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HAITI YMCA
OPPORTUNITY
BEYOND BORDERS YMCA World Service Campaign
Without opportunity, the greatness we are born with cannot be fully realized. At the Y, we believe that everyone has great potential and are committed to helping all people – regardless of who they are or where they come from – access the resources and support to thrive. In 119 countries, YMCAs help people overcome barriers such as poverty, illiteracy, or chronic disease, by providing them with access to the building blocks of self-determination: social inclusion, quality education and health services, safe spaces for personal growth and leadership development, and employment and livelihood support.
To help build a more inclusive, equitable world for all, YMCA World Service raises financial and technical resources to help Ys worldwide strengthen their capacity to reach and transform more lives. YMCA World Service grants are administered by YMCA of the USA and implemented locally by staff and volunteers who are trusted leaders with a deep understanding of community need and the relationships to produce effective, sustainable solutions. Your gift to YMCA World Service creates opportunities for more people to thrive, which leads to positive social change within communities, across countries and beyond borders.
PHILIPPINES YMCA
GIVE AND CHANGE THE WORLD LEARN MORE: ymca.net/world-service GIVE: https://donate.ymca.net 800 872 9622
Our commitment to you: YMCA World Service grants are administered by the YMCA of the USA International Group in partnership with local U.S. YMCA staff and volunteers, who have extensive knowledge of regional history and cultural traditions, maintain trusted relationships with local community and Y leaders, and have a track record of helping Ys develop effective programs that transform communities.
HAITI YMCA
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
FOR GLOBAL GOOD
When you support YMCA World Service, you are strengthening a global Movement that is dedicated to advancing equity and inclusion for all. In 119 countries, Ys are tackling society’s most pressing issues like poverty, educational disparities, conflict, and shrinking support networks, which prevent people—and communities—from reaching their full potential. Below are just a few of the many ways Ys are reducing barriers and providing opportunities for more people to thrive worldwide.
LEARN MORE: ymca.net/world-service GIVE: https://donate.ymca.net CONNECT: @GlobalYMCA #YforAll
IN LEBANON… IN SOUTH AFRICA…
63% OF
CHILDREN
LIVE IN
20%
OF THE POPULATION IS
SYRIAN REFUGEES,
INCREASING THE NEED FOR
HEALTH SERVICES
IN SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE…
3 MILLION REFUGEES AND PEOPLE INTERNALLY THERE ARE MORE THAN
The Lebanon YMCA provides life-saving DISPLACED BY CONFLICT* medical supplies and services to nearly 190,000 refugees from neighboring The Georgia and Armenia YMCAs use countries and underserved Lebanese camps to promote peace and reconciliation who might not otherwise have The South Africa YMCA helps more than 20,000 by bringing together youth from different backgrounds access to healthcare. vulnerable youth at risk of conflict with the law through who are internally displaced, refugees or from countries educational enrichment, financial education in conflict. and juvenile justice programs.
POVERTY
IN PERU…
*Number includes Georgia, Armenia and the neighboring countries of Russia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan.
WOMEN WORK
LONGER HOURS
THAN MEN AND EARN
30% LESS
The Peru YMCA supports women’s economic development by helping them start their own businesses and earn an income to provide for their families.
CREATE A MORE
INCLUSIVE AND UNITED
WORLD FOR ALL
The collective efforts of the global Y Movement to lift up vulnerable individuals and families creates more cohesive, economically stable, and secure communities worldwide. Support YMCA World Service and join our Movement for global good!
IN CAMBODIA… THERE ARE NEARLY
20,000
STREET CHILDREN
IN THE CITY OF PHNOM PENH
The Cambodia YMCA provides free meals and quality education including computer training to homeless children in Phnom Penh. The Y provides a unique safe haven where vulnerable kids can learn, play and thrive.
CREATING A BETTER WORLD FOR ALL
YMCA MISSION: To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
Every day in 119 countries, YMCAs empower vulnerable and underserved populations with resources and support to overcome barriers and reach their full potential. The YMCA World Service Campaign funds work in six key areas to help build the foundations of a more equitable and inclusive society:
ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING
RECREATION, CAMPING AND THE ARTS
EMPLOYMENT AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING
YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE LEARNING
HEALTH SERVICES
Ys worldwide collaborate to share technical expertise and resources that strengthen the Y Movement’s ability to respond to critical social issues. A coalition of U.S. Ys, for example, partners with the Haiti YMCA to build educational programs that serve more than 7,800 people.
