ANNUAL
REPORT
2014
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World YMCA Annual Report 2014 Text: Johan Vilhelm Eltvik, Romulo Dantas and Andrew Mckenzie
Collaboration: Carlos Sanvee, Mary-Anne Roche, Tom Valentine, Rodrigo Antonio Merino, Juan Simoes Iglesias and Kohei Yamada
Revision: Andrew McKenzie and Adrian Davies
Photos: World YMCA Archives, YMCA of the USA, YMCA Canada, Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs, YMCA Europe and Latin America and Caribbean Alliance of YMCAs
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Published by: World YMCA 12 Clos Belmont 1208 Geneva Switzerland Tel: +41 22 849 51 00 office@ymca.int www.ymca.int #worldymca World YMCA, Geneva, March 2015 Printed in France by Naturaprint. Design by Daniel G贸mez and Enzo Tortul
2 Foreword: “The Untold Story” 4 About the World YMCA 4 - Profile 7 - Presence
8 OUR WAY Strategy 10 - Youth Empowerment 13 - Resource Development 14 - Research, Communications, Advocacy and Impact 16 - Movement Strengthening 20 - Governance
22 Financial Overview 27 Special Thanks 28 Contact us
CONTENTS
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FOREWORD: “THE UNTOLD STORY” Dear Friends, 2014 was a historical year for the entire YMCA. Together, we celebrated 170 years of empowering young people all over the world and serving communities in their most important needs. The YMCA has been blessed with good leadership. Our leaders from the past and the present were able to help our movement adapt over and over again in a constantly changing and challenging world, keeping our unity and identity as a Christian and ecumenical organisation. Looking ahead, the future years continue to be about big challenges in which our YMCA perspective maintains our positive position. Our collective call as a movement is to unfold and address the “Untold Story” of injustice towards young people. This is a story of suffering of the largest youth generation the world has ever had. Yet, the same young people are the ones who will change the course of history and the YMCA will be on their side, remaining a safe space where transformation and impact can take place for social good. After several years of work and dialogue, the YMCA worldwide reached a new level of coordination and ambition represented by a joint and strong commitment of one YMCA empowering young people all over the world through OUR WAY strategy, unanimously approved by the 18th World Council of YMCAs.
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One common message. One common goal. For a large organisation such as the YMCA and its federation, one would expect a process of alignment would take much more time but thanks again to the good leadership of this movement, nothing has been impossible. Our special thanks to all national board members, the Executive Committee of the World YMCA, the Global Staff Team and the National General Secretaries. You have been champions in the strengthening of our movement for us to empower more young people. In the next decades we want to triple the number of young people we serve and reach 90 million young people. By 2018, together, we will demonstrate how this process will take place by mobilising 2 million young leaders in all 11,200 YMCAs across the world. 2014 will also be remembered as the year we graduated the first group of Change Agents. This dynamic and competent group of young leaders will guarantee effective leadership and global perspective to our movement now and for the future. Change Agents are one element of our youth empowerment strategy and it is how we are going to lead the Johan Vilhelm Eltvik, Secretary General Peter Posner, President Ken Colloton, Immediate Past President
Johan Vilhelm
way forward to keep our movement relevant, in good hands and strong for at least another 170 years to come.
Peter Posner
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ABOUT THE WORLD YMCA Who we are & what we do
The majority of the 1.8 billion young people of the world today are facing injustice in its many forms. As a response, the YMCA is determined to empower young people. Around the world YMCAs are working to offer space, transformation and impact through programmes and activities focusing on the most pressuring needs of the young people and communities where we are. We, the World YMCA, are a federation of 119 independent national YMCA organisations and a vast network of related agencies and groups working towards a common goal: Empowering Young People. Our motivation to face and tackle injustice originates from our Christian and ecumenical identity. The 11,200 YMCA branches all over the world are working with a diverse range of programmes and activities including our 4 global strategic areas - employment, health, civic engagement and environment- all of them, focusing on young people.
