News Stories

Youth workers conference

12 November 2008

Youth workers from the UK and Ireland joined our third annual Youth Workers Network conference. One of the highlights was a high profile panel debate on the recruitment of young people to the military.

Youth Justice in Action

11 November 2008

Young people in Sierra Leone are planning a solidarity day for our Youth Justice in Action campaign on Saturday 15 November. The event will be the second solidarity day for the campaign.

Campaigners in Honduras

26 September 2008

Our Youth Justice in Action campaign kicked off the first of its solidarity days by marching in the streets of the Honduran capital to say no to violence against young people.

Insight 2008

3 September 2008

Y Care International's Insight magazine is now out. You can download a copy online or contact us. 

Youth Justice in Action Solidarity Days

2 September 2008

As part of our Youth Justice in Action campaign, young people from around the world will join together in six solidarity days to highlight that youth justice issues are the same for young people everywhere.

Free workshop on Global Youth Work

28 August 2008

Come along to a free one day workshop on Global Youth Work, on 24th October in Manchester

Funding news

22 August 2008

We are about to embark on three new projects in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo and Colombia, following recent grant successes from Comic Relief and the EC.

Youth Justice in Action

1 August 2008

Our Youth Justice in Action campaign is moving to a new level. We've joined forces with the World Alliance of YMCAs to take the campaign to the UN.

Seed Funding programme starts in YMCAs

18 June 2008

Y Care International has launched a Seed Funding programme for YMCAs around the UK and Ireland to run Global Youth Work projects. 

Making sense of South Africa attacks

16 June 2008

The Rev Sipho Sokhela, National General Secretary of South Africa YMCA, reports on the recent series of attacks in South Africa.

Burma appeal update

29 May 2008

Read an update on Y Care International's Burma cyclone emergency appeal. 

Burma appeal update

27 May 2008

Read the latest update for Y Care International's Burma cyclone emergency appeal. 

Red Hand Day

12 February 2008

Young people in YMCAs across the UK and Ireland have been campaigning against the recruitment of child soldiers around the world on Red Hand Day.

Youth Leadership Programme

16 January 2008

A group of young leaders from around the world have met in Thailand for the World Alliance of YMCAs first youth leadership development programme

Youth Workers Network India delegation

14 January 2008

A group of youth workers from Y Care International's Youth Workers Network have set out on a visit to our projects in India 

Lost Childhoods

9 January 2008

Y Care International has published research into the rehabilitation of former child soldiers in Colombia, where over 11,000 children and young people have fought in the civil war.

Bangladesh emergency

3 January 2008

Cyclone Sidr hit the southern coast of Bangladesh on 15 November 2007. We launched an emergency appeal to provide relief to the most vulnerable people.

Young people make a noise about HIV/AIDS

1 December 2007

Y Care International make a Big Noise to mark the end of the YMCA Year of Action on HIV and AIDS on UN World AIDS Day

Earthquake hits Peru

15 August 2007

On 15 August 2007, a devestating earthquake hit the coastal region of Peru. Y Care International's partner YMCA Peru has been providing emergency relief

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