YMCA Europe and YMCA Spain Explore New Collaborations with HP for Youth Empowerment in Spain. This week, YMCA Europe and YMCA Spain engaged in a series of inspiring meetings with HP leadership at both the HP Campus in Sant Cugat and the YMCA Centre in Barcelona. These discussions created an opportunity to explore potential collaborations…
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Join us for STEAM Day on November 8th: Online Safety for Young Children On November 8th, we’re inviting all national and local YMCAs to participate in STEAM Day, focusing on the vital theme of “Online Safety for Young Children.” This year, we’re proud to team up with YMCA Kosovo, whose initiative to explore this important…
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Versatile Action in Youth Work: An ERASMUS+ Youth Worker Mobility Project by the European Sports YMCA Group. The project demonstrated that versatility enhances inclusion in youth work, making activities more engaging and accessible to all. However, it also highlighted the importance of youth workers having a specific approach and set of practical skills to successfully…
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Great opportunities to connect with international movements, witnessing the prospects within Global Youth Mobilisation and re-connecting with the Big Six Organisations in a unique setting, in the heart of Europe. On the 10th of October, we had the opportunity to represent our European Movement, together with World YMCA at the Global Gateway High Level Youth…
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Strengthening the West Balkans Initiative continues, and we have some promising news from our latest meeting in Novi Sad, Serbia, with a focus on building a stronger and more resilient movement. Here is how! From 23rd – 26th September, we had the opportunity to attend the West Balkan Initiative (WBI) meeting, an initiative started by…
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Less Carbon, More Future – 30-Day Challenge Begins This Week! | Join YMCA Europe’s Climate Action Campaign! We’re excited to invite your national movement to join YMCA Europe’s “Less Carbon, More Future – 30-Day Challenge!” As we prepare for COP 2024, starting on November 11th, we’re asking our YMCA family to come together and take…
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How’re you taking care of your Digital Wellbeing? During Mental Health Month, YMCA invites you to join us in meaningful conversations via our very first Digital Mental Health tool, available across all the platforms! This October we are running the “Break the Silence! Speak Up for Mental Health” campaign to raise awareness of the importance…
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On Saturday, October 5th, YMCA Europe’s Executive Committee, joined by the Management Team, engaged in a comprehensive session on “Governance Essentials,” led by Don McCreesh. With over 45 years of experience in governance across local, national, and international levels within the YMCA and corporate sectors, Don brought a wealth of knowledge to the discussion. The…
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Collaborative Efforts for Movement Strengthening: YMCA Europe, World YMCA, and YMCA Germany Joint Meeting From 10-12 September 2024, YMCA Europe and World YMCA convened with YMCA Germany in Kassel for a joint meeting focused on Movement Strengthening. The first day was dedicated to a comprehensive needs analysis within the organisational development of YMCA Germany. With…
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This is how the YMCA is strengthening communities and empowering young people in Albania – through incredible initiatives during the camping season. There were about 400 children and young people that participated in our daily camps this summer, in Albania (more specifically in Tirana, Berat and Gramsh), thanks to the cooperation of the team at…
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