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The work of our almost 100,000 staff alongside millions of volunteers are reaching 58 million people in all continents of the world. The World YMCA is a federation structure registered as an association in Geneva, Switzerland. National YMCA organisations are members of the World YMCA and subscribe to its constitution. The World YMCA Secretariat provides leadership and coordination to the federation based on a strategic plan approved during its highest governance activity, the World Council of YMCAs. The YMCA movement also have regional independent organisations, which are federations on their own. A “Governance Policy Agreement� approved in 2002 regulates the relationships and responsibilities of those bodies. 5
1. Albania 2. Angola 3. Argentina 4. Armenia 5. Aruba 6. Australia 7. Austria 8. Bahamas 9. Bangladesh 10. Barbados 11. Belarus 12. Belgium 13. Belize 14. Bolivia 15. Bosnia and Herzegovina 16. Brazil 17. Bulgaria 18. Cambodia 19. Cameroon 20. Canada 21. Cayman Islands 22. Chile 23. China 24. Colombia 25. Costa Rica 26. Cuba 27. Czech Republic 28. Denmark 29. Dominican Republic 30. East Timor 31. Ecuador 32. Egypt 33. El Salvador 34. England 35. Estonia 36. Ethiopia 37. Fiji 38. Finland 39. France 40. Gambia 41. Georgia 42. Germany 43. Ghana 44. Greece 45. Guatemala 6
46. Guyana 47. Haiti 48. Honduras 49. Hong Kong SAR 50. Hungary 51. Iceland 52. India 53. Indonesia 54. Ireland 55. Israel (Nazareth – West Jerusalem) 56. Italy 57. Jamaica 58. Japan 59. Jordan 60. Kenya 61. Korea 62. Kosovo 63. Latvia 64. Lebanon 65. Liberia 66. Lithuania 67. Macau 68. Macedonia 69. Madagascar 70. Malaysia 71. Malta 72. Mexico 73. Moldova 74. Mongolia 75. Montenegro 76. Myanmar 77. Nagorno-Karabakh Republic - YMCA Artsakh 78. Nepal 79. Netherlands 80. New Zealand 81. Nicaragua 82. Nigeria 83. Norway 84. Pakistan
85. Palestine (East Jerusalem - Gaza) 86. Panama 87. Paraguay 88. Peru 89. Philippines 90. Poland 91. Portugal 92. Romania 93. Russia 94. Scotland 95. Senegal 96. Serbia 97. Sierra Leone 98. Singapore 99. Slovakia 100. South Africa 101. Spain 102. Sri-Lanka 103. St. Vincent 104. Suriname 105. Sweden 106. Switzerland 107. Taiwan 108. Tanzania 109. Thailand 110. Togo 111. Trinidad and Tobago 112. Ukraine 113. Uruguay 114. USA 115. Venezuela 116. Vietnam 117. Wales 118. Zambia 119. Zimbabwe
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OUR WAY STRATEGY 2014-2018
African Proverb
In 2014 the YMCA celebrated 170 years of service. Build-
OUR WAY 2014-2018 has defined Youth Empowerment as the
ing on the legacy of our founders, the movement is united
main focus of our strategy over the next years and Movement
and committed to provide socially relevant programmes,
Strengthening (Organisational Development) as the basis for
to be institutionally viable and loyal to its mission wher-
the extension of YMCA’s reach and impact. We strengthen our
ever we are.
movement to empower more young people.
We have recently agreed on a global strategy. OUR WAY 2014-
The strategic period until 2018 is setting the stage for the YMCA
2018 was unanimously approved during the 18th World Council
to triple the number of young people we serve in the next de-
in Estes Park, USA, in July 2014 after a two-year consultation
cades. Our ambition is to reach 90 million people in the YMCA,
process involving the different governance levels of the move-
having the support they need to succeed in life.
ment and external partners.
