As part of OUR WAY strategy delivery and our focus on Youth Empowerment, the World YMCA is organizes every year the “Programme Innovation Camp” which will focus on training and sharing of best practices in order to scale up youth empowerment initiatives and deepen YMCA’s Involvement in strategic areas. The Innovation Camp will train and [...]

After ending their  European Voluntary Service in Baia Mare, Romania at YMCA Romania, our former EVS volunteer from Portugal, Barbara Pereira, together with her project colleagues - Jonathan van Varik, Cecilia Fini, Angelika Petritz, Maeliss Vray launched the HIDEAWAY movement. HIDEAWAY MOVEMENT is a team of people that aims to increase awareness of the living [...]

În data de 30 iunie 2018, s-a încheiat proiectul Erasmus Plus - Serviciul European de Voluntariat (SEV) Youth Power Space gazduit de Federația YMCA Romania prin care 6 voluntari străini au desfasurat activități educationale în Baia Mare, Copalnic Manastur, Somcuta Mare, Cavnic : Jonathan van Varik (Olanda – 7 luni), Maeliss Vray (Franta-6 luni), Barbara [...]

Readaptation is never easy. I already knew that from my Erasmus in France but every time, after a long trip full of new experience, coming back home can be quite hard. I came back more than one month ago and still, being in my city is a little bit strange. Everything is the same but [...]

YMCA - YWCA Global - Norway is organizing between 1st-7th August 2018 at Sjøglimt Leirsted, Marker Municipality, a mobility for youth workers with the focus on Advocacy, Subject to Citizen, Creating Global Movement, Sustainable Development Goals and Civic Engagement. Other activities will be : - Welcoming session, introduction and getting to know each other: after [...]

In perioada iunie-octombrie 2018, Federatia YMCA Romania  implementeaza  proiectul  „BaseCamp - leadership in programe de tabara” care are ca scop stimularea participarii tinerilor la viața societatii prin implicarea in programe de tabara calitative si in siguranta si cresterea capacitatii administrative a organizatiilor de tineret de a implementa astfel de programe comunitare transformationale. Proiectul are ca [...]

Does life after EVS hard? No. After is not an end, but a start. the knowledge that I acquired as an EVS, I would say, is “in maturation stage”. During my time in Romania I heard several times an expression that reflects exactly what is life - “a learning process”. I am still learning about [...]

Programele de tabere sunt atât educaționale cât și distractive, acestea oferind o experiență unică, transformatoare nu numai pentru copiii implicați dar și pentru întreaga echipă de tabără: staff, animatori, instructori, consilieri. În vara aceasta YMCA organizează sesiuni de formare, dupa o curricula de bunele practici de tabara din SUA si Olanda, urmand ca aceste competente [...]

“Youth Power Space II ” EVS project will take place in Baia Mare city and its surroundings – Cavnic, (North-West Romania) with  11 months service, between 1st of October 2018 and 31st August  2019. The project will host 4 volunteers, from 3 countries: France, Portugal, Spain. The project partner organizations are:  Ville de Nevers(France), ProAtlântico [...]

Pentru vara anului 2018 YMCA v-a pregatit un program educational si recreativ de exceptie! Organizatia noastra dezolta un program de exceptie in ceea ce priveste planificarea, implementarea si evaluarea taberelor, ghidandu-ne dupa bunele practici la nivel mondial ( in special YMCA USA Camp - American Camp Associations standards), organizatia YMCA avand o experienta de la [...]