Country specific presentation at the Youth and Inclusive Citizen Workshop organized by PRIA and ASPBAE from 8-10th September 2014

1. YUVA VIKAS ((YYDDFF)) EExxppeerriieenncceess iinn
Unleashing the potential of Youth
AAccttiioonn
YYoouutthh && IInncclluussiivvee CCiittiizzeennsshhiipp::
AApppprrooaacchheess ttoo RReeaalliizzee DDeemmooggrraapphhiicc
DDiivviiddeennddss iinn AAssiiaa--PPaacciiffiicc

2. 33 IIssssuueess
Youth and Addiction
Youth and Alienation (Non participation
in Governance)
Youth and Unemployability (Lack of
entrepreneurial engagement)

3. Policies/ Programs that relates ttoo tthhee aabboovvee iissssuueess
National Youth Policy (With reference to
provincial policy subsequently)
Employment Guarantee program, Youth Skill
and Training programs, Project Roshni
NSDC program on youth employability
Youth in Governance program in
Underdeveloped districts/ regions with presence
of Maoist/Naxalite (extremist groups) groups

4. About Youth Development Foundation
YDF is a non-profit organization working towards empowering,
informing and involving the youth in order to provide them with
an opportunity to lead the change process around them. The vision
is to create an environment for young people to be valued and
engaged in bringing about a positive social change.
Identified as one of the emerging youth organisation working
on creative volunteering and issue based work.
Started with a group of Social Work Students actively involved
with the progressive social movements across India who later on
imbibed the thought of well balanced processes of “Sangharsh”
and “Nirman”. While ‘Sangarsh’ is for scientific struggle for
excellence, ‘Nirman’ is for constructive approach for visible
changes
Areas of Work – Child Rights, Youth, Entrepreneurship,
Volunteering for Change, Civic Education, Youth Employability

5. CCOORREE TTHHEEMMAATTIICC AARREEAASS
Skill Training
Education
Youth Development
Sports
Entrepreneurship
Governance
Volunteering
Social Justice & peace
ADVOCACY FOR VIBRANT STATE YOUTH POLICY
YDF is working with the likeminded youth organizations
of the state to continuously advocate for a vibrant youth
policy aimed at the development of the Youth in Odisha.
Involved youth cutting across political affiliations and has
evolved an Youth Manifesto and working on its
modalities of proper implementation.
2. ODISHA YUVA JAGARAN
YATRA
Odisha Yuva Jagaran Yatra is an effort
to create an ecosystem which
provides favourable socio political
determinants that harbour social
entrepreneurship ventures in
Odisha.
A quarterly Yatra involving young people
having entrepreneurial mindset who
have started off in their journey to make
it really big and sustainable. They are
mentored by social entrepreneurs from
various sectors to harness their talents
and provide them the platform to kick
‘Dhool Ke Phool’ - Giving Wings to the
Aspirations of Children and Youth living in Urban
Poverty
To Nurture talents among children and youth from
the slums of Bhubaneswar followed by other cities.
Creating a platform for them to showcase their
talent, promote their creative skills in the process
with professional training and guidance provided
by experts.

6. OOnnggooiinngg AAccttiivviittiieess
New Life Drug Addiction Centre – A Promise to make young addicts socially useful
A passionate initiative to address the most impending issue of rising young drug
addicts. An integrated approach to create vibrant youth free from addiction who can
contribute to the wellbeing of their family and the nation. At present, we manage 2
rehabilitation centres for institutional care and 15 counselling centres in various parts
of the state.
YUVA ABHIYAN-Association
of Youth for Social Action
Campaign based engagement on the burning
issues such as ban on tobacco, Environmental
issues, state repression on environmental
activists, participation of students
Youth Parliament
Youth conclave of Elected Student’s Representatives of
the Students Unions in Odisha
With special emphasis on “Higher Education,
Employment, Environment and Young people’s
Participation in governance process”
JOY OF SHARING
It is a platform dedicated to engage the
young social workers in addressing
various social problems and concerns.
At present, we are placing social work
students, working professionals with
various issue based activities as part of
their voluntary effort.
COMMUNITY SCHOOL INITIATIVE
MAYURBHANJ PUBLIC SCHOOL
MPS is an innovative education model to create a not for
profit social institution for providing inclusive,
effective and quality education to rural poor.
It is a community initiative, where the community
contributed its assets and actively participated to set up
a local public school, in collaboration with YDF and
Educate to Empower (E2E) group, New Delhi.

7. Initiatives at bbootthh ppoolliiccyy aanndd pprraaccttiiccee lleevveell
State youth policy has been formulated to expedite
the Active Citizenship Education program across the
school and colleges.
Livelihood Mission of the state giving emphasis to
youth from the rural areas, youth in critical
geographical locations.
Entrepreneurship education in universities/ colleges.
Odisha Yuva Jagaran Yatra of YDF has been
accepted by the state government to be replicated to
provide requisite exposure for entrepreneurial youth.
Peer Clubs in the colleges are being formed for
deaddiction counselling

8. CCoonnttdd..
State Innovation Fund for the youth to promote
entrepreneurship.
Short term courses for the students in colleges
and universities to promote “Earn while Learn”
 Youth Resource Centre in Left Wing
Extremism areas to expedite dialogue among
youths on governance.
Motivational youth camps to trigger and help
them gradually disengage from violent
activities

9. CYON Workshop-Shillong-29-30 July,
2010

11. RTI Assistance Camps in the community

12. CYON Workshop-Shillong-29-30 July,
2010

13. YDF in MEDIA

15. At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true
revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love. - Che
Thank YYoouu!!
Contact Details
Plot No.- 240/8586, Ground Floor
Lane- 6, Palaspalli, Aerodrome area
Bhubaneswar- 20, Odisha, Mobile No- +91-94387 47320
E-mail: ydfindia@gmail.com
Website: www.ydfindia.org Email: info@ydfindia.org,