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“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together”
OUR WAY STRATEGY ELEMENTS Strategic Priority 2: Internal Strategic Focus: Research, Communications & Movement Strengthening Advocacy, Impact Assesment
Strategic Focus: Youth Empowerment
Strategic Priority 1: Resource Development
The World YMCA movement
The World YMCA leverages and
collectively invests resources in
expands resources to increase Build capacity, expertise, and a
work on “Movement Strengthe-
young people. Change Agents*
the organisational capacity and collective YMCA profile of rele-
ning” and shall focus on the three
are active young people and the
sustainability of YMCAs around vance to young people and the
pillars of strong YMCAs: Mission
face of the movement. Youth
the world.
critical issues of concern to them:
Clarity, Social Relevance and Insti-
Empowerment is the YMCA’s
employment, health, civic en-
tutional Viability.
shared focus at all levels.
gagement, and environment.
The World YMCA will continue to
Get to know more: Each element of the strategy is associated *Graduates from the World YMCA Change Agents Programme. A global with targets and measurable indicators. To see the full version leadership development programme for young people 18-30 of age coorof OUR WAY Strategy, access www.ymca.int.
dinated by the World YMCA.
Voting procedure during the 18th World Council of YMCAs
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YOUTH EMPOWERMENT A fact that cannot be denied: the majority of the world’s 1.8 billion young people are vulnerable. They are the ones most affected by unemployment, lack of health care systems, victims of violence, voiceless in decision-making and will be the ones facing the biggest consequences of our irresponsible and unsustainable behaviour towards our environment. Young people are under-resourced, under-researched and under-represented. YMCAs are constantly looking for effective ways to address the needs of young people and communities by developing creative programme solutions. Those programmes and initiatives are delivered on local, national and global levels. Despite the diversity of activities, a change model for youth empowerment (SPACE – TRANSFORMATION – Change Agents during the 18th World Council of YMCAs in Estes Park, USA
IMPACT) is the common thread in all we do to address injustice towards young people.
HIGHLIGHTS Some highlights from around the globe:
Change Agents International Leadership Development Programme 220 Change Agents were graduated in 2014 and are working to inspire and lead initiatives in local YMCAs. 108 projects were implemented as result of the programme. After a two years training programme that included face to face and on-line meetings, mentorship support and leadership challenges, a new generation of leaders with a global perspective are strengthening our capacity to serve young people in local communities. The programme represented an effort of the YMCA movement estimated to USD 1.5 million. 10
Asia The YMCA of Visakhapatnam, in south-east India, has a space for youth empowerment which addresses injustice towards youth in employment. Recognising that the future of a country depends on the ability and mental attitudes of its young men and women, many YMCAs in India run career-development courses to prepare young people for the job-market. This is done through equipping 18-25 year olds with skills and competencies through workshops and seminars. “The youth of today are looking for viable job alternatives. Jobs that would ensure a life of dignity and hope. YMCA is just a concrete expression of the youth’s search for a viable alternative to jobs with future growth pros-
Steven Dupon, YMCA Manager
pects and assuring of a decent life and existence”, said Change Agent, Betsy Williams. The YMCA in Manningham, Australia is helping younge people – and their parents – deal with the danger of online activities, through their Youth Services Video Game program. Young people who are disconnected from friends, school and the broader community and spend their days at home playing video games are now connected to the video games program, meeting the friends they were actually playing with online, but had never met in real life! www.videogames.org.au
Canada Thanks to a Federation-approved bylaw change, each Canadian YMCA Association now has the opportunity to appoint a young leader to its official voting delegation for YMCA Canada’s Annual General Meeting.
