International ProjectsNottinghamshire YMCA actively supports YMCAs in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi, as well as having links with YMCAs in Germany and America. ZambiaIn April 2006 we launched our Sponsor a Child scheme in partnership with Zambia YMCA. We want to help children in this region have a future and not only help provide food and clothing for them but to assist with their education - helping to change their lives and give them hope for the future...
MalawiNottinghamshire YMCA has supported the introduction of a YMCA to Malawi. Currently based in Chikwawa and Blantyre, Malawi YMCA is certainly active in engaging young people, providing activities for them and in improving lives in their communities. Activities include football leagues, the Avoid AIDS band visiting five schools and villages in Chikwawa, drama groups, advocating children's and women's rights and encouraging children to attend school. With the arrival of electricity in Chikwawa in 2008, they hope to start a DVD-showing room, to raise funds for YMCA activities... ZimbabweA team from Nottinghamshire YMCA travelled to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, to implement a sports delivery programme in the area. The aim of the project was to encourage young people in the area to make an active contribution to their community. Since our visit over 350 children have taken part in football tournaments at Mpopoma High School and eleven football teams were run in the area by volunteer coaches. Bulawayo YMCA struggles to maintain programmes for young people in the face of financial hardship and an exodus of coaches to South Africa. We wish to maintain partnership with Baden Baden YMCA in Germany to support the continuation of YMCA programmes in Bulawayo. More information and the latest reports are available... USAWe have recently developed links with like-minded YMCAs in the United States who are committed to a best practice culture, enabling us to promote efficient working practices to maximise the potential of our programmes across Nottinghamshire. Y Care InternationalY Care International is the international relief and development agency of the YMCA movement in the UK and Ireland...
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HIV AIDS PandemicFor the latest detail of the HIV AIDS pandemic in Zambia and Malawi, click here. International Child Sponsorship
In April 2006 we introduced our Sponsor a Child scheme. It costs just £12 per month to support a child in Zambia, providing them with food, clothing and an education. Please download the flyer to find out more about getting involved in this worthwhile scheme.
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