On April 16th, Roots for Peace celebrated the successful completion of their ‘National Sockknitting’ project within Rootsmade initiative while simultaneously celebrating the newly launched Digital Hub dedicated to the further personal and professional development of Nagorno-Karabakh refugees. Thanks to the generous support of HP, YMCA Artsakh and Artsakh Artisans Union each received 14 laptops marking […]
Generation Next Scholarship Holders Gear Up for a Memorable Event
The vibrant energy of collaboration filled the air at YMCA Georgia Camp Orange as YMCA Europe’s Generation Next Scholarship holders from Georgia came together for a productive Induction meeting from April 25th to 27th, 2025. The three-day gathering served as a crucial platform for these young leaders to lay the groundwork for the highly anticipated […]
Rootsmade Christmas Event
On December 24, 2024, YMCA Europe hosted a truly memorable Christmas Eve celebration. Held at the museum of the iconic Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian in Yerevan, the event embraced the spirit of unity and reflection on an incredible year of accomplishments within its Roots for Peace and Generation Next projects. The evening began with a […]
Regina Grigoryan’s Enriching Journey with YMCA
On November 6, 2024, Regina Grigoryan, project assistant of YMCA Roots for Peace program and former recipient of the YMCA Scholarship at the American University of Armenia (AUA), was elected to join “CONNECT for Change!” Steering Committee, a global network of Brot für die Welt partner organizations, scholarship holders, and alumni. Originally from Hadrut town […]
Generation Next: Insight into the Scholarship Holders’ Experience
YMCA Scholarship, established through the Generation Next Program, has welcomed eight new and two continuing scholarship recipients from Armenia. Studying at the American University of Armenia, the students embraced the opportunity to contribute to program initiatives, which in turn allowed them to develop soft skills and encouraged civic responsibility. The eight new recipients are entering […]
Generation Next 2.0. – YMCA Georgia
The second edition of YMCA Europe Generation Next project got off a very active start in Georgia. YMCA Georgia has identified and selected 9 participants that will be eligible for 2024-2025 scholarships in exchange for certain number of hours and general commitment to the activities of the organization throughout the year. Reflecting the […]
GENERATION NEXT EVALUATION MEETING IN YEREVAN, ARMENIA
What can be more pleasant than seeing the fruits of hard work?! On November 23-26, YMCA Europe Staff and partners from the American University of Armenia, YMCA Sweden, and YMCA Georgia came together in Yerevan, Armenia with the main aim to evaluate the current phase of the YMCA Europe Generation Next project and to elaborate […]
BEFORE GENERATION NEXT EVALUATION WORKSHOP KICKS OFF
In a couple of days YMCA Europe staff and representatives of partner organisations and universities will ensemble in Yerevan, Armenia, to evaluate the current phase of the Generation Next project. This YMCA Europe large-scale and long-term initiative, with core funding from BfdW Germany, was launched back in 2020 – just before Covid and wars would […]
Generation Next “Summer School” in Georgia
The cooperation between YMCA Georgia and the State University of Sport within the framework of YMCA Europe “Generation Next” Project successfully continued in 2023. “Aspire, Activate, Achieve” brought together 26 students and 5 lecturers at YMCA Georgia “Camp Orange” on September 03-09, 2023 – aiming to prepare, endorse and sustain the pool of qualified and […]
FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION
On September 12, at the premises of and in cooperation with the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, the closing session of the YMCA Europe Generation Next Embroidery Summer School was held. The masters and the graduates of the Summer School were greeted by the YMCA Europe Executive Secretary – Vardan Hambardzumyan, and the Director of the Genocide […]