The âYouth Center for Democratic Initiativesâ (YCDI) is a non-profit, non-governmental, independent organization, which was registered by the Central Body of State Register of the Ministry of Justice of RA in accordance with the âLaw about the non-governmental organizationsâ. The YCDI head office is located in Vanadzor, Lori Region.
The âYouth Center for Democratic Initiativesâ NGO is a voluntary union of young people who accept the values adopted by YCDI and are ready contributing their recourses and forces to spread those values and accomplish the mission of the organization voluntarily.
The mission of YCDI is to assist in the processes supporting the establishment of civil society and democratic state, for the sake of human development in Armenia, by the means of activation of youth.
YCDI objectives
– Assistance in democratic and civil initiatives in all spheres,
– Formation of a new generation of young right-protectors and civil activists,
– Development of new methods of civil monitoring,
– Development of effective public mechanisms for the protection of human rights and basic freedoms,
– Raising of the authority and efficiency of activities of the public sector,
– Raising of the civil activism of population by the dissemination of knowledge on the civil society and democracy,
– Development of human rights and intercultural learning,
– Assistance in the initiatives directed to mental, spiritual and physical development of the youth,
– Raising the civil activism of the youth basing on the principles of civil society and democracy, acting on national and international levels,
– Ensuring youth participation in development of youth unions in communities and in the process of decision-making on the community level,
– Raising the authority of volunteerism and development of voluntary activities,
– Development of peace-making initiatives of youth in the national and regional levels.