Movement Strengthening is at the core of YMCA Europe’s commitment to building a vibrant, resilient, and future-ready YMCA movement across the continent. It is a long-term, intentional approach to strengthening…
In 2025, YMCA Europe continued to expand its digital presence, connecting with and engaging more people than ever across our online platforms, while connecting and providing the latest updates to…
As the new year begins, it also opens a renewed space for cooperation and joint work across the YMCA movement. With this in mind, we gathered a selection of funding…
From 11 to 15 January 2025, members of the SAMS (Strategic Alignment and Membership Strengthening) global partnership gathered in Stockholm, Sweden, for a three-day working meeting focused on advancing the…
The YMCA Europe Movement Strengthening Committee is excited to share our key milestones achieved over the past year! This update is more than a report – it is a toolkit…
YMCA Europe is excited to announce a new partnership with the Faculty of European Studies at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in connecting academic…
Strengthening YMCA collaboration across Europe through Nordic engagements: expanding cooperation in sport, youth work, advocacy and project development through coordinated meetings in Sweden and Finland. Between 24–26 November, Marius Pop,…
On Friday 28th, YMCA Europe took part in Building Bridges, an event organised by IFM-SEI (International Falcon Movement – Socialist Educational International) focused on supporting youth organisations and NGOs as…
From 18–20 November, we joined World YMCA at Impact Week 2025 in Malmö, one of Europe’s leading forums for mobilising capital and innovation for social and environmental progress. Hosted by…
The 12th National General Secretaries Forum brought together 24 leaders from across Europe in Helsinki from 10–12 November, hosted with warmth and vision by YMCA Finland. Twenty-one National General Secretaries…
