"Common Sense" Youth Organization

"COMMON SENSE" Youth Organization was founded by a group of young people as a non-political, non-profit, non-governmental organization in the city of Sumgait in 2006. "Common Sense" Youth Organization (CSYO) has 15 years of experience working through non-formal education, concentrating on youth work, voluntarism, peace-building, social economy, active citizenship and participation. We have more than 90 members who support and help us in our activities. The main aims of our organization are: - to deliver the importance of non-formal education in the lifelong learning process; - to make the youth be aware of their civic responsibility and increase active citizenship; - to promote a healthy lifestyle and show the consequences of bad habits; - to raise environmental awareness and the significance of environmental protection among the youth; - to advocate for human rights and equality; - to underpin peacebuilding and conflict prevention; - to promote the concept of social entrepreneurship; - to support local schoolchildren and students in their self-development process. CSYO is working in different social, educational and cultural fields with different target groups: youth, students, refugees, IDPs etc. Organization cooperates with different NGOs in Europe and is actively involved in Erasmus+ (previously Youth in Action) programme as a promoter/partner and hosts projects in Azerbaijan. Organization is a full member of 2 big networks in Europe: ‘’Youth Express Network’’ and ‘’Youth and Environment Europe’’. Generally, CSYO has successfully organized and hosted international training and youth exchanges about Human rights, migration, cultural diversity, tolerance, environment and related topics, in the frame of Youth in Action/Erasmus+ programme. We have implemented a plenty of local projects in direction of our priorities and in the framework of our projects, we have worked with many international organizations and governmental bodies. Also in this direction, we organized 2 big conferences “Eastern Partnership & Visegrad 4: International Youth Cooperation Forum” ( 20-25 Nov 2014, 4-6 Dec., 2017) - during the conferences the participants discussed opportunities for international cooperation and held presentations on financial opportunities and programs for youth and youth organizations. Since January 2019, CSYO has been selected as Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps INFO CENTRE for Azerbaijan by SALTO EECA. As Info Center, CSYO gives consultations for youth and organizations interested in Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps (ESC) opportunities, organizes promotional/informational activities about Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps opportunities aiming, creates and manages a community of youth workers and policymakers interested in Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps around dedicated, cooperates with SALTO EECA on its own promotional/informational activities.