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Africa YMCA Africa’s ‘Economic Renaissance’ is a youth economic empowerment model aimed at moving young people from economic inertia to economic renaissance. The program empowers young African’s by enabling them to become self-aware; identify business opportunities; analyse and develop business plans; develop links to finance and mentorships in order to ensure successful application and management of the finance for enterprise growth. To date the programme has been implemented with 20-35 year olds by YMCAs in Kenya, Madagascar and Zambia. Youth Justice The African Subject 2 Citizen’s Youth Justice programme was conceptualised to work with young people in conflict with the law or at risk of entering into criminal activity. The programme involves role-modelling, life skills training, personal development, paralegal assistance and entrepreneurial opportunities. A key component of the programme is the support shown to youth awaiting trial, during sentencing and serving time in a correctional service. This is active in YMCAs Togo, in Sierra Leone and South Africa. “I first met the Y when I was in Primary School in Kraaifontein, one of the underdeveloped communities where the Y-Zone is run in South Africa. I started as a programme participant that needed help with homework and life skills. Because of peer pressure and the negative activities in my community, I fell into the trap of trying to fit in and engage with other boys my age who had dropped out of school.I dropped out. To my surprise, one of my Camp Leaders looked for me and said that it was not too late to go after my dream and he told me about the YMCA Back Pack Buddy Programme that helps kids like me finish school. I also started volunteering in the Y-Zone programme and other programmes to change my community. My dream is to graduate from College and be a qualified engineer and to be a role model for my friends and peers in my community. Nothing would make my parents prouder. I love the Y! - Garnard Booysen, South Africa
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“Economic Renaissance” workshop in Madagascar
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
A broad and diversified resource-base for the YMCAs long-term sustainability is needed and we are working to find creative alternatives and social enterprise models to finance our work of empowering young people.
Investors’ Circle
Waking the Sleeping Giant Campaign
Property Development
Over a four year period, the Investors’ Circle initiative supported capacity building projects on resource mobilisation. Data collected from all Areas on Resource Mobilisation efforts showed evidence of increased professional capacity in place in 41 National YMCAs across Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Pacific, Europe and Africa. This was achieved through written/verbal coaching, critical analysis and revision of Resource Mobilisation plans.
In order to support the training of Change Agents a campaign was launched in 2012 and raised a total of USD 215,000, which allowed young leaders from vulnerable backgrounds to attend training activities and key events in 2014.
During the year, the World YMCA team have led studies and consultations in order to create a plan for providing global expertise to support YMCAs to develop under-utilised properties. A mapping of properties was done in partnership with several national YMCAs and, with the support of the YMCA World Urban Network, a pilot project is developing.
New funds raised and cumulative results reported by Areas with National Movements: USD 3,924,332. The total estimated funds contributed from strategic alliances and collaborations during the period: USD 595,579
Staff Placement Programme World YMCA secured staff placements at the World office in partnership with National YMCAs. In 2014, YMCA staff and volunteers from Germany, Brazil, Russia, Norway, Scotland, Mexico, USA and Italy participated in the programme. The estimated amount for staff salaries and airfares contributed by national movements: USD 215,000
Invest in Youth Campaign Mario Trichilo from YMCA Siderno, Italy
In July 2014 the “Invest in Youth Campaign” was launched and secured USD 130,000 in pledges to support new groups of Change Agents.
Other Fundraising Initiatives The World YMCA has secured funds with several donors and in-kind contributions for different projects such as One Million Voices research, Youth Empowerment and Advocacy. Another action taken in 2014 was the launch of “YMCA Around the Table”, a cookbook with recipes and advertisements of YMCA hotels around the world. The total amount of all actions combined: USD 163,000.
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World Challenge, Spain
World Challenge, Russia
RESEARCH, COMMUNICATIONS, ADVOCACY AND IMPACT One YMCA. We are working to coordinate our action on a global level and
World Challenge, Uruguay
YMCA World Challenge
together make visible the “Untold Story” of injustice towards young people and leveraging empowerment as a solution. In 2014 the YMCA movement has taken large steps forward in implementing global coordinated initiatives and strengthening the cooperation among its member associations and leaders for increased impact. We believe together we can do more for young people and unity; and, more than just an important value, it needs to be reflected in all our work.
