Amidst the ongoing challenges faced by their homeland, 32 Ukrainian children found a week of pure joy, friendship and personal growth at the YMCA Georgia “Camp Orange” summer camp “A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed” organized within “Camp Europe” project. From August 8th to 14th, 2025, the picturesque camp grounds transformed into a […]
Camp Europe: “You Are Not Alone” – Every Person is a Film: A Week of Focus and Feeling in the Carpathians
This July, in the peaceful village of Nyzhnie Selyshche, twenty teenagers from across Ukraine came together for a special experience — a visual and audio arts camp called Every Person is a Film. Held in the warm embrace of the Carpathians, the camp invited young people affected by war — both directly and indirectly — […]
Space for Development and Choosing the Future
In August 2025, a teenage career guidance summer camp was held in Vinnytsia, organized by YMCA Lviv together with Vinnytsia Scientific Lyceum, with the support of UMSA Europe. For 5 days, participants had the opportunity to relax and at the same time think more deeply about their future professions. The main goal of the camp […]
Camp Europe 2025: Family Camp at Brevik
A total of four days at camp with parents, friends, children of all ages and great weather! At Family Camp we met families from Ukraine that has fled a war but now try to find some sort of regular life in Sweden. Together with leaders from NGO Sensus they meet regularly in the city but […]
YMCA Kids: Summer Camp in the World
🌿 We spent our summer camp in the world! 🕊️ This summer, children have a unique opportunity to spend time at camp. Our Peace Camp brought together children who suffered from war and gave them a week of joy, support and recovery. We lived in nature, by the river, we learned to take care of […]
Camp “Give your child a piece of your heart” 2025: Summer, give hope
This summer we again held a stationary camp at YMCA Vinnytsia with the support of YMCA Europe and our partners. In July, a week-long camp for 68 children aged 5 to 16 years was held on the territory of the Butterfly SPA-Hotel recreation complex in the picturesque village of Sadove. Every day was filled with […]
Youth Matters Camp: A Space Where Young Leaders Grow
What happens when you bring together diverse young people to live, learn, and lead side by side for a whole week? At YMCA Boyarka, this question found its answer during the summer camp Youth Matters Camp – a week full of growth, friendship, and hope. The stationary camp gathered different youth from Boyarka community. Each […]
Roots Do No Harm Methodology Multipliers Training at Youth Unify 2025
YMCA Europe Roots for Peace programme had an honour to be present at Youth Unify 2025, hosted by YMCA in Czech Republic at YMCA MASARYK’S CAMP, Soběšín, Czechia. The camp, under the title Called to be closer, brought together around 170 participants from 19 different countries all across the globe. Youth Unify 2025 was a […]
YMCA Europe Generation Next Inaugural Summer School
YMCA Generation Next Program has been active since 2020, impacting the lives of dozens of students with financial constraints. Coming from Georgia and Armenia, the students receive an opportunity to gain quality education and obtain vital life skills to become active citizens and leaders of their respective communities. From July 25 to 31, YMCA Generation […]
YMCA Artsakh Camp 2025: Together Again in Traditions and Hope
What keeps a community strong through change and challenge? For YMCA Artsakh, it’s the power of shared memories and cherished traditions. This summer, those traditions came alive once again as young leaders gathered for the annual YMCA Artsakh camp with the support of Roots for Peace “Artsakh Exodus Response” initiative. From July 28 to August […]