Institute for Youth Development
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ABOUT US
Institute for Youth Development was established in November 2010 with its aim to create a stable environment for the development of young people through interaction with stakeholders. Representatives of active youth and youth leaders established a public fund "Heritage of the Republic" to achieve this goal - the development of youth of Kyrgyzstan. PU "Heritage of the Republic" lasted more than three years and implemented number of programs and projects, making a significant contribution to the development of the youth of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Due to the expansion of activities and the achievement of new tasks, the fund was transformed to a more appropriate organizational structure with new roles.
From 2014, the Board and senior staff of the organization decided to re-register PU "Heritage of the Republic" to the Institute for Youth Development.
Today, the Institute is one of the leading organizations in Kyrgyzstan to work with young people and to promote the development of youth policy. The priorities of the Institute are to increase young people's participation in decision-making process, improve capacity of youth and assistance in meeting the needs and demands of young of Kyrgyzstan in cooperation with state and municipal authorities, international and national organizations.
Mission: To bring together stakeholders to solve socially significant problems of young people in Kyrgyzstan.
Vision: Institute for Youth Development is a professional analytical and resource organization in the field of youth policy on the international level.
Objective: To create a sustainable environment for the development of young people through engagement of stakeholders.
Information on your programmes and activities in areas relevant to the subject of the Summit and in which country or counties they are carried out.
Activities:
- Application of forms of meaningful public participation in the legislative process on issues related to the promotion of youth;
- Conducting ongoing research among young people to reflect their needs, rights and interests;
- Analytical work with recommendations for state and municipal agencies to improve the field of youth policy;
- Develop and disseminate new ways of working with young people among stakeholders;
- Assist in the development of software, operational, strategic, local, national documents in the development of young people;
- Improving access to quality services for young people;
- Increase the capacity of youth organizations.
Target groups:
? Young people and youth leaders from 14 to 28 years old in Kyrgyzstan
? Youth NGOs and organizations working with young people
? Governments and local authorities
Information on activities at the national or international levels
Project «National Youth Resource Center»
Project Goal: Stimulation and coordination of state bodies and youth organizations activity to address the youth of Kyrgyzstan, integrated information and analytical support of youth organizations, advisory and consulting services.
Implementation Period: February 2011- November 2013
Program ?Potential promotion of youth NGOs leaders?
Program Goal: Creating the conditions for successful and effective fulfillment of youth organizations, developing the potential of youth and its use for the benefit of innovative development in the social sector and civil society of Kyrgyzstan.
Implementation Period: January 2012 ? December 2014
Project «Promotion of Ethnic Equality and Civic Engagement » (PEACE)
Project Goal: The project aims to contribute to the reduction of ethnic and religious tensions and to strengthen the peace-building in Kyrgyzstan.
Implementation Period: January 2014-December 2015
Program ?Prospects for Youth?
Program Goal: Creating a stable environment for youth development by improving services and increasing the participation of young people in decision-making processes through interaction with NGOs, government and municipal authorities in Naryn, Issyk-Kul and Chui oblasts of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Implementation Period: July 2013 - February 2015
Project «Social transformation through youth professionalization»
Project Goal: The project aims to empower young people to participate in the development and strengthening of stability and confidence in the pilot communities. Geography coverage: Chui, Naryn, Osh, Jalal-Abad and Batken regions of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Implementation Period: June 2014 - August 2015
Project «Social transformation through youth professionalization»
Project Goal: The project aims to empower young people to participate in the development and strengthening of stability and confidence in the pilot communities. Geography coverage: Chui, Naryn, Osh, Jalal-Abad and Batken regions of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Implementation Period: June 2014 - August 2015
Project «Social transformation through youth professionalization»
Project Goal: The project aims to empower young people to participate in the development and strengthening of stability and confidence in the pilot communities. Geography coverage: Chui, Naryn, Osh, Jalal-Abad and Batken regions of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Implementation Period: June 2014 - August 2015
Results: The ultimate goal of all activities is to improve youth services.
Organization have an annual report? (YES/NO) (should contain financial statements and a list of financial sources and contributions, including governmental contributions)?
yes -
report_20131.pdf
List of members of the governing body of your organization, and their countries of nationality
Olga Zaitseva (Kyrgyzstan)
Executive director
Works in the nonprofit sector for over 8 years.
Manages the financial and economic activities and overall coordination of the organization.
Sociologist, has experience in conducting sociological research, development methodology, data analysis, report preparation.
A graduate of the "School of social engineering." Has the skills of design and project management, coaching skills. Has experience in monitoring and evaluation.
Has experience of mentoring for NGOs in development reports and organizational skills.
Tilebaldy uulu Eliizar(Kyrgyzstan)
Program director
Works in the field of youth NGOs over 6 years.
Manages activity of program departments and interaction between partner organizations.
Expertise in the diagnosis of organizational development of NGOs, NGO management, development and project management, creation and development of informal networks.
Diploma of the State Prize of Chingiz Aitmatov for contribution to the development of youth policy.
Is the member of many international youth networks and foundations.
Publications:
? Manual on prevention of conflicts among the youth;
? Guidelines for the development of youth action plans for joint UNDP and the EU program "Social partnership in order to achieve social justice";
? Collection of normative legal acts in the field of youth policy;
? Guidelines for working with young people.
Specialization, service, trainings:
? Youth policy;
? Work with young people;
? Management of the organization;
? Internal policy of NGOs;
? Strategic and operational planning;
? Fundraising and resource mobilization;
? Management of projects, programs and strategies;
? Monitoring and evaluation;
? Facilitation of working groups, meetings, conferences, forums, etc;
? Organizational development in NGOs.
Copy of the constitution and/or by-laws of the organization (WORD or PDF only), or a weblink to it
Charter1.docx
