Campacity 2025
2025-03-27 - 2025-03-31 | Camp PerspektivFabrik, Expansion at Lake 1, 14778 Beetzseeheide OT Mötzow, Germany
YMCA Europe invites all interested YMCA organisations to apply for Camp Capacity Building Conference “Campacity”, to be implemented within the framework of “Camp Europe” project.
Full information and Call for Participants, here.

YMCA Leadership Academy, International Activity One
2025-04-07 - 2025-04-12 | Valletta, Malta

YMCA Work with Refugees and Migrants in Europe | 4th Conference
2025-05-21 - 2025-05-23 | Brussels, Belgium
YMCA Europe invites practitioners working with refugees and migrants across Europe to join this important conference.
The event will focus on sharing experiences, learning from one another, and strengthening collaboration to enhance YMCA’s impact in supporting displaced communities.
📅 21st – 23rd May 2025
📍 Brussels, Belgium (Back-to-back with YMCA Europe General Assembly)
🏛 Venue: The Full Circle Brussels (89 Ch. de Vleurgat, 1050 Brussels, Belgium)

Conference Highlights

Wednesday, 21st May – Arrival before dinner, followed by an introductory session.
Thursday, 22nd May – A full working day featuring:

– Awareness-raising and action-based discussions on refugee and migrant issues.
– Best practices for refugee integration in local communities.
– Challenges faced by refugees and migrants across Europe.
– Marketplace session: Participants will deliver 7-minute project pitches, sharing initiatives and ideas for future collaboration.

Friday, 23rd May –

– Morning visit to the European Parliament, alongside General Assembly participants.
– Afternoon session: Exploring the relationship between local communities and newcomers, with a focus on the role of the YMCA in integration efforts.
– Closing dinner with General Assembly participants.

Please download from here the registration form with practical information about housing and costs.
Please return the registration form before 1st. May to info[at]ymcaeurope.com
We aim at a maximum of 35 participants so do not hesitate to register.
Join us in strengthening YMCA’s impact in refugee and migrant support across Europe!

General Assembly 2025
2025-05-22 - 2025-05-25 | Full Circle House, 89 Ch. de Vleurgat,, Brussels, 1050, Belgium
Full information and Registrations here.

Youth Unify 2025
2025-08-10 - 2025-08-16 | Masaryk Camp YMCA, Sobesin, Czech Republic
The first Youth Unify camp was held in Poland in 2015. Since then events have been held annually in Romania, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia During the COVID pandemic there were regional mission trips and Youth Unify has supported the running of larger YMCA events across Europe.
Learn more here and register now!

The European YMCA Scouting and Jungschar Group Leadership Training & Seminar
2025-08-20 - 2025-08-24 | Entfelden, Switzerland
The European YMCA Scouting and Jungschar Group (ESG) Leadership Training and Seminar provides a unique opportunity for YMCA scouts across Europe to exchange ideas, gain new insights, and build lasting connections.
More info available here.

Advocacy | Community Solutions Hub: From Issues to Impact
2025-09-08 - 2025-09-14 | Brussels, Belgium
The “Community Solutions Hub: From Issues to Impact” International Activity will see participants travel to Brussels between the 8th and 14th of September 2025 to develop their skills in community engagement and advocacy in an international, cooperative environment, at the heart of European policy.
Participants will explore how their communities can be the source of change and how young people can drive policy, all while engaging with high-level stakeholders, touring the European Union’s centres of power and building lasting links that will drive the work of the EYRN.
Call for participants and registrations.

Roots Expert Pool Meeting
2025-09-12 - 2025-09-15 | Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Personal invitation will be extended to selected Roots Peace Work Institute (PWI) Alumni. Yet if you are a Roots PWI Alumni, still involved in the YMCA, interested, let us know.

Leadership Academy, International Activity Two
2025-10-26 - 2025-10-31 | Greenhill YMCA, Donard Park, Newcastle, United Kingdom

Peacework Institute | Session I
2025-10-27 - 2025-11-02 | Dresden, Dresden, Germany
More information available here.

National General Secretaries Forum 2025
2025-11-10 - 2025-11-12 | Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
The YMCA Europe’s National General Secretaries (NGS) Forum is a platform that brings together the national leaders of YMCA organizations across Europe. The purpose of the forum is to provide a space for national general secretaries to exchange knowledge, discuss best practices, and collaborate on strategic initiatives that will strengthen the YMCA movement in Europe.
More info about the event, soon.

Unify Conference 2026
2026-03-05 - 2026-03-08 | Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
We invite you to join us from 5th to 8th March 2026 in Budapest, Hungary! Be part of the European YMCA Mission Network Conference under the topic “Beyond Barriers”.
Registrations open here.

Peacework Institute | Session II
2026-03-15 - 2026-03-21 | Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia

Campacity 2026
2026-04-15 - 2026-04-19 | Camp Brevik, Östra Ny, Brevik, Vikbolandet, 61029, Sweden
Save the date. More info soon.

General Assembly 2026
2026-05-14 - 2026-05-17 | Malta, Malta
Full info and registration here.

Helsinki Basketball Festival
2026-05-15 - 2026-05-17 | Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
International Junior Basketball Tournament in Helsinki, Finland May 15 – 17, 2026.
Helsinki Basketball Festival is organised by Helsinki YMCA, the largest basketball club in Finland, and brings together junior teams from across Europe for a memorable season-ending tournament in springtime Helsinki. We invite your YMCA team to join us for competitive games, an international atmosphere, and strong community spirit both on and off the court.
Tournament information
Age groups:
Boys and girls born between 2010 and 2018.
YMCA U15 European Championship
In the U15 categories for boys and girls, teams will compete for the YMCA European Championship title.
Venues
Games are played on good-quality indoor courts across Helsinki.
Full information below.

Youth Unify 2026
2026-08-05 - 2026-08-11 | Magnetsried, Germany
Theme: Unique and United – Discovering Our Superpowers for Inclusive Communities
In a world that is increasingly globalised, young people live with greater intercultural access than ever before – in relationships, friendships, culture, and communication. This brings rich opportunities, but also the risk of losing our individuality in mass culture. Youth Unify Camp 2026 invites young leaders from across Europe to step into a space where every individual is seen, valued, and celebrated as uniquely created, while learning how to build stronger, more inclusive communities together.
Please find the full concept document here.
More information and registration here.

7th European YMCA Youth Workers Camp
2026-08-08 - 2026-08-16 | Camp Michelstadt/Odenwald, Michelstadt/Odenwald, Germany
Full information available here

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
