SAGLAM DUSUNCE GENCLER TESKILATI ICTIMAI BIRLIYI

description of organisation

"COMMON SENSE" Youth Organization was founded in Sumgait, Azerbaijan in 2006. The organization consists of two main bodies: The Board (decision-making body) and The Secretariat (executive body). We have more than 100 members who support and help us in our activities. The main objectives of our organization are:
- to make the youth be aware of their civic responsibility and increase active citizenship;
- to advocate for human rights and equality;
- to promote social inclusion for the young with special needs;
- 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 underpin peacebuilding and conflict prevention;
- 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. Generally, CSYO has successfully organized and hosted international training and youth exchanges on youth work, human rights, migration, cultural diversity, tolerance 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 we have worked with many international organizations and governmental bodies in the framework of our projects.

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 programmes, creates and manages a community of youth workers and policymakers interested in Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps, cooperates with SALTO EECA on its own promotional/informational activities.

Volunteering project