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YE General Assembly 2010 - Registration OPEN

January 20.2010 by Radek Hlavsa

GA will take place in the YMCA Europe Training Centre, Litomysl, Czech Republic May 12-16th, 2010. As usual the National Secretaries Conference will be prior to the Assembly, starting May 11 around lunch time. The theme of the GA is: "Now!".

Master Class

January 20.2010 by Eva Tschornová

YMCA Europe is organising a Master Class to train selected volunteers in the international dimensions of its work. The training sessions are aiming at members of national, regional and local YMCA boards in Europe, volunteers who represent YMCA Europe on international groups, and volunteers with the potential to become international representatives.

YMCA Europe visiting TURKEY

January 10.2010 by Radek Hlavsa

Read more about this visit in Johan Vilhelm's blog

YMCA Belarus Cultural Event

November 19.2009 by Radek Hlavsa

5-9 August 2010, Vitebsk, Belarus

Knowing our Strength, Demonstrating our Impact

November 18.2009 by Radek Hlavsa

New initiative “Knowing our Strength, Demonstrating our Impact” produced a very interesting report on activities in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.

CEC Assembly from the other side

August 2.2009 by Radek Hlavsa

Impressions of an Ecumenical Assembly from the Youth Perspective by Johanna Hippe.

CEC Assembly - After the applause

August 1.2009 by Radek Hlavsa

Article about CEC Assembly in Lyon by Marloes Meijer, delegate representative on behalf of YMCA Europe.

JOIN YMCA EUROPE's MASTER CLASS

May 7.2009 by Radek Hlavsa

The international dimension of the work of the YMCA becomes more and more important. This is valid on all levels of our organisation, starting on the local level. Strengthening the international co-operation within the YMCA and between YMCA's is a necessary ambition to further develop our work.

THANK YOU FOR A HUGE SUCCESS! YOU GAVE US 83'819 EUR

May 7.2009 by Radek Hlavsa

We changed a beer brewery from the year 1570 and half a castle into a modern training and conference centre - The YMCA Europe Training Centre in Litomysl. It started back in the mid 1990s when Y'sMen in Denmark under leadership of Poul Thomsen gave 70 000 Euros for a training centre in the Czech Republic.

Roots for Reconciliation Training Program Developers

May 6.2009 by Eva Tschornová

The YMCA Europe “Roots for Reconciliation” regional project has entered the third year of implementation. The Georgian town of Sighnaghi was the host of the first event in the framework of the project in 2009.

ESG seminar and leadership training in Armenia

April 23.2009 by Radek Hlavsa

European Scouting and Jungschar group proudly invites you and your friends to seminar and leadership training in Armenia 14th - 16th of August 2009.

SHARING TREASURES - European Partnerships in Action

April 5.2009 by Radek Hlavsa

YMCA Europe has a pleasure to invite you to the joint seminar of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Association, YMCA, YWCA, WAGGGS, WOSM supported by the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe.

Greetings from Beirut and the Middle East!

March 2.2009 by Eva Tschornová

Unfortunately, this part of the world continues to make the news and fill the TV screens all over the world. The reason you have not heard from us reference Gaza, has to do with the fact that we can't communicate with our YMCA colleagues over there.

YMCA Europe - General Assembly 2009

February 6.2009 by Radek Hlavsa

We sincerely invite you to the YE General Assembly 2009 that will take place in Dassel, Germany, 20 - 24.5.2009. The theme of the Assembly is "Do Not Bury Your Talent" and in coming days we will share with you more about this theme.

Congratulations to Kie Cummings !

December 12.2008 by Eva Tschornová

who was elected to Council of Europe Advisory Council for Youth 2009 - 2011.

ETS Conference

December 10.2008 by Eva Tschornová

The ETS conference is the place to be if you are a Ten Singer, who wants to learn more about Ten Sing in other countries. At the ETS conference Ten Sing leaders from many countries in Europe share and exchange ideas. The ETS conference is also the place where we decide what we want Ten Sing to be and do at the European level. If you are a leader from a country that not yet have Ten Sing, you are welcome to participate and hopefully get new ideas how to start Ten Sing back home.

Coexistence, Conversation, Cooperation: Promoting Inter-Faith Dialogue ...... we are landing in Tirana, Albania

December 10.2008 by Eva Tschornová

The countryside is new to most of us. Long valley, framed with the range of mountains extends from Tirana to the place of our destination - city of Shkoder. Two way road ....

Festival DVD

October 30.2008 by Radek Hlavsa

The DVD is here :-) and the copies are being made. To see the contents of the DVD and to order it, please visit the festival pages on www.ymca2008.com/dvd_from_the_festival.html.

Georgia Crisis and YMCA Europe Response to it

October 16.2008 by Radek Hlavsa

The Georgia Crisis once again came to prove that the Caucasus remains a dangerous mine of inter-ethnic conflicts, with a vast number of very sensitive detonators originating from within the history of the region or from the contemporary geopolitical developments.

Resultant once again humanitarian crisis is plundering this beautiful corner of the world, devastating lives and hopes. It will take considerable time and immense efforts until things go to normal in Georgia and in the wider region.

YMCA Launches Appeal for War-Affected in Georgia

August 19.2008 by Radek Hlavsa

Following a week of devastating conflict in Georgia, particularly in the province of South Ossetia, an estimated 200'000 people in Georgia have been displaced and are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance.

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Michal Szymanczak (Poland)
Working in the YMCA Europe as a Deputy Secretary General since 1996. His office is seated in Warsaw, Poland.