YUVSATTA is a youth welfare organization dedicated to steering young people towards implementing Gandhian ideals of Constructive Programme based on voluntary effort and individual & community action. Our organization offers a wide range of volunteer opportunities and youth programs.
Mahatma Gandhi believed in only one religion - the religion of humanity. Volunteers of Yuvsatta realize that for improvement in man’s condition, every dimension of social life must be improved. They do it, in their small ways. By combining discussion with action, in social, educational, environmental and medical arenas, with the aim of a more desirable future built on contributions from youth.
We envision a world where all people are equally respected, fully protected and universally realized. Included in this vision is a world where all young people – regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, class, gender or other differences – are encouraged and empowered to non-violently claim their own rights and serve as advocates for the rights of others.
We believe there are capable young leaders in every global community, who can become catalyst or ‘Agents of Change’. Bringing those leaders together to inspire change is the mission of Yuvsatta and its annual ‘International Youth Peace Fest’.
Yuvsatta a youth newspaper got started and published first monthly, then fortnightly and weekly too. Finally when in 1996 it became daily evening newspaper, it ran into severe financial troubles and as a result abruptly got closed.
Project –Sahyog: Launch of door to door waste collection programme & waste management programme in Chandigarh.
Inauguration of 1st free tele-counselling service – DOST (1st of its kind any where in north India) on matters related to AIDS, Drugs, Smoking, Alcoholism & Sex from Lajpat Rai Bhawan, Chandigarh
Campaign for creation of ‘All Women Police Stations’ in State of Punjab.
Year 2000: Three day International Conference on the theme of ‘Millennium Without Violence’. Foreign students of 14 countries participated including Sri R. Venkataraman-the ex-President of India.
International Conference on ‘Need for Afro- Asian Dialogue’ with participation of 14 Asian & African countries foreign students of Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Project –Sahyog: Launch of door to door waste collection programme & waste management programme in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
Launch of free tele-counselling service – DOST on matters related to AIDS, Drugs, Smoking, Alcoholism & Sex from DC Office, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
Campaign for Cycle-city Chandigarh, with a focus on motivating more & more people cycling or walking for short distances in the city. As a result of which Chandigarh became first city in India with well laid cycle tracks alongside all major roads.
Project Rakhsak-HIV/AIDS Awareness programmes.
Activities promoting education amongst the marginalized.
Launch of Peace Clubs in Schools.
Project Shakti-Promoting reproductive child health and awareness generation camps for marginalized women in slums & rural areas.
Eco-club activities & environmental awareness programme involving school children.
Strengthening and spread of Peace Clubs activities in Schools of tricity i.e. Chandigarh, Panchkula and SAS Nagar (Mohali).
Project Rakhsak-HIV/AIDS Awareness programmes with UTSACS (State AIDS Control Society, Chandigarh)
Playway Adult literacy programme for illiterates in slum settlements of Chandigarh.
Creation of all Girls Cricket Team & launch of ‘Kitabghar –library for kids at Bapu Dham Colony, a slum settlement in Chandigarh.
Distribution of free bicycles to meritorious marginalized girls with support of Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
Giving voice to voiceless start of monthly ‘Jugnu’ newspaper for & by the marginalized children of slum settlements of Chandigarh.
Project Shakti-Promoting reproductive child health and awareness generation camps for marginalized women in slums & rural areas.
Eco-club activities & environmental awareness programme involving school children.
Start of Gandhi Peace Exam in Burail Jail & Patiala Central Jail based on autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi.
Project V-care: Saluting the Soldiers, bringing school children in closer contact with soldiers and units of Indian Army.
Project Heritage Trees for care and adoption of trees 100 years & old.
Regular organization of an annual International Youth Peace Festival (IYPF).
Peace Clubs in over 100 Schools of tricity i.e. Chandigarh, Panchkula and SAS Nagar (Mohali).
Project Rakhsak-HIV/AIDS Awareness programmes with UTSACS (State AIDS Control Society, Chandigarh)
Project Bridge to empower the marginalized kids of slum settlements.
Project Shakti-Promoting reproductive child health and awareness generation camps for marginalized women in slums areas.
Project V-care: Saluting the Soldiers, bringing school children in closer contact with soldiers and units of Indian Army.
Project Heritage Trees for care and adoption of trees 100 years & old.
Project Sakhi to empower 150 marginalized out of School girls of Mauli Jagran Colony-a slum settlement in Chandigarh.
English Access Microscholarship Programme supported by US Embassy to teach English Language Learning skills to 100 adolescent youth of Bapu Dham Colony, Chandigarh.
Regular Eco-club programmes on environmental awareness and water conservation involving young School students.
Creation of Rain Water Harvesting structures in ten Government Schools of Chandigarh with assistance of WAPCOS Limited (A Government of India Undertaking Under Ministry of Water).
TB Awareness programme in slum areas of Colony No. 4 & Bapu Dham Colony, Chandigarh.
Organization of annual International Youth Peace Festival.
Active & vibrant Peace Clubs in over 100 Schools of tricity.
Project Rakhsak-HIV/AIDS Targeted Intervention Programme for Female Sex Workers & condom promotion drives.
Project Bridge to empower the marginalized kids of slum settlements.
Sucessful Annual International Youth Peace Fest.
