Global Youth Forum

The organization name is GLOBAL AFGHAN FORUM. B THE PURPOSES OF THE GROUP ARE:- Global Afghan Forum established to bring young educated and professionals under an umbrella to tackle the struggles against extremism and institutional corruption. Our idea of creating personnel is to place as many educated people and gradually places them in the future Government of Afghanistan. In order to do that we have to gather the right personnel with right qualifications and aims. Build up and strengthening the spirit of accountability from community and village to the national level. GAF continuously, promote the democratic values and contributing to the institutionalization of democracy and political participation amongst the marginalized sections of the society. Standing for/and promoting the new thought for rescuing Afghanistan from the vicious cycle of poverty, illiteracy, disunity, tension and stress. The GAF wants to increase the level of quality of education in Afghanistan and region by increasing the standards of the schools and employ qualified teachers who hold a great teaching experience and qualifications, reducing the level of illiteracy leading Afghanistan to be a more sustainable and successful state. GAF will enhance the role of young professionals in Afghanistan and internationally to establish a platform to enable a peace reform. Quote from G.A.F Chairman Mr. Emad “We will identify ways in which education can be used to stop the spread of religiously motivated extremism. We have to ensure that our education systems equip young people with the knowledge and skills to resist the extremists’ messages, teaching them to understand and respect those with different religious and cultural perspectives. Each member adds an enormous value to our network with their political backgrounds, experiences and the thousands of supporters from Afghanistan and abroad. GAF formed with educated and qualified members; it is holding the key for the future of Afghanistan (education and unity). Therefore, we have come together to enhance the role of young professionals in chain of networks Afghanistan and establish opportunities for their voices to be heard. Objectives ➢ Create a chain with young Afghan professional personals with high education, experience and have a strong social base in Afghanistan to enable the reform ➢ Reduction of poverty ➢ Promote Human rights (in particular Women’s and Children’s rights) ➢ Represent a positive image of Afghanistan and Afghans in the global context To help members of the Afghan communities in and out country to develop their own national identity while also integrating into the foreign countries, and assisting with language difficulties, cultural understanding, residency, and other relevant issues. C CARRYING OUT THE PURPOSES In order to carry out the purposes, the Committee has the power to: - (1) raise funds, receive grants and donations (2) buy or sell property, take on leases and employ staff (3) co-operate with and support other groups with similar purposes (4) do anything else within the law which is necessary to achieve the purposes Specifically the GLOBAL AFGHAN FORUM will aim to keep alive and promote traditional, cultural, and historical ceremonies to maintain, develop and express Afghan cultural identity in global scale through exhibitions, events, and activities around relevant days such as Eidul-Adha, Eidul-Fitr, Melaad-ul Nabi and Muharamul-haram, and traditional celebrations such as new year, independence day etc. The organisation will also aim to promote educational and sport classes for youths. The organisation will also teach them English, Dari, Pashto, maths and religious studies with the help of management committee. The committee will organise courses in order to help members of the Global Afghan Youths gain more experience in finding jobs, and integrating and inter-relating with other foreign youths. GAF aims to promote social cohesion and regards any act of misanthropy, terrorism, fundamentalism, or any type of violence as wrong and will actively seek to oppose such evils. D MEMBERSHIP The Committee may admit to membership anybody (men or women) aged 18 and over and who supports the purposes of the forum. People wishing to become members of the Forum should not be involved in any activities of terrorist violence, discrimination, racial, national or religious crimes, or have controversial political opinions. People who wish to become a member should apply to the Committee. Membership lasts for 3 years and may be renewed. The Committee will keep an up to date membership list. The Committee may expel someone from membership, provided it is in the best interest of the group to do so, and they are given the right to be heard by the Committee before the decision is made. They can be accompanied by a friend. Specifically, anyone involved in illegal activities, acts of violence, discrimination, racial, national or religious crimes will be expelled from the Forum. E ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - AGM (1) The AGM must be held every year, with 14 days’ notice given to all members telling them what is on the agenda. (2) There must be at least 10 members present at the AGM. (3) The Committee shall present the annual report and accounts. (4) Members shall elect at least 3 and up to 10 members to the Committee. They will retire at the next AGM and may stand for re-election. Prospective Members may stand for election either as general committee members or to fill specific posts G MONEY (1) Funds must be held in the Forum’s bank account. All cheques must be signed by 2 Committee members, one of whom must be either the Treasurer or the Chair. (2) Funds cannot be used to pay Committee members except to refund legitimate expenses. (3) Funds and property must only be used for the purposes of the Forum. No person has the right to individually profit from or take money for individual expenses, except where the Committee has agreed under section G2. J SETTING UP THE GROUP This constitution was adopted on _____________ 200__ by the people whose signatures appear below. They will be the Committee until the first AGM, which must be held within one year of this date. Signed Print name and address The vision