Overview of Our Online Presence in 2025
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…
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Erasmus+ & European Solidarity Corps Opportunities
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…
Strengthening Global Collaboration: SAMS Members Meet in Stockholm
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…
Building a Stronger YMCA Together: 2025 Movement Strengthening Update
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 Launches Students Practice Programme in Partnership with Babeș-Bolyai University
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
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,…
YMCA Participates in “Building Bridges” Event
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…
YMCA at Impact Week 2025: advancing youth opportunities in Malmö
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…
12th YMCA National General Secretaries Forum
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…
YMCA at the European Education and Skills Summit
YMCA took part in this year’s European Education and Skills Summit, where representatives Jessica Woitalla and Dragoș Tarța joined experts and policymakers to explore new directions for education and training…