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THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YMCAs OF INDIA
Last Updated (Wednesday, 04 May 2022 14:55)
National Student Assembly 2022 - Report
The National Student Assembly was held at the International Youth Hostel Mysore, during March 18 – 20, 2022, on the theme, “Healing a Broken World”
The Assembly, revived after several years, attracted a record participation of some 130 students from YMCAs across the nine Regions, and their fellowship of Uni-Ys and Hi-Ys, NCYI. The South Central India Region of YMCAs lived upto its reputation of hosting mega events by extending facilities and creating an ideal atmosphere for the congregation of students for those three days of action-packed and fun-filled activities.
The National Student Assembly started with devotion, and message by Mr. Bhen Samson, Regional Secretary, North India Region of YMCAs, on March 18, 2022 at 2:00 pm, followed by an orientation to participants.
The Inaugural session of the Assembly started with lighting the traditional lamp by Guests of Honor, Mr. R. S. Shettian, Treasurer NCYI; Mr. Bertram Devadas, National General Secretary; Ym. Anand Jacob Varghese, Managing Director of Hindustan group of Institutions; and National & Regional dignitaries. The Assembly was inaugurated by Justice J.B. Koshy (Retd.), President NCYI.
The welcome address was given by Kum. Ann Maria Samuel, Uni-Y National President. Justice Koshy emphasized in his inaugural address that students should be given more responsibilities, to assume leadership at all levels on social issues. The Youth have the ability to bring a change in their country; “Prayer is needed as well as service is more needed”. YMCA should work for getting equal opportunity and justice for all and act as a forum for Empowering Youth.
ICF organized a virtual Training of Trainers on Nonviolent Communication
Last Updated (Tuesday, 03 May 2022 16:29)
From March 7th to 30th, 2022, the Interfaith Cooperation Forum conducted a ten-day Peace Institute of virtual Training of Trainers (ToT) on Nonviolent Communication. Twelve participants attended the training. Six (6) of them were male and 6 were females from six Asian countries, namely, Bangladesh, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Nepal, and Timor-Leste. The training-of-trainers sessions were held for three hours on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday every week. Tuesdays and Thursdays were set aside to work on assigned tasks to participants for practical learning. ICF expects the certificate holders of the ICF Peace Institute to contribute as facilitators in some ICF activities, as well as in activities in their local or national contexts beyond ICF. ICF reached out to a diverse group of young people who wanted to contribute to promoting peace through learning and practicing nonviolent communication.
The whole Training of Trainers went through different learning session outlines and practicum for the participants. The session outline was about the introduction of Nonviolent Communication, The NVC model, principles of NVC, four important key elements of NVC (Observation, Feeling, Need, and Request), Empathy, and NVC languages (Jackal and Giraffe language). The participants were expected to read two textbooks as required reading. Using Google classroom, they interacted with the facilitators, fellow trainees or “classmates,” and hosts. Through this platform, they submitted their written assignments and other documents, both for individual and group assignments. For a simulated practicum for group facilitation, the participants teamed up into three groups and prepared the module to be used for facilitation. They also wrote their everyday journal for reflections.
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CLIMATE ACTION CHALLENGE 2022
Last Updated (Thursday, 05 May 2022 15:48)
#EarthHour2EarthDay
“Climate Action Challenge 2022”
“EarthHour2EarthDay” challenge has been organized for the second year as a 28-day Climate Action Challenge, starting from “Earth Hour” on 26 March to “Earth Day'' on 22 April 2022. Each day, APAY uploaded a challenge to commit to the following day.
The challenge has provided interesting and challenging ideas on how our personal actions and habits can help to save our mother earth.
Some challenges were:
-Walking 10,000 steps along with picking up 10 trashes on the way;
-Eating healthy every Monday;
-Using public transportation;
-Turning off electrical appliances when not in use, unplugging them as much as possible;
-Avoiding food and clothing waste.
There were 116 people participating in the challenge as an individual and group. We are truly happy that the participants committed themselves to acts of personal mitigation and adaptation on climate change through the challenge.
I am for Zero Waste!
Last Updated (Thursday, 05 May 2022 15:48)
‘I am for Zero Waste!’
The “I am for Zero Waste” is an environment awareness, advocacy and action campaign that focuses on individual commitment as well as the development of local and national integrated ecological programs in the YMCA. The ‘I am for Zero Waste’ campaign at an individual level involves changing habits and routines by making choices that have less harmful effects on the environment. At the organizational level, the campaign aims to encourage the movement and institution in changing their practices towards sustainable systems that are nature-based and ethical in order to build a framework for supporting a stable future for all.
In particular, this campaign is a follow-up action to the urgent call of the Green Ambassador’s Training participants to adopt the zero net carbon by 2030 as necessary to achieve maximum warming of 1.5 degree Celsius. The participants believed that setting this significant high standard affirms YMCA’s care for the ecology of the planet, the alleviation of people’s suffering and preservation of human dignity.
28-day Climate Action Clallenge
Last Updated (Thursday, 31 March 2022 12:44)
28-day Climate Action Clallenge
#EarthHour2EarthDay
The 28-day Climate Action Challenge started with Earth Hour on 26 March and will continue till Earth Day on 22 April. In total, this will be an exciting 28-day challenge for us to do our small part to stop global warming.
We would like to invite you to commit yourself to some small simple acts of personal mitigation and personal adaptation on climate change through the challenge. As responsible global citizens, we can together make significant contributions towards the goal of capping global warming at 1.5C above the preindustrial levels.
Challenges can provide you creative as well as challenging ideas on how our personal actions and habits can help to save our mother earth. Each evening, APAY will upload a challenge for us to commit to the following day. We hope you will join us in expressing your commitment to stop climate change.
As they say… tiny drops make a mighty ocean. So, help us amplify these simple acts by inviting and challenging your friends to participate.
The campaign has started but it's not too late to join us. We