in changing governance practice and processes.
Their increasing participation in the decentralised planning process, in the process of community monitoring of various programmes, higher status of decision-making and management roles are some of the key areas which need to be emphasised and explored for the realisation of their dream and, translating them into action to ensure a sustainable and equitable society.
Eminent tribal women leaders who were present on the occasion expressed their discontent on the fact that tribal leaders had never been consulted during the formulation of polices for them. During the first two days of the summit, participants held discussions on issues affecting tribal women like life and livelihood, education, health, PDS, water, land, housing and agriculture and social security.
The third day saw the exchange of possible remedies and solutions to the problems and the last day was devoted towards an interface between the participants and the representatives from the civil society including govt representatives and NGO’s.
Several tribal women leaders voiced their grievances / Photo credit: CYSD
Challenges faced
Bijuli Patra from Keonjhar highlighted that massive deforestation has caused soil erosion, scarcity of firewood, evaporation of medicinal plants, non-availability of forest products, pastureland etc.
Andhari Majhi from Rayagada, raised the issue of land acquisition by the mafia and the multi-national companies.
Champa Soi from Mayurbhanj expressed concern over state of education infrastructure. Lack of quality education, low attendance of teachers and poor quality of food under the mid-day meal scheme has resulted in high dropout ratio.
Absence of doctors in the hospital, poor state of public distribution system, ineffective implementation of government’s rural job scheme also received attention.
The four-day summit proved to be an insightful forum for the representatives of nine tribal districts of Orissa wherein they not only came up with their problems but also got a chance to interact with the civil society representatives and search for possible ways out of their problems. Participants observed that the presence of NGOs has played a major role in the process of women empowerment.(One World)
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.
India needs political will to reduce maternal mortality:
WHO
New Delhi--
India's maternal mortality is high due to a lack of political will and
administrative and managerial failures rather than absence of expertise, an
article published in WHO magazine said.
India has the
largest number of births per year (27 million) in the world. With its high
maternal mortality of about 300-500 per 100,000 births, about 75,000 to 150,000
women die every year in India after giving birth.
"This is
about 20 percent of the global burden. Hence India's progress in reducing
maternal deaths is crucial to the global achievement of Millennium Development
Goal 5," Dileep Mavalankar, Kranti Vora and M. Prakasamma have said in an
article in the April issue of WHO magazine.
They also pulled
up the central government's flagship National Rural Health Mission, which aims
to provide quality healthcare to the rural populace, for not making any
difference in villages.
The article,
titled "Achieving Millennium Development Goal 5: Is India serious?",
said: "We feel strongly that without a clear strategic focus on skilled
birth attendants, emergency obstetric care (EmOC) and referral services, India
will not be able to reduce maternal mortality rapidly."
While both
Mavalankar and Vora are from the Centre for Management of Health System at the
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Prakasamma works for the Academy for
Nursing Studies in Hyderabad.
"Why is
India's maternal mortality high in spite of rapid economic growth? We believe
the key reasons are political, administrative and managerial rather than a lack
of technical knowledge."
For politicians,
health is a low priority, they noted.
"Government
expenditure on health has been a mere 0.9 percent of GDP, while a large
percentage of the budget is spent on defence, un-targeted subsidies and
non-vital infrastructure. No political party has maternal health on its
priority agenda."
In 1992, India
launched the Child Survival and Safe Motherhood programme (at a cost of about
$300 million) followed by a five-year programme ($250 million) called
Reproductive and Child Health-I in 1997.
"Although
EmOC was one of the strategies, it was not implemented due to lack of focus and
limited management capacity. Even today the government does not systematically
monitor how many EmOC facilities are fully functional," the WHO magazine
said.
"In spite of
rhetoric from the National Rural Health Mission, changes on the ground to
improve maternal health care are slow and lack focus."
In the 1960s,
India created a cadre of two-year trained rural midwives called "auxiliary
nurse midwives" (ANMs) to provide maternal and child health services.
But the report
said their designation as 'auxiliary' undermined their status and function as
midwives, leading to the lack of professional or skilled midwives in the
country.
"Lack of
qualified midwives is a major human resource constraint for providing locally
accessible skilled delivery care for rural women. India ignored the development
of a midwifery cadre, which has led to persistent dependence on traditional
birth attendants for deliveries and a high maternal mortality rate," it
said.
India has only
three technical officers for maternal health at the national level. Almost no
state in India has a maternal health director, the WHO report said.
"This
explains why maternal health strategies are not implemented effectively, and
maternal deaths and pregnancy outcomes are not monitored. Lack of management
capacity in the health system has led to poor quality services and slow
progress."(Push Journal)
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.
A communications initiative for a balanced, planned and stable population
College youth discuss Mumbai's mean streets
Discussion forum under Madhyam – Youth for Change launched
Population First launched its Discussion Forum under the Madhyam- Youth for Change program in collaboration with K.J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Vidyavihar, Mumbai on February 1, 2008.
Background
Earlier interactions with students during the ongoing Laadli campaign had revealed that many students regretted not having any avenue to engage in discussions among peers on social development issues. The discussion forum initiated as part of the youth initiative of Laadli tries to address this gap - to provide a platform for young people to discuss, debate, question and examine their own biases and condition and in the processes be more gender sensitive and socially aware individuals.
The process
Program officers and students of NSS units were brought on board, and encouraged to take initiative and arrange the launch (and thereafter the forum every month) in their respective colleges. The first discussion forum, held at K.J.Somaiya College dealt with the theme of 'Sexual harassment in public places ' in the wake of the disturbing molestation incident on New Year’s Eve at Juhu in suburban Mumbai outside a 5-star hotel. It was an inter-collegiate event attended by about 80 students of various colleges.
The discussion was facilitated by Ms. Geeta Seshu, an independent journalist and researcher on media and media issues, Ms. Sweta Ramanujan, principal correspondent of Hindustan Times (the newspaper which broke the molestation incident and whose follow-up created public outcry and compelled the authorities to take action) and Dr. A.L.Sharada, programme director of Population First. Also present from HSBC Bank which is supporting Madhyam, were Ms. Jhoomer Tikoo, Associate Vice-President and Mr. Harshad. Sweta Ramanujan said that sexual harassment of women is both morally and socially a serious issue, and hoped that the students to take the opportunity of this forum to explore the issue of sexual harassment and how they can be instruments of change.
