YMCA Europe

YMCA Europe Generation Next Evaluation Workshop
2023-11-23 - 2023-11-26 | ibis Yerevan Center, Yerevan, Armenia
In a couple of days YMCA Europe staff and representatives of partner organisations and universities will ensemble in Yerevan (23-26 November), Armenia, to evaluate the current phase of the Generation Next project.
This YMCA Europe large-scale and long-term initiative, with core funding from Bread for the World Germany, was launched back in 2020 – just before Covid and wars would lockdown then tear apart the humanity.
Notwithstanding unprecedented force majors the project stayed resilient and agile, impacting lives of young people in Armenia and Georgia through opening up their life skills and empowering them for civic engagement.
The Evaluation Workshop will be the concluding activity of the project, analysing the lessons learnt, planning future steps, and celebrating the achievements reached.
The Workshop* will bring together representatives of YMCA Europe and its partner organizations – YMCA Georgia, Sweden, Ukraine, the American University of Armenia (AUA). The AUA YMCA Scholarship holders will join the special session to be held in the premises of the University.
Here are a couple of Generation Next impact stories published by the American University of Armenia, one of the project partner academic institutions.

10th National General Secretaries Forum
2023-10-23 - 2023-10-25 | Ernst Sillem Hoeve, Soestdijkerweg 10b, Den Dolder, 3734 MH, Netherlands
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. Learn more

More info about the 10th NGS Forum soon

Study session: Give Peace a Chance
2023-10-16 - 2023-10-20 | European Youth Centre Strasbourg, 30, rue Pierre de Coubertin, Strasbourg, 67000, France
An event organised within the framework of YMCA Europe Roots for Peace Project in cooperation with the Council of Europe Youth Centre Strasbourg.
The major aim of the activity is to enhance the capacity of young people to act as advocates and multipliers of peace and reconciliation in their respective communities, through sharing the experience and know-how of YMCA Europe in conflict transformation work.
Utilizing the various tools, frameworks, and perspectives gained through the sessions participants will be encouraged to design and elaborate peace activism ideas that they can implement in the future as a follow-up activity to this study session. The ideas can be both local and cross-border initiatives. The most relevant and feasible ideas will receive institutional and/or financial support from YMCA Europe.

Peace Work Institute Reunion
2023-09-13 - 2023-09-19 | East Jerusalem YMCA, YMCA street, Beit Sahour, Palestine
The aim of the Peace Work Institute alumni Reunion is to be a relevant concluding activity within the scheme, where the results are evaluated and best practices shared.
The whole Peace Work Institute was designed as an experiential learning scheme. The knowledge, skills and attitude gained by the participants at the residential sessions were put into practice through homework tasks and by the follow-up projects. During the session, variety of educational tools have will be applied when delivering the training modules, including plenary inputs and discussion, small group discussions and exercises, games and role plays, personal reflections and individual work, evaluations, etc.

Youth Unify Camp 2023
2023-08-20 - 2023-08-26 | Bethel Mission House, House Béthel Széchenyi street 8-12, Piliscsaba, Hungary
Youth Unify itself will be in Piliscsaba, which is next to Budapest. You should plan your travel to Budapest.
Essential Info

Dates – 20-26 August 2023
Location – Bethel Mission House, Piliscsaba, near Budapest, Hungary
Age – Aimed at 14-24 year olds (younger or older participants also welcome)

Cost: €220
Reduced Fees:
€120 (Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania etc.)
€50 (Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Russia etc.)
Please contact us if you have questions about Reduced Fees.

Registration is OPEN HERE
Registration Info: buzaserzsebet[at]kie.hu
General Info: ymcayouthunify[at]gmail.com

Programme includes:

Whole camp meetings involving talks, Christian worship, recreations, personal stories
Daily small groups where young people can build deeper friendships and discuss themes in detail
Optional morning prayer
Local cultural presentations and experiences including excursions
Sports & Crafts

Volunteering
Volunteers required to help with small groups, pastoral support, arts & crafts, sports etc. If you are interested please contact email above.

Planning Committee
Youth Unify 2023 Planning Committee has members from Ukraine, Hungary, England, Germany, Czech Republic and Egypt

The project is co-financed by the Governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.

ESG Leadership Training and Seminar 2023
2023-08-16 - 2023-08-20 | Sovar, Petőfi u. 1., Balatongyörök, Hungary
The program is divided into two parts:

the Leadership Training is for those who are between 14 and 18
the Seminar is for those who are 18 and older

The Leadership Training brings leaders from all over Europe together to experience other ways of Scouting & Jungschar. You get to know the differences and similarities of our work and have an insight to the Scouting methods.
The program consist of pioneering technology workshops, terrain games, cooking on the fire, singing, sports, hiking, unforgettable evenings around the campfire and much more.
The Leadership Seminar gives you the opportunity to meet leaders from all over Europe and to join different workshops and lectures on intercultural communication, YMCA International and experience pedagogy.
In addition, you can exchange your ideas with the other leaders on many exciting topics to take back new ideas and ways of working in your YMCA. And of course there will be campfires, hiking and lots of fun. All participants of the seminar are invited to the annual meeting of the ESG.
How much does it cost?
EUR 160 for Western European participants
EUR 100 for Eastern European participants
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us: esg[at]kie.hu
More info: https://esglts.kie.hu/
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