Celebrating Mandela Day without Madiba

Friday 18 July 2014 marks the first time Nelson Mandela International Day will be celebrated without the father of the nation.

It is the fifth year since the United Nations declared July 18, Madiba’s birthday, an international day aimed at “bringing people together to fight poverty and promote peace and reconciliation”.

Social Audit: YMCA Togo organized Budget Analysis workshop for the advocacy group

As part of the Social Audit activity that YMCA Togo is conducting on the «Act 2 Live" project, it was organized on 19th and 20th June 2014 in Lomé, a budget analysis workshop for advocacy group members. It is a group of young people which have been trained on advocacy techniques so that they can plan and lead with the support of the project staff, advocacy activities on neglected health issues affecting young people.

ICS volunteers programme start-up workshop

ICS- YCI and YMCA volunteers program start-up workshop launched this morning in Thies (Senegal)  Thies, (Senegal) April 10th, 2014 -  A start-up workshop is launched on the International Citizen Service (ICS)  volunteers programme this morning. Ten participants representing Senegal YMCA (7), Togo YMCA  (2) and  Y Care International (1) took part in the meeting which will end on Saturday. This workshop is the opportunity for participants to discover / better understand the program as well as its objectives, expected results, requirements, values and principles.

2014 Togo YMCA GOP meeting

Bagbé April 07 2014, the Togo YMCA and its international partners launched the 8th Global Operation Plan (GOP) review meeting. Started in 2007, the process helps to strengthen national movements…