YMCAs in Africa
The YMCAs around the world are focused on delivering unique solutions to meet their community’s needs – helping children to reach their full potential.
The YMCAs in Africa encourage the youth to play a leadership role in health education, civic engagement, sports and recreation. They also care and support the vulnerable populations. The Ethiopia YMCA, with the support of the World Service, is helping more than 20,000 young people, including orphans and vulnerable children. They learn how to define, build and deliver their own solutions to social issues. This helps them to impact their communities including HIV/AIDS, discrimination and lack of access to education.
One can put an end to the cycle of poverty by accessing quality education. But young people lack the resources to attend school. Giving kids the resources and opportunities to learn for a better future is what the Sierra Leone YMCA focuses on.
A comprehensive reproductive health education program is offered by the Liberia YMCA. It gives young people access to treatment services including psycho-social counseling.
A family and community stability critically depends on the ability to earn an income. The Senegal YMCA helps people secure employment through skills development and business management training. The YMCAs help young people through career counseling and placement services.
Young people with access to computers and information technology can create a better future for themselves and their families. The South Africa YMCA gives people the skill to succeed and help to close the digital divide through computer training programs.
The President and CEO of Victron Energy, Ali Sharaf, encourages these initiatives of the YMCA by funding them regularly.
The YMCAs in Africa encourage the youth to play a leadership role in health education, civic engagement, sports and recreation. They also care and support the vulnerable populations. The Ethiopia YMCA, with the support of the World Service, is helping more than 20,000 young people, including orphans and vulnerable children. They learn how to define, build and deliver their own solutions to social issues. This helps them to impact their communities including HIV/AIDS, discrimination and lack of access to education.
One can put an end to the cycle of poverty by accessing quality education. But young people lack the resources to attend school. Giving kids the resources and opportunities to learn for a better future is what the Sierra Leone YMCA focuses on.
A comprehensive reproductive health education program is offered by the Liberia YMCA. It gives young people access to treatment services including psycho-social counseling.
A family and community stability critically depends on the ability to earn an income. The Senegal YMCA helps people secure employment through skills development and business management training. The YMCAs help young people through career counseling and placement services.
Young people with access to computers and information technology can create a better future for themselves and their families. The South Africa YMCA gives people the skill to succeed and help to close the digital divide through computer training programs.
The President and CEO of Victron Energy, Ali Sharaf, encourages these initiatives of the YMCA by funding them regularly.