February 25, 2010 Siyahamba migration editorial: Global citizens

Greetings YMCA family and friends

“It made no difference dying at sea or dying in my own country.”

This was one of the statements made by Diouf Ndiaga during his testimony at the Africa YMCA You...

February 25, 2010 The politics of discrimination

The Others were slow to arrive. The first of their kind arriving with a degree of luxury, rich in possessions, wealth and possibility. But they are afraid and most of us have met them with a begrudgin...

February 25, 2010 The Kenyan internally displaced: refugees in their own country

At Kenya’s Nakuru Pipeline camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) women sit on benches and converse in low tones as they weave kiondos (sisal market bags) while a few men lie sick with the reali...

February 25, 2010 Testimonial: Vitalis Ndakwe Wemali, Nakuru YMCA, Kenya

During the 2007-2008 post-election violence in Kenya I was 26-years-old and amongst the innocent Kenyans who experienced the wrath of other Kenyans. My family was made to leave our home in Nakuru, but...

February 25, 2010 Zimbabwe youth living a life of hiding on foreign soils

The issue of youth and migration in Zimbabwe has become integral to the process of making Zimbabwe work again. In spite of improvements in the country’s economic climate, migration still remains probl...

February 25, 2010 Illegal migration - the Senegal experience and plans

In the last decade there has been a sharp increase in the migratory flux from Senegal to Europe and with the reinforcement of the terrestrial border control system, Senegal became one of the first Afr...

February 25, 2010

By: Ricardo Johnson, Youth Coordinator, Athlone YMCA, South Africa

The migration issue is complex in terms of what actions to take, considering there as so many negative attitudes towards the immig...

February 18, 2010 YMCA civic engagement project provides hope in Togo election run-up

In the run-up to Togo’s presidential elections on 4 March 2010, many of her citizens hold a collective breath of fear and anticipation as Togo’s history has been marred by electoral violence and human...

February 18, 2010 A youth perspective of Mandela’s 20th anniversary of freedom

The 20th anniversary of the prison release of former South African President Nelson Mandela allowed for a brief period of introspection for many South Africans and marked the date of a fundamental shi...

February 11, 2010 AU appoints enigmatic Chairperson

Malawian President, Dr. Bingu Wa Mutharika, is by no means an easy man to describe. Vocal supporters and opponents of his leadership style, political presence and policies have furiously debated his i...

February 05, 2010 Liberia Youth Camp revamp set to expand community youth development

A bold initiative to revamp the Liberia YMCA’s oldest resident youth camp will be realised this year with the help of global partners.

The International Division of the YMCA of USA is spearheading...

February 05, 2010 2010: International Year of Youth

The United Nations has designated 2010 as the International Year of Youth, commencing on 12 August. This special year is about ensuring the effective participation and advancement of youth in every as...