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This event is a continuation of the activities for agreeing upon the common standards for the camps in YMCA Europe. More of the past events here. This project is a part of wider and long-term international cooperation, coordinated by YMCA Europe. This time we focused on management of human resources. […]

Updating the Camp Standards in France

3 Jul, 2019 in International Opportunities tagged training / ymca bitola / france / ymca europe / camp standards / ymca camp echo by Adam Rychlik

Egyesek Coaching Training was an educational program focused on improving basic coaching and mentoring skills. It happened from 22nd to 31st of May 2019. Organized by the Egyesek Youth Association from Hungary, with its partners Smokinya Foudation, Solidarity Mission, ESTYES, L’Arca del Blues, ZigZag Prin Romania and Ticket2Europe, this event […]

Coaching Training in Hungary

3 Jun, 2019 in International Opportunities tagged training / ymca bitola / еgyesek / hungary / coaching by Ivo Damjanovski

The GLOW and YMLP Youth Fund by YMCA provides opportunities for GLOW&YMLP Clubs throughout the country to implement skills they’ve learned in service project design and management by writing a grant and implementing a project to improve their community. In this years round of grant applications, 11 clubs were awarded […]

Service Projects of GLOW & YMLP clubs (Spring) 2019

1 Jun, 2019 in Volunteer service tagged clubs / service projects / volunteering by YMCA Bitola

YMCA Kicks-Off Staff Training! On March 23, YMCA hosted an all-day camp staff training at Nova International Schools in Skopje. Attendees included 80 soon-to-be Facilitators, Counselors, Counselors-in-Training, and Support Staff across Young Men’s Leadership Project (YMLP) and Girls Leading Our World (GLOW) — our premier leadership development programs. For the […]

Camp Staff Orientation Training 2019

10 Apr, 2019 in Camps tagged ymlp / glow / camp / ymca bitola / staff training / peace corps by Marcus Harris

YMCA Bitola participated in the training modules of Horus dedicated to the preparation of several CSOs for raising funds. From the photo below, you can see the open call launched on social media to promote these modules. The training modules were held in Skopje and Strumica in January and February […]

“Sustainable Academy” project

1 Mar, 2019 in Community development tagged training / ymca bitola / horus / sustainability / corporate responsibility by Јовче Крстески

I was studying History of Art on the ‘Saints Cyril and Methodius’ University of Skopje. Hiking and photography are my hobbies. I have never lived abroad before, so I was searching for an option how to go somewhere and Wider Horizon was the perfect opportunity for me. Also, I wanted […]

Meet Bojan, the EVS photographer at Olde Vechte

26 Jan, 2019 in International Opportunities tagged evs / ymca bitola / olde vechte / netherlands by Bojan Veleski

On December 14th and 15th, YMCA Bitola hosted its 3rd annual Impact Summit at the Continental Hotel in Skopje. Every year, the Impact Summit serves as an opportunity for YMLP and GLOW club leaders to showcase their service projects and explain the impact of their projects within their communities. And […]

GLOW-YMLP Impact Summit 2018

24 Dec, 2018 in Volunteer service tagged ymlp / glow / club / impact by Marcus Harris

GLOW and YMLP Clubs Leading Positive Change in Their Communities! Every year, our GLOW and YMLP campers reconvene in their communities to initiate and lead a series of service projects throughout Macedonia. All service projects are developed within regional YMLP and GLOW clubs – local, youth-led clubs which empower young […]

Service Projects of GLOW & YMLP clubs (Autumn) 2018

10 Dec, 2018 in Volunteer service tagged service projects / volunteering / club by Marcus Harris

Mosaic was European Voluntary Service trying to merge several different aspects of life and making them work together, blending them into one big picture. Done mostly in Bitola, it was a service project for two Spanish volunteers, Lidia and Andrea, and one Romanian, Luca. First important aspect of the whole […]

Mosaic in Bitola

10 Dec, 2018 in International Opportunities tagged evs / bicycle / ymca bitola / romania / erasmus+ / spain / bitola on bike by Lidia, Luca, Andrea, Jovche and 'BitolaOnBike' volunteers

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Wider Horizons in the Netherlands

18 Nov, 2018 in International Opportunities tagged evs / ymca bitola / olde vechte / netherlands by Ристе Ѓорѓиевски

Monday, October 29th 2018, YMCA welcomed the corporate partners of the premium leadership camps GLOW and YMLP for the fifth time! This was an event at which we remembered ourselves on the pleasant memories from this years camps, but also to give thanks to our corporate partners without which the whole youth development program of […]

YMCA Corporate Sponsorship Reception 2018

15 Nov, 2018 in Camps / Community development by Viktor Iliev

Again in Leysin, Switzerland, but from 20th September until 24th, this years Innovation’s Camp was held. The familiar setting and environment brought also the same topics: Ten Sing, the Youth and Parliament, Environment Action & Advocacy, Mental Health and Youth Empowerment. YMCA Bitola have sent former GLOW campers to […]

Innovation’s Camp in Switzerland 2018

1 Nov, 2018 in International Opportunities tagged training / ymca bitola / world ymca / innovation / switzerland by Iskra, Angela i Anastasija

“Here and Now was a training course for 26 youth workers from 8 countries (Bulgaria, Italy, Macedonia, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and Romania), held from 25th July-1st August 2018, in Izvoare, Maramures, Romania. A project organized by YMCA Baia Mare Association, funded by Erasmus Plus Program. Participants were of age […]

Here and now in Romania

1 Oct, 2018 in International Opportunities tagged training / ymca bitola / romania / outdoor / ymca baia mare / youth work by Adisa Sejdija & Fatma Zeqiri

Here we publish three posts from our guest blogger the Macedonian Kid, about the YMLP camp! Enjoy! PART I Chants, core values, s’mores and rough camping. If you know what those four things have in common that means you have been to the Young Men’s Leadership Project (YMLP). For those […]

Just Another YMLP Thing

1 Oct, 2018 in Camps tagged ymlp / camp by by Gjorgi Georgiev

INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION FOR EMPLOYABILITY THROUGH CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS InnovatIon In youth Work In the field of youth work and non-formal education, innovation is key. Youth are looking for projects that give them an opportunity to step out of their comfort zones and challenge themselves. The Young Men’s leadership Project […]

Youth Employability Fairs at Camps GLOW & YMLP 2018

15 Sep, 2018 in Camps tagged ymlp / glow / camp / youth / employability / fair by Dana Kayser