Advocating for a just, equal and inclusive world
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65) took place online from 15 to 26 March 2021. Some...
YMCA Ethiopia stands up for peace in Tigray
YMCA Ethiopia was established in 1951, with a vision of empowering young people for the renaissance of Africa. It operates...
Liam Preston receives British Empire Medal from the Queen
On 11 June 2021, Liam Preston, Head of Communications for YMCA England & Wales, received the British Empire Medal (BEM)...
“We want to live”
On Wednesday 19 May 2021, our YMCA colleagues and partners from East Jerusalem, Gaza, West Jerusalem and Bethlehem shared online...
Commission for the Status of Women 65 Networking Event
"The world over, COVID-19 has further exposed that women are not equal partners in decision-making and policy implementation" said Sunita...
World YMCA Annual Report 2020
The Annual Report charts both the immediate and the long-term practical and strategic response (‘Resilience’, ‘Recovery’, ‘Reimagination’) to the COVID-19 pandemic....
Unlearning Systemic Racism Y USA Town Hall
“We have collectively decided to fight the good fight. We have decided to get into the necessary trouble”, said David...
For the love of books
Francesca Natalone is 27, and works for YMCA Siderno in the province of Reggio Calabria in southern Italy. She runs...
Working with refugees and migrants: YMCA at the forefront
“YMCA has always taken care of those who have wanted to start a new future and needed support. And the...
Restoring democracy in Myanmar
Global YMCA movement joins the Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs in calling for a peaceful restoration of democracy in...
Becoming an ‘Adaptive YMCA’ for the 21st Century
World YMCA published a blueprint for the entire YMCA Movement to navigate through and out of the Covid pandemic today,...
130 Change Agents from 50 countries graduate
‘Be the change you want to see’, said World YMCA President Patricia Pelton, quoting Mahatma Gandhi, as she congratulated 130...