Students shared their personal experiences of indulging in teasing, as well as being sexually harassed. Bhavika described how men touched every part of her body on the overcrowded foot over bridge on Dombivili station. Another girl narrated her experience on a lonely unlit dark road in Thane where a man attempted to rape her. In all these, case the girls did not lodge a complaint with the police, because they were afraid that people would talk badly of them and the police was unlikely to take them seriously. A boy narrated his experience of helping a woman from eve teasers, only to be grilled by the police as a suspect!
Their experiences included indifference on the part of onlookers, lack of support from parents and community, and difficulty in lodging a police complaint or convincing the victim to lodge a complaint. Other reasons included:
Fear of losing ones reputation in society
Fear of not finding a match for marriage
Long drawn out legal procedures
Lack of knowledge about laws governing sexual harassment
Indifferent attitude of police towards such complaints
Trivialization of complaints by community and authorities
Other issues raised included the recent judgments that allowed rapists to go scot-free when they offered marriage to victims, virginity, and over-emphasis on marriage as the ultimate goal of a woman’s life. Students also voiced their concern about women being blamed in cases of rape or molestation. Geeta Seshu stressed on the fact that irrespective of age, marital status, education or class, women get molested. Sweta Ramanujan added that acquainting oneself with the penal provisions under IPC would boost one’s confidence and make one better equipped to handle the police effectively. Women have to empower themselves to be in a position to fight back.
Some reasons that emerged for the existence of sexual harassment or eve-teasing included:
Irresponsible media coverage: It only reports the event and covers irrelevant and peripheral details but does not show or elaborate the repercussions and consequences on the victim and the perpetrator and his family or educate the public on the legal options available
Peer pressure - It is considered a macho/ masculine thing to do. The sexuality of those who don’t is suspect.
Women are just objects/commodity to be used / enjoyed
It's just good fun
As a means to take revenge
To counter their own low self-esteem
The group work that followed allowed students to discuss the issue among themselves, and make their presentations on topics like:
Peer pressure
Isolation – how to help women in distress
Have things changed in Mumbai – why? What has changed? How?
How to get family/friends/social groups involved?
Strategies to deal with sexual harassment?
Role of media
How to develop equal and respectful relationships?
Madiha Sheikh, a student from A.E.Kalsekar College, Mumbra stated, “The best part about the forum was that both boys and girls were equally represented. It gave us an opportunity to interact with each other freely on this sensitive topic and understand what the boys think. If any change has to be brought about it cannot be successful without both men and women working at it together.”
Feedback
The students were very charged up about the issue and the discussion, which was planned for two hours, continued way beyond that up to 5.30 p.m. Sagar Shinde, student from S.K. Somaiya College, Vidyavihar, said, “Sexual harassment is a subject that is always brushed under the carpet and women have to suffer silently. PF has done a great job in encouraging an open discussion on the subject. It helped me to understand the female point of view. I did not feel at all awkward in discussing a taboo subject even of rape. This is the only way we can remove this evil from its roots.” Rohini Fadte, Lecturer from Dept. of Sociology, K.J.Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce said, “The Discussion Forum has initiated interaction. Hopefully this will start a chain reaction.”
The outcome
The presentations exhibited a greater sensitivity to the issue and a commitment to make a change at least in one’s own life and their home and college by educating and empowering themselves and the community with information and knowledge. The groups resolved to take positive action and undertook the following activities as a follow-up on the discussion:
Conduct a survey in their respective colleges on views about eve-teasing. The questionnaire to be devised by students in consultation with Population First
Design a pamphlet with all the legal provisions and tips on how a woman can protect herself.
Campaign to make the college a eve-teasing free zone
Organize workshops for parents/community
Start an anti eve-teasing cell in the college
Analysis of media reports of Juhu case – good and bad
Development of posters/cartoons depicting typical vs. ideal husband-wife relationships
Mekong Nations' Young People Help Shape Policy Dialogue
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Putting a collective 3,500 kilometers behind them, young people from across the Mekong region arrived in Vientiane Friday in three caravans to attend the first ever Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Youth Forum.
The Forum begins Sunday as part of activities associated with the Third GMS Summit, and brings together 37 young people representing the six countries sharing the Mekong River to deliver a regional youth message to the prime ministers and other high-ranking officials attending the Summit.
The youth will ask their leaders for greater focus on educational opportunities and skills development, more support for health programs and access to health care, and better protection for the environment.
“The GMS youth message highlights issues that are important to young people in this dynamic region,” said Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice President C. Lawrence Greenwood, Jr.
“Young people are the region’s next generation of leaders, decision makers, teachers, thinkers and workers. Getting them involved now will pave the way for a closer Mekong community, leading to greater regional cooperation in the future,” he added.
On 22 March, the youth delegates set off on the three caravan trips along the region’s North-South, East-West, and Southern economic corridors, experiencing firsthand “the 3 Cs” of connectivity, competitiveness, and community.
“I will never forget the caravan experience or the friends I’ve made,” said Ms. Bounphady Insisienmay of Vientiane, Chairperson of the GMS Youth Forum.
The five-day road journeys began in Kunming, People’s Republic of China, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, following the major transport corridors that now link these countries. The road to Vientiane has been long, both literally and figuratively. In the second half of 2007, more than 250 young people aged 18–30 participated in national youth consultations in each GMS country. Six national youth messages were the result.
Smaller youth delegations from each country convened in Bangkok in January 2008. They exchanged views and shared experiences, finding they had much in common. The national youth messages were consolidated into a regional youth message.
“It is both an honor and a unique opportunity to be able to present our collective message to the prime ministers of six countries,” Ms. Insisienmay added.
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.
UNITED
NATIONS, Mar 26 (IPS) - Some 10 million Asian women sell sex, and at least 75 million men buy it regularly, while male-to-male sex and drug injecting add another 20 million or so to the number of those at high risk of HIV infection, says the
first report by the Commission on AIDS in Asia.
Chakravarthi
Rangarajan, the chair of the commission, said Wednesday (26 March 2998) at the
United Nations that these are the main causes of new HIV infections that
regional governments need to address through targeted policies.
The
independent commission of nine members was set up in June 2006 and given an 18-month
mandate to study and assess the impact of AIDS in Asia, and to recommend
strategies for a stronger response to HIV and AIDS.
Nearly
five million people are living with HIV in Asia, with 440,000 people dying each
year, and an additional eight million people will become newly infected by
2020, warns the report, "Redefining AIDS in Asia".
However, the current inadequate response by governments suggests that
number will rise to about 20 million in the next five years, concluded the
commission.
