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World YMCA

World YMCA Annual Report 2025

World YMCA is the global federation of the YMCA movement, founded in London in 1844 and now reaching over 65 million people a year across 120 countries through nearly 90,000 staff and 920,000 volunteers. This 2025 Annual Report covers progress against YMCA Vision 2030, including record programme funding of CHF 3 million+, 2.5 million people reached through digital skills initiatives, and the launch of the Igniting Youth Futures programme targeting 5,000 jobs for young people in India, South Africa and Spain. Emergency appeals for YMCA Gaza raised USD 100,000, while YMCA Europe's 500+ Digital Hubs reached 750,000+ beneficiaries across 23 countries.

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YMCA Vision 2030 strategic framework across four pillars: Community Wellbeing, Meaningful Work, Sustainable Planet and Just World; Igniting Youth Futures programme creating 5,000 jobs for young people in India, South Africa and Spain; Global Youth Mobilization network of 19 youth-led projects; Y AI artificial intelligence empowerment programme; emergency relief to YMCA Gaza, Myanmar, Ukraine and Jamaica; 500+ Digital Hubs in 23 countries (YMCA Europe) reaching 750,000+ beneficiaries Custom geography from upload: Global (120 countries, headquarters Geneva, Switzerland)

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 CHF 3 million+ total programme funding raised in 2025 — a record — with CHF 1.3 million redeployed directly to YMCA National Movements
Key Metric 2 2.5 million people reached through digital skilling initiatives via HP partnership across 30 YMCA partners since 2021
Key Metric 3 37,000 people directly reached per Community Wellbeing project (1.3 million indirectly); 85 new Change Agents enrolled from 44 countries

Key Outcomes

  • 5,000 jobs to be created under Igniting Youth Futures (USD 5.2 million Accenture/Macquarie-funded); 750+ young people already reached at year-end
  • YMCA Lebanon's pharmaceutical programme reached 240,000 beneficiaries across 505 health centres, distributing 3.1 million medication packs
  • 73% of Study Programme learners in 2022/23 identified as NEET; 81% achieved their qualification — demonstrating employment pathway impact across national movements

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