Yocomm.com is a pan-commonwealth youth network which was set up by commonwealth youth to facilitate sharing of information relevant to youth across the 53 countries of the commonwealth.
The network is driven by youth in different commonwealth countries, who provide content of local relevance, and share information pertinent to their own needs, whilst at the same time facilitating an inter-commonwealth exchange of ideas to help them realize their full potential. All commonwealth youth and organizations are invited to register and join this exciting youth-friendly initiative.
The Civil Society Group on Youth Mainstreaming and Commonwealth Promotion
The Civil Society Group on Youth Mainstreaming and Commonwealth Promotion was set up at a meeting in November 2003 and consists of representatives of various Commonwealth organisations: the Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council (CYEC), the Commonwealth Policy Studies Unit (CPSU), the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS), the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), the Commonwealth Forestry Association (CFA), the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), Commonwealth Press Union (CPU), Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA), Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth (RASC) and the Commonwealth Engineers Council (CEC).
The group's members aim is to bring together organisations with an interest in mainstreaming youth issues and in promoting the Commonwealth and its values. The group's objectives are:
• To develop ideas and guidelines for mainstreaming youth issues;
• To explore how to promote the Commonwealth and its values more effectively, with particular reference to young people; and
• To engage in collaboration with the Commonwealth Secretariat, Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP), Commonwealth Foundation and the Commonwealth of Learning in respect of the above.
or more information on the Civil Society Group on Youth Mainstreaming and Commonwealth Promotion please contact Alex Lowe, email:alex@cyec.org.uk