World Challenge Singapore
HIGHLIGHTS
World Challenge San Diego, USA
On June 6, 2014, the YMCA mobilised more than 80,000 people in 80 countries for its anniversary on the same day through a coordinated global action. YMCAs organised local events to showcase the best of their programmes and activities to our communities, members and external partners. As a uniting element to all those activities, signatures were collected for a global declaration: “I stand up for young people and I want theirvoice to be heard”. The results of this global effort have been presented to stakeholders at different levels. World Challenge East Jerusalem, Palestine
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Lachlan Mclean, YMCA Delegate at COP 21 in Lima, Peru
YMCA march for the Environment organised by the RGE and YMCA Peru in Lima
One Million Voices (OMV)
YMCA at COP 20
YMCA Resource Group on Environment (RGE)
Week of Prayer
The OMV project is a global research program that the YMCA is leading in more than 60 countries.
33 young leaders from 13 nations attended the “Conference of Partners” (COP 20) in Lima, Peru in December 2014. They have followed the climate negotiations between UN member states and advocated for commitment and accountability in relation to climate change issues. As part of the program a march involving more than 300 local YMCA young leaders was organised and the advocacy team also attended several civil society events.
This group is an empowering and youth-led space where YMCA leaders from around the world shape common advocacy messages, actions and strategies for the World YMCA around issues of the environment. In 2014, 15 national YMCAs have engaged in this space and supported YMCA presence in international events and processes on the environmental arena as well as providing guidance and resource for World YMCA events and initiatives like the YMCA World Challenge, YMCA World Council and Change Agents Programme.
As part of our Christian and Ecumenical identity, the World YMCA in partnership with the World YWCA organised the Week of Prayer 2014 under the theme “Bold and Transformative Leadership”. A package of resource materials was shared with all national YMCAs containing suggestions of themes and biblical readings to be used by local YMCAs in ecumenical events from November 9 to 15.
The results of this wide consultation with young people will highlight their critical needs in the areas of employment, health and civic engagement. The project will be concluded in 2015 and a global report will be produced out of the data collected. More than 15,000 interviews have been conducted during 2014. YMCA young leaders have been key participants in this process and have led the implementation in several countries.
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MOVEMENT STRENGTHENING This is our system for global action and cooperation to support
HIGHLIGHTS
the long-term sustainability of targeted national YMCAs and in-
Some highlights from around the globe:
cludes all aspects of what we do as the World YMCA. The Movement Strengthening framework is based on the three pillars of Mission Clarity, Social Relevance and Institutional Viability and has leadership as a crosscutting perspective.
Canada & Africa In 2014, the YMCA Africa-Canada Collaborative for Leadership Development renewed its 3-year commitment to work together, with the goal of providing opportunities for leadership learning within the YMCA in Africa so that organizational capacity is in-
During 2014 leadership capacity increased in the movement
creased and the skills and abilities of leaders are strengthened.
and new skills in research and evaluation were developed with 68 YMCAs in all Areas. Movement Strengthening continues to
This initiative enhances the ongoing partnership and resource
have a priority focus on leadership and governance as identified
sharing that exists between the Africa Alliance of YMCAs and
by the entire movement. Targeted actions included: National
YMCA Canada. It was inspired by a joint commitment to collabo-
General Secretaries meetings, Change Agents, cooperation with
rate on a venture that focused on mutual learning in the areas of
Areas and one-to-one coaching work with National Movements
innovation and leadership development.
located in Latin America, Europe and Africa. Movement Strengthening activities led by YMCA Area organisations involved 47 YMCAs.
