In the turmoil of war we haven't manage to announce our newly elected Youth Council. 7 new members were elected on 23th Feb, just a day before the war. To fill this information gap we now introduce the YMCA young leaders: Alina Kylynych, 18, a student of Lviv National University (cultural studies) and Lviv Politechnic [...]
In winter time we all want to be a part of a joyful company. And we found it! Our lovely friends came to us from Danish KFUM og KFUK i Distrikt Aarhus. During these bright days (and nights), we had time to walk around in Lviv, attend a few trainings and cafes, cook dumplings, [...]
That’s a name for summer festival which I attended in summer 2019. However, I even did not expect that to be indeed SO WONDERFUL. The festival gathered young people from nine countries and took place in Denmark 8-12. July. We were all living in tents within a huge camp, attending concerts, having fun and hanging [...]
This Autumn I had an opportunity to be a part of the learning mobility program ‘Participation! Lets be the part of the European youth strategy!’ which took place in Oberhof, Germany from 18.09.2019 to 23.09.2019. Although the weather was surprisingly cold, I experienced the warmest welcome in Germany among beautiful nature and forests. That time [...]
Do you know what Brexit is? We know. It is occurred to us while helping the protesters, blocking Big Ben and jointly seeking way out of the underground ... Of course, this was in a meantime, because the largest YMCA 175 festival is held in London to gather over 5000 participants, invite TED speakers [...]
We’ve visited Copenhagen this summer! Our friends from KFUM og KFUK i Danmark launched a new local office in the capital. We were invited to stay and help them with preparation. A nice thought came to our mind: let`s make the world a bit more colorful and brighter. So we decided to paint the [...]
Political pilgrimage: to the heart of the European Union Perhaps every respectful president of the Young Council should move a long way to a «saint» political institution and go through all stages of internship in an international youth organization. This opportunity also happened to me, so I enthusiastically packed all baggage and set off [...]
What are the strange habits of Ukrainians? What should you see in Ukraine? What you should know about Eastern-european eating habits? What surprizes foreigners in Ukraine? Students from Hong Kong tell about their adventures. They hiked through the Carpathians, were in the Chornobyl Zone and even went to Christian summer festival. [...]
Palestine is a wonderful country in the Middle East which I had the chance to visit in October this year. Even though I am interested in this region for quite a while, I, it turns out, believed in many stereotypes and did not fully understand what was actually happening in this land. So, in [...]
On December 15, 2018 in Gothenburg, Sweden was held a partners meeting among YMCA-YWCA Stockholm and Gothenburg with Ukrainian and Byelorussian colleagues within the framework of "Youth embrace" program. This cooperation already lasts almost for ten years, supported by SIDA (Swedish International Development Agency). The purpose this one meeting [...]
