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The IOV Youth Commission was officially founded in Bountiful, Utah in August, 2008. The occasion was the First IOV World Youth Congress, a four day event attended by representatives of 40 countries. In March, 2009, the IOV Executive Board meeting in Manila, Philippines appointed Mr. Olvin Valentin of Puerto Rico to chair the commission. Olvin Valentin can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The IOV Youth Commission is comprised of individual and organizational members. Here we will regularly feature reports on the activities of our youth members throughout the world.

The Second IOV Youth Congress 2010 on Urban Sustainability and Cultural Heritage

“We are the youth of today – looking back and moving forward”

Dear IOV Colleagues and Friends,
The International Organization of Folk Art (IOV) in operational relations with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is pleased to extend this Official Invitation to you to participate in The Second IOV Youth Congress 2010 on Cultural Heritage and Urban Sustainability.

Young Thais urged to help preserve folk stage performances

Bangkok: Permanent Secretary for Culture, Veera Rojpojanarat, Wednesday urged young Thais to help preserve Thai folk stage performances, as many were on the verge of dying out.

Presiding over the opening of an Asean forum for intangible cultural heritage conservation, held until December 28 in Bangkok, Veera told 33 youth representatives the forum was for them to exchange information, create networks and raise awareness.

Folklore and folk dances were among endangered heritage performances to be registered in the UNESCO conservation framework, he said.

Most threatened were Li Ke (Thai folk opera), Lamtud (Thai traditional performance in which two groups take turns to debate and sing), and Mor Lam (Northeastern Thai shows). He said the National Culture Commission had published a glossary of performers and contact details.

Source: The Nation

Nepal Creative Youth Report

Creative Youth Organisation Nepal (CYON) is a youth led organisation in Nepal. CYON has been working with different local organisation as well as international organisations for the common goal of youth development as well as social development.
Currently CYON is working in the field of preservation of intangible cultural heritage through youth mobilization. CYON also works on Environment preservation and restoration, youth empowerment and social issues.

The First IOV World Youth Congress & Scientific Symposium

Bountiful, Utah, August 2008

The First IOV World Youth Congress was convened in Bountiful, Utah from August 5th to August 9th, 2008. Presented by The International Organization of Folk Art (IOV) in operational relations with UNESCO, the congress was by all measures a resounding success! Its focus, Living Traditions - Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage, brought people together from all over the world in fulfillment of the congress’ three major objectives, to share information and research on topics relating to Intangible Cultural Heritage; to identify IOV projects relating to Intangible Cultural Heritage, and to create a structure of the IOV Youth Commission.