YMCA Europe

🔻 We believe in connecting young leaders in the YMCA, empowering their growth, through idea sharing, presenting incredible initiatives and programs designed to support the voice of young people, as well as making a relevant change, by learning from each other, and together connecting on a broad level as a movement. 💡 We are grateful to YMCA España for hosting us, and making this program a real transformative journey of advocacy and campaign building in sunny Salduero. 🙌EYRN International Activity – Beyond Borders, Building Change: Youth Advocacy in Action! continues, so please stay tuned.

🔻 We have the great opportunity to connect with YMCA movements, through the stories, testimonials, and understanding the grassroots work that is done, through our panel discussions, having Juan Simoes Iglesias, our Secretary General, and young leaders from YMCA Nederland, YMCA Ukraine and YMCA Ireland. 🙌We are very grateful for the work and commitment designed to level up the advocacy work we are delivering at YMCA. 💡The program has been made possible through European Youth Foundation.

🔻 Here we are at the EYRN International Activity Beyond Borders, Building Change: Youth Advocacy in Action! Ready to make a real impact, learn, and grow, developing our movement's advocacy capacity in a unique program, hosted by YMCA España. 🎯The first day is filled with sessions on establishing the ground rules, Get-to-know-each-other games, and activities designed to connect and strengthen team building. 👉Stay tuned for more updates as the day goes on!

🔻We are doing the final preparations for EYRN International Activity – Beyond Borders, Building Change: Advocacy in Action! Worskshop, hosted by YMCA España. The camp site in #Salduero is ready to welcome young leaders from national movements across the continent, and we cannot express our excitement and enthusiasm to welcome them on. 💡Stay tuned and let us welcome you from the 1st - 7th of September session of advocacy in action!

🙏🏻 Camp Europe - So You Are Not Alone! 📣 A YMCA Europe signature programme aiming at resilience building amongst people affected by the violent conflicts ongoing in and around Europe, Ukraine especially considered. ⛺ YMCA Moldova's Dignity Camp 2.0 empowers Moldovan and Ukrainian refugee children through experiential learning and non-formal training sessions, fostering change and growth - here is a great representation of this incredible camp! 🙏🏻 Help us create unforgettable summer experiences for war-affected children and youth by donating to Camp Europe at the link below: https://lnkd.in/dVFmeyyr #ymcaCE #ymcacampeurope

🔻You might have heard about our Refugee Skilling and Support II, but did you know that YMCAs in Romania, Slovakia, Moldova and local organisations in Ukraine reached over 27,982 people across the 4 countries - 277% of our original target? ⚡Powered by Accenture - our project created opportunities to drive social change in the local communities, built resilience, advanced cultural understanding, and represented reliable service providers on skilling and mental health. 👉Learn more about this incredible journey: https://lnkd.in/dfyAtXzm #ymcas2s

🔻We are making great steps on our journey with HP in digitalising organisations across Brussels, supporting their work with the most vulnerable communities. 💡Here are some testimonials from our visit at MAKS vzw, together with The Digital Collective (DigiCo), on a mission to connect, discover the grassroots work, and implementation of the HyperX devices into their work. 🎯Let's learn more at: https://lnkd.in/dkn2zW6A?

🙏We are bringing you great success stories from "Camp Europe - So You Are Not Alone!" Program 💙💛Kristina fled her war-torn homeland of Ukraine to the Czech Republic, where she quickly learned the language, excelled academically, and gained admission to a prestigious language-focused gymnasium. ✅Balancing her studies in both Czech and Ukrainian schools, she continued to thrive despite the challenges and giving back to the community by working with YMCA Plzeň-Starý Plzenec, helping with summer camps and fostering understanding among people. 👉More about Kristina's journey at: https://lnkd.in/dihdV3m3

🙏🏻 Camp Europe - So You Are Not Alone! 📣 A YMCA Europe signature programme aiming at resilience building amongst people affected by the violent conflicts ongoing in and around Europe, Ukraine especially considered. ⛺ "How to Train Your Dragon," kicked off with Czech and Ukrainian children engaging in English learning through Viking-inspired adventures and team activities, in the outdoors, thanks to this incredible team of leaders and youth workers at YMCA Plzeň-Starý Plzenec.  🙏🏻 Help us create unforgettable summer experiences for war-affected children and youth by donating to Camp Europe at the link below:  https://lnkd.in/dVFmeyyr #ymcaCE #ymcacampeurope

💛💙Strengthening the strategic partnership and international development opportunities at YMCA Ukraine, as representatives from CVJM Bayern, Cvjm in Nürnberg, and CVJM Munich organised meetings at the local organisations. 🎯The team from CVJM in Germany had the opportunity to liaise and understand the challenges and opportunities of local teams delivering services to the most vulnerable communities affected by the ongoing war. 🙌This has been an incredible journey, emotional and productive in understanding the realities at the grassroots, visiting 5 local YMCAs: Lviv, Lutsk, Zdolbuniv, Kyiv, Boyarka, visiting the eDU Hubs and YMCA activity centres, connecting with the teams, and understand their significant work.