World YMCA - Annual Report 2012

Annual Report 2012

Annual Report 2012

World Alliance of YMCAs Annual Report 2012

Text: Johan Vilhelm Eltvik, Romulo Dantas & Selma ZaidiCollaboration: Carlos Sanvee, Mary-Anne Roche, Tom Valentine, Maurcio Vandorsee, Juan Simoes Iglesias, Kohei YamadaRevision: Sarah-Jane Arnold and Suzanne WatsonPhotos: Claude-Alain Danthe, World YMCA Archives, YMCA of the USA, YMCA Canada, Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs, YMCA Europe and Latin America and Caribbean Alliance of YMCAs

Published by: World YMCA12 Clos Belmont - 1208 Geneva - SwitzerlandTel: +41 22 [email protected]

www.ymca.int

World Alliance of YMCAs, Geneva, March 2013Printed in France by naturaprint - Design by messaggio

Contents

Letter from the President and Secretary General ....................pg 04

The Story of Youth Empowerment: The YMCA Story! ...............pg 06

We are the YMCA! ..............................................................pg 08

Youth Empowerment ...........................................................pg 13

Movement Strengthening ....................................................pg 21

Resource Mobilisation ..........................................................pg 23

Image & Impact .................................................................pg 27

Governance .......................................................................pg 31

Partnerships ......................................................................pg 34

Financial Overview ..............................................................pg 36

Our Supporters ..................................................................pg 42

Contact us .........................................................................pg 45

4 . WoRld YMCA ANNUAL REPORT 2012

Letter from the President and Secretary General

Dear YMCA leaders, friends and partners from outside the YMCA,

First of all we want to thank you sincerely for all the great things you are doing in and for and through the YMCA.

In the World Alliance of YMCAs we have dreamt big dreams thank you for sharing them, thank you for listening and for all your feedback!

Nothing of what we wanted to have been done without you, and therefore, where we are today, is because of you.

We want to wake up the Sleeping Giant and give the YMCA a stronger collective presence. We want to Empower Young People.

Thank you for joining us as we continue to sail under the flag of Youth Empowerment! Together with all of you we mobilized 85 countries and 432 000 people in the YMCA World Challenge. Our social media efforts have grown extensively with high level of interactivity with thousands of users.

Together with you we are recruiting 200 Change Agents and 200 Mentors and together with you we are fundraising with local YMCAs to fund this great new resource of young global leaders for the YMCA.

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Together with you we are in the process of starting up ONE MILLION VOICES, a great new research project where we are reaching out to 1 million young people aged 15-24. We continue to dream big dreams and we continue to invite you to dream with us and walk with us on the NEW WAY.

As President and as Secretary General of this great movement we want to say thank you to the Executive Committee for great collaboration and friendship! We want to thank the Global Staff Team and the staff of the World Alliance for great friendship and progress. Last, but not least: A warm thank you to you, all our partners from organizations, institutions, donors and supporters from around the world.

Thank you!

Ken Colloton President

Johan Vilhelm Eltvik Secretary General


The story of youth empowerment

The YMCA story!

Imagine a space where you feel welcome, where you are inspired by creativity and where you have a say. In this space you can be who you want to be because it is safe. A space where you can realize your talents, unlock your potential as a human and give the best of you.

Imagine now a transformation happening because of a whole new set of life skills you can learn, because of values that encourage your growth in faith and because you are allowed to make mistakes and learn from them.

Imagine the impact of a new mindset which integrates you into a global and interconnected community and invites you to play a leadership role in transforming the realities around you and in the world for the better.


On all continents of the world, the YMCA is working to empower young people and to transform communities with an embedded change model of

SPACE | TRANSFORMATION | IMPACT

The YMCA Change Model for Youth Empowerment.

SPACE

TRANSFORMATION

IMPACT

Refers to the enabling environment or platform whereby young people are able to act, decide and fulfill their potential facilitated or supported by the YMCA.

Refers to the unique transformational learning and personal development the young person experiences by interacting with the YMCA in the shape of opportunities for development.

Refers to the personal life changing experience and the community impact generated by young people on the individual and collective level - inspired by a mindset of global citizenship and social responsibility.

Inclusive, Creative and Self Determined.

Values, Skills Knowledge and Practice.

Mindset Change, Leadership and Influencing Change.


We are the YMCA!

The YMCA is a world-wide Christian, ecumenical, voluntary movement for women and men with special emphasis on the genuine involvement of young people and it seeks to share the Christian ideal of building a human community of justice with love, peace and reconciliation for the fullness of life for all creation.

The World YMCA

The World YMCA (WAY) is a federation of national YMCA movements working in 119 countries on all continents and in thousands of local communities. This broad reach and robust grassroots network positions the YMCA as a relevant actor on youth empowerment in multiple cultures, contexts, and vastly different realities and circumstances. The World YMCA secretariat is based in Geneva, Switzerland. It works in the areas of Youth Empowerment, Movement Strengthening (Organisational Development), Resource Mobilisation, Image and Impact, Governance and supports the efforts of National and local YMCAs.


