Blogs
Friday 22 Mar 2013
Initial Ambassador Breakfast a great success
Steve Hobbs - Guest Speaker
The guest speaker at the recent YMCA Ambassador Breakfast held at Diakonia in Durban, was a long time friend of the movement, Steve Hobbs. Steve spoke about his experiences as a young man in the movement under the mentorship of the late Mick Milligen, who was then General Secretary of the Durban Student YMCA. He spoke about how his experiences as a youth leader and later, as an activist in senior leadership throughout...
Saturday 23 Feb 2013
Youth Worker Training Completed
National Staff completed a successful 2 day training event for local YMCA staff and youth workers involved in the Y-Zone and Y-Justice programmes of the SA YMCA.
15 young people from Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu and Gauteng converged on the PE YMCA at Aubry Street to learn more about the YMCA, about the programmes and about themselves. They also initiated an advovacy campaign against human trafficking which will be continued in their local YMCAs. A new...
Saturday 23 Feb 2013
Tribute to John Stadler (1926-2013)
It is with great sadness that the YMCA National office recently learnt of the passing away of John Stadler (86) on 4th January 2013. John was a great YMCA leader in PE and for many years served on the National Executive Committee. He was instrumental in establishing the PE YMCA as a leading organisation in the Eastern Cape. Under John's leadership, the PE YMCA was for many years a beacon of stability and a leading local YMCA in the SA movement. He inspired...
Saturday 23 Feb 2013
Advocating against Child Trafficking
For more information on how to participate in the BAGGING campaign, contact Mike Cuthbert at the National Office. See number below.
The SA YMCA, all its staff and volunteers, have committed themselves to an ongoing campaign against the trafficking of young girls in our country. Working with anti-trafficking organisations like Red Light (www.redlight.org.za) and local authorities, the SA YMCA will not look away. If a staff person or member of any YMCA in...
Saturday 23 Feb 2013
Volunteers lead the way to Prison
A graduation ceremony was recently organised by staff and volunteers of the Y-Justice programme run by the Greater Durban YMCA at Westville prison in Durban. It was a privilege to witness the transformation of young women's lives through the Life Skills for Offenders programme. All the prison officials praised the programme and asked why the YMCA was not running it in other prisons. Unfortunately, being a prison, no photos were allowed. 14 women graduated...