The Youth Parliament
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The Youth Parliament is a support organization for young people
in India
. It was established in July 2002 by social entrepreneur Ishita Chaudhry with support from the India Habitat Centre
, New Delhi
. In 2007, The Youth Parliament was legally incorporated 'The YP Foundation'- a charitable trust
working with the express mandate of developing innovative ventures by young minds, facilitating leadership skills and thinking power and increasing awareness on issues of global importance amongst young people. The YP is a not for profit, non political, support and learning organization, committed to developing the uninhibited expression of young people with the aim of sustaining a platform that enables young people to be effective and expressive agents of change.
The organization funds and supports innovative work by young people, by providing young people between the ages of 13 and 28 years with a resource base to conceptualize and execute their own projects and initiatives working with socio-cultural, economic, legal and environmental issues they are passionate about. It has supported work in multiple fields through varied mediums such as community initiatives, the performing and visual arts, literary and research projects, interactive workshops, policy and government interaction and research and advocacy work amongst others.
In 2006, The Youth Parliament was given the SMILE fellowship by NGO Pravah and was selected as a final affiliate for the Change Looms Award given by The Ashoka Foundation and Pravah. In November 2007 Founder and Managing Trustee Ishita Chaudhry was awarded the Karmaveer Puraskaar
- the National Award for Social Justice and Action by ICONGO and the Nand and Jeet Khemka Foundation. In 2008, The YP Foundation has been awarded the Seen and Heard 2008 Award - an International UK based award given by British Telecom and The UK Youth Parliament to recognize exceptional initiatives that have created platforms for young people.Founder Ishita Chaudhry has also been nominated for the MtvIndia Youth Icon in 2008.
In 2009, they held a film festival which showed many films from Afghanistan including, The Afghan Chronicles, 16 Days in Afghanistan
, Afghan Star, Beyond Belief, and Beauty Academy of Kabul
The YP Foundation has supported ventures in the following fields:
Youth
Youth is the time of life between childhood and adulthood . Definitions of the specific age range that constitutes youth vary. An individual's actual maturity may not correspond to their chronological age, as immature individuals could exist at all ages.-Usage:Around the world, the terms "youth",...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It was established in July 2002 by social entrepreneur Ishita Chaudhry with support from the India Habitat Centre
India Habitat Centre
The India Habitat Centre, located in New Delhi, India, was conceived to be a catalyst relationship between individuals and institutions working in habitat related areas to increase their effectiveness...
, New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
. In 2007, The Youth Parliament was legally incorporated 'The YP Foundation'- a charitable trust
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
working with the express mandate of developing innovative ventures by young minds, facilitating leadership skills and thinking power and increasing awareness on issues of global importance amongst young people. The YP is a not for profit, non political, support and learning organization, committed to developing the uninhibited expression of young people with the aim of sustaining a platform that enables young people to be effective and expressive agents of change.
The organization funds and supports innovative work by young people, by providing young people between the ages of 13 and 28 years with a resource base to conceptualize and execute their own projects and initiatives working with socio-cultural, economic, legal and environmental issues they are passionate about. It has supported work in multiple fields through varied mediums such as community initiatives, the performing and visual arts, literary and research projects, interactive workshops, policy and government interaction and research and advocacy work amongst others.
In 2006, The Youth Parliament was given the SMILE fellowship by NGO Pravah and was selected as a final affiliate for the Change Looms Award given by The Ashoka Foundation and Pravah. In November 2007 Founder and Managing Trustee Ishita Chaudhry was awarded the Karmaveer Puraskaar
Karmaveer Puraskaar
The Karmaveer Puraskaar are National People's Awards for Citizen Social Justice and Action instituted by the citizens and people of India. These awards are instituted by iCONGO- Confederation of NGOs – a Public-Private-People partnership in association with other partners from industry, media,...
- the National Award for Social Justice and Action by ICONGO and the Nand and Jeet Khemka Foundation. In 2008, The YP Foundation has been awarded the Seen and Heard 2008 Award - an International UK based award given by British Telecom and The UK Youth Parliament to recognize exceptional initiatives that have created platforms for young people.Founder Ishita Chaudhry has also been nominated for the MtvIndia Youth Icon in 2008.
In 2009, they held a film festival which showed many films from Afghanistan including, The Afghan Chronicles, 16 Days in Afghanistan
16 Days in Afghanistan
16 Days in Afghanistan is a groundbreaking documentary about the journey of Afghan-American Anwar Hajher traveling to his homeland Afghanistan after 25 years to rediscover his country. The film is produced by Mithaq Kazimi and is the first documentary since the fall of Taliban to be shot in those...
, Afghan Star, Beyond Belief, and Beauty Academy of Kabul
The YP Foundation has supported ventures in the following fields:
- Education and Development for Young People in Rural and Urban India
- Issues and Platforms for the performing arts, mainly film, photography, music and theatre.
- Substance Abuse & the Adolescent (India/South Asia focus)
- Gender and Sexuality
- Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation (Tsunami2004 Indian Ocean earthquakeThe 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...
Relief Work/Kashmir Earthquake Relief Work) - Community Initiatives for underprivileged families in New Delhi.
- The Youth Voter and India’s Political System
- Media, Its Ethics and Social Responsibility
- Prevention and Awareness/Understanding the reality of HIVHIVHuman immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
/AIDSAIDSAcquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus... - Peer Pressure and Its Medical/Social Consequences for Urban Young People
- Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Awareness and Advocacy
- The Young Citizen’s Right to Information and the Legal System of India.
External links
- http://www.theypfoundation.org/
- http://knowyourbodyknowyourrights.com/
- The Youth Parliament Blog
- The Youth Parliament on Youth 500
- The Youth Parliament on Young Influencers
- Educationworld Online article
- The Youth Parliament on The Common Language Project
- http://www.unicef.org/india/resources_3410.htm
- http://www.youthv.com/content/view/356/98/