Give Your Heart to Grow Your Heart! | Join YMCA Europe’s International Volunteer Day Campaign. International Volunteer Day is right around the corner! On December 5th, we celebrate all of our amazing volunteers worldwide. We’re excited to invite your national movement to join YMCA Europe’s “Give your heart to grow your heart!” campaign to honour…
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After 15 fruitful years since its inception and three successful cohorts of Peace Work Institute, YMCA Europe Roots for Peace is embarking on a new journey towards peace. Preparations for the first roots expert pool meeting is completed and the team of experts will travel to Tirana, Albania, on the 7th of November, where for…
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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!
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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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