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 [...]
YMCA volunteer center keeps doing important things on rapid humanitarian response. For the last three weeks our volunteers packed and delivered humanitarian aid from YMCA Berlin and private helpers from Poland. As a volunteer team they are providing the basic needs for the locally dispalced persons in Lviv from north, south and center of Ukraine [...]
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 [...]
Oleksandra Sorokopud CEO YMCA Lviv Create a new organizational identity or revive those that are historically inherited? This is an issue for NGOs in Ukraine as a whole, and in Lviv in particular, since the World War I and WWII and the occupation by the Soviets destroyed the emergence of democratic [...]
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 [...]
