Youth Club

Q. 1 What is Youth Club?

Reply : Youth Club is an association of youth who are striving towards the achievement of common goals and objectives. It is formed, managed and run by youth themselves for the growth and development of youth in particular and the community in general.

Q. 2 Why Youth Club ?

Reply : Youth Club provides a platform for the youth in a particular area to come together, meet, discuss and plan activities for their own development as well as that of the society. Youth being the major human resource, their energies and potential should be channelized and mobilized for development of the nation through formation of Youth Clubs. Youth Clubs empower the youth.

Q. 3 What is the process of affiliation of the Youth Club with Nehru Yuva Kendra ?

Reply : Duly formed Youth Club may apply for affiliation along with the Memorandum of Association, Bye-laws, proceedings of the General Body meeting and list of members to NYK office. The application form for affiliation should be obtained from the District NYK.
The NYK will, after verification of all the documents, may issue Affiliation Certification number. The affiliation is reviewed periodically by NYK.

Q. 4 What are the key points for Sustaining Youth Club ?

Follow the guidelines as per bye-laws and Memorandum of Association such as regular elections, maintaining books of records and conducting meetings.
Renew annual membership of the Youth Club and affiliation with NYK and other organization.
Involve all sections of the community in the Youth Club.
Identify and make a list of activities in consultation with all members as per their field/actual needs.
Participate in all programmes conducted by various departments at village, block and district level for youth development.
Formulate and implement action plans of Youth Clubs and maintain the records and prepare reports.
Ensure effective convergence with Government Departments/Developmental Agencies/Non Government Organizations.
Network with like-minded community based organizations.
Take active part in Gram Sabha of Panchayat and develop second line of leadership to keep the Youth Club active and their zeal alive.

Q. 5 What is the Management of Youth Club ?

Reply : In order to manage the Youth Club effectively, it need to have a Memorandum of Association, Byelaw, properly elected General Body, Executive Committee and other Subcommittees. The election of office bearers should be done in a democratic manner.

Q. 6 What is the suggestion of activities of Youth Clubs ?

Reply : Activities of Youth Clubs can be broadly divided into programmes directly benefitting the youths towards their individual development and programmes benefitting the community. All the programmes of a club focus on either of them or both. Normally Youth Club thrive on their own programmes viz., the Youth Clubs themselves develop need based programmes and resources for conducting the programmes will be raised by themselves. Once a Youth Club is affiliated with NYK, the magnitude of programmes available for the Youth Club increases and they can be part and parcel of the NYK sponsored activities. On the basis of financial resource support or technical support to organize and activity, the programmes of a Youth Club can be classified into:

NYK funded programmes
Programmes in collaboration with Central/State Government Development Departments, NGOs, and other funding organizations
Programmes in Collaboration with Local self Government Institutions like Gram Panchayat, Municipality, Corporation etc. and
Programmes through Local Resource Mobilization

Q. 7 What are the Self Assessment Tool for Youth Club ?

Reply : The functioning of Youth Club is not uniform everywhere. Some Youth Clubs are very active and are involved in multifaceted activities, whereas some engage only in sports or in arts. After one year of its existence, the Youth Clubs needs to assess itself to know where its stands and understand its strength and weakness. This will help the Youth Club to correct itself and work effectively.