Vocational skills and peace education for young people – The 2022 development cooperation results report is here 20.9.2023 We have published a report on the first year of the Youth, Peace and Livelihood Programme , during which both successes and challenges were encountered. Significant steps were taken in Kenya, where impressive groundwork was conducted in…
Two strong youth organisations start cooperation 5.9.2023 The YMCA Finland has signed a cooperation agreement with the Fryshuset youth organisation operating in Sweden. The youth work professionals of our local associations can now consult and share information with experts from the Fryshuset organisation. The goal is to develop our work that prevents inequality and…
Psychosocial support and community initiatives in the West Bank The YMCA partnership supports vulnerable young people to integrate into society and encourages them to contribute locally to peace in the West Bank. 21.8.2023 Daniela Miller | Martiina Woodson The need for psychosocial support and individual counselling is significant In Palestine, children and young people face…
YMCA partnership bears fruit in The Gambia In 2019–2022, we provided vocational training and entrepreneurship education to a total of 400 young people in partnership with the Gambia YMCA. The graduation ceremony concretised a new phase in the lives of the young people. 5.5.2023 Kaisa Strömberg | Martiina Woodson | A successful four-year period During…
The power of cooperation on Youth Peace and Security 30.3.2023 Kenya’s national Youth, Peace and Security process moved forward in early March 2023 when the Sports and Youth Cabinet kicked off efforts to draft a National Action Plan. The YMCA Kenya is actively involved in promoting the Youth, Peace and Security agenda. YMCA Finland…
YMCA delegate Tuulia Toivanen on how to survive COP27 Tuulia Toivanen, a newly elected vice board member of YMCA Finland, also representing YMCA Turku, joined fellow YMCA delegates at COP27 in Sharm el Sheik, Egypt. In the article, she summarizes the first week of the conference and weighs the motivation and shared thoughts of young…
Regenerative farming at the heart of cooperation of the YMCA and the University of Helsinki A weather observation device has been installed on the grounds of the Kenyan YMCA college in Limuru. The measurement point is part of the University of Helsinki’s wider research, which investigates the effects of the climate crisis and agriculture on,…