New Way Strategic Plan (2011-2014)

Youth EmpowermentThe mass mobilisation of interconnected young people will create energy to make a difference, contribute to a cause, and foster change on a scale of significance in the world.

Movement StrengtheningStrong National Movements are core to the health of the global YMCA movement worldwide. A unified focus on the three pillars of Mission Clarity, Program Relevance, and Institutional Viability provides the substance to the organisational identity and impact of the YMCA.

Resource MobilisationA diverse, expanded resource base is essential to the long term sustainability of the YMCA movement globally. Increased resources will mean a broader reach in population, an expanded impact in positive life changing experiences, and a higher profile of the YMCAs activity and image globally.

Image and ImpactA common global message depicts the unified strength of the worldwide YMCA movement. Communications strategies are in place to advance and positively impact the image, reach, and common understanding of the YMCA as a global partner of choice.

GovernanceImproved structure and functioning of the governance of the worldwide movement. The YMCA will reflect and exemplify the ideals of good governance.

Global Citizenship: A crosscutting perspectiveWe believe Global Citizenship to be an understanding of the local and global realities of an interconnected world and acting with the mindset of a global citizen.

NEW WAY integrates the concept of Global Citizenship in all parts

of the implementation of this strategy.


The World YMCA, in collaboration with 7 regional area level YMCA organisations (Africa, Asia and Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Canada, USA, and the Middle East) strengthens and expands the collective capacity, leadership, and learning of the YMCA organisation worldwide.

AlbaniaAngolaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and Herzegovina

BrazilBulgariaCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman Islands (In development) ChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaCubaCzech RepublicDenmarkDominican Republic

East TimorEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEnglandEstoniaEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGuatemala

GuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIrelandIsrael (Nazareth West Jerusalem) ItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKenya


presence around the worldYMCAs

KoreaKosovoLatviaLebanonLiberiaLithuaniaMacauMacedoniaMadagascarMalaysiaMaltaMexicoMoldovaMontenegroMyanmar

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic YMCA ArtsakhNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigeriaNorwayPakistanPalestine (East Jerusalem)PanamaParaguayPeruPhilippines

PolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaScotlandSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSouth AfricaSpainSri-LankaSt.VincentSurinameSweden

SwitzerlandTaiwanTanzaniaThailandTogoTrinidad and TobagoTurkeyUkraineUruguayUSAVenezuelaVietnamWalesZambiaZimbabwe


YMCA in numbers

Presence in 119 countries

58 million people reached

11.220 locations

+96.000 employees

+725.000 volunteers

13.400.000 participants inHealth Programmes

1.029.587 participants inCivic Engagement Programmes

357.000 participants inEmployment Programmes

206.000 participants inYouth Leadership Development Programmes


Youth Empowerment


Advocating for Youth Empowerment

International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations ICMYO

As part of the ICMYOs Task Force, the YMCA supported the preparations of the 2012 meeting in Cairo, Egypt. The Post 2015 Development Goals was one the major topics of discussion.

Throughout the year, the ICMYO participating organisations cooperated in several advocacy initiatives and collective articulation for meetings on a global level.

International labor Conference 2012 ILC

The ILC 2012 had the Youth Employment Crisis as one of the agenda topics. The YMCA was lead advocacy initiatives around the meeting striving for advancement of cooperation between ILO and youth organisations, establishment of a network for decent jobs for young people and for the creation of a formal youth advisory structure within ILO.

The ILC was preceded by a Youth Employment Forum with 200 young delegates in which YMCA supported in designing, as well as contributing to the opening speech and presentation of best practices.

On June 6th, YMCA also addressed the International Labor Conference plenary session on youth employment topics advocating for youth employment.

Ian Preston, YMCA England at the ILO Youth Forum


Rio+20

32 YMCA delegates from Kenya, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, Angola, Korea, Argentina and Zambia participated at Rio+20, the UN conference on Sustainable Development from June 20-22. Organized as a camp, the event included a dialogue on the YMCA and its relationship with Sustainable Development as well as activities with the surrounding community. In total, about 600 people were mobilized in the community to clean up a mangrove area and visit various community projects, including a public school.

During the Rio+20 Conference, the YMCA hosted the Ministers of Environment from Korea and Lebanon, the Swedish Ambassador for the Environment, and a specialist on Youth Participation from UN-HABITAT as panelists at their Rio+20 Conference for Youth.

Youth 21To advance youth participation at the UN System as a whole, the YMCA was part of the Youth 21 meeting in Nairobi Kenya in order to discuss and advocate for new initiatives such as creation of the Permanent forum for Young People and the establishment of Special Advisory position to the UN Secretary General.

50th session of the Commission for Social Development CsoD

In February 2012, the YMCA addressed the CSD on Youth: poverty and unemployment by presenting an employment practice from the Uruguayan YMCA. Ines van de Kerchove, a young person and coordinator of the project YMCA/ Uruguay Empresa shared the podium with group of specialists from UN organisations mainstreaming the voices of world youth organisations.