"The
glass is half full in the sense that in June there will be a high-level meeting
in the General Assembly on reviewing progress -- and there's progress
everywhere, but it is very variable," the executive director of UNAIDS,
Peter Piot, said in response to a question by IPS. "There are three
million people on antiretroviral therapy [worldwide], but there are well over
six million who need it."
"I
think it is achievable in most countries, but I'm not optimistic for countries
that are in conflict, because if there's no peace, there's no progress,"
he added.
Although there are examples of effective and
focused HIV responses in Asia, in many cases, the response has lagged behind or
faltered for long periods.
Political
engagement and support are vital prerequisites for setting the agenda and
driving a potentially effective response. When dealing with issues of stigma
and discrimination, and overcoming taboos against the public discussion of sex
and sexuality, the role of leaders cannot be underestimated, experts on the
commission stressed.
In
response to the commission's report, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon noted
that Asia is home to some of the fastest-growing economies in the world, but
that "we will never see equitable progress if some
parts of population are still denied basic health and human rights -- people
living with HIV."
He said
that Asian governments should amend outdated laws criminalizing the most
vulnerable sections of society, and take all the measures needed to ensure they
live in dignity by implementing the recommendations of the commission.
According
to the report, some far-sighted politicians have increased their own commitment
and started lobbying others in power to push for more resources and
accountability. However, only in two Asian countries has a head of state played
a prominent role in the response and officially provided leadership to the
national AIDS programme.
Frika
Iskandar, a member of the commission and AIDS activist in Asia, who is herself
living with HIV, told IPS that in her native Indonesia, with about 200,000
HIV-positive people, the disease is extremely low on the government's agenda,
with just a fraction of the national budget invested in AIDS programmes.
"The
Indonesian government is more and more responding to AIDS now, but it is not
enough, we need more internal funding, not only external," she said.
She
pointed out that the report of the commission defines a new role for civil
society irrespective of the political structure in Asian countries. Community
organizations of people living with HIV and marginalized groups like sex
workers, drug users, men who have sex with men and transgender people must be
involved not just in delivery of services but at the policy-making level.
By
spending 50 cents to one dollar per capita, 80 percent coverage of HIV
prevention, treatment, and care and livelihood security programmes can be
achieved, the commission said.
The
report says that Asian countries have the resources,
the technology, and organizational capacity for a vastly scaled up response to
the AIDS epidemic. What is required is greater political will by the
governments in Asia and meaningful involvement of
community-based organizations in the response.
"We
need to take a long-term view of the AIDS epidemic, which is not going to go
away," Piot said. "It's been around for 26 years since [the HIV virus
was first discovered]," he said. "That's why we need to continue
investing in R&D. So how we do it needs to be redefined."
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.
New Delhi: Eunuchs and beggars would in future be at the core of government’s efforts on de-addiction.
For the first time, eunuchs are being factored into Centre’s policy-making, with Union social justice and empowerment ministry (MSJ) naming them as a target group in its schemes for deaddiction from alcoholism and substance abuse.
Besides acknowledging that addiction is an issue with the ‘third sex’, it is a statement that the community has arrived after years of neglect by mainstream society and planners alike.
The ministry has decided to make a special provision for Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Addicts (IRCA) for ‘vulnerable groups’ in its new scheme to fight addiction, with eunuchs, beggars and vulnerable children being the categories in focus.
Sources said ‘vulnerable groups’ without a voice in mainstream planning like eunuchs were generally left out of the rehab programmes and the indifference only got worse in the absence of any policy focus on them. Naming of these groups would provide a push as also an incentive to enroll eunuchs and beggars for de-addiction.
It would help target groups to avail comprehensive de-addiction plans run by NGOs. The IRCAs would keep those addicted to alcohol and drugs for up to two months while giving them counselling and working on their de-addiction. For their economic rehabilitation, the inmates would be provided vocational training and the NGOs would try to arrange loans for them.
Significantly, the IRCAs would provide ‘inhouse kitchen’ facilities for the inmates, which were not part of the existing programmes. For NGOs, it is a big challenge to keep the addicts from the economically weaker strata tied to IRCAs. Those like eunuchs and beggars, involved in unstable economic activities, are not inclined to be lodged in a place for a long duration for deaddiction which anyway, in the absence of any encouragement or family care, is not a priority.
As per figures, the de-addiction scheme for general society has seen a decline in beneficiaries from 2.61 lakh in 2002-03 to 1.07 lakh in 2006-07. The number of projects have also come down from 444 to 277.
A study has attributed this decline to increase in the duration of stay in centres from 10 days to 30 days besides systemic limitations and low cost input.
In keeping with changed concern areas, comprehensive policy changes are being made as part of the merger and upgradation of existing schemes under the umbrella ‘Scheme for Assistance for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance Drugs Abuse and Social Defence services’. Sources said it would have a budget of Rs 260 crore for the 11th plan.
Beefing the NGO-run de-addiction and rehab programme, the scheme provides for opening a Regional Resource and Training Centre in every state and UT to train voluntary organisations in their area of activity. As many as 35 such centres are set to come up once the scheme is given the nod by CCEA for which MSJ has moved a note. (Subodh Ghildiyal/Times of India) [ICYO-Youth Information]
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.
UNFPA Welcome the Islamic Conference Decision to Focus on Peace and Economic Development.
Dakar, Senegal. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) welcomes the focus on peace and economic development at the 11th Summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). "We welcome the focus on poverty eradication," said Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, UNFPA Executive Director.
"Improving the health and education of women and young people will reduce poverty by increasing productivity and political, social and economic empowerment," said Dr. Thoraya Obaid.
"Women have an important role to play," she stressed, "because they care deeply about their families, communities and nations and can make a positive contribution to peace, development and social cohesion."
"The OIC is a political organization that has the moral authority to bring about a dialogue on the position of women in Muslim countries in the 21st century," said Dr. Obaid.
"UNFPA is eager to work with the OIC to improve the education, health and participation of women and youth and achieve the Millennium Development Goals," she said. “We welcome the proposal by President Wade of Senegal to devote funds for poverty eradication and development to improve maternal and child health.” -=-=-----------------------------------------------------=
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.
2nd UNESCO Asian Youth Forum will be held from June 26-30, 2008 in Gwangju City, Republic of Korea. The Section for Youth, Sport and Physical Education at UNESCO (YSPE) and the Korean National Commission for UNESCO (KNCU) are co-organizers of this Forum. with the theme of Sustainable Community in Asia.
The 1st UNESCO Asian Youth Forum was held in 2007 at Jeju in Republic of Korea. India was represents by ICYO representative Ms Shivangi Patel.