The Y helps people learn job skills and find employment opportunities to sustain themselves and their families. The Nicaragua YMCA empowers rural farming families to work their way out of poverty through income generation initiatives that enable them to prosper.
The Y offers recreation, camping and arts programs to help youth from diverse backgrounds connect and build confidence. The Kosovo YMCA works with children and teens from opposing sides of conflict who have lost parents and family members to war.
The Y helps people overcome barriers to access health education and services so they can enjoy a healthy, productive life. The Lebanon YMCA gives Syrian refugees and Lebanese youth opportunities to improve their well-being in spirit, mind and body.
“World Service has helped us to offer exceptional programs and activities for youth and strengthen the structure of our organization.”
“We are no longer poor now. We have seven acres of land. We have sown our land and we sell the fruits we harvest. We are already making it.”
“We are creating a safe space for these children to look toward the future together. Camp is more than just a camp here – it’s a place to build peace.”
“We bring Lebanese and Syrian kids together and offer activities on life skills, hygiene, communication, and how to accept others. Now when they meet each other, they play together peacefully.”
-G wénaël Apollon, Haiti YMCA
- Jailin, Nicaragua YMCA program participant
- Dorina Lluka Davies, Kosovo YMCA
-C laude Geagea, Lebanon YMCA
EDUCATION
The Y develops the next generation of leaders with the values and commitment to create social change. The Africa Alliance of YMCAs empowers young people to lead change in their communities through civic action and advocacy, gender equality, youth justice and leadership development.
The Y provides educational opportunities to help people break out of the cycle of poverty. The India YMCA school for the hearing impaired helps young people who otherwise would not have access to school, develop confidence and the skills to live independently.
“They say it takes a village to raise a child and in many parts of the world that ‘village’ is the YMCA.”
“Our goal is to provide opportunities for children with hearing impairments to develop their daily living skills, receive a quality education, develop their capabilities and get integrated into society.”
– Linsea Waugh, World Service volunteer and donor
- J . Shamila Doris, India YMCA
RUSSIA
BELARUS YMCA EUROPE
UKRAINE MONGOLIA GEORGIA
SPAIN KOSOVO
GENERAL CONVENTION OF SIOUX YMCAs
JAPAN
ARMENIA
PORTUGAL
CHINA LEBANON
MEXICO LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ALLIANCE OF YMCAs
SUPPORT YMCA WORLD SERVICE When you give to YMCA World Service, you contribute to a more inclusive and hopeful world for all. YMCAs worldwide are committed to helping people overcome barriers and access opportunities to create a better future for themselves, their families and their communities. For more information about YMCA World Service, to make a donation or learn about planned giving, please call 800 872 9622 or visit ymca.net/world-service.
SENEGAL
HAITI
EAST JERUSALEM YMCA
SIERRA LEONE CAYMAN ISLANDS
NICARAGUA COLOMBIA
ASIA AND PACIFIC ALLIANCE OF YMCAs
PHILIPPINES
TOGO
CAMBODIA
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LIBERIA
MALAYSIA SRI LANKA
BRAZIL
CHILE
MADAGASCAR SOUTH AFRICA URUGUAY
CONNECT WITH US: @GlobalYMCA GlobalYMCA YMCA.NET/WORLD-SERVICE
THAILAND
INDIA
ETHIOPIA
AFRICA ALLIANCE OF YMCAs PERU
BANGLADESH
JERUSALEM INTERNATIONAL YMCA
The Global YMCA Movement COUNTRY WITH A YMCA PRESENCE YMCA WORLD SERVICE SUPPORT
MAKING A GIFT TO WORLD SERVICE IS EASY:
Mail: YMCA OF THE USA - World Service 101 N Wacker Drive, Suite 1600, Chicago IL 60606
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 800 872 9622
Online: https://donate.ymca.net
For more information about YMCA World Service including planned giving, call 800 872 9622 or visit ymca.net/world-service. All World Service contributions are administered by YMCA of the USA, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization chartered by the state of Illinois. All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law and are acknowledged in writing.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
YMCA OF THE USA 101 N Wacker Drive Chicago IL 60606 P 800 872 9622 ymca.net 411615 12/16
OPPORTUNITY
BEYOND BORDERS YMCA World Service Campaign
Without opportunity, the greatness we are born with cannot be fully realized. At the Y, we believe that everyone has great potential and are committed to helping all people – regardless of who they are or where they come from – access the resources and support to thrive. In 119 countries, YMCAs help people overcome barriers such as poverty, illiteracy, or chronic disease, by providing them with access to the building blocks of self-determination: social inclusion, quality education and health services, safe spaces for personal growth and leadership development, and employment and livelihood support.