UN and UNESCO officesAgreements for establishment of representation of the YMCA at the UN centers in New York and the UNESCO headquarters in Paris were signed during the year 2012.

Ins Barabar, Uruguay at the CSoD panel


Change Agents

A new generation of young leaders is being prepared to lead the YMCA movement towards new levels of image and impact under the common umbrella of youth empowerment.

Change Agents Training Team Conference

In July 2012, a group of trainers was convened in Long Beach, USA to develop a curriculum and fine tune the training process for 200 Change Agents up to December 2014.

Selection and TrainingIn partnership with the Area Organisations, the selection process was started and young leaders have been invited to join this initiative.

FundrasingTo support the Change Agents initiative, the Waking the Giant Campaign was launched to raise funds that will support Change Agents with training programmes and to participate at the YMCA World Council 2014 where they will play strong leadership role in the programme.


Diamond Jubilee Young Leaders Forum

61 young leaders aged 19-30 came together at the Diamond Jubilee Young Leaders Forum in May in Toronto. This was the third opportunity for young leaders to be involved in the governance of the Canadian YMCA. In the Autumn, many of these young leaders delivered Youth Engagement Sessions to find out what changes youth want to see in their community.

Where West Meets East

Where West Meets East was the motto of the traditional Catch the Vision conference held in Istanbul, Turkey and organised by YMCA Europe. It enrolled 52 participants, facilitators and guest speakers from 24 countries.

Global Citizenship Education for Change Agents

In August 2012, Change Agents from the Asia and Pacific Area met on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the YMCA in Sri-Lanka. Based on the area signature programme on Global Citizenship Education of the Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs, the change agents were exposed to the realities of citizenship participation in the context of a globalised world. Experiential learning was also provided with community engagement activities as well presentations around the Change Agents initiative led by the World YMCA.


YGOR Youth in Roles of Governance

The Latin American and Caribbean Alliance of YMCAs organised training programmes for 30 young leaders in the year 2012. Inspired and designed by request of young leaders of the area, the programme brings a lot of innovation in the understanding of governance and uses modern technology to reach young people from many countries.

YMCA Global Service Learning

In 2012, YMCA of the USA developed YMCA Global Service Learning. A successful global service learning programme includes a local service component (here), an international service component (there) and an intentional reflection and learning process to connect local and global topics (global = here + there). YMCA of the USA also created a Resource Guide for team leaders to facilitate the renewed approach to service learning.

From Subject to Citizen - S2CIn June, Africa Alliance of YMCAs graduated the first S2C young Ambassadors who had enrolled in the programme in 2009. These young men and women have undergone a remarkable leadership journey through S2C. They have used their voices and claimed spaces to influence for positive change from working with youth in the slums to halting riots at universities to ensuring youth participation in elections


Also in June we enrolled a new wave of Ambassadors into the S2C Ambassadorship programme. Representatives from both groups of Ambassadors are going forward to represent Africa as Change Agents. 30 young leaders are part of this process.

Engaging with the movementWorld YMCA representatives have been present in important activities and visits in all areas of the world to learn from those experiences, share about the strategic directions of the movement and engaging leaders for joint initiatives.

YMCA Europe General Assembly Prague, Czech Republic

LACA General Assembly Via del Mar, Chile

European Ten Sing Conference Copenhagen Denmark

YMCA Germany International Conference Kassel, Germany

European General Secretaries Conference Brussels, Belgium

Australian YMCA General Assembly Tasmania, Australia

Iceland National Youth Meeting Reykjavik, Iceland

World Urban Network Madrid, Spain

NAYDO Pittsburgh, USA

Ys Men International Convention Stavanger, Norway

Anniversaries:Sri-Lanka YMCA 50 yearsSierra Leone YMCA 100 yearsSo Paulo YMCA 110 yearsArgentina YMCA 110 yearsMexico 120 years

YMCA Denmark General Assembly


Research Agenda

The research agenda in 2012 included compilation and announcement of results related to the status of the YMCA worldwide, membership and other relevant information on the areas of Employment, Health and Civic Engagement.

Another major initiative is the One Million Voices Project that aims to consult young peoples perspectives on important global issues. The preparation phase has started and infra-structures are being put in place. The effort will continue throughout 2013 and 2014.

Facilitating Youth Participation

UN Sports and Leadership Camp Qatar and Switzerland

University of Citizenship and Development Spain

Youth Employment Forum Switzerland

UN Millennium Campaign Stakeholders Meeting USA

Global Release of Childrens Rights and Business Principles

England

Youth 21 Kenya

Global Youth Week Norway

Young Leaders from the YMCA, exhausted, attending the COP18 in Qatar


YMCA World Challenge in France

Movement Strengthening


In 2012, a common Movement Strengthening focus continued worldwide with renewed investment in governance and leadership programmes and organisational capacity building in all regions of the world.

