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As Guatemala recovers from a long internal conflict, young people continue to face high levels of crime and violence. By using sports and arts, we help young people...
Although Nicaragua has seen higher levels of growth than many countries in Latin America, it remains the poorest country in the region.
Between 1993 and 2009, Y Care International worked in partnership with Peru YMCA to increase access to the health, education and employment needs of a community of...
After five decades of civil war, a ceasefire and talks between the government and Farc rebels brought hope for peace in Colombia. But with the country narrowly...
As the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, one in every four people in Haiti live in extreme poverty. With economic growth slowing, investment in training and...
We’ve worked with the YMCA to support vulnerable young people secure a livelihood through vocational and entrepreneurship training, and business start-up support.
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Between the 16th and 19th Centuries, Senegal was the departure point for thousands of slaves making the gruelling voyage to the US and Europe. Today, many young...
Despite a growing economy, Sierra Leone remains one of the poorest countries in the world with more than half the population living on less than $1.25 a day.
Young people in Liberia have grown up in a country scarred by civil war. The conflict claimed more than 200,000 lives and destroyed the economy, the education...
In the UK and Ireland YMCAs, other youth organisations and the wider public help us to champion young people through fundraising, campaigns and global youth work.
With a population that is predominantly young and rural, it is apt that the green stripes of Togo’s flag symbolise hope and agriculture. Yet poverty remains...
With one of the most progressive constitutions in the world South Africa has made striking progress since apartheid ended. National elections have been held...
Zambia is now classed as a middle income country, but many families continue to face a daily struggle against rising food prices, poverty, and weak governance.
After years of political and social instability, Zimbabwe’s economy has been devastated. Most workers remain in insecure employment and take home less than $2 a day...
In 2005, Sudan emerged from a 21-year civil war causing thousands of vulnerable young people and their families to flee their homes into neighbouring countries.
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Y Care International has been working with East Jerusalem YMCA to give young people jobs training and provide trauma counselling in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
The conflict in Syria has resulted in over nine million people in need of support. Three million of these are living in hard to reach areas inside Syria.
Madagascar may be one of the richest environments on the planet for wildlife, but for many of its people, life is a daily struggle.
With women facing early forced marriage and honour killings, Pakistan is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be born female.
In India, young people are among the most likely groups to be unemployed and are most at risk of contracting HIV/AIDS.
Y Care International works with the Sri Lanka YMCA to support young people by helping them learn trades or set up businesses.
While Bangladesh has made great progress in recent years to increase female representation in parliament, traditional attitudes mean women remain less likely to be in...
After more than four decades of oppression under military rule, Myanmar (also known as Burma) has adopted a new constitution and is following a path to democracy for...
Y Care International worked in partnership with Chiang Mai YMCA which ran a project to support vulnerable young people who live and work on the streets.
Y Care International supported work in Laos from 2000-2011 in partnership with the YMCA for Northern Development Foundation in Thailand.
Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in the world, following four decades of conflict and instability. We work with YMCA to help street children get the knowledge...
With support from Y Care International, Medan YMCA responded to the tsunami in the island's capital, Aceh, and on the tiny island of Nias.
On Friday 8 November 2013, Typhoon Haiyan swept through the Philippines leaving thousands in desperate need of emergency support and many areas devastated by the...
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