Two years of GYM: Reflections on youth-led solutions
Virtual events explored meaningful engagement of young people and how GYM serves as a model for other organisations It was a...
Join virtual GYM celebrations of youth-led actions
It was December 2020, and the world had been struggling the past year due to Covid. Isolation, unemployment, and mental...
Loris Tarazi on the GYM Board: ‘Without question I would do it all again’
On 1 January 2022, Loris Tarazi, a youth volunteer and Board member at the East Jerusalem YMCA, became the YMCA’s...
YMCA at the WHO: ‘be systematic in involving young people and communities’
‘Health begins and ends in communities,’ said World YMCA Secretary General Carlos Sanvee at the World Health Organisation Global Management...
Big 6 Youth Organisations welcome key outcomes from the Transforming Education Summit
As the United Nations General Assembly meets for the first time in three years, education reform is at the top...
YMCA takes over Global Youth Mobilization social media channels on International Youth Day
On International Youth Day, 12 August 2022, the Global Youth Mobilization (GYM) initiative showcased how young people are working to...
YMCA Cameroon’s Dr Sonia Chedom joins World Health Organization Youth Council
Dr Sonia Chedom is a volunteer with YMCA Cameroon and the President of the YMCA branch in Ngousso. On 21...
GYM wins prestigious Communique Award for Excellence in Healthcare Partnerships
On 7 July 2022, the Global Youth Mobilization (GYM), powered by the Big 6 Youth Organisations*, won the Excellence in...
World YMCA at Stockholm+50: young people powering post-Covid change
In the lead-up to World Environment Day, World YMCA and the Global Youth Mobilization helped shape debate at Stockholm+50, the...
The Global Youth Mobilization meets: the YMCA youth member reflects
“We all pour into the same pot of empowering young people” Ooof: what an experience! Looking back on my visit to...
World’s largest youth organisations agree new strategic collaboration with the WHO to build a healthier, more equal and youth-led future
Joint Statement GENEVA, 13 May 2022. Today CEOs and youth leaders from the Big Six Youth Organizations met with leaders from...