This was achieved through country focus partner groups, sub-regional thematic seminars in Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean on governance and resource mobilisation and on strengthening programmes in youth empowerment.

At least 40 National Movements participated in Movement Strengthening actions during 2012 worldwide.

YMCA Europe movement strengthening focused on the NGS meeting expanded discussions to bring youth empowerment in action and change agents together with planning for organisational development and resource mobilisation. This includes a Pan European focus and working to strengthen YMCAs in Spain, Malta, France, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic.

Movement strengthening in Africa included capacity development, a multilateral approach, zonal peer review 15 YMCAs were active in Movement Strengthening in Africa. A new Movement Strengthening country programme was launched with the YMCA in Liberia in November, 2012. This new movement strengthening country focus group benefitted from lessons learned from the past and from the newly established peer to peer leadership groups.

Movement Strengthening in Asia and Pacific involved Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Zealand (bilaterally), Bangladesh and Malaysia.

Movement Strengthening in the Latin American and Caribbean area focused on Honduras and LACA regional approaches on governance, leadership, and resource mobilisation. LACA extended focus on governance, leadership and resource mobilisation to involve YMCAs of Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and Minas Gerais Brazilian Federation.

YMCA World Challenge in USA

YMCA World Challenge in India


Resource Mobilisation

YMCA World Challenge in Russia


Resource mobilisation continues to be a critical priority for all the areas of the world. During 2012, all Areas made progress towards reaching their resource mobilisation goals. The Areas have implemented a range of successful workshops on fundraising and annual campaigns in the Asia and Pacific Area, Corporate Social Responsibility seminars in Latin America and the Caribbean, and governance and capacity building and knowledge sharing workshops on resource mobilisation in Africa, Europe, and Latin America and the Caribbean.

Resource Mobilisation results included more than 2 milion in new funds raised, increased skills and knowledge for resource mobilisation in place and increasing in all Area organisations and in more than 41 national movements and new strategic alliances and collaborations developing with results in both financial and technical support.

1. New Funds Secured: The total amount of new raised in the Areas and World Alliance during the two-year period from January 2011 to December 2012 were USD 2,217,660. The Return on Investment (ROI) for the Investors Circle is 1:5. The amount of Investors Circle (IC) funds transferred to the Areas over the two-year period was USD 441,452. The new funds raised in 2012 alone were USD 676,836. Funds invested were USD 238,702. The ROI for the year 2012 was 1:2.8.

2. Training and Capacity Building: At least 41 National Movements benefited from training and capacity building for resource mobilization. New funds were secured by at least 13 National Movements (Ghana, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Madagascar, Kenya, Lithuania, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Russia, India, Sri Lanka, and Philippines). The new funds raised and reported to the Areas by national movements in 2012 were: USD 1,859,295.

3. Strategic Alliances and Collaborations: Strategic alliances and collaborations with WUN, NAYDO, Ys Men International, and YMCA Partners brought important leadership, technical skills and resources, additional funds, and increased overall capacity for Resource Mobilisation in the global YMCA movement. WAY, in collaboration with the Areas, designed and launched the Waking the Giant campaign to support the Youth Empowerment in Action vision to develop a cadre of young leaders 200 Change Agents worldwide. The total estimated funds contributed from strategic alliances and collaborations during the period were: USD 330,579.

The total amount of new funds raised from January to December 2012 was USD 676,836. New funds were secured by at least 13 National Movements (Ghana, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Madagascar, Kenya, Lithuania, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Russia, India, Sri Lanka, and Philippines).

YMCA participants at Rio+20 Summit


Africa Alliance of YMCAs (AAY):

The total of new funds secured by the Africa Alliance in 2012 was USD 255,500 Two national movements reported new funds secured.

Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs (APAY):

The total of new funds secured by APAY in 2012 was USD 78,531

YMCA Europe (YE):

The total of new funds secured by YMCA Europe in 2012 was USD 157,277

YMCA World Challenge in Czech Republic

YMCA World Challenge in India


Latin America and the Caribbean Alliance of YMCAs (LACA):

The total of new funds secured by LACA in 2012 was USD 35,440

World Alliance of YMCAs (WAY):

The total of new funds secured by WAY in 2012 was USD 150,088

YMCA Youth Employment in Madagascar

YMCA Youth Employment in Peru


Image and Impact Communications strategies were put in place in

the year 2012 to advance the YMCA global image and impact focusing on its common focus on youth

empowerment. The efforts towards effective communication are based on research and consultation

processes and our common course of action in local and national YMCA contexts.

YMCA World Challenge in Nigeria


YMCA World ChallengeThe YMCA World Challenge mobilised 85 countries on October 13, 2012. Almost 432.000 participants joined in the fun in local events all over the world to get to know the YMCA and its work in empowering young people.

YMCAs worldwide have reported success in the days activities and increased visibility in local and national media. More than 4.000 pictures were sent live from the event sites and Social Media features have grown substantially helping to communicate the messages of joy, pride and impact of being part of the YMCA.