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Carlos Amador is the National General Secretary for Nicaragua YMCA
Peruvian Leaders during workshop
USA and Peru
LACA
YMCA Peru, in partnership with the YMCA of the USA and several
YMCAs in Latin America and the Caribbean remain committed
American Associations, created a plan focusing on fundraising ca-
to strengthening governance practices, recognizing this helps
pacity, youth empowerment and global partnership.
equip National and Local Associations to deliver responsive, innovative, and sustainable programs and effectively collaborate
In 2014 YMCA Peru, with the US YMCAs assistance, launched its
with other community development organizations.
first Annual Fundraising Campaign with the goal of expanding “Crecemos Felices”, a successful YMCA program aimed at the
In 2014, YMCA Nicaragua made significant progress to incorpo-
prevention and eradication of child labor. YMCA Peru dreams of
rate regional governance standards by establishing its first ever
serving more children and families at new locations and the cam-
Governance Committee to recruit, orient, develop, and evaluate
paign raised financial support, mobilized and trained dozens of
YMCA Board Members and to develop a YMCA Code of Ethics.
staff and volunteers and connected with 600 corporations. Leo, a 9-year old program participant, asked us to invite more people to join the YMCA to work and support more kids like him, because, he said, “everybody learns so much here”. 17
YMCA Centre made of containers. An innovative and cost effective idea.
YMCA Haiti
Canada
Five years after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, YMCA Hai-
In 2014, the Canadian YMCA rolled out a new assessment tool
ti continues to have a tremendous impact. Once YMCA Haiti
to assist their 50 Associations in monitoring the health of their
finished its emergency response phase, which supported more
organizations. The Association Health Assessment (AHa!) tool
than 5,000 families, it focused on improving internal practices to
is designed to foster a culture of collaboration, enhance local
better serve the community in the long-term. The YMCA opened
capabilities, and to anticipate, and thereby prevent, issues that
some local branches (built out of earthquake and hurricane resis-
could put long-term Association and Federation health, sustain-
tant shipping containers), improved program design and delivery,
ability and reputation at risk.
began to raise annual campaign support from local individuals and businesses, and is becoming a leader in addressing social issues such as literacy. Many YMCAs in Latin America and the Caribbean, such as the YMCA of Haiti, continue to lead in complex, often challenging environments, becoming a lifeline to their communities. 18
Using existing data, AHa! Is intended to provide a common approach to foster dialogue within Canadian YMCAs
YMCA Peace Seminar in Kosovo.
Africa
Europe
By focusing on movement sustainability and collective impact YMCA Europe has collaborated on working platforms and task for African YMCAs a new economic model was introduced that groups focusing on three strategic priorities aligned with the employs a gradual approach to reduce our current over-exposure Youth Empowerment strategic priority. This pan-European perspecin program funding by introducing substantial new sources of in- tive across Peace/Justice/Democracy; Healthy Living; and inclucome. This is about being mission driven and ensuring that income sive Christianity was also shared with YMCA Europe´s partners. meets the needs of our mission, with a collective focus on direct contributions, program, investments and permanent funds.
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GOVERNANCE Good and effective governance ensures the credibility of our organisation and our processes with our stakeholders The World YMCA work is democratic and based on the highest ethical principles and standards.
18th YMCA World Council
National General Secretaries Global Staff Team (GST) (NGS) meetings
1300 participants attended the highest governance event of the World YMCA from June 29- July 5 in Estes Park, Colorado, USA.
General Secretaries of 46 national YMCAs gathered in Kassel, Germany to discuss and advance the consultation leading to a new strategy (OUR WAY), as well as to discuss joint global projects and initiatives. The annual meeting with NGSs is an integral part of the strategic work of the YMCA and the goal is to strengthen partnership and ownership of worldwide initiatives.
Under the theme “Empowering Young People” and with strong and effective leadership of the Change Agents, the event, which happens every fourth year, provided learning and networking experiences on top of its regular governance agenda. The YMCA family received the report of the Secretary General, Treasurer and Governance Committee; voted for resolutions and a new strategy (OUR WAY) and elected its new leadership comprised by leaders from all regions of the world.
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The GST is comprised of the senior staff leaders of the YMCA area organisations who meet regularly under the leadership of the Secretary General of the World YMCA to coordinate Movement Strengthening Initiatives. In 2014 activities included the Change Agents Program, Investors’ Circle, OUR WAY strategy development and other relevant issues.