of GAF/GYF is to shape the future of Afghanistan and the globe by preserving our heritage, discovering new knowledge acquisition methods to develop Afghanistan and share our resources with the World. Global Youth Forum is a unique and influential institution as it contains the power of unity that consists of different Afghan ethnic groups. GYF managed to bring together the future tribal leaders and persuade them to work hand in hand to diminish the gap between ethnicities and tribes in an ever ethnically divided country such as Afghanistan. Therefore, members add an enormous value to GYF with their education, professional experience and their perception towards building a sustainable Afghanistan. Hence, GYF holds the key for the future of Afghanistan with its focus on unity and education. GYF will enhance the role of young professionals in Afghanistan and internationally to establish a platform to enable a peaceful reform in Afghanistan. Global Youth Forum was established to bring young educated and professional individuals under an umbrella to tackle the struggles against institutional corruption, building up and strengthening the spirit of accountability from communities, villages to the national and international levels. We continuously promote the democratic values and contribute to the institutionalization of democracy and political participation amongst the marginalized sections of the society. Standing for/and promoting the new thought for rescuing Afghanistan from the vicious cycle of poverty, illiteracy, disunity, tension and stress. The GYF aims to enhance the level of education in Afghanistan by improving the standard and quality of schools and Universities, training and employing qualified teachers and reducing the level of illiteracy so that Afghanistan heads towards a sustainable and fully-functioning state. As Franklin Benjamin stated, “an investment in knowledge pays the best interest’, we see education as the path to enlighten as it wipes out the wrong beliefs from our minds. It helps create a clear picture of things around us and erases all the confusion. It kindles the flame of curiosity and helps awaken the abilities to question and to reason. It makes us more self-aware.” We want to create educated and shrewd leaders for Afghanistan; therefore, we have to bring together the Afghan youth who have excelled in their studies either abroad or within Afghanistan and create productive personnel from the pool of talent. In order to establish a successful and effective government in Afghanistan, we need educated youth to be recruited by the government institutions and they should be provided with opportunities within the third sector (private/NGOs). But the reality in the ground today is that the majority of government officials are either uneducated or has no qualification to govern a country that requires a tremendous amount of work to stand on its own feet. Our idea of creating personnel means that we want to place as many educated people slowly but surely in all government levels so that they become leading figures in their respective areas. We have already convinced highly influential figures to be part of this inclusive institution. Our network has been widened in Egypt, Turkey, Arab countries, Pakistan and U.S.A, U.K and Europe. G.A.F. is a chain of young professionals which aims to change the globe to a more educated, prosperous, safer, and above all a just Global Community. GAF will enhance the role of young professionals in Afghanistan and internationally to establish a platform to enable a peace reform. ; It is a unique established institution where acts as an umbrella among youths networks. We are holding the most powerful tool. This tool is our pen, paper, power of youth and cognition of common goals. Facing unemployment, insecurity and lack of socio-economic opportunities at home, many Afghans, mostly young males, have increasingly resorted to costly and perilous illegal migration to European and other industrialized countries. Over 18,000 Afghan asylum-seekers were registered in 44 industrialized states in 2008 - a significant increase on previous years, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). “With 18,500 asylum applications submitted by Afghans in 2008, the number is at its highest since 2002 [29,400] and is almost double the figure of the year before [10,000],” said a UNHCR report entitled Asylum levels and trends in industrialized countries in 2008. “The deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan is likely to be the main reason, along with lack of economic opportunities,” Ron Redmond, a UNHCR spokesman in Geneva, told IRIN. Therefore, GYF is highly committed to working closely with the Afghan government and the international community to provide the youth of Afghanistan with the right conditions and opportunities for education and employment within Afghanistan so that they are rescued from the terribly dangerous and life-threatening journeys they make to get to Europe. The vision is to create, maintain and expand a network of young, active, educated and influential Afghan professionals for utilizing them for working toward a prosperous safer and a just global community. Our mission is to inspire the youth to take the initiative and to become active members in the communities in which they’re living in, bring positive changes, recognizing global problems and to take part in tackling these problems collectively. Our youth will build a network and advocate for a culture of cooperating and collaborating in between youth internationally. Key areas of focus: Youth leadership Youth connectivity Youth capacity building Youth awareness Youth involvement in decision making process Youth civic Engagement Youth community development Youth employment Youth Education Youth anti-radicalism Youth migration Goals: • To achieve and maintain a position of leadership worldwide among other international youth organizations • To establish 50 operational offices worldwide to enable us to engage with Afghan communities and attract young Afghan professionals. • To reach 500,000 recorded active members in our database. To maintain international relations with youth networks and to cooperate and promoting the culture of cooperation