On a global level, both the International Federation of Basketball and UNESCO have granted their institutional sponsorship and supported the communication efforts of the event.

South Africa

Switzerland

Lebanon

Philippines

Germany


YMCA World MagazineThe YMCA magazine was developed with a unified focus on youth empowerment and special interest in geographic perspectives and presence. Two issues were published in 2012, focusing on Europe and Latin American and the Caribbean regions.

Week of Prayer | YMCA Peace DayUnder the theme Violence will not have the last word - Working for change that respects rights and dignity YMCAs and YWCAs celebrated the Week of Prayer (November 11 to 17) 2012 organizing events all over the world. The YMCA also celebrated the YMCA Peace Day which took place on the last day of that week.

Social Media | InternetIn 2012 the World YMCA experienced an unprecedented growth in its social media activities, strengthening the communications efforts with its constituency and communicating YMCA story of empowering the young people worldwide.

Facebookhe number of fans grew in 2012 from 2.000 to 25.000, with an increased number of posts (3-5 per day) and more feedback from users.

The YMCA Peace Day has been celebrated on the last day of the Week of Prayer


Y-PHOTO /Y-MIXTwo platforms created to support communications efforts of the World Challenge allowed YMCA members from all over the world to interact with the world movement by sending pictures and suggesting songs to enhance the impact of the event. More than 4.000 pictures were sent in real time and hundreds of songs were suggested. All this rich material was used by the YMCAs to communicate the global impact of the organisation.

Blue Music BlogThe Blue Music Blog written by the World Alliance of YMCAs secretary general continues to communicate the advancements on the implementation of NEW WAY strategic plan at thebluemusicblog.ymca.int/

YMCA World Challenge in Geneva, Switzerland

GovernanceWoRld YMCA ANNUAL REPORT 2012 . 31

YMCA World Challenge in Bangladesh


Executive Committee Meeting/Stakeholders Meeting The Executive Committee Meeting was held in Nairobi, Kenya, in conjunction with a Stakeholders meeting to advance and follow up the implementation of the NEW WAY strategy. The leaders of the YMCA Worldwide movement have confirmed the strategic directions by unanimously stating:

The YMCA wants to achieve its > full potential

We therefore must be a > stronger Movement

We therefore must attract > greater resources

We therefore must have > more visibility

We therefore must demonstrate > greater impact

We therefore must have a > shared focus

The focus must be:

Relevant to the world

Grounded in our mission

Worthy of our aspiration

Connected to our current work

We therefore choose to collectively stand for > Youth Empowerment

Leadership as from July 2010Executive Committee and Officers

- President: Mr. Ken Colloton, USA

- Deputy President: Mr. Fernando Ondarza, Mexico

- Treasurer: Ms. Helen McEwan, New Zealand

- Secretary General*: Rev. Dr. Johan Vilhelm Eltvik, Norway

Africa

- Ms. Evelyne Mame Sami Gueye, Senegal

- Mr. Charles Habiah, Ghana

- Ms. Ethel Mashekwa, Zambia

- Mr. Vezinhlahla Mncwango, South Africa

- Ms. Lucy Wanjiru, Kenya


Asia and Pacific

- Mr. Edilberto Claravall, Philippines

- Mr. Babu Markus Gomes, Bangladesh

- Mr. Oliver Jia Wen Loke, Singapore

- Ms. Hiromi Nagao, Japan

Canada

- Ms. Patricia Pelton, Canada

Europe

- Mr. Ed Eggink, Netherlands

- Ms. Nadine Jording, Germany

- Mr. Uku Rasmus Lind, Estonia

- Mr. Ian Pearson, England

- Mr. Michael Will, Scotland

Latin America and Caribbean

- Ms. Sofia Laborde Fernandez, Uruguay

- Mr. Leopoldo Moacir Lima, Brazil

- Ms. Sandra Pyke-Anthony, Trinidad & Tobago

- Mr. Daniel Vives Rivero, Peru

Middle East

- Mr. Simon Kouba, East Jerusalem

- Mr. Ghassan Sayah, Lebanon

USA

- Ms. Pamela Davies

- Ms. Courtney Lawrence, USA

Area Presidents

- Mr. James Ekow Rhule, Africa Alliance of YMCAs (Ghana)

- Mr. Yau Chung Wan, Asia and the Pacific Alliance of YMCAs (Hong Kong)

- Mr. Ed Eggink, YMCA Europe (Netherlands)

> Mr. Peter Posner, UK, (Until May 2012)

- Mr. Mauro Fonticiella, Latin American & Caribbean Alliance (Uruguay)

Past President

- Mr. Martin Meiner, Germany*

Observer

- Ms Hiromi Nagao, Japan - Ys Men International Liaison to the World Alliance*

* Non-Voting

Mr. Ken Colloton President

Fernando Ondarza Deputy President

Ms. Helen McEwan Treasurer


Partnerships

YMCA World Challenge on Senegal

United Nations The World YMCA has had consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations (UN) since 1947. The World Alliance participates actively in the different UN Commissions and work with several UN agencies and departments. YMCA maintains representatives both in New York, USA and Geneva, Switzerland.

