“Be genuine, build your brand and share your story”
Marie Nedgine Ducrepin of Haiti reflects on her short internship at the World YMCA in July and August 2020 After having...
Going through the pandemic with solidarity and resilience
The Solidarity Fund has supported and continues to support many of our YMCA teams worldwide to adjust to and deal...
Young People want to be seen as problem solvers at the Concordia Annual Summit
From 21 to 25 September 2020, the World YMCA participated in the Concordia Annual Summit. This event offers a digital...
YMCA builds reading and writing skills
8 September is International Literacy Day. Literacy is at the core of education. Yet many children, teenagers and even adults...
World YMCA Secretary General Carlos Sanvee writes for the World Economic Forum Agenda on International Youth Day, 12 August 2020
• Young people's health, education and employment prospects have been adversely affected by COVID-19. • Despite often being blamed for irresponsible...
“You are ‘the future’ AND the present”
The UN theme for International Youth Day 2020 is ‘Youth engagement for global action’. The theme becomes all the more real when...
International Youth Day 2020
12th August is the day when the world officially celebrates young people! And in 2020 it does so in unprecedentedly...
World Youth Skills Day 2020: Building Resilience in Young People by Strengthening their Skills
This year, the World Youth Skills Day focuses on resilience. Young people are particularly vulnerable because of the COVID-19 pandemic....
Young People Raising their Voices
Young People Raising their Voices, claiming their space and standing for what they believe in. What kind of future do young...
YMCA attends World Non-Formal Education Forum
YMCA attends World Non-Formal Education Forum A delegation from YMCA joined more than 400 participants to attend the first World Non-Formal...
Global influencers
Local Influencers for Global Good. In October 2019, World YMCA, in partnership with eLab invited young people from around the world...
Discover Lemuriia, the first online booking app for travel in Madagascar
Landry, aged 25, lives in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Up to now, if he wanted to travel within the country, he’d need...