It has been a very busy year for Camp Europe project team with 28 applications submitted to us for the review and 17 making the final cut in 2024. Eventually, hundreds of kids in different parts of Europe received the opportunity to be engaged in summer camp activities that had a very diversified profile (according […]
YMCA Europe invites all interested YMCA organisations to apply for Camp Capacity Building Conference “Campacity”, to be implemented within the framework of “Camp Europe” project. The detailed description of the Conference and the application form are provided below: YMCA Camp Europe “Campacity” Conference is a joint initiative of YMCA Europe & the YMCA of the […]
A group of 23 young and dynamic individuals, including YMCA Georgia leaders, Generation Next project scholarship holders and local community youth recently gathered at Camp Orange for a transformative two-day leadership development workshop. The event was designed to foster leadership skills, inspire community engagement and create a network of motivated young people. The workshop featured […]
Tirana, Albania was the host venue of Roots for Peace Expert Pool meeting on November 07 – 10, 2024. 15 participants from 9 countries (Albania, Armenia, Georgia, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Russia and Serbia) came together to kick-start a new project component that envisages to channel the skills and expertise accumulated during 3 previous […]
After 15 fruitful years since its inception and three successful cohorts of Peace Work Institute, YMCA Europe Roots for Peace is embarking on a new journey towards peace. Preparations for the first roots expert pool meeting is completed and the team of experts will travel to Tirana, Albania, on the 7th of November, where for […]
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 […]
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 […]
The latest edition of Roots & Next Quarterly, Issue #17, is now available, offering an in-depth retrospective of the events and activities that took place in April, May, and June 2024. This comprehensive report can be accessed in PDF format for your perusal.
On June 5 – 6 the FriEnt Peacebuilding Forum 2024 took place in Berlin under the motto “Shifting Power in Peace”. It brought together hundreds of state and civil society representatives from all levels. The FriEnt (Working Group on Peace and Development) is an association of German governmental organizations, church development agencies, civil society networks, […]
After months of planning and hard work, Campacity 2024 took place over April 15th-21st in Toledo, Spain at the Castillo de San Servando youth centre, with the support of the local government. We then moved across to YMCA Camp Priego and were hosted by YMCA Spain The second “Campacity” Conference was a joint initiative of […]