Ys Mens InternationalThe World YMCA has a special relationship with Ys Men International, a service club supporting YMCAs. Ys Mens International is a world-wide fellowship of persons working constructively together to partner with and support the YMCA. Ys Men Clubs raise funds to support the work of YMCAs as well as to carry out their own initiatives. Ys Men International has observer status on the World Alliance of YMCAs Executive Committee, and vice versa. The World YMCA signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with Ys Men International in 2011.


International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations (ICMYO)ICMYO is an informal network of membership-based, democratic, representative and accountable International Youth NGOs (INGYOs) and Regional Youth Platforms (RYPs). There are 28 member organisations, who meet once a year to coordinate lobbying an international level in support of young people and issues that affect them. The World YMCA is a member of the Task Force which provides facilitation and support to the participating organisations.

Some of the participating organisations in this network are: World Organisation of the Scout Movement, World YWCA, European Youth Forum, Pax Romana, World Students Christian Federation.

World YWCAThe World YMCA has a strong and long-standing relationship with the World YWCA. Although the two organisations are independent at world level there is close cooperation between the two; for example the annual week of prayer is an initiative of the two Geneva based headquarters. In several countries, including Switzerland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden, there are joint YMCA / YWCA national associations.

Alliance of Youth CEOsThe Alliance of Youth CEOs is a network connecting the largest international youth organisations: World YWCA, World Organisation of the Scout Movement, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, International Award Association and the YMCA. The main goal is to work together on policy issues affecting young people.

YMCA World Urban NetworkThe YMCA World Urban Network is a network of YMCA General Secretaries/ Chief Executive Officers dedicated to strengthening their leadership, to deal with the human consequences of urbanization, within the context of the YMCA Mission.

Ecumenical Advocacy AllianceThe EAA is an international network of 100 churches and faith-related organisations committed to campaigning together on common concerns. The World YMCA is founding member of the EAA, and remains active in EAAs work. The World YMCA co-chairs the Food Strategy Group.

YMCA North American Network (YNAN)The North American Urban Group Is an organisation that comprises the CEOs of the top 30 YMCAs in North America. NAUG creates spaces for cooperation and knowledge sharing among its participating organisations.

World Council of ChurchesThe WCC brings together 349 churches, denominations and church fellowships in more than 110 countries and territories throughout the world, representing over 560 million Christians. The World YMCA is a related member of the WCC and represented at its Central Committee.


YMCA World Challenge in Colombia

Financial Overview

Auditors Report The financial statements of the Association are presented herein without their notes. For better understanding of the Associations financial position and result of its activities for the year ended 31 December 2012, the auditors report and the financial statements should be read in conjunction with the notes that are available upon request at the Secretariat of the World Alliance of YMCAs or on the World Alliance Website www.ymca.int


The World Alliance of Young Mens Christian Associations

Geneva

Balance sheet as at december 31 Notes 2012 2011

ASSETS CHF CHF

Current Assets

Cash in hand and in banks 306 010 510 269

Accounts receivable

- miscellaneous 103 832 128 079

- invoices receivable 10 785 9 902

- contribution receivable 144 210 115 205

- inter office receivable 2 117 5 448

Projects defered expenses, net 2 54 819 -

Prepayments 820 26 525

622 593 795 428

Investments portfolio

Cash and short term investment accounts 2 394 650 579

Long term bonds and investments 19 496 409 18 463 561

7 19 498 803 19 114 140

Fixed assets

Furniture and equipment 1 1

20 121 397 19 909 569


Balance sheet as at december 31 Notes 2012 2011

lIABIlITIES CHF CHF

Current Liabilities

Banks overdraft 25 416 832 245

Miscellaneous payables 1 220 617 169 109

Projects deferred income, net 2 - 198 994

246 033 1 200 348

Reserves and Funds

Other reserves and funds 3 1 179 678 1 186 078

Refugees and Rehabilitation funds 4 1 131 179 1 131 179

Endowment funds 5 1 450 141 1 374 292

JRM MOTT endowment funds 6 16 072 186 15 017 066

Report of result of the year 42 180 606

19 875 364 18 709 221

20 121 397 19 909 569


Statement of income and expenditure for the year ended december 31

2012 2011

INCoME CHF CHF

National Movements

Fair share 1 512 257 1 481 841Publications 17 888 32 947

1 530 145 1 514 788Investments and other income

Interests 50 852 27 491Refund/Administrative charges 4 380 4 128Donation 384 968Funds investments income:

- JR MOTT income recevied 216 003 223 992- JR MOTT investments appreciation 891 409 -- Other Reserves & Funds 119 365 -- Endowment funds 75 849 -

1 358 242 256 579

World Alliance

Project Income 230 515 198 114Funds Income 62 363 74 172Release from Caselli Fund - 100 00Release of provisions 188 000 -

