Y Care International

The YMCA in England is part of a global organisation which has a presence in 122 countries with 14,000 YMCAs and 45 million members worldwide.

YMCA England plays in important role within the international YMCA Movement, contributing funding as well as volunteer and staff resources to the work of the World Alliance and European Alliance of YMCAs.

Many YMCAs in England have partnerships with YMCAs overseas. Young people have opportunities to participate in exchange programmes with partner YMCAs and widen their experience.

Y Care International

Y Care International is the international relief and development agency of the YMCA Movement. Working in thirty countries across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe, we work with local YMCAs and use their expertise to develop programmes that local people need.

With Y Care International's help, YMCAs throughout the developing world are playing key roles in their communities, empowering youth with education, training and trust.

Working for youth in the developing world.

Y Care International concentrates on marginalised groups. In particular we work with:

• Street children and working children
• Girls and young women
• Refugees and displaced people
• Young people with disabilities

Our major programmes of work are:

• Skills development and employment
• HIV/AIDS and health awareness
• Citizenship and democracy
• Emergency and post-conflict work
• Youth justice and rehabilitation
• Advocacy and youth leadership

In the UK and Ireland, Y Care International runs a programme of development education aimed at encouraging young people to become better global citizens, and inspiring them to campaign on the issues they care about.

Y Care International works irrespective of race, gender or religion.

Y Care International
3 - 9 Southampton Row
LONDON
WC1B 5HY
Tel: 020 7421 3022
Fax: 020 7421 3024
E-mail: enq@ycare.org.uk
Web site: http://www.ycareinternational.org/