To help build a more inclusive, equitable world for all, YMCA World Service raises financial and technical resources to help Ys worldwide strengthen their capacity to reach and transform more lives. YMCA World Service grants are administered by YMCA of the USA and implemented locally by staff and volunteers who are trusted leaders with a deep understanding of community need and the relationships to produce effective, sustainable solutions. Your gift to YMCA World Service creates opportunities for more people to thrive, which leads to positive social change within communities, across countries and beyond borders.
PHILIPPINES YMCA
GIVE AND CHANGE THE WORLD LEARN MORE: ymca.net/world-service GIVE: https://donate.ymca.net 800 872 9622
Our commitment to you: YMCA World Service grants are administered by the YMCA of the USA International Group in partnership with local U.S. YMCA staff and volunteers, who have extensive knowledge of regional history and cultural traditions, maintain trusted relationships with local community and Y leaders, and have a track record of helping Ys develop effective programs that transform communities.
HAITI YMCA
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
FOR GLOBAL GOOD
When you support YMCA World Service, you are strengthening a global Movement that is dedicated to advancing equity and inclusion for all. In 119 countries, Ys are tackling society’s most pressing issues like poverty, educational disparities, conflict, and shrinking support networks, which prevent people—and communities—from reaching their full potential. Below are just a few of the many ways Ys are reducing barriers and providing opportunities for more people to thrive worldwide.
LEARN MORE: ymca.net/world-service GIVE: https://donate.ymca.net CONNECT: @GlobalYMCA #YforAll
IN LEBANON… IN SOUTH AFRICA…
63% OF
CHILDREN
LIVE IN
20%
OF THE POPULATION IS
SYRIAN REFUGEES,
INCREASING THE NEED FOR
HEALTH SERVICES
IN SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE…
3 MILLION REFUGEES AND PEOPLE INTERNALLY THERE ARE MORE THAN
The Lebanon YMCA provides life-saving DISPLACED BY CONFLICT* medical supplies and services to nearly 190,000 refugees from neighboring The Georgia and Armenia YMCAs use countries and underserved Lebanese camps to promote peace and reconciliation who might not otherwise have The South Africa YMCA helps more than 20,000 by bringing together youth from different backgrounds access to healthcare. vulnerable youth at risk of conflict with the law through who are internally displaced, refugees or from countries educational enrichment, financial education in conflict. and juvenile justice programs.
POVERTY
IN PERU…
*Number includes Georgia, Armenia and the neighboring countries of Russia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan.
WOMEN WORK
LONGER HOURS
THAN MEN AND EARN
30% LESS
The Peru YMCA supports women’s economic development by helping them start their own businesses and earn an income to provide for their families.
CREATE A MORE
INCLUSIVE AND UNITED
WORLD FOR ALL
The collective efforts of the global Y Movement to lift up vulnerable individuals and families creates more cohesive, economically stable, and secure communities worldwide. Support YMCA World Service and join our Movement for global good!
IN CAMBODIA… THERE ARE NEARLY
20,000
STREET CHILDREN
IN THE CITY OF PHNOM PENH
The Cambodia YMCA provides free meals and quality education including computer training to homeless children in Phnom Penh. The Y provides a unique safe haven where vulnerable kids can learn, play and thrive.
CREATING A BETTER WORLD FOR ALL
YMCA MISSION: To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
Every day in 119 countries, YMCAs empower vulnerable and underserved populations with resources and support to overcome barriers and reach their full potential. The YMCA World Service Campaign funds work in six key areas to help build the foundations of a more equitable and inclusive society:
ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING
RECREATION, CAMPING AND THE ARTS
EMPLOYMENT AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING
YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE LEARNING
HEALTH SERVICES
Ys worldwide collaborate to share technical expertise and resources that strengthen the Y Movement’s ability to respond to critical social issues. A coalition of U.S. Ys, for example, partners with the Haiti YMCA to build educational programs that serve more than 7,800 people.
