YMCA To Launch Services In WES Soon

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Speaking to Gurtong during the workshop Lambert disclosed that, he came to do an assignment by the Y’s Men International Club which is a worldwide fellowship of persons that was established in 1922 in about 77 countries among them USA and Australia. “The club is planning to establish its office here in South Sudan and first of its kind in Yambio County, WES,” Okure said.

He also said the objective of Y’s Men Club is to support YMCA and to provide services to the young people for the development and trained minds.

He added that the clubs would also be beneficial to the venerable in the society and even the government officers at large. Okure appealed to each workshop participant to convince at least two more friends to join the club that will soon be operating in Yambio.

The director challenged the youth to manoeuvre and participate in all activities as soon they become members of the Y’s Men International.

Mr. Justin Omer Kirima, a senior YMCA staff added that, “being in this group makes people united, understand each other.” He encouraged the youth to join these groups.

One of the participants Richard Zizi explained that, “this club will help our community to benefit from services being provided in other parts of the world.”

Zizi also said that he was hopeful that the club would eventually reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS within the South Sudanese communities and create awareness which in the long run will change people’s behaviours.

About YMCA and Y’s Men International 
The YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) is one of the oldest and largest movements for the youth in the world. Founded in 1844, it now operates in 125 countries, and has over 45 million members worldwide. The YMCA works to bring social justice and peace to young people and their communities, regardless of religion, race, gender or culture. 

The World Alliance of YMCAs, based in Geneva, Switzerland, is a confederation of National Councils of YMCAs around the world.

Y’s Men International was founded in Toledo, Ohio, USA in 1922 to support a local YMCA. It’s now oriented to serving the worldwide YMCA, the largest non-governmental youth organisation, and through it the communities in which it is present throughout the world. Since the YMCA is usually known as “the Y” in the USA, and as the Y’s Men movement started there as a club of “men of and for the Y”, it was named the “Y’s Men’s Club”.

However, today women are also full members of our movement and family participation is encouraged in numerous activities.