Support for “Green Bair”
For several years in a row, the YMCA supports the “Green Bair” initiative, which is trying to realize the idea of reforesting parts of the area called Bair in Bitola. It is an area consisting of bare hills that suffered from the fire a few years ago in this part of the city. This is
Read MoreLocal Volunteer Awards 2022
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Youth Exchange “Bike-up”: Bitola vs. Denmark
By Anna-Katharina Lüers My name is Anna-Katharina Lüers and I am coming from the Danish Youth Team, from Denmark. This event called “Bike up” was held in Bitola, North Macedonia and was about urban transport in Europe, or at least it is what was I interested about. During the activities in this youth exchange I
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“Bike & Upcycle” Erasmus+ Youth Exchange
From 2-10 October 2022 in Bitola, N. Macedonia was held this Youth Exchange with participants from Croatia, Denmark, Bulgaria and N. Macedonia. The participants were faced with the topics of transport, environment, climate change and sustainability. They were able to get deep insights into the situations of the other countries that were partners in this
Read MoreEmpowering Summer Camp Youth Leaders (ESYL)
After the short break, the ESYL training for camp leaders in the YMCA continued. Again in The Netherlands, in May 2022 leaders form several YMCAs from around Europe gathered to learn about camping, camp rules, camp games and other activities relevant for them as future leaders. We have sent our young leaders for this training, and their
Read MoreBalkan strategy of YMCA
The “Western Balkans Initiative” started with activities that include regional visits to partners. At the first physical meeting long after the initiative started, all involved countries Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo and Albania met at the YMCA office in Kosovo. The connection between national strategies of these countries within YMCA movement in the Balkans and how
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Read MorePeace Makers Global Week
In July 2022 the Peace Makers Global Week was held in Oslo, Norway. We have been present in this event with a group of young people eager to learn more about fighting injustice and sharing experiences with other frоm around the globe! More for this event you can see here. To read about the experience for our participants,
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