Now YSPE and KNCU are preparing for the 2nd UNESCO Asian Youth Forum in 2008. The forum will allow participants to come together to tackle regional issues and to support youth-led initiatives encompassing mutual respect and sustainable development in the region. With a view to strengthening the practical aspects of the forum, KNCU plans to operate a few youth-led pilot projects supported by the Asia Youth Fund at this time.
The objectives of the Asian Youth Forum are:
> To create opportunities for exchange, allowing the participants of the forum to discuss regional issues and their experiences with young people, youth organizations, and relevant partners concerned with youth.
> To reinforce concrete strategies and initiatives aimed at enhancing youth capacity and their substantial partnership based upon mutual respect for sustainable community in Asia.
> To promote the UNESCO’s ideal and far-reaching youth cooperation in the Asian region.
> To review and recommend youth-led pilot projects to implement the theme, “Sustainable Community in Asia.”
ICYO is planning to nominate the indian youth participant(s) under age of 28 years in Asian Youth Forum.
Interested organizations (from India) can send their nominations to ICYO secretariat The nominee must have:
-the substantial knowledge, competency, and experience in sustainable development and youth issues;
-ability to communicate a large range of opinions on behalf of his/her country’s youth;
-active participation in a youth organization; and
-ability to maintain follow-up action plans after the forum.
Nomination with full detail should be sent to: info.icyo@...
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.
THE INDIA-COUNTRY COORDINATING MECHANISM (INDIA CCM) FOR THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS & MALARIA (GFATM) CALLS FOR PROPOSALS FOR ROUND EIGHT OF FUNDING
The India - Country Coordination Mechanism is calling for proposals from civil society organizations and private sector organizations interested in participating in the preparation of the country proposal to the Global Fund (Round 8). The CCM intends to submit a proposal with three components, one for malaria, one for tuberculosis and one for HIV/AIDS. The details along with the proposal template can be accessed at the India CCM Website:
A subcommittee of the CCM held consultations and meetings to finalize the scope of the proposal for each of the three diseases components namely, Malaria, Tuberculosis and HIV, which civil society organizations and private sector organizations have to adhere to. Other topics can be considered for the proposal but are not currently included in the priorities identified by the CCM.
Malaria
The National Vector Borne Diseases Control Programme (NVBDCP) will prepare a proposal to expand the reach of the malaria control programme. Private sector and civil society organizations wishing to provide support in states with high malaria prevalence in the following issues may submit proposals for inclusion in the malaria component of the comprehensive country proposal:
Advocacy, social mobilization, education, training, and the like,
Supply chain for insecticide impregnated bed nets, re-impregnation kits, social marketing of nets, and so on,
Diagnosis and care for malaria in the field,
Support for monitoring and evaluation,
Innovation in software and data handling
Tuberculosis
The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) has indicated that the government does not require funding from the Global Fund. However, to expand the reach, coverage and success rate of the national programme, the CCM is inviting proposals from civil society and private sector organizations in the following areas:
Advocacy,
Mobilization of decentralized authorities,
Social mobilization,
Stigma reduction
DOTS expansion in under-served states
HIV and AIDS
The CCM has decided that the HIV or AIDS component of the country proposal would have several sub-components and hence the call for proposals has four components:
Prevention of injecting drug use (IDU) and harm reduction among IDU
Proposals are sought from civil society and private sector organizations for the rapid upscale of programmes to prevent injecting drug use and prevent HIV transmission among IDU through effective harm reduction.
Support to males who have sex with males for prevention of HIV transmission
Proposals should concentrate on comprehensive services for the MSM community, including social support, mental health, family counselling, safe meeting places, support to community organizations, and the like. Civil society and private sector organizations should not address prevention through targeted interventions, for which Government funds are already available. Proposals addressing the specific needs of the transgender community are welcome.
Prevention of HIV transmission among informal and migrant workers
Proposals from civil society and private sector organizations should concentrate on prevention in and around the work place, both in urban and rural settings. Proposals including representatives of workers and corporations will be welcome.
Strengthening health systems in Northern States to improve MCH and STI, HIV services
Proposals from private sector organizations, for or not for profit, should address the need for integrated primary care services, including in particular reproductive and sexual health, especially for people living with HIV, as well as mother and child care and HIV services in Northern states where government services only reach a minority of the population.
Presentation of proposals
The CCM requests concept notes, as per the template provided at
Proposals from civil society and private sector organizations submitted only as per this template will be taken into consideration. The template aims at providing the CCM with all the information about the submitting organization, including its size, capacity for implementation, areas of work, competence, partnerships and previous performance.
The CCM will evaluate all proposals and decide on the overall architecture and partners for each of the three diseases. It will discuss with the selected civil society and private sector organizations for the finalization of India 's comprehensive proposal consisting of the three disease components, including the choice of Principal Recipient(s) for each of the three disease components and their sub-components.
The CCM will finalize the Comprehensive Country Proposal of India, with input from all stakeholders and in cooperation with the agreed Principal Recipients and their sub-recipients. Kindly send your proposals by April 20, 2008. The proposals can be sent by email to proposalsround8@... or by mail at the following address:
Secretariat of the India-CCM, c/o UNAIDS, A2/35 Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi 110029.
Around 6,000 Students Committed Suicide in
2006 in India
In 2006, 5,857 students —
or 16 a day — committed suicide across India due to exam stress. And these are
just the official figures. Shimla superintendent of police (crime), Punita
Bhardwaj, said incidents of children committing suicide because of examination
stress often did not get reported as traumatized parents wanted to keep the
issue under wraps.
Anita Naresh, a 16-year-old
from Kanpur who swallowed dye last week as she felt she had not done well in
her Class X exams, is one of them. Her condition is still critical. A teenager
from Chandigarh attempted suicide inside the examination centre but was taken
to hospital just in time. Bangalore has witnessed a series of attempted
suicides by students denied a hall ticket for a board examination owing to poor
attendance.
According to Kolkata
psychiatrist Debashish Roy, scores of youngsters seek counselling before and after
the exam season and have to be put on medication.
It’s not just board exams
that get stress levels soaring in students. Entrance tests to professional
courses that require extra coaching also have the same effect. St Joseph’s
Convent, Patna, teacher Shweta Priyadarshini put it best when she said: “Most
students face two kinds of pressure: one due to the board examinations and the
other due to competitive exams.’’