480 878 372 286

Total income 3 369 265 2 143 653

EXPENdITURE

Programs

Publications 36 747 41 824IT/Database and websites - 750Translation 2 455 2 487Leadership development areas and Global 2 219 -

Young professional programme 29 166 24 40170 587 69 462

Projects and funds

Projects expenses 335 781 197 408Funds expenses 176 079 191 363Funds investments losses:- Other Reserves and funds - FX loss 16 339 170 833- Endowment funds - 69 190- JR MOTT 52 291 850 712

580 490 1 479 506


Statement of income and expenditure for the year ended december 31

2012 2011

CHF CHF

Personnel

Salaries and benefit 1 063 035 1 028 427Pension/retirement 137 035 138 871Internal/external Consultants 134 569 96 335

1 334 639 1 263 633

Governance

Executive Committee meetings 54 856 59 727Officers meetings - 6 573Visit to national movements and areas 24 162 22 514Standing Committees/GST meetings 14 670 2 154Public Relation /Contingencies 39 197 2 403

147 413 93 371

Administration

Communication 58 149 52 922Library 7 000 2 345Equipment maintenance and supply 10 294 13 722Audit fees 18 500 26 072Financial charges 14 896 16 811Building maintenance and running cost 64 459 74 986

173 298 186 858

Others

Miscellaneous 5 644 2 725

5 644 2 725

Total expenditure 2 312 071 3 095 555

Excess of income over expenditures (expense over income)

1 057 194 -951 902

Attribution to Funds/Projects

Project transfer from (to) 108 174 -70 629

Funds transfer from (to):

- Other Reserves and funds 7 781 327 227

- Endowment funds -75 849 69 190

- JR MOTT -1 055 120 626 720

-1 015 014 952 508

Final result of the year 42 180 606


Thank you to our Supporters

We are extremely grateful for the support we received in 2012. YMCAs and Individuals have contributed generously to strengthen the global YMCA movement. Your outstanding support has contributed to the YMCA worldwide in many ways: Youth Empowerment, Movement Strengthening (Organisational Development), and Resource Mobilisation (the Investors Circle).

Thank you for your support!

YMCAs contributionsAfrica Alliance YMCAsArgentinaBrazilBangladeshCanada (+ 3local Ys)

YMCA of CalgaryYMCAs of QuebecYMCAs of Toronto

Denmark East Jerusalem YMCAEnglandGermanyHong Kong SAR, ChinaIndiaLiberia Mexico


JapanNorwayScotland-AberdeenYSingaporeSpainSwedenUSA (+26 local Ys)

YMCA of Greater New YorkYMCA of the Greater Houston AreaYMCA of Metropolitan DallasYMCA of San Diego CountyYMCA of North West North CarolinaYMCA of Silicon ValleyYMCA of Greater CharlotteYMCA of Greater IndianapolisYMCA of Greater RichmondYMCA of Middle TennesseeYMCA of Orange CountyYMCA of the Greater Twin CitiesYMCA of the RockiesValley of the Sun YMCAAnn Arbor YMCAYMCA of CincinnatiYMCA of GreenvilleYMCA of Oklahoma CityYMCA of the Brandywine ValleyAustin Metropolitan YMCAYMCA Central KentuckyYMCA of PhiladelphiaYMCA of Greater Long Beach YMCA of Westfield (NJ)YMCA of Coastal GeorgiaYMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth

Individual contributionsAisa AkapsonAndrew MackenzieBill StewartBrazilian YouthCarlos SanveeCathy DuchonClaude-Alain DantheCourtney LawrenceCynthia FlynnErnesto GaonaFernando OndarzaGabriel CarrascoGail GlasserGerard TosseramsGhassan SayahGustavo AndradeHelen McEwanIan GreenJacqueline RienJames Ekow RhuleJanet PateJohan Vilhelm and Ingunn EltvikJohn LilleyKamran RazvanKen CollotonKohei YamadaLee Kernan


Leopoldo LimaManuel CamarenaMark HillsMark JohnsonMarty ReynoldsMary TikalskyMichael WeilMichel DantheMike WillMikeVanHaelewynNick ZimmerPatricia PeltonPeter BurnsPeter PosnerPolly DongRenata FerrariRocio SolisRussell LeechSandy Berlin-WalkerSandy McIntyreScott HaldaneSelma ZaidiSilvio KraussSusan WaterfieldSuzanne WatsonTerry RatcliffeTom DanaTom ValentineZolair Trinidade

Waking the Giant CampaignYMCA of BombayYMCA of New DelhiYMCA of AhmadabadYMCA Indian Student HostelYMCA of CanadaYMCA of the USAYs Men Club SwedenYs Men Club GenevaEngland YMCA

General FundingYs Men International Global Citizenship/ Change Agents Training Russia Movement Strengthening UN Rio+ Summit

DSR Foundation Leadership Development -

Equipment for Conference RoomLee KernanKevin BingamanAnnete TangPeter PosnerCraig SheatherNoreen SchumannPeter BurnsSuzanne WatsonChris AsmusYasuyuki MatsudaNicholas NightingaleW K MontgomeryMartin Vosjan