The Y helps people learn job skills and find employment opportunities to sustain themselves and their families. The Nicaragua YMCA empowers rural farming families to work their way out of poverty through income generation initiatives that enable them to prosper.
The Y offers recreation, camping and arts programs to help youth from diverse backgrounds connect and build confidence. The Kosovo YMCA works with children and teens from opposing sides of conflict who have lost parents and family members to war.
The Y helps people overcome barriers to access health education and services so they can enjoy a healthy, productive life. The Lebanon YMCA gives Syrian refugees and Lebanese youth opportunities to improve their well-being in spirit, mind and body.
“World Service has helped us to offer exceptional programs and activities for youth and strengthen the structure of our organization.”
“We are no longer poor now. We have seven acres of land. We have sown our land and we sell the fruits we harvest. We are already making it.”
“We are creating a safe space for these children to look toward the future together. Camp is more than just a camp here – it’s a place to build peace.”
“We bring Lebanese and Syrian kids together and offer activities on life skills, hygiene, communication, and how to accept others. Now when they meet each other, they play together peacefully.”
-G wénaël Apollon, Haiti YMCA
- Jailin, Nicaragua YMCA program participant
- Dorina Lluka Davies, Kosovo YMCA
-C laude Geagea, Lebanon YMCA
EDUCATION
The Y develops the next generation of leaders with the values and commitment to create social change. The Africa Alliance of YMCAs empowers young people to lead change in their communities through civic action and advocacy, gender equality, youth justice and leadership development.
The Y provides educational opportunities to help people break out of the cycle of poverty. The India YMCA school for the hearing impaired helps young people who otherwise would not have access to school, develop confidence and the skills to live independently.
“They say it takes a village to raise a child and in many parts of the world that ‘village’ is the YMCA.”
“Our goal is to provide opportunities for children with hearing impairments to develop their daily living skills, receive a quality education, develop their capabilities and get integrated into society.”
– Linsea Waugh, World Service volunteer and donor
- J . Shamila Doris, India YMCA
RUSSIA
BELARUS YMCA EUROPE
UKRAINE MONGOLIA GEORGIA
SPAIN KOSOVO
GENERAL CONVENTION OF SIOUX YMCAs
JAPAN
ARMENIA
PORTUGAL
CHINA LEBANON
MEXICO LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ALLIANCE OF YMCAs
SUPPORT YMCA WORLD SERVICE When you give to YMCA World Service, you contribute to a more inclusive and hopeful world for all. YMCAs worldwide are committed to helping people overcome barriers and access opportunities to create a better future for themselves, their families and their communities. For more information about YMCA World Service, to make a donation or learn about planned giving, please call 800 872 9622 or visit ymca.net/world-service.
SENEGAL
HAITI
EAST JERUSALEM YMCA
SIERRA LEONE CAYMAN ISLANDS
NICARAGUA COLOMBIA
ASIA AND PACIFIC ALLIANCE OF YMCAs
PHILIPPINES
TOGO
CAMBODIA
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LIBERIA
MALAYSIA SRI LANKA
BRAZIL
CHILE
MADAGASCAR SOUTH AFRICA URUGUAY
CONNECT WITH US: @GlobalYMCA GlobalYMCA YMCA.NET/WORLD-SERVICE
THAILAND
INDIA
ETHIOPIA
AFRICA ALLIANCE OF YMCAs PERU
BANGLADESH
JERUSALEM INTERNATIONAL YMCA
The Global YMCA Movement COUNTRY WITH A YMCA PRESENCE YMCA WORLD SERVICE SUPPORT
MAKING A GIFT TO WORLD SERVICE IS EASY:
Mail: YMCA OF THE USA - World Service 101 N Wacker Drive, Suite 1600, Chicago IL 60606
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 800 872 9622
Online: https://donate.ymca.net
For more information about YMCA World Service including planned giving, call 800 872 9622 or visit ymca.net/world-service. All World Service contributions are administered by YMCA of the USA, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization chartered by the state of Illinois. All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law and are acknowledged in writing.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
YMCA OF THE USA 101 N Wacker Drive Chicago IL 60606 P 800 872 9622 ymca.net 411615 12/16