Sri Sankara Senior
Secondary School, Chennai, class XII student Athreya Mukundsubramanian said he
would not have any time to relax after the board examination as he would have
to prepare for a series of competitive exams, including the All-India
Pre-Medical and Pre-Dental papers and the IITJEE. “I wish I could just
fastforward the next two months,’’ his mother, Gayathri, said. “Why on earth
can’t the syllabus for entrance tests also be incorporated in the regular
college syllabus so that students don’t require additional coaching?’’ Shetty
asked.
It is the combination of
entrance tests and board exams that some students are finding it difficult to
handle. “The examination system itself should be hanged!’’ That’s the
passionate cry from Amritsar lawyer B K Joshi. His relative, Amritsar
Engineering College student Kanika Sharma died after consuming poison when she
failed in mathematics.
Students have often held
their teachers solely responsible for suicide. “I will come back as a ghost and
harass my teacher,’’ the suicide note left behind by a student from a
prestigious Bangalore school said.
Some students have
discovered other mechanisms to deal with the pressure, like running away from
home or simply refusing to appear for exams. Two boys from a school in
Ahmedabad walked out of their class X board exams for fear of failure. Three
students, in three separate incidents in Chandigarh, ran away from home for
fear of exams. (Anahita Mukherji/ Times of India)
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.
All in one place, topics covered - The Economist March 8th, 2008 has a 6 page coverage on India - What's holding India back?
Topics in it are:
Failure to reform a bloated civil service is putting the country's huge economic achievements at risk
The state's cage
Unleash peepul power
Battling the babu raj
India has some of the hardest- working bureaucrats in the world, but its administration has an abysmal record of serving the public.
Armies of clerks
Political entanglements states In India's corrupt democracy, the collectors' burden is made much heavier by interfering politicians. The problem is most grievous in north India, where civil servants tend to attach themselves to politicians for enrichment, advancement - or in despair of otherwise getting their jobs done.
A Band - Aid on a corpse
India's budget
Write-offs as high as an elephant's eye
India's economy
Open wide
The cover page has a Caged Tiger, NDTV recently reported that we have only 1411 left.
Increasingly, there is also awareness to:1300 cases against MPs, MLAs in various courts, of which 65 cases under investigations by CBI - from Editorial, The Tribune,13 March 08.
Being Pragmatic, as seen in Lead India, with the help of young leaders + elder ethical stalwart statesmen, we are bound to find rightful solutions - concerned being observant, promod
- worth reading & keeping - wherein, concerning above, it is stated on P28 - Briefing India's civil service:
"In India's corrupt democracy, the collectors' burden is made much heavier by interfering politicians. The problem is most grievous in north India, where civil servants tend to attach
themselves to politicians for enrichment, advancement - or in despair of otherwise getting their jobs done. The habit is said to have been implanted in the system during India's 1975 state of emergency, when, with the help of senior bureaucrats, Indira Gandhi grabbed power for 21 months. One IAS officer tainted by the hiatus was Navin Chawla, a senior civil servant in Delhi strong ties to the Gandhi family, Congress's leaders. A government inquiry into the emergency ruled that he was "unfit to hold any public office which demands an attitude of fair play & consideration for others". The current government has made him deputy chief of India's election commission".
Event highlights the
International Year of Sanitation 2008
Better Sanitation Focus of
UN World Water Day Observance in Bangkok
Bangkok. More than 1.5 billion people in the Asia-Pacific
region still lack basic sanitation, such as access to a toilet—leaving them
vulnerable to preventable diseases such as cholera, worms, diarrhea, pneumonia
and malnutrition. Globally, one child dies every 20 seconds as a result of poor
sanitation.
In order to raise awareness of this issue, the United Nations General Assembly
declared 2008 to be the International Year of Sanitation (IYS) and adopted the
theme “Accelerating progress on sanitation to help save lives and foster
economic and social development”.
The Year will be highlighted at the observance of World Water Day (which falls
on Sunday 22 March) in Bangkok. The event, organized by the United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), will take
place at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC) on 20 March and will
feature a panel discussion, workshops and an exhibition.
The keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, Founder of the
Sulabh Sanitation & Social Reform Movement, which has so far set up 7,500
community toilets in India. A special presentation will be given by Mr. Jack
Sim, founder and CEO of the World Toilet Organization.
The panel discussion will feature experts from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and
the Philippines who will share their first hand experience in sanitation
initiatives and community projects. The panel will focus on strategies and
lessons learned in the provision of sanitation.
The workshops will look at the East Asia Ministerial Conference on Sanitation
and Hygiene 2007 and how UN agencies, governments and civil society can work
together to implement IYS 2008. In addition an exhibition highlighting the work
of Thai and intergovernmental agencies’ on sanitation will run from 19-21
March.
Each year, more than 200 million tonnes of human waste go uncollected and
untreated around the world, fouling the environment and spreading diseases.
Poor sanitation affects 2.6 billion people globally, forcing them to live in
deeper poverty and indignity. But investment in sanitation pays big dividends.
According to a recent study by the World Health Organization, for every one
dollar spent on sanitation there is an economic return of nine dollars, and
that halving the number of people without access to clean drinking water would
result in a gain of $66 billion annually.
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.
Tunza International Children's Conference on the Environment
Stavanger, Norway 17-21 June 2008
Theme: "Creating
Change"
United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with the Young Agenda 21 Foundation of Norway
will host the 2008 Tunza International Children’s Conference on the Environment
which will bring together 1,000 people (700 children and 300 chaperones), between
10 and 14 years, from over 100 countries. The conference will be held from 17
to 21 June 2008 in Stavanger, Norway.
The
Conference is a follow-up on the decision adopted at the 1992 Earth Summit in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development, in
Johannesburg, South Africa, which states that views of the children’s should be
incorporated in decisions regarding environment.
The Conference will
increase the children’s understanding of environmental issues by providing them
with a forum to share experiences and opinions and to collectively voice their
concerns for the environment. It will also inspire them to initiate and
implement community environmental projects in their school and community.
The Conference will offer
a series of workshops organized by both local and international facilitators on
the themes of the Conference (Energy, Biodiversity, Water and Production and
Consumption). The Conference will culminate in a set of commitments to be
implemented by the children.
Junior Board which
comprises of 12 members of eight representatives from the UNEP regions (North
America, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, West Asia, Asia and
the Pacific and 4 from Norway) will help with preparations for the Conference
and ensures that the facilities and programme of the conference reflects the
needs of the children.
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.
The World Bank, the
Cities Alliance and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs invite youth aged
18-25 from all countries of the world to participate in the 5th
International Essay Competition:
WANTED:
Your Practical Ideas
What can you do to shape the City of your Dreams?