World YMCARev. Dr. Johan Vilhelm Eltvik, Secretary General

12 Clos Belmont 1208 Geneva - Switzerland

Tel: +41 22 849 51 00 Fax: +41 22 849 51 10 www.ymca.int [email protected]

Africa Alliance of YMCAsCarlos Madjri Sanvee, General Secretary

State House Avenue, State House Crescent P.O. Box 60856, Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: +254 20 2714644/2724804 Fax: +254 20 2725909 www.africaymca.org [email protected]

Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAsKohei Yamada, General Secretary

23 Waterloo Road 6th Floor, Kowloon - Hong Kong SAR

Tel: +852 2780 8347 / 2770 3168 Fax: +852 2385 4692 www.asiapacificymca.org [email protected]

Latin America and Caribbean Alliance of YMCAsMauricio Diaz Vandorsee, General Secretary

Vicente Rocafuerte No. 1678 Montevideo, Uruguay 11.400

Tel: +598 2 600 99 40 www.lacaymca.org [email protected]

Middle East CommitteeDr. Munah Geha, Interim Coordinator

Delta Center, 3rd Floor - Horsh Tabet Sin El-Fil - Beirut Lebanon - Postal Code: 2706 5101 Sin El-Fil

Tel: +961-1-490640 [email protected]

YMCA CanadaScott Haldane, President and CEO

42 Charles Street East, 6th Floor Toronto, ON, M4Y 1T4

Tel: +1 416 967 9622 Fax: +1 416 967 9618 www.ymca.ca/ [email protected]

YMCA Europe (European Alliance of YMCAs)

Juan Simoes Iglesias, General Secretary

Na Porici 12 - CZ-110 00 Prague 1 Czech Republic

Tel: +420 224 872 020 Fax: +420 224 872 025 www.ymcaeurope.com [email protected]

YMCA of the USANeil Nicoll, President and CEO

101 North Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606

Tel: +1 800 872 9622 www.ymca.net [email protected]

Contact Us


YMCA World Alliance Team

Staff

Rev. Dr. Johan Vilhelm Eltvik,

Norway Secretary General

[email protected]

Romulo Dantas, Brazil Executive Secretary

for Youth Empowerment [email protected]

Jacqueline Rien, France

Accountant [email protected]

Samuel Diaz Fernandez Littauer,

Colombia Young Professional

[email protected]

Selma A. Zaidi, USA Senior Executive Secretary for Movement Strengthening and Resource Mobilisation [email protected]

Suzanne Watson, England Finances & Administration [email protected]

Claude-Alain Danthe, Switzerland IT, Archivist and Webmaster [email protected]


Youth Empowerment Advisory GroupTo enable the successful implementation of NEW WAY Strategic Plan, the World YMCA consults with young leaders to advance the different projects related to the strategy guaranteeing strong youth perspective on its work.

- Peter Avong (Nigeria)- Maryse Guinez Coly (Senegal)- Thoumiyan Soundaram (Sri-Lanka)- Ji Yoon Lee (Korea)- Charlotte Humphries (Canada)- Jenn Hazzard (Canada)- Andre Kpodonu (England)- Liga Efeja (Latvia) until March 12- Sarah Simmank (Germany)- Fernando Traversa (Uruguay)- Leidy Meneses Caldern (Colombia)

until May 12- Rami Allaw (Lebanon)- Antonio Merino (USA)- Ashley Kolaya(USA)

UN Team Leaders- New York: Dio Gica and

Rayda Marquez- Paris: Myriam Verger

Resource Groups Leaders- Bob Cabeza, USA

(Youth Empowerment)- Marcus Gustafson, Sweden

(Environment)- Ghassan Sayah, Lebanon

(Resource Mobilisation)- Peter Burns, Australia

(Social Enterprise)- Dr. Jai Chang Park, South Korea

(Global Citizenship)- Ashley Kolaya, USA

(Student YMCAs)

Volunteers 2012The World Alliance of YMCA is thankful for having dedicated volunteers on board to support its efforts to empowering young people. To all of you that worked in 2012 on our offices in Switzerland, THANK YOU!

1. Chris Brandt, USA2. Tsitsi Mupoperi, Zimbabwe3. Myla Inventor, Phillipines4. Sarah-Jane Arnold, UK5. Ladys Huber Amaya, Colombia6. Veronika Lavrenteva, Russia7. Aleeza Mitha, Afghanistan

(YCare International)8. Filipe Gonzaga, Brazil9. Hanna Maier, Germany

(YCare International)10. Dia Roth, USA11. Ben Blumstein, USA

Carlos Sanvee, Togo Advisor to the Secretary

General, Branding & Communication

[email protected]

Jose Varghese, India Advisor to the Secretary General, Global Citizenship & Programmes [email protected]

www.ymca.int

Documents

World YMCA - Annual Report 2012