Empowering young people since 1844
The World Alliance of YMCAs supports and facilitates some 120 national YMCAs and four regional Alliances across the globe, to provide young people with safe spaces and opportunities to take an active role in transforming their communities. Collectively, the YMCA Movement reaches some 65 million people a year.
Latest News
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By God’s grace, the hope of the world is in young people’s hands
This year YMCA Baden in Germany (CVJM Baden) is celebrating its 125th anniversary. It has ...
13/10/2021 -
Mental health & wellbeing summit: Conversation is the best tool we have
“What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candour, and more unashamed conversatio...
11/10/2021 -
200th anniversary of the birth of YMCA founder George Williams
On 11 October 2021, we mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of our founder, George Will...
11/10/2021 -
YMCA at COP26
Youth voices for climate action Six YMCA projects to feature in global film premier...
01/10/2021 -
Youth Led Solutions Summit on Mental Health & Wellbeing
YMCA is counting down to the third YMCA Youth-Led Solutions Summit on Mental Health and We...
30/09/2021 -
The YMCA man of 27 years, who now leads the Y’s Men
Jose Varghese, 48, is the International Secretary General of Y’s Men International, the ...
28/09/2021
Our Key Programmes
Next events
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World YMCA meetings
YMCA National General Secretaries 27-28 October; World YMCA Executive Committee 29-30 October; Extraordinary YMCA World Council (on constitutional changes) 30…
Wednesday 27 October - Saturday 30 October -
COP26 summit
The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, on 1 –…
Monday 1 November - Friday 12 November -
Week of Prayer 2021
World YWCA-YMCA Week of Prayer and World Fellowship 2021 The World YMCA and the World YWCA invite the ‘Y’ Movements…
Sunday 7 November @ 08:00 - Saturday 13 November @ 17:00 CET
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