Essays can be submitted online in English, French,
Spanish, Arabic or Portuguese until March 23, 2008.
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.
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NYKS Board Emphasized on Expansion of Organization
- Young People's Transition to Adulthood – Progress and
challenges
- Empowering Mentally
Challenged Persons
- UN adopts
resolution on Youth Participation in Social and Economic Development
- The Commission for Social Development (CSocD) Focuses on
Full Employment and Decent Work.
-
Guide for the Preparation of National Action Plans on Youth Employment
- India Becoming
Centre for Drug Trafficking
- Vasectomy Drive
Picks up in Delhi
Upcoming Events
- National Integration Youth Camps
-
Seventh Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting 2008: Youth and Peace Building
- 2008 CIVICUS Youth
Assembly
- 3rd International Young Professionals Summit
- Act! Speak! Build! Week
- Global Youth Service
Day
- 37th Regional Training Course on Disaster Management
- Int.
Training Workshop on Disaster Risk & Environmental Management
- World Forum Again
Drugs The World Conference of Women’s Shelters
- International Conference on
Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Stalking
- World Urban Forum 4
- 12 August: International Youth Day
- 5 June: World Environment Day
- 31 May: World No
Tobacco Day
Acknowledgement
of newsletter, publication, reports.
ICYO – Youth
Information Newsletter
Indian
Committee of Youth Organizations
Platform
of 356 Youth Organizations in India
India’s largest network of urban and rural youth
No. 2008/18
NYKS Board Emphasized on Expansion of Organization
The Board of Governors of Nehru
Yuvak Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), a governmental youth body, has emphasized in its
board meeting on 26the February 2008 that in two years a lot of strengthening
of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathans has been done and several streamlining measures
have been taken. This includes structuring of programmes with emphasis on youth
clubs becoming part of its activities.
The
Board of Governors further discussed the expansion of NYKS to all districts of
the country, which is necessary for the development of youth.
The
Board of Governors requested the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mr. Mani
Shankar Aiyar to put forth this request for extension to the Government of
India. The Minister assured them that their request would be sent to the
Finance Ministry for consideration.
UN: World Youth Report 2007
Young
People's Transition to Adulthood –
Progress
and challenges
Today's young people are the
best-educated generation of youth in history. However, for many young people,
the transition to adulthood is slowed down by poverty and their inability to
find decent work, the United Nations reveals in its ‘World Youth Report 2007’.
Investments in youth have improved in all regions over the years and young
people's access to education has expanded, the World Youth Report 2007 - Young People's Transition to Adulthood:
Progress and Challenges says. In many places where public sector
education has fallen short, private education is on the rise. Many more young
people, including girls, have completed basic education than ever before and
many now have access to higher levels of education.
Lack of access to health, services, and quality education is hampering
transition to adulthood. Yet, in all regions of the world, young people's
transition to adulthood is especially affected by poverty. Because of poverty,
and sometimes because of social and cultural constraints, many young people are
excluded from accessing quality education, decent employment, health and other
resources and services. School attainment varies according to wealth in most
countries around the world. And despite policies to provide free education in
many countries, costs for books, uniforms and transportation are too high for
many households.
In many parts of the world, young people have limited access to quality health
care as a result of a complex health environment. A lack of education
and access to contraception leads to early pregnancies, which pose health risks
and reduce the future opportunities for young mothers. Increasing number of new
threats to their health, especially the HIV and AIDS epidemic, have also added
to the diffculties that youth experience in several regions, especially in
Africa and in the transition economies of Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth
of Independent States.
Forming one quarter of the working-age population, 15-24 year olds can be a key
resource for development. The World Youth Report 2007 argues that these
1.2 billion young people are an essential part of our society.
Never before has this age bracket constituted such a large share of the overall
population. Furthermore, 15-24 year olds constitute 25 per cent of the
working-age population.
In addressing the challenges that young people face in making the
transition to adulthood, the Report emphasises that policymakers must focus not
only on developing young people's capacities through greater investment in
areas such as education, health and skills training, but they must also provide
and protect opportunities for young people to participate in development as a
matter of priority.
Empowering Mentally Challenged Persons
The Minister
of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Smt. Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan
informed the Lok Sabha (Lower house of Indian Parliament) that according to the
Census 2001, there are 2.19 crore persons with disabilities in India who
constitute 2.13 per cent of the total population. The mentally retarded persons
are 22.64 lakhs and constitute approximately 0.23 per cent of the total
population in the country. The total population of mentally challenged persons
as per census 2001 is 22,63,821. The physical, social and psychological
empowerment of persons with disabilities is promoted through Deendayal Disable
rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) and Assistance to Disabled Persons for
Purchase/Fitting of aids/Appliances (ADIP) Scheme.
The
seven National Institutes also take up programmes for empowerment of persons
with disabilities through their outreach progrmmes. Government has been
promoting the self-employment of persons with disabilities by providing
vocational training and loan on concessional rates through National Handicapped
Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC).
UN
adopts resolution on
Youth Participation in Social and Economic Development
The 62nd session of the UN
General Assembly adopted a comprehensive resolution entitled “Policies and
programmes involving youth: youth in the global economy - youth participation
in social and economic development” (A/62/342). Youth delegates representing
their Governments in the General Assembly participated actively in the
negotiations and contributed to the text of the resolution that calls for
stronger measures by Governments to address youth issues to protect and promote
their well-being in the changing global economy. The resolution recognizes that
while youth today are better placed than ever before to participate in and
benefit from global development, many young people remain marginalized,
disconnected or excluded from the opportunities that globalization offers.
The Commission for Social Development (CSocD)
Focuses on Full Employment and Decent Work.
The
forty-sixth session of the Commission for Social Development (6-15 February,
2008) follows up on its 2007-2008 priority theme of “Full employment and decent
work for all.
The 2007
Commission undertook an evaluation of progress in achieving the goals of full
employment and decent work, and their impact on poverty eradication and social
integration. The 2008 Commission focuses on policy options and practical
measures to acheive full employment and decent work.
A
high-level panel discussion on the priority theme will address the national and
regional policies as well as best practices for the promotion of full
employment and decent work, including youth employment. In addition, UNDESA, is
organizing two side events addressing youth issues.
Guide for the Preparation of
National Action Plans on Youth Employment
The
Guide for the preparation of National Action Plans on Youth Employment was
released in January 2008. It has been developed to lead and inform ILO policy
advice to constituents in member States for the development of NAPs. The Guide
is also useful to policy-makers, employers’ and workers’ organizations, youth
groups and development actors as a framework to steer their action towards the
goal of productive employment and decent work for young women and men.