International Youth Exchange programmes with Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Malaysia, Pakistan & Singapore.
Bird Watching trips for over 5000 local school students.
Project V-care: Saluting the Soldiers, bringing school children closer to units of Indian Army.
Various Environmental awareness & advocacy programmes involving over 130 Eco-clubs in promotion of cycling, biodiversity, nature-trails, Green Diwali campaigns, water conservation etc.
Various international tie-ups to strengthen and spread the network at South Asian and Global level.
Peace Clubs activities to focus on 1 India Campaign, Power of 1 Rupee, Promoting Rights & dignity of girls, issues of child labour, sanitation, & volunteering in over 100 Schools of tricity.
Project Rakshak-HIV/AIDS Targeted Intervention Programme for Female Sex Workers & special condom promotion drives.
Project I Care to empower the marginalized kids of Slum settlements of Chandigarh.
Bird Watching trips for over 5000 local school students.
Various Environmental awareness & advocacy programmes involving over 130 Eco-clubs in promotion of cycling, biodiversity, nature-trails, Green Diwali campaigns, water conservation etc.
Project V-care: Saluting the Soldiers, bringing school children closer to units of Indian Army.
International Youth Exchange programmes with Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Malaysia, Pakistan, Russia, Indonesia & Singapore.
Annual Global Youth Peace Fest (earlier IYPF), from September 30-October 2.
Launch of Global Youth Peace Forum
A nine months of nonviolence campaign launched as part of the worldwide 150th anniversary celebration of Mahatma Gandhi (January 30-October 2, 2019).
1 st Children’s Peace Fest-CPF2019 successfully organized on January 30 th with participation of over 500 children’s from eight different states & U.T’s. of India.
International School Students Exchange Programme started with Schools in Bulgaria, China, Malaysia, Romania & Sri Lanka.
To bring young children’s & youth closer to concepts of green living ‘Nature Camps’ organized for over 1500 young people.
To further strengthen the environmental awareness & upgrade skills 7 teachers training programmes were organized.
Orientation Training Programme for Peace Clubs of tricity.
Launch of Read Chandigarh Campaign with a unique ‘Kitaban Da Langar-Books Donation’ initiative on May 25, 2019, in which 2500 books were collected and distributed among marginalized children’s from slums and rural areas of Chandigarh.
Project Rakshak-HIV/AIDS Targeted Intervention Programme for Female Sex Workers & special condom promotion drives.
Monthly activities with Eco Clubs of Chandigarh to promote programmes on water conservation, afforestation, stop usage of single use plastic, biodiversity, culture of cycling, waste management, recycling & concepts of green living.
Project I Care to empower the marginalized kids of Slum settlements of Chandigarh.
Annual sending of gift of truck load of new woolens for the marginalized children’s of Kashmir valley.
Annual Global Youth Peace Fest, September 30-October 2.
First of its kind GIRLS INDIA Project initiated to further strengthen the movement promoting rights and dignity of girls and women at all levels.
Active and vibrant ‘Girls Parliaments’ formed in over 55 prominent schools and colleges of Chandigarh.
Granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi-Smt. Tara Gandhi Bhatacharjee was invited to launch a unique ‘SDG 5 Compatible Chandigarh 2030’
An innovative ‘Safe Public Spaces for Girls & Women’ started with participation of local resident’s welfare associations and market welfare associations.
Prominent Principals & Teachers awarded with PEACE AWARDS for strengthening Peace Clubs in their educational institutions.
International School Students Exchange Programme started with Schools in Nigeria, Sudan, Malaysia, Nepal and China.
Monthly activities with Eco Clubs of Chandigarh to promote programmes on promotion of bicycles, STOP-Students Take on Plastics, water conservation, biodiversity promotion, cleanliness drives and focus of solar system promotions in residential and commercial areas of Chandigarh.
Annual sending of a truck load of new woolens for the marginalized children of Kashmir valley.
Annual 15th Global Youth Peace Fest, September 30-October 2, at International Youth Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Project ‘Gulabi Gang’ started to give voice to and empower marginalized female sex-workers at Chandigarh.
Four national level youth peace camps were organized in four corners of India, starting from Chennai-Tamilnadu (November 17-19, 2022), Rajsamand-Rajasthan (November 24-26, 2022), Chandigarh (December 5-7, 2022) & Agartala-Tripura (December 17-19, 2022).
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in service of others”-MK Gandhi
1. Departments of Environment, Forests & Wildlife, CPCC & CREST: To promote environmental awareness and conservation among young School/College students through active and vibrant Eco Clubs.
2. Chandigarh Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CCPCR): To promote rights and dignity of girls and women in society, a unique GIRLS INDIA programme was launched and also to improve Child Rights and digital learning among marginalized girls of Bapudham Colony, Sector 26, Kitabghar-digital library was started.
3. Chandigarh State AIDS Control Society-CSACS: To promote HIV/AIDS Awareness and healthy life-style among high-risk groups people, Yuvsatta is running a ‘Targeted Intervention Project’ for over 650 female sex-workers, in areas of Bapudham Colony, Sector 26, Colony No. 4, Daria village & Manimajra at Chandigarh.
4. State Legal Services Authority, Chandigarh: To spread and strengthen the legal awareness and child friendly environment in the city through Peace Clubs in Schools formed by Yuvsatta.