October 23, 2009 Subject to Citizen Youth Summit blog

The countdown has began to the Africa YMCA Youth Summit which takes place from 28 Oct – 5 Nov 2009 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

October 22, 2009 Peer Review – new dawn of organizational assessment for African YMCAs

In their quest to empower young people for the African renaissance, African YMCAs are determined to adopt best practices that will make them deliver on this promise to young people in Africa.

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October 22, 2009 Photo competition – time for Africa YMCA to shine

Calling all amateur photographers… or those who have a passion for making the YMCA work known!

October 15, 2009 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty – Africa YMCA perspective

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, on 17 October, promotes awareness of the need to eradicate poverty globally, but particularly in developing countries.

Various focus areas of ...

October 15, 2009 Young Muslim woman’s life changes through involvement in Ghana YMCA peer education

Helpless and depressed, with a lack of self-confidence and difficulties in interacting with people due to a physical disability, Khadija Abdulai’s life completely changed through her involvement with ...

October 08, 2009 Piercing the Barriers of History – a tribute to Ephraim ‘Shakes’ Tshabalala

South Africa YMCA honoured a long-time volunteer with the Red Triangle Award for outstanding service to the movement, during their National Assembly on 1 October 2009. Steve Hobbs paid tribute to his ...

October 05, 2009 Editorial, Siyahamba Issue 16 - Enterpreneurship

Greetings YMCA family and friends In developing a common programme to tackle the youth crisis in Southern Africa, an Africa Alliance consultation identified the material crisis as a key issue to ...

October 05, 2009 Ex-combatants employed or entrepreneurs through Liberia YMCA skills development

“I got no benefit from being in the war for almost 14 years. The war took away my development,” said Sheriff Fofie, who now has his own business through the Liberia YMCA’s involvement in the country’s...

October 05, 2009 Learning to earn through The Gambia YMCA

Against the backdrop of extreme poverty and limited opportunities for youth entry into the employment market, The Gambia YMCA is running two projects preparing young Gambians for employment and entrep...

October 05, 2009 Sierra Leone YMCA savings groups assists entrepreneur slum dwellers

“Before I joined the federation savings scheme, I had never saved my money in the bank. Today, with my daily savings of 500 to 1 000 leones, I have money in the bank for my children’s education. This ...