“Arise, Awake and Stop not till the goal is reached”

Swami Vivekananda

Globalization in the present scenario is the greatest challenge in the process of Nation Building. The challenge is even greater for a Nation like India where 70% of the population is Young and below the age of 35. Youth are not only the beauty of the present but the future of the world too. At present, means of life is becoming more important than the meaning of life for youth. Importance of Peace, respect for human rights, equity, care for nature, freedom and solidarity are vanishing from the scene.

Therefore we plan to create a platform and carry out a nationwide campaign in the name “Jago Yuva Bharath” (JYB), organized by Youth Activ8 Foundation (YAF) Regd. It is an youth initiative to empower and support Youth to be the agents of change, and reinstate the spirit of National Integration and Peace.  It also envisages an idea to help youth arise with the vision and awake them to take up responsibilities of the present concerns such as Environmental Degradation, Climate Change, Peace and Harmony, etc. and create a beautiful and friendly world for all.

JYB is a two months long campaign on Wheels starting from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. The campaign aims to mobilize youth and gather consensus in and around government policies and issue of interest of their State and Nation. We would be uniting Youth Movements, Organizations, NGOs, Universities, College and School Students to lobby for greater role of youth in defining the future of the Nation. Keeping in mind the share of its sons and daughters in the demographic bulge of our motherland and we should take responsibility for a better future and a better world.

 

Vision:

Formation of New India with the participation of Youth in the process to build Peace and Harmony and Rejuvenation of Environment.

Mandate:

• Creating Value based leaders.
• Work for national integration, a secular, developed and free India.
• Serve the nation with integrity through dialogue and Mutual understanding.
• Think freely, speak responsibly, write creatively and act wisely.

 

Objectives:

• Stress on the need for Dialogue and Mutual Understanding for Peace and Harmony (Theme International Youth Year (2010-11) – United Nation).
• Build awareness on impact of Climate Change.
• Building awareness on Social issues and concerns of the Country.
• Initiate discussion on government policies for Youth specially youth belonging to Rural, Dalit, Tribal, and Marginalized Sector and Unorganized.
• Build responsible Citizens.
• Build consensus among the young people of the country regarding the urgent need to respond to Ethical and Cultural Values. (addressing corruption, good governance, etc.)
• Build awareness on impact of Climate Change.

Program Dates: 12^th January 2011(launching from Kanyakumari)

    to 12 March 2011 (12-13, concluding Prog. at New Delhi)

Target Group:

• Youth and Students from different Organizations, Universities and Schools/Colleges of all the states of India.

Reach out:

• Almost all the States.
• 10 Crore People through full day Youth Fest, Exhibition on the theme, Competitions, Street plays, Public Function, Rallies, Panel discussion, media and publicity, etc.

Common Minimum Program:

The programme will include a minimum of two hours of public function. Including music shows, skits, talks, on the given objectives it can also be on the local issues. The team would be meeting the district collector, local MLAs, MPs, Ministers, CM and Governor and submit memorandums on the concerns issues. The team will also address local issues and problems of common people, local youth and specially youth from dalits, tribles and marginalized sector.

Formation of Organizing Committee-

Local Organizing Committee has to be formed who will look after all the necessary needs at the local level (e.g. when the National Team comes to your place please be there to welcome and be with the team till they march ahead for next destination. Appoint a supervisor for the entire programme, anchors, etc).

Press & Publicity-

Press releases, adds, posters, banners, pamphlets, slogans, etc. will be designed as per local requirements and the local organizing committee will take a lead.

Program & Function- In three places-College, school, etc… and two hour program, with dignitaries-

Make arrangement for the CMP in all the three places i.e. Colleges, School and Public place. And the programme will be prepared accordingly.

Submission of Memorandum and proposals: to district collector, MLA, MP and ministers.

Local organizing committee has to prepare the memorandum based the local issues and will be submitting to the concern person along with the National Team.

Monitoring and evaluation:

The project will be monitored and evaluated in a non-biased and efficient mode. A committee will be formed including sponsoring organisation, experts and representative of organisation and Youth Activ8 Foundation®-ICYM. For further systematic approach there would be Monthly Evaluation reports, weekly monitoring meetings and the same will be sent to all the organisation, institutes and sponsors involved in project. The updates would be published in the Youth Activ8 Foundation®, website: www.yafoundation.org

Conclusion:

The project and the campaign will help the youth to march on towards truth and rekindle their responsibility towards the society and themselves. This will help the society to stretch its hands with warmth and genuine friendship towards the youth. And when friendship between the two is strengthened, the society will become a perfect platform and bay for the seeker in the youth to take-off to higher and higher planes of consciousness leading them to become agents of change. These participants of the campaign will beseeds planted in the society and will raise the needs and Concerns of Youth in government and civil society’s organisations and other National and International level.

 

Rakesh Singh

Campaign Convener,

Youth Activ8 Foundation®, New Delhi.

Email: rakesh.bpd@gmail.com/ admin@youthactiv8.org

Cell:9311968190