The meeting took place during the NAYDO Conference where 1100 professionals and volunteers shared their experiences in fundraising for the YMCA. NAYDO is the North American YMCA Development Organisation in which the YMCA’s of the U.S.A.; Canada and Mexico co-operate. This years conference was attended by 5 participants from Europe (Spain; England; France and YMCA Europe)and around 70 from other countries worldwide.
Our President, Ed Eggink, represented YMCA Europe in the meeting with Minister Fantino. Ed talked about the challenges for young people in Europe and how the YMCA in many situations at local and national level is giving practical and concrete solutions for the problems that young people are confronted with. He also informed the Minister about developments in European YMCA’s and mentioned the support given by the YMCA of Canada to the Movement Strengthening process of National YMCA’s in Europe.