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Founded in 1919, YMCA Romanian Federation is part of the wide world YMCA family which operates in 123 countries. Between 1945 and 1989 the activities of the organization in Romania have been stopped by the communist regime. In 1991, YMCA has been re-open for activities dedicated to young people, having also branches in some places around Romania. In 2004, following the European trends, YMCA Romania has restructured itself as Federation. Its members are: Bucuresti, Oradea, Baia Mare, Sacel, Rozavlea, Iasi, Cavnic, Timisoara and Constanta. The main activities are designed for young people, teenagers and students are focused on trainings, social services, camps and outdoor, international exchanges, workshops, community and youth centers and activities in rural areas. We can say that the 3 areas of focus are: education, social, structured dialogue and youth policies. Our programs and projects are clustered accordingly with the YMCA Europe Strategic Plan in the 3 signature programs that reflect the YMCA unique character, ambitions and achievements as well as the Mission.
-Peace, Justice and Democracy: raising awareness courses or campaigns/events on different topics as peace, multiculturalism, flight against racism, stereotypes, xenophobia, promoting human rights, active citizenship, diversity, personal responsibility in a multicultural context, leadership development-local, national and international ones, related with different methods (coaching, mentoring), TenSing (leadership workshop using as tools music, dance and theatre), civic engagement, European Voluntary Service and other volunteering services, international youth exchanges, international training courses;
-Healthy Living: aikido, basketball, dodgeball, outdoor adventure combined with environment protection/awareness/solutions, after school classes, creative workshops, summer camps, antidrug campaigns; educational programs fighting child obesity
-Inclusion: programs promoting social, cultural, economical, religious, etc: for Roma community, youth coming from disadvantaged areas/with less opportunities, orphanages, rural communities, unemployed people, refugees, asylum seekers; educational programs – for children, youth and elderly people – foreign language courses, IT courses, creative workshops, after school programs
Since 2009 we are certified as sending, coordinating and hosting organization for EVS projects (2009-RO-27) , with a renewal certificate in 2012 (2012-RO-56) and 2015 ( 2015-1-RO01-KA110-015653) , hosting and sending many young people to have this unique life changing experience due to the EVS Program and Erasmus + Volunteering program.