Youth Empowerment Advisory Group As an expression of the commitment of the World YMCA to empower young people, the Youth Empowerment Advisory Group advised the World YMCA staff team in all matters related to the delivery and implementation of strategy and have been part of the consultations around OUR WAY strategy.
Maryse Guinez Coly, Senegal, Member of the Youth Empowerment Advisory Group 2012-2014
Leadership as of July 2014 Officers President, Mr. Peter Posner, England Deputy President, Ms. Evelyne Gueye, Senegal Treasurer, Mr. Leopoldo Moacir Lima, Brazil
Secretary General (non-voting): Rev. Johan Vilhelm Eltvik, Norway
Members Africa Mr. Michael Mwangi Mbugua, Kenya Mr. Jonathon Mason, Liberia Ms. Maryse Guinez Coly, Senegal Mr. Skhumbuzo Myeza, South Africa Mr. Conrad Mbewe, Zambia
Europe Ms.Dorothee Pfrommer, Germany Mr. Peter Jeffrey, England Mr. Otto Vainio, Finland Mr. Michael Will, Scotland Mr. Silvio Krauss, Switzerland
USA Ms. Pamela Davies, USA Ms. Colleen Leung, USA
Asia & Pacific Mr. Alan Morton, Australia Mr. Roland Willilams, India Ms. Yoriko Hirose, Japan Ms. Helen McEwan, New Zealand
Latin America & Caribbean Mr. David Gutierrez, Chile Mr. Julian Falla Arredondo, Colombia Mr. Mauricio Korber Molina, Mexico Ms. Sofia Laborde, Uruguay
Canada Ms. Marylin Kapitany, Canada
Middle East Mr. Simon Kouba, East Jerusalem Mr. Ghassan Sayah, Lebanon
Area Presidents: Mr. James Ekow Rhule, Ghana, Africa Alliance Mr. Yau Chung Wan Joshua, Asia & Pacific Alliance Mr. Ed Eggink, Netherlands, YMCA Europe Mr. Minoru Roberto Kobayashi, Latin American & Caribbean Alliance
Past President (non-voting): Mr. Ken Colloton, USA
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Auditor’s Report
The financial statements of the Association are presented herein without their notes. For better understanding of the Association’s financial position and result of its activities for the year ended December 31, 2014, the auditor’s report and the financial statements should be read in conjunction with the notes that are available upon request at the Secretariat of the World YMCA or at the World YMCA website www.ymca.int.
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THANK YOU
TO OUR PARTNERS,
SUPPORTERS AND VOLUNTEERS
The World YMCA is thankful for having dedicated partners, supporters and volunteers on board to strengthen its efforts to empower young people. To all of you that worked in 2014, THANK YOU!
Staff Placements - Mario Trichilo, Italy - Jamie Lockhart, Scotland - Abraham Martinez, Mexico - Leonardo Bitencourt Tamagusuku, Brazil - Stephen Webb, USA - Sebastian Vogt, Germany - Sven Larsen, Norway
Youth Empowerment Advisory Group - Peter Avong, Nigeria - Maryse Guinez Coly, Senegal - Thoumiyan Soundaram, Sri-Lanka - Alvin Kan, Hong Kong - Jen Hutchinson, Canada - Andre Kpodonu, England - Sarah Simmank, Germany - Tony El Mir, Lebanon
Resource Group on Environment - Coordinators: Marcus Gustafson, Sweden and Mathilde Thue, Norway
UN Teams - New York: Rayda Marquez - Paris: Myriam Verger - Major Group on Children and Youth: Ingrid Anderson
Volunteers - Professor Fred Coalter, Ireland - Ladys Huber Amaya, Colombia - Filipe Gonzaga, Brazil - Luiza Oliveira, Brazil - Carrie Diaz-Littauer, USA - Cornelius Klingel, Germany - Philip Wilson, Germany - Ingunn Eltvik, Norway - TinnaRós Steinsdóttir, Iceland - Ahlimba Sanvee, Togo - Chiara Cutolo, Italy - Gerda Sanvee, Togo - Christielle Sanvee, Togo - Marco Nichetto, Italy - Sachie Kikuchi, Togo - Oliver Begoin, Switzerland - Luiza Moreira, Brazil - Colin Coxhead, UK - Jacqueline Rien, France - Gareth Couperthwaite, UK
Strategic Partnerships - YMCA World Urban Network - International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations (ICMYO) - World YWCA - Alliance of Youth CEOs - Y’s Men’s International - United Nations - Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance - North American Urban Group (NAUG) - World Council of Churches
A special thanks and gratitude to Jacqueline Rien, Accountant - Retired as of July 2014 after 23 years of great service to the World YMCA. Thank you for everything!
