World Organization of Students & Youth (WOSY) is an international youth body that strives to help humankind in its search for happiness and fulfillment. When all materialist philosophies have failed or proved to be falling short, a new direction towards a better life system has become all the more necessary. WOSY considering this need accelerates the process of search on the basis of unity of mank
ind. WOSY involves the students and youth in the evolution of a new world order - political, economic, social, technological etc. Therefore, WOSY envisages better international understanding, promotes peace and co-existence, strives to bring youth together for social justice and humanity and mobilizes their opinion against all sorts of discrimination for the cause of healthy environment and fights for just role of students & youth. WOSY is a non-profit, non-political body of the youth, which works through many associate and affiliate organizations of students and youth. World Organization of Students and Youth, the first international student and youth body with India as headquarters, was launched in Delhi on 29th Oct. 1985, on the occasion of the international Youth Year, declared by United Nations.WOSY an attempt to bring youth on a platform to think and work against the ill effect of unhealthy happenings of the today’s world, when the entire human race is facing the challenges of consumerist materialism, dreaded incurable diseases like AIDS, monster of drug abuse, ethnic and fanatic terrorism, monopolistic economic hegemony of 'developed' nations and senseless exploitation of nature, a voice of sense and of welfare of the humankind is needed as never before. It is common knowledge that the relentless pursuit of pleasure and the highest degree of materialism have failed to make humankind happy. Man’s search for happiness and fulfillment has drawn him to the basic tenets of India’s ancient philosophy, which believes in the unity of mankind, and in fact, the unity of the whole universe. Youth across the globe needs a sense of direction, which will guide him away from force of destruction, towards the spiritual fountainheads of happiness and fulfillment. WOSY has conducted a number of activities to promote the above objectives. Seminars and conferences have been organised in the past in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Shimla, Hyderebad, Pune etc. Social awareness program on electronic waste campaign was widely organized in IT city Bangalore. Capacity building programs for youth is organized on regular intervals in major chapters. Cultural programs like Deepavali Milan, Sankranti, Ugadi (New Year of India), New Year get-together, educational seminars etc have been held at many places. WOSY has represented in the international conference held in London, UK in Dec 2002, in the youth rally in Bali, in 2005, Indo China summit in China, 2011, international youth conference in Bali in 2013 etc.