YMCA Europe’s General Assembly 2024 unanimously adopts resolution on equal rights and treatment of refugees. During our General Assembly (23-26 May 2924, Athens), the Resolution proposed by YMCA Europe’s Working Group on Refugees was formally adopted by all delegates representing the national YMCAs across Europe. This resolution underscores our commitment to advocating for the equal…
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We are delighted to formally confirm the appointments of two new part time staff members within our YMCA Europe’s team starting on June 1st. John Peacock will combine his role as National General Secretary of YMCA Ireland with our new Chief Operating Officer position. With large experience in management and governance roles at the YMCA, John…
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It is a real delight to announce that our General Assembly 2024: “Living the Vision”, on the 23rd to 26th of May has been a real accomplishment, hosted by the team at YMCA Athens, in Greece. The assembly represented our main annual governance meeting, connecting leaders from across our continent, as well as representatives from…
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The ESG Leadership Training and Seminar brings leaders from all over Europe together to experience other ways of Scouting & Jungschar. This year the event will be held in Finland, at Pelli campsite in Karjalohja and is organised by the European YMCA Scouting & Jungschar Group (ESG) Participants will get to know the differences and…
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Date: June 6th, 2024 Time: 17.00 CET Platform: Zoom & YouTube Registrations open. Limited places available. Speakers: Lea Ichikawa, Social Impact Manager at The Digital Collective (DigiCo) Brussels Arthur Papyan, Co-founder at CyberHUB-AM About the event Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized various fields by analyzing vast amounts of data, providing personal assistance, and making predictions…
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Capacity-building for the YMCAs serving the Ukrainian refugees and IDPs: the Refugee Skilling and Support Project extended for Phase III (June 1st – December 31st, 2024) Since October 2022, YMCAs in Europe are actively working to serve the Ukrainian refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) with the support of Accenture Foundation, through the Refugee Skilling…
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Gjin’s Journey with YMCA Peja and HP LIFE: the Journey to Success YMCA Peja (Kosovo) is a center that offers an environment where young people can develop their potential through the variety of programs for youth, like leadership, headspace and evolve which helps them stay active and learn new skills. Another program where youth show…
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EYRN International Activity – Beyond Borders, Building Change: Youth Advocacy in Action! Sunday 1 September 2024 – Saturday 7 September 2024, Spain Full information here. This International Activity is co-funded by the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe.
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Participant Call: EYRN International Activity – Beyond Borders, Building Change: Youth Advocacy in Action! Sunday 1 September 2024 – Saturday 7 September 2024, Spain About the Activity: YMCA Europe is happy to announce the Call for Participants for the non-formal educational international workshop activity: “Beyond Borders, Building Change: Youth Advocacy in Action!”. This workshop-based international activity is…
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Empowering Education: YMCA’s Digital Mobile Hub Transforms Learning for Students in Serbia powered by HP The team at YMCA Serbia realized that through a mobile digital community hub, more young people, children, and educators in need of services can be reached. The strategic plan for the project is to spread awareness about this opportunity to schools…
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