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CONTACT US World YMCA Team
Decentralized Staff
Geneva Office
Suzanne Watson, England
12 Clos Belmont – 1208
Office Manager
Geneva, Switzerland
suzanne@ymca.int
Executive Secretary for Communications
Rev. Johan Vilhelm Eltvik, Norway
Alexandra Meissl, France
andrew@ymca.int
Accountant*
Maria Cristina Saldarriaga Valdiviezo, Peru (In Lima)
Secretary General
alexandra@ymca.int
Jose Varghese, India (In Delhi)
Programme Assistant Youth Empowerment maricris@ymca.int
johan@ymca.int
Michal Szymanczak, Poland
Claude-Alain Danthe, Switzerland
Senior Executive Secretary for Movement Strengthening
IT, Archivist and Webmaster danthe@ymca.int
michal@ymca.int
Romulo Dantas, Brazil Executive Secretary for Youth Empowerment romulo@ymca.int
* Part Time
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Andrew McKenzie, Australia (In Melbourne)
Executive Secretary for Resource Mobilisation jose@ymca.int
Selma A. Zaidi, USA (In Seattle)
Ian Green, England (In London) Advisor to the Secretary General * Property Development and Research
Dr. Mikhail D. Guskov, Russia (In Moscow)
Advisor to the Secretary General* Research and Risk Assessment selma@ymca.int
Programme Assistant Youth Empowerment misha@ymca.int
Carlos Sanvee, Togo (In Nairobi, Kenya)
Adrian Davies, England (In Gjakova, Kosovo)
Senior Advisor to the Secretary General* - Strategy Integration carlos@ymca.int
Programme Assistant Youth Empowerment adi@ymca.int
Area Organisations Africa Alliance of YMCAs Carlos Madjri Sanvee, General Secretary State House Avenue, State House Crescent P.O. Box 60856 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 20 2714644/2724804 Website: www.africaymca.org
Latin America and Caribbean Alliance of YMCAs Rodrigo Antonio Merino Arango, General Secretary Av. Ejército Nacional No. 253, 1er. Piso Col. Anáhuac, México, D.F., C.P. 11320 Tel: +52 55 55312140 Website: www.lacaymca.org Email: antonio.merino@lacaymca.org
Email: aaymcas@africaymca.org
YMCA Canada Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs Kohei Yamada, General Secretary 23 Waterloo Road 6th Floor, Kowloon Hong Kong SAR Tel: +852 2780 8347 / 2770 3168 Website: www.asiapacificymca.org Email: office@asiapacificymca.org
Scott Haldane, President and CEO 1867 Yonge Street, Suite 601 Toronto, ON M4S 1Y5 Canada Tel: +1 416 967 9622 Fax: +1 416 967 9618 Web: www.ymca.ca Email: services@ymca.ca
Middle East Committee
YMCA Europe (European Alliance of YMCAs) Juan Simoes Iglesias, General Secretary Na Porici 12 CZ-110 00 Prague 1 Czech Republic Tel: +420 224 872 020 Website: www.ymcaeurope.com Email: info@ymcaeurope.com
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