THE
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH COMMITTEE OF IFBDO
REPORT
OF ACTIVITIES
1.
The
IYC Creation and Establishment
After
discussing the importance of youth participation in two round tables, a working
group, consisting of representatives from all Countries present at the Youth
Forum, was created with the objectives of developing and presenting a proposal
for the creation of an International Youth Committee to the IFBDO.
The
writing of a set of rules (statutes) that define the work of this group, also
started along with some young representatives joineing the work later on. This
created the final group including the following countries: Algeria; Brazil;
Burkina Faso; Denmark; Estonia; France; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Romania, Spain;
South Africa; Sweden; Zimbabwe.
The
proposal for the IYC work was presented[1]
and approved by all countries present at the meeting. Three special advisors to
the President, Leticia Ferreira (
The
IYC Work Group, in form of the young people present at the General Assembly, was
given the mandate to continue their work by creating statutes and starting up
the IYC. These documents were created and added to the IFBDO website for
comments before the Youth Forum in
The
delegations present at the Youth Forum approved the statutes and elected the
representatives of the International Youth Committee[2].
This was supported by the presence of the Secretary General of the IFBDO.
The
IYC started working on the activities proposed by the young people in the Youth
Forum and on the important steps guaranteeing the participation of all the
member countries of the IFBDO. Two further countries spontaneously joined the
IYC with young representatives herby expanding the group to the following member
countries: Brazil; Denmark; Estonia; France; Kosovo; Latvia; Lithuania;
Luxembourg; Romania and Spain. Leticia Ferreira (
Due to a misunderstanding of the IYC Statutes’ intention, the creation of the committee was questioned in especially two points:
·
Is
the IYC supposed to have statutes?
·
Are
the young people about to create a new organisation apart from the IFBDO?
The
discussions about the IYC were postponed.
After clarifying that
no young person, work group or even the IYC, ever intended to create an
organization apart from the IFBDO and that its statutes were created along the
suggestions of the Carthage Proposal as a mean for the regulation of the work
and the facilitation of the fundraising, the following points got agreed on:
·
The
IYC got included in the Statutes of the IFBDO and Rules of Procedures to be
approved in the General Assembly 2005 –
·
A
time space during the General Assembly was opened for IYC meetings and reports,
starting to be put in place in
·
An
e-mail requesting the participation in the IYC was sent out by the President and
Secretary General to all IFBDO member countries.
·
A
special account will be opened and young representatives will be joining the
Executive Council of the IFBDO as Youth Delegate, Assistant Treasurer and
Assistant Youth Delegate, keeping three special young advisors in the
organisation.
Activities:
From August 2004 to April 2005
After
being approved in
·
The
IYC Logo:
As seen on the document, it was created by a young volunteer based in one of the
workshops of the Youth Forum in
·
The
National Reports/Site:
Each Country provided a small report about its organization. These reports will
be added onto a website, yet to be created, allowing all every young person to
know what is happening in the IFBDO organizations around the World. The site’s
domain that is www.youthblood.org
was already bought and will be used shortly.
·
The
International Youth Forum on Blood Donation Organization Guide:
Created with the objective to help provide Countries with information regarding
the issues of how to host Youth Forums.
·
The
International Youth Forum on Blood Donation 2005 –
·
Fundraising:
A complete report made by our treasurer can be seen below.
Financial
Report: From August 2004 to April 2005
A
fundraising campaign was started by Mikkel Andersen in the name of the IYC in
So
far, the IYC has received and budgeted to spend the following amounts:
·
Credit:
5.490 Euro - Fundraising from the
Danish local blood donors committees and others.
·
Debit:
3.671 Euro – Participation of young
representatives in the Extraordinary Executive Council Meeting in
Next
Steps
The
following year will be devoted to continue the development of the projects
agreed upon in
·
The
development and approval of the
“rules of procedure” for the IYC in the General Assembly of IFBDO;
·
The
creation of the Website;
·
The
continuation of the fundraising effort to help sponsor some young people from
the poorest IFBDO-member countries to participate in the youth forum, the IYC
and the IFBDO meetings, as well as developing projects;
·
The
creation of a guide for the development of national youth organizations.
Also:
To start new projects, open for discussion during the next youth forum in
Leticia
C. Ferreira – Brazil (President)
Mikkel Dybtved Andersen – Denmark (Treasurer)
Kadi Grichin –
National Representatives
Alexandra Iftode – Romania
Deimante Konciuviene- Lithuania
Carine Breuer- Luxembourg
Daina Krumina – Latvia - Associate member
Lucien Bedez– France
Maria Teresa Gonzales - Spain
Skender Abasi - Kosovo