YMCA Europe

ESG Leadership Training & Seminar
2026-08-12 - 2026-08-16 | The Masaryk’s YMCA camp, Czech Republic
The ESG Leadership Training & Seminar is an international camp designed for scouts – young leaders, who want to learn, connect, and bring new energy back to their local groups.
During a few inspiring days at a traditional Czech riverside camp, participants will explore leadership in practice through many interactive workshops, outdoor challenges, group discussions, and hands-on activities.
The program focuses on developing scouting skills, teamwork, responsibility, and the ability to lead with purpose.
Age Limit: 14 – 99 years
Leaders under 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult.
Price:
130 € Eastern Europe (Czech Republic, Hungary, Armenia, Belarus, Lithuania, Ukraine)
190 € Western Europe (Switzerland, Finland, Germany, Sweden, Norway)
The participation fee includes accommodation (in cottages), meals (Wednesday’s dinner – Sunday’s breakfast) and local transport costs (from Prague to the camp site and back).
The travel costs from your country to Prague is not included.
Payment info will be sent after the registration ends.
Location: The Masaryk’s YMCA camp.
If you travel by plane, train or car, please try to make sure you are in Prague on August 12, 2026 at 12.00​.
Also try for your return flight to not be earlier than August 16, 2026 at 16.00
(or at 14.00 from Prague, Main Railway Station when travelling by train).
More detailed information will be sent to all participants in advance.
Registration open until 30.4.2026. Open here.
For more information: esglts[at]ymcaskaut.cz

GenNext Summer School
2026-08-19 - 2026-08-25 | Dresden, Dresden, Germany
YMCA Generation Next Summer School 2026 will take place in Dresden, Germany between 19th and 25th of August 2026.
During the first half of the event, scholarship recipients from Armenia and Georgia will share experiences, reflect on their journey over the past year, and deepen their learning through interactive sessions rooted in practice and purpose. The process will be facilitated by the expert contracted for the external evaluation of the entire project.
The second half of the event will focus on AI & Ethics, involving hands on experts from various IT partners, Christian leaders and the local community of Dresden.
The event is organised in partnership with Frauenkirche Foundation.

Dissemination event: eDU Hubs and Mobile Centres (EHMC) Project
2026-09-10 | Brussels, Belgium
YMCA Europe, in collaboration with its project partners, is pleased to announce and invite colleagues, policymakers, civil society actors, researchers, and practitioners to the upcoming Community Forum: “From Emergency Response to Sustainable Integration: Scaling Community-Based Solutions for Refugee Inclusion in Europe.”
Full information available here: https://www.ymcaeurope.com/ymca-europe-invites-you-to-the-ehmc-community-forum-in-brussels/

Roots Expert Pool Meeting
2026-09-18 - 2026-09-21 | Valletta, Malta
More information available here.
