YMCA funds 27 Youth-Led Solution projects to meet local employment challenges
YMCA has selected 27 youth-led projects from 13 countries, to receive a total of some USD 170,000 of funding to...
YMCA supports marginalized ethnic minority communities in Hong Kong
COVID-19 has accelerated the use of digital technologies, in the YMCA and the world over. But remote learning does not...
COP reflection #3 – on ‘Moral Courage’
Mair Kelly is from The Mizen Head in West Cork, Ireland, a very rural area with a strong reliance on...
COP reflections #2 – ‘An emotional journey’
Mike Bromfield is an events producer: he is also a YMCA England & Wales Youth Ambassador, the Chair of the...
COP26 reflections # 1- Young people did everything they could
Carlos Sanvee is Secretary-General of the World Alliance of YMCAs It’s a week since the end of COP26, which I...
YMCA’s 10 days at COP26: looking back
YMCA saw COP26 as a prime opportunity to propel young people’s voices into vital conversations about their future...
It’s not the ‘Blue Zone’ that makes me hopeful – it’s my peers in the Green Zone
By Rodrigo Puntriano Mendoza Rodrigo is a young leader from Peru with a passion for environmental sustainability. He volunteers with YMCA...
YMCA announces further investment in youth-led solutions and young leaders at COP26
Press Release Friday 12 November 2021 At a time when a great deal is being promised and not yet delivered, YMCA will...
‘Listening to young people is not a tick-box exercise’ (New York Times Climate Hub, COP26)
By Rachel Nixseaman Rachel from Scotland is a passionate youth and community worker with YMCA Bellshill and Mossend. As a facilitator,...
If COP26 promises access and input, why are young people being blocked and topics ignored?
Shakil, from the USA, is an international consultant with experience in community relations, youth advocacy and organisational change management. "Today I’m at a...