The global YMCA is the "Sleeping Giant." As a collective, the YMCA has the unique potential to do more and to do better because of our worldwide presence, knowledge, history, and reach. Youth Empowerment is what we all do across the YMCA. Together, we can empower more youth to lead change at new heights.
It begins with YOUTH - Invest in Change Agents Today!
Young people in every corner of the world need support, opportunities and empowerment!
Help us to build a better world for young people today.
The global YMCA urgently needs your help. YMCAs are strong – and are local and community based. In each community, the YMCA fulfills our Christian mission to serve young people and their communities. The YMCA worldwide has built great strength and relevance at local and national levels in more than 11,000 communities and 119 countries. Together we can bring positive experiences and change for a better world for young people as a global YMCA.
Youth Empowerment in Action (YEA) is an initiative for organisational change. 200 young leaders will be identified, trained, and mobilised as change agents and multipliers. Together we will build a strong cadre of young change agents – leaders in Africa, Asia and Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East, Canada and USA.
Strengthen our collective YMCA capacity worldwide to empower young people and build strong communities worldwide.
Support 200 leaders – 18 to 30 years – in Africa, Asia and Pacific, Latin American and Caribbean, Europe, Middle East, Canada, USA
Area level training: The World Alliance of YMCAs is working with the Area Alliances and National Movements to implement the Change Agent training curriculum. A high-level trainers team from all the Areas has been engaged to provide training and assist with preparing mentors.
World level training opportunities and Change Agent leadership roles are:
Youth Festival, Prague, Czech Rep. August, 2013 (Love 2 Live)
World Council, Estes Park, Colorado, USA. June/July, 2014
The World Council of YMCAs will come together with a collective message to the world on youth empowerment, youth issues (civic engagement,employment, health, environment), youth ‘voices’, with an interactive groups process and messages developed during the World Council. The World Council will bring a message based on our Christian heritage, our values of hope, our collective consciousness, and our young voices.
Africa - Subject to Citizen Youth Ambassadors in Africa are the leaders of change – we have the potential to engage 58 Change Agents
Latin America and the Caribbean: (YGOR) – we have the potential to engage 40 Change Agents – young people in governance, leadership (YMCA Lideres), and programmes
Asia and Pacific: Youth Leaders – we have identified 45 young leaders as Change Agents from 17 National movements.
Europe: Youth – At least 20 young leaders are participating in a Change Agent and peace and reconciliation seminar in Turkey – Change Agents are developing.
YMCA of the USA: 50 young leaders will come from diverse communities engaged in Change through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.
YMCA Canada: At least 20 young leaders involved in peace and community building – Agents of Change
• A critical mass of 200 young Change Agents as decision makers and leaders able to influence a global organizational change process inside the YMCA.
• An established network of the Change Agents leaders group for social change and organisational transformation.
• A stronger, more visible, and connected global YMCA to do more and be more for the world.
Thank you for helping communities to overcome poverty and injustice in a number of countries. Working together, people are growing more food, educating their children, and leading healthy, productive lives.
Get to know more about the work of the World YMCA by reading our annual reports.
Annual Report 2012
Annual Report 2011 (25Mb)
All credit card transactions are secured through a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption based on a secure Geotrust certificate.
Print this page