India Becoming Centre for Drug Trafficking
The
annual report of the International Narcotics Control Board has noted increased
trafficking and abuse of cannabis and heroin in South Asia. The West African
traffickers have targeted countries in South Asia, particularly India for
cocaine trafficking.
The
report released on 5th March 2008 in New Delhi said, "South
American cocaine is trafficked to India in small quantities where it is
exchanged for South-West Asian heroin bound for Europe and North America. India
is increasingly being used as a major transit country and also as a destination
country for drug trafficking. Cross-border smuggling is relatively easy due to
the porous borders between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal. Illicit cultivation
and abuse of cannabis continue to be a problem in most of the countries in
South Asia."
The
report said that licitly manufactured pharmaceutical preparations such as
codeine-based syrup, benozodiazepines and buprenorphine were smuggled from India
into Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. In India, organized criminal
groups traffic in amphetamine-type stimulants.
In South
Asia, injection of heroin and pharameceutical preparations were contributing to
the spread of HIV/AIDS, it said.
"In
India, the areas with highest incidences of drug-related HIV/AIDS continue to
be the north-eastern border with Myanmar and large urban areas. Of those who
abuse drugs in Maldives, 20% to 25% inject them. Drug abuse by injection rose
from 8% in 2003 to 29% in 2006 and three-quarters of imprisoned drug offenders
were drug abusers. The report noted with concern that adequate data on drug
abuse was not available for Bhutan and Nepal.
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ICYO start new
e-newsletter on “Campaign against Sexual Abuse of
Children and Youth” which covered the wide range of news,
reports, activities on issue related to Commercial Sexual Abuse children (CESC)
and Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth.
ICYO
welcome the related materials for publication.
A
special drive by the Delhi government on Non Scalpel Vasectomy (NSV) - a
simplified contraceptive method for men - has gained momentum.
The government raised the
incentive money from Rs 160 in October last year to Rs 1,300 in January 2008.
2,850 men have been operated upon from January to till now. Officials admitted
the rise in the monetary incentive had increased attendance. Interest in our
drive, but after we raised the incentive, men started thronging to the
operation theatre.
Upcoming Events
National
Integration Youth Camps
National Youth
Project will hold the following National Integration Youth Camp.
1)March 19 to 26,
2008:Bangalorefor 1000 youth
2)April 6 to 13, 2008
Aizawl, Mizoram for 500 youth
3)April 23 to 30,
2008Rishikesh,
Uttarakhand for 400 youth
4)May 8 to 15, 2008Kerala (Place to be announce soon) for 500
youth
5)May 23 to 31, 2008Andhra
Pradesh (Place to be announce) for 500 youth
6)June 15 to 22, 2008
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh for 500 youth.
There is no travel
expense/ sponsorship for the camp at Rishikesh and Gorakhpur is available. The
participation of youth aged between 18-35 is open and railway concession
in-group of five is available for all camp.
For more
information and participation (only for youth of age 18 to 35 year) contact
ICYO secretariat at info.icyo@...
Seventh Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting 2008:
Youth and Peace Building
The 7th
Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from
April 27-30, 2008. The meeting will enable Youth Ministers to contribute to the
debate on emerging issues related to youth development, in particular the links
between peace building, youth development and social transformation.
The
meeting will also provide policy directions for the Commonwealth Youth
Programme (CYP) following new CHOGM mandates for the period 2008 – 2012.
2008 CIVICUS Youth Assembly
The CIVICUS Youth Assembly takes place from 16-21 June 2008
in Glasgow, Scotland and will build on the fantastic success of the 2007 Youth
Assembly, with more extensive participation and even more delegate places.
Delegates will again be assisted to attend, with accommodation, food, programme
events and CIVICUS delegate fees sponsored. This year we are also delighted to
offer a limited number of travel bursaries Space is limited, and delegate
places will be awarded to the strongest applicants from around the world.
Deadline for applications: 31 March 2008.
The
International Young Professionals Foundation will organize the 3rd
International Young Professionals Summit, IYPS 2008, from 19th to 22nd August
2008 in Manchester, UK.
The aim
of the Summit is to bring together young professionals for networking, capacity
building and information sharing around our core theme of “How young
professionals can help to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals "
and specific topics will include: Governance, economy and
education; Women and gender equality; Healthcare and HIV / AIDS; Environmental
sustainability.For more
information log on
Act! Speak! Build! Week is UN Habitat's international, student-initiated week
of advocacy. The week is dedicated to empowering young people to educate
themselves and their communities and move people to social action. Young
people, ages 5 to 25, work in partnership with local affiliates to plan and
host events focused on ending "poverty housing". For more information
log on www.habitat.org/youthprograms/actspeakbuild
Global
Youth Service Day
25-28 April 2008
Global Youth Service Day is an annual global celebration of young volunteers
from around the world who carry out community improvement projects. For more
information, log on www.gysd.org.
37th Regional Training Course on Disaster Management
The Regional Training Course on Disaster
Management will be held from March 17 – April 4, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand and
organized by Asian Disaster Preparedness Center.
The purpose of the course is to provide
comprehensive disaster management knowledge and skills to enhance the
capabilities of executive managers who have key disaster management
responsibilities. It is designed to enable professionals working in disaster
management, development and donor agencies to effectively integrate disaster
management into their development programs and policies. Participants will be
encouraged to develop key skills and adopt proactive attitudes through
participation in interactive lectures and reflection on a range of key issues
raised during discussions and practical activities. The course fee is US$ 2,500
Int. Training Workshop on
Disaster Risk & Environmental Management
The
World Youth Foundation will be hosting an International Training Workshop on
Disaster Risk & Environmental Management tentatively held from July 5-8,
2008, in Melaka, Malaysia.
This International Training
Workshop on Disaster Risk & Environmental Management is a follow-up of the
International Training Workshop for Youth Representatives on Environment and
Disaster Management held in August 2006 and the International Conference on
Environment and Disaster Management held in August 2005 in Melaka, Malaysia by
the Foundation.
The
international training workshop will focus to introduce young people to the
fields of Disaster Risk Management and Environmental Management and includes
wide ranging topics to develop a broad based understanding of these fields. It
also includes exercises for participants to get practical knowledge.For more
information write to: wyf@...
World
Forum Again Drugs
The first ever World Forum Against Drugs (WFAD), will take
place in Stockholm, Sweden, September 8-10 2008. The main theme for WFAD is One hundred years of drug prevention.
