ICYO - Youth Informatiom October 2019
ICYO
Youth Information Newsletter
Joint initiative of
Indian Committee of Youth Organizations &
Foundation for Leadership Initiative (FLI)
for empowering of urban and rural youth
National Integration Youth held
National Youth Project organized the National Integration Youth in New Delhi at Harijan Sevek Samaj from 11 September to 17 September 2019.
The camp was inaugurated by Mr Kailash Gahlot, Minister of social Justice, Minister for Administrative Reforms, Information & Technology, Law, Justice & Legislative Affairs, Transport, Revenue of Delhi Government, on 11 September. He appreciates the organizer for working to train the youth for nation building.
Mr Anil Arya, President, Arya Youth Council also address the camper, said these type of camp help in moral boosting of young people.
The closing function was held on 17 September and valedictory speech given by Mr Prahad Singh Patel, Minister for Culture. He appreciated Dr S N Subbarao, Director of NYP to give direction to new generation, youth to work for nation and spread the message of peace and harmony. He further said this type of events help to keep India united.
The camp was attended by 350 youth (male and female) from all over India and some observers from outside India also attend the camp.
Alarming rise in insurance claims for heart ailments by Indian youth
On the eve of the world heart day that falls on September 29, a recent study has found that there has been a 72 per cent rise in the number of medical insurance claims due to heart-related ailments from 2016 to 2019, with an average claim size of Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.2 lakh.
Strangely, there has been an 86 per cent rise in the number of females claiming insurance because of heart-related ailments in the three-year period, while the same figure for men was 66 per cent. The study was conducted by Bajaj General Insurance from their internal claims data. (Source: Week)
Asian African Youth Festival in China
The All China Youth Federation will host the Asian African Youth Festival from 15 to 19 October 2019 in Beijing. The objective to carry forward the Bandung spirit of “Unity, Friendship and Cooperation”, promote the mutual understanding, practical exchange and cooperation collaboration among the young people of Asian and African countries, advance the common growth, and establish a platform for a community with a shared future.
The Festival will attend by 400 youth. Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO) will attend the Festival.
Asian Youth Forum 2019
Asian Youth Council will organize Asian Youth Forum 2019 in Beijing in conjunction of Asian African Youth Festival. According to Mr Azizuddin Ahmad, Executive Director, Asian Youth Council, Forum will focus various issues relevant to Asian Youth.
Earth Trusteeship Forum
The Earth Trusteeship Forum was organized by Asia-Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand from 19-21 July 2019.
Earth Trusteeship Platform is an independent platform for visionary and professional exchanges on Nature Rights, Global Citizenship and reclaiming “the commons”. The maxim of Earth Trusteeship simply states: “all global citizens are equal trustees of the Earth, in the interest of the wellbeing of future generations”.
Earth Trusteeship initiatives try to addresses the urgent need for co-designing paradigm shift with a critical and holistic perspective on (international) environmental law and ecosystem restoration.
Rise of Trusteeship, Youth and Jai Jagat
Mahatma Gandhi and Vinoba Bhave were leading lights of Trusteeship. The concept of Jai Jagat had emerged during their life time as they considered world as one large family. Jai jagat means Victory to the world. Thus Trusteeship synergizes with jai jagat song which call to embrace the world with the love and compassion
Possessives in human nature is against the spirit of trusteeship. Trusteeship can’t be achieved without love and care for each other. We have to inculcate ‘King of kindness’ by having a large heart and embrace everybody.
Currently youth is in the passive state. They are looking for opportunity to express. He highlighted the importance of using non-formal spaces for youth leadership to emerge. Non-formal engagement, without agenda meeting. We need to give space for thinking about future and give youth freedom to act on it.
The power of youth can be harnessed only through their participation. Leadership emerges only when enable eco-system is created. This new leadership
Trusteeship as value can be galvanized further through the Power of voluntarism; Power of the youth and Power of Solidarity.
Stressing on active nonviolence, we believe that between Silence and violence there is space for active nonviolence. There is need is to activating silence majority if we are to achieve our goal.
Corporate Sector and Social sector are at cross roads. There is need for redefining their inter relationship keeping nature rights at the centre and measuring our acts through peace lens. Mahatma Gandhi concept of Trusteeship can be guiding force to redefine it to bring ethics in development.
