Board members, National Office and the President of YMCA Ukraine discussed the events that took place in the summer 2020 and the planned activities til the end of 2020.

The news about the opening of a new playground in Boyarka – a project coordinated by the National Office of the YMCA Ukraine, with the active participation and financial support of Rotary clubs from Canada and Kiev, was told.

Other topics that were discussed: the process of work on the strategic plan for 2021 – 2024, improving internal communication, social networks, creating a communication strategy.

Let’s do it, Ukraine

Every year in 180 countries people meet on one day to clean the planet and collect garbage. Few local YMCAs took part in the cleanup day gathering with volunteers.

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Entrepreneur BUSINESS ONLINE – 2020″ has been launched in the format of blended learning.

Yuriy Biliy and Alyona Gorbenko

presented a training program that will help to start and promote online business in today’s challenges. It helps you how to start and allocate a budget, how to determine the start date, build a sales funnel, and most importantly – where to find a team to implement your business plan.

We also had a meeting with NYC in National office of YMCA Ukraine, during which we discussed our joint projects for the future, including – participation in the project Ukrainian-Danish Youth House in Kiev.

Moreover, there was a Zoom meeting with the representatives of the Danish Youth Council who invited YMCA Ukraine to be active participants in the above project.

In 3.5 productive hours we:

✔analyzed the results of 2020

✔got inspired by the best projects of local organizations

✔conducted 3 group discussions

✔discussed the activities of the union, current youth trends, the leadership program “Y-Style”, the sustainability of youth centers, online work

✔worked on the priorities of a new strategic plan

✔finally fulfilled our missing feeling about each other!

The second stage of the conference will tale place on the 28/11/2020 😊

Partners discussed overall development of the National Movement, impact of COVID, joint plans with YMCA Ukraine. YMCAs of Denmark, Sweden, Belarus, Canada, USA and YMCA Europe were engaged in dialogue and cooperation under great leadership of Jan Nissen.

We remember her as sn inspired, dedicated person.Tamara Andriivna made a great contribution to the creation of YMCA Ukraine and Zhytomyr!

For the second time, our Ukrainians took part in an online camp organized by YMCA Colombia. Topics were dedicated to cultures from different continents: language, food, traditions, people!

The Ukrainian team held two sessions and told foreigners about our national Ukrainian music and dances and endangered species  listed in the Red Book of Ukraine 😍

YMCA України – 25 років разом / YMCA Ukraine – 25 years together – YouTube

 This film is a historical recollection of people who stood at the origins of YMCA Ukraine, for whom the values of the organization became a part of their personal lives.You will learn about the international movement of YMCA in the world and the 25-year development of the organization in Ukraine.

Two local YMCAs had a training on the topic of mental health during the local exchange

As the pandemic is influencing the schedule and the format greatly, it was decided to organise several support meetings so the young leaders know each other and can start thinking about their homework in order to have enough time to implement socially relevant mini-projects.
More about Leadership Academy https://ymcaeurope.com/updates-leadership-academy

Within a month, our team will formulate a project idea with a solution on how to overcome the climate problem locally in the city and the community. We will be assisted by experts from the

World YMCA

After the summit, we will be implementing the project for 3-6 months!

Yuriy took part in the panel discussions on the potential of youth dialogue in Ukraine; position documents;also he made memoranda of cooperation of the YMCA Ukraine with other member organizations of the NYC.

Zaporizhzhia

-YMCA Zaporizhia region presented the School of Young Entrepreneur “Business Online 2020” at the national leadership training of the YMCA of Ukraine. Participants were able to raise awareness about starting their own business and effective business as a result of training, information consultations on social networks and on the website.
-Local volunteers took part in YMCA Ukraine leadership program Y STYLE, after which they reported and shared their knowledge in their local community.

– Course “Effective SMM” was created to give youngsters information about principles of work of SMM-specialists; to systematize their knowledge of the specifics of promotion on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube; to increase their digital iteracy.

21.10

03.10

👫15 participants from Ukraine and 15 from the Polish city of Tarnow were able to establish cooperation remotely and received bright results in just 8 days working online. The main topics of the project were cultural heritage in Poland and Ukraine, positive Polish-Ukrainian relations, culture and art.

👩‍During the Zoom meetings, all participants tried to discover their artistic talents, where we both drew and sang, and felt like actors, directors, speakers. In the process of communication, we exchanged cultural tangible and intangible heritage, created a joint song and a short video film that demonstrates the close connection of our nations through the work of Juliusz Słowacki.

Here are the warm words from a participant Christina:

“The YMCA for me is the second family where I was able to find something that has been missing for so many years.

The first time I came here, I was very scared and ashamed, but thanks to the wonderful guys, I quickly got used to it and joined the team. Now I can’t imagine my life without YMCA”.

It is a free space for recreation and development, where we hold various events for all social groups, such as trainings, seminars, conferences, creative workshops, fine arts, spiritual conversations, English club, dance club, film screenings, discos, various events, festivals, themed leisure evenings, there are also fitness and yoga clubs.

The Dumka space is a platform for holding events for other organizations as well.

It also has its hostel where welcome YMCA members and other tourists.

Recruitment for the “Laboratory of Social Projects” has started in Lviv!

The project offers you:

learn to turn ideas into projects

apply for international grants

form a team, effectively manage time and resources

learn the method of “Design thinking”

improve your managing and public speaking skills

For whom: schoolchildren, students, working youth. Age 12-40

Where? Y’space

The first game on environmental issues “Community without garbage” together with the NGO “Lifestyle – Health” and the community “Eco-logical” was held.