Many other sub-themes will be discussed, such as Drugs for war, The
Role of Public Opinion, Drug-free
Treatment and The
Environment and Drugs.
The aim is to create an opportunity for people from all
around the world working against illicit drugs, particularly at grass root
level, to exchange ideas and share experiences on how we all can develop our
methods and move in the direction of the visionary goal of a world free from
drug abuse.
The
World Conference of Women’s Shelters to be hosted by the Alberta Council of
Women's Shelters and will be held from September 8-11, 2008 in Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada.
The
event will provide the opportunity to share knowledge, ideas about a theme that
is often overlooked when discussing family violence and will increase the
capacity of shelters worldwide to increase networking and bring about positive
changes in their organizations and their communities when dealing with family
violence.
The World Urban Forum is a biennial gathering and was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies and policies. The next Forum, which is fourth in series will be held in Nanjing, China from October 13-17, 2008.
This year's theme focuses on youth action on climate change. The Day provides a great opportunity to rally support and get key actors involved - Governments, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, businesses, and young people - to act on climate change. Email us your plans so that we can showcase great ideas on how partnering with Governments, organizations and communities can lead to change.
The World Environment Day slogan for 2008 is "Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy". Recognizing that climate change is becoming the defining issue of our era, UNEP is asking countries, companies and communities to focus on greenhouse gas emissions and how to reduce them. The World Environment Day will highlight resources and initiatives that promote low carbon economies and life-styles, such as improved energy efficiency, alternative energy sources, forest conservation and eco-friendly consumption. For more information log on www.unep.org/wed
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May: World No Tobacco Day
Tobacco is the second major cause of death in the world. About 5 million people
die each year of tobacco-related causes that accounts for the death of one in
ten people worldwide. To draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and to
the preventable death and disease it causes, the World Health Organization
introduced World No Tobacco Day in 1987. For information log on www.who.int/tobacco/communications/events/wntd/2007/en/index.html.
Acknowledgement
The
ICYO has received following publications in January & February 2008, which
is very useful for our documentation, research work and planning of activities.
We extended thanks on behalf of ICYO network to all the organizations those
provide us these valuable newsletters/publications/ reports etc.
qYouth Culture - Published by National Youth Project, New Delhi; No
4-2007
qYoung Asia- Published by Commonwealth Youth Programme, Asia
Centre, India; October-December 2007
qThe Commonwealth Plan of Action for Youth Empowerment, Published
by Commonwealth Youth Programme, London, UK
qYuva Udghosh, Published by Kendriya Arya Yuvak Parishad, Every
fortnight (Hindi language)
qYouth of India (Newsletter) – Published by: National Council of
YMCAs of India, New Delhi; December 2007.
qV.Y.K Newsletter – Published by: V.Y.K International Youth Centre,
New Delhi; Vol. 33, Issue 4, October 2007
qLife Skill Education Toolkit for Orphans and Vulnerable Children
in India, Published by Family Health International, India, Hindi and English
languages.
qAsian Forum Newsletters – Published by: AFPPD, Bangkok, Thailand,
November-December 2007.
qIAPPD Newsletter – Published by: IAPPD, New Delhi. December 2007
qNeeti Marg – Published by: Samvad, Bhopal, MP, India; every
fortnight. (Hindi language)
qAHRNews – Published by: Asian Harm Reduction Network, Thailand;
No44 July- December 2007
qGo Between and NGLs Roundup– Published by: NGLS, Geneva, Switzerland
qOne Country, Newsletter, Published by: Baha'iInternational Community, New York, USA;
Vol 19, 1, October- December 2007
qSankalp Newsletter –Published by: International AIDS Vaccine
Initiative in India, New Delhi; Vol 6(6) December 2007- January 2008
qVoice of the Voiceless – Published by NATSAP, AP, Vol. 4 issue 1,
January 2008
qBehond Borders Newsletter- Published by Beyond Borders Inc,
Canada; Fall 2007.
qWorld Bank In India – Magazine Published by: WORLD BANK, New
Delhi, India, Vol 6/No 4, January 2008
qInternational Journal of Environmental Consumerism, Published by
environmental & Environmental Consumerism, New Delhi, India,
January-December 2007
q200 Million Youth Challenge , Report published by Middle East Youth
Initiative, Dubai, UAE.
qWorking
Paper on Youth Exclusion in Search of ‘second Chances’ (Egypt,iran, Syria,
Moracco) and may other issues, prepared byMiddle East Youth Initiative, Dubai, UAE.
qUNews – Published by: UN Information Centre, New Delhi, India; Vol
63, No 1 January 2008
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.
National Women’s Organization with
others will be organizing Save Ganga &SaveHimalayasMarchto celebrate the 78th
Anniversary of Gandhji’s Dandi March on March 12, 2008 in New Delhi.
It is intended to create mass
awareness and put moral pressure on our government to take time-bound decisive
steps to completely and permanently save the Ganga symbolizing all rivers and
water bodies, and the Giriraj Himalaya, symbolizing all mountains forests and
wildlife.
The March will
commence with prayers near our beloved Bapuji’s Samadhi at 8:30 a.m on 12th
March 2008 and will conclude with the formal presentation of Ten Demands to
Save the Ganga and the Himalayas to Hon’ble Rashatrapatiji, Hon’ble Prime
Minister. It will be an absolutely peaceful Gandhian
non-violent March.
The organizers
requested to all like-minded noble persons must come under one umbrella to
create the mass awareness necessary to put moral pressure on our government to
take time-bound decisive steps to completely and permanently save the Ganga
symbolizing all rivers and water bodies, and the Giriraj Himalayas, symbolizing
all mountains forests and wildlife, which would surely be a major step in the
direction to preventthe impending
catastrophic global ecological crises.
The
Veteran Gandhian Activist Shri Anna Hazare, Swami Nikhilananda, Head of
Chinmaya Mission,Delhi, Veteran parliamentarians Dr Najma Heptulla, Smt.
Nirmala Deshpande, Shri Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh along with many other
eminent persons will lead the March on 12 March 2008.
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Letus celebrate 12th March as
THE SATYAGRAHA DAY FOR SAVING OUR
MOTHER EARTH,
THE ONLY PLANET KNOWN TO HAVE LIFE SUSTAING ECOSYSTEMS
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More information may be obtain from SmtRama Rauta, President, National Women’s
Organization, Pune.Phone:
020-64730196 Email: ramarauta@...
or log on www.Savegangamovement.org
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.
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