At the Earth Trusteeship Forum, We were happy to see how youth are trying to contribute in making a better place to live. Jai Jagat is really once in life time opportunity. We are the generation who has not seen Mahatma Gandhi. With so much of violence /injustice around us, Jai Jagat offers hope. We call Jai Jagat as a wake-up call to respond to the deepening economic, social and environmental crisis. The campaign is an urgent appeal for people to transform and achieve one planet one people.
To experience Gandhi values by engaging ourselves is important. There are many ways that one can engage. One way is direct participation in the March (Other than India, other Asians countries are missing) .Those who cannot participate directly can promote Jai Jagat on various social media platforms, and engage in dialogue on the four pillars of Jai Jagat 2020: Eradication Of Poverty, Eliminating Social Exclusion, Acting On The Climate Crisis, Halting Conflict And Violence.
Importantly, what we understood in the trusteeship forum the importance of promotion and acting on Trusteeship. We can promote endorsement of Earth charter by various stakeholders. Secondly, on Oct 24, 2020 there is a plan to bring amendment to the Trusteeship Council in UN. Signature campaign can strengthen it.{The Forum was attended by Aneesh (Ekta Parishad) & Vijay Bharatiya(SAPA)}
Upcoming Events:
National Integration Youth Camp in Cuttack
The National Youth Project will organize National Integration Youth Camp in Cuttack. This camp will be held from 4 to 10 October 2019 and for 1000 youth.
Life Meets the Lens
Workshop Life Meets the Lens once again in December 2019 in the beautiful hills of Palampur, in Himachal Pradesh. The workshop will give you a chance to explore biodiversity and observe hundreds of life forms in their natural habitat.
The workshop will be held from December,13 to 15, 2019, the group Size is 12-15 person. The workshop will be held at Udaan Learning Center, Sambhavana, Kandbari, Palampur. The application available at
https://forms.gle/pdwfJMAwc4q7LcJj6
Gandhi 150 “People Meet Yatra” in Tamil Nadu & Puducherry
2nd October to 22nd October 2019- (Chennai to Kanniya Kumari via Trichy, Coimbatore, Madurai, Rameshwaram)
The year 2019-October to 2020-October, would be a better opportunity for all the peace loving, progressive thinkers, those are strongly believes in the freedom of every human being in this world. Mahatma Gandhi is one among them. His 150th birth anniversary is celebrated across the globe with various events and programs. The aim of the yatra to connect the large population through a strong message, “To maintain violence free society-Ahimsa, Truthful to the planet- Satya, Promote Friendly atmosphere among all the human being- Harmony”. Further information available from Mr Inamul Hasan Mobile +919092137718 E-mail inam...@gmail.com,
Gramya Manthan
Sharing about Youth Alliance's upcoming edition of Gramya Manthan. In the times of growing isolation and alienation, this is the attempt to connect back to ourselves, our communities and learn from the wisdom of rural communities.
Kutch provides a raw experience of the growing distress on the traditional livelihoods, communities and ecology due to climate change.
We invite you to apply for GramyaManthan's 12th Edition which is due to take place in the villages of Kutch, Gujarat, from 20th December to 29th December 2019. GramyaManthan is a 10-day rural immersion program which takes 30-35 young change agents from all across the country on a journey of self-exploration, understanding rural India, and learning about different local and global systems at large.
The program aims to create a space for deeper inner-reflection along with experiential and immersive time with the village community. The idea is to develop ways of engagement with the inner and outer world of a human being and learn from diverse realities that exist all around us. If you want to know more about the process, click
Self Managing Leadership
The 5 day workshop to explore Self Managing Leadership (SML) and Inner Focusing will be organize at Swaraj University, Udaipur, Rajasthan from Oct. 11th-15th 2019.
Some of the key issues SML addresses:
• How do you cope when things do not happen as you planned and plan for the future when everything around you is uncertain?
• How do you sustain a sense of passion and meaning into your work, remain focused on what really matters and keep away from unwanted distractions and complications?
• How do you get people to trust you more and remain loyal to agreed commitments?
• How do you and empower yourself and your people to open sensitive conversations, face the issues you need to face and bring about the changes you need to make?
• How confident about the dominant factors influencing your decisions, and how good are you at keeping direction when you have made those decisions?
For more detail Contact +9199109 78865
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