November 27, 2009 16 Days of Activisim - let's get to the point of gender violence campaigns

And so, the 16 Days of Activism begins again, and I find myself, as a gender and human rights activist, finding less optimism to celebrate it with in each passing year.

On the dawn of the 16 Days ...

November 27, 2009 YMCA promoting youth entrepreneurship and leadership development in The Gambia

Young people should always engage in skills training as a tool to national development because it is what helps a government and its people to grow. This was the message of The Gambia Deputy Permanent...

November 27, 2009 Zimbabwe YMCA peace day march

The Zimbabwe YMCA commemorated YMCA Peace Day one week later than scheduled, as police clearance for the event had not been granted for 14 November. We did not give up though because members felt very...

November 19, 2009 Editorial

Greetings YMCA family and friends 

Kenya is well known for its matatu, the public transportation mini vans. Always crowded and driven like you don't want to know. There is a story about a driver...

November 19, 2009 Partnership – a journey between tradition and getting ready to go

Some years back, the German YMCA published a 288-page book containing letters and personal reports covering 50 years of cooperation with YMCAs in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The book portraits pa...

November 19, 2009 African Partnership Summit: A unique moment of exchange

Movement strengthening has been the top priority of the Africa Alliance of YMCAs for the last eight years. The African YMCA Partnership Summit in May 2010 will assess what has really been achieved.

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November 19, 2009 Y Global partnership with Africa centred on youth as active members of communities

Despite the economic recession, which is affecting youth development and labour-market opportunities, Y Global of Norway has not experienced any reduction in funding for youth programmes they support ...

November 19, 2009 US YMCA focus on enhancing the impact of YMCAs in Africa

The YMCA of the USA movement has a deep, rich partnership with the African YMCAs. Rooted in strong cross-cultural connections and sharing (Africans played an instrumental role in the growth and develo...

November 12, 2009 Zimbabwe YMCA week of prayer and peace

This year's YMCA/YWCA Week of Prayer theme of ‘Striving for Global Citizenship for All’ is most relevant for the nation of Zimbabwe. Zimbabweans are struggling with issues of national healing. This is...

November 12, 2009 From Subject to Citizens: African youth claiming their space, influencing for positive transformation

A new breed of African youth leaders is emerging through African YMCAs – youth willing to stand up as citizens in their countries and our continent. The recent Africa YMCA Youth Summit focused on...

November 01, 2009 Africa suffers from bad followership

The problem in Africa is not just one of leadership – but actually more one of followership, according to Carlos Sanvee, General Secretary of the Africa Alliance of YMCAs, speaking yesterday at the op...

November 01, 2009 JOINT PRESS RELEASE: African Union Commission and YMCA-Africa

ON THE CELEBRATION OF THE AFRICAN YOUTH DAY

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – 1 November 2009