A Week in Denmark — More Than Just a Trip It was about new connections, honest conversations, and the support we felt from one another. It was a chance to share our stories and be heard — because if not us, then who? There were 16 of us: the YMCA-YWCA Lviv team, volunteers including [...]
We have launched our support project for young Ukrainian veterans and volunteers. “Voices of Defenders” is a long-term Ukrainian-Danish project aimed at supporting the agents of social change in Ukraine — young defenders and war volunteers. The project is being implemented by the YMCA Lviv team in cooperation with [...]
Opera-Myth "Ukraine - Terra incognita" continues to introduce people in different countries to the unique treasure of singing culture - Ukrainian polyphony. In June 2023, the singers of our opera performed in Denmark. The concert tour was made possible thanks to the long-term friendship between the managers of the opera [...]
Lat week our program leaders and volunteers visited KFUM og KFUK i Distrikt Aarhus to meet with YMCA youth and discuss the situation in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion of Russia from 24th Feb. They took part in the Højskoledag project 'Ruslands-Ukraine skygge' and attended Moesgaard Museum for a modern exhibition on war in [...]
We are learning how to make good projects from our Danish friends. Youth from Denmark worked for a couple of months to collect money for children in Lviv. Students cleaned windows, washed cars, sold some chips and cookies to buy children’s furniture and toys and bring them to the hospital in Lviv. [...]
We devoted three years of organizational life to finding and shaping our identity. Just as a small flower in the spring needs to be filled with the sun and water in order to make it through the snow, organizations in Ukraine need a reliable partnership and trust in order to [...]
In 2018 Swedish NGO Läkarmissionen (LM) together with YMCA Lviv team led by Oleksandra Sorokopud studied cooperation of nongovernmental child care organizations CCC and Blagodat located in Lviv. In the focus of the research were children from families in complicated life conditions, orphans and children whose parents lost their parental rights. Influences of Reforms [...]
text by Olexandra Sorokopud What is Innovation at the YMCA? When you are a part of world wide youth movement it seams that the innovations should happen now and then all the time. Is that so? If yes, then what kind of reflection and evaluation processes are going on to describe the innovation and [...]
On May 24-26 2018 16 teens from YMCA Lystruphave Efterskole visited Lviv. Young people from Danmark presented Sizzix Big Shot Plus Machine for children at Western Ukrainian Specialized Children’s Medical Centre. Now the Art classes organized by Charity Foundation “Wings of Hope” will get as many details for creativity as they need. In YMCA Lviv Art [...]
YMCA research “One million voices” will help to ingrate youth in the process of Ukrainians reforms. In 2017 YMCA Lviv participated in the international research “One million voices 2”. The research was held in 40 countries with an aim to study expectations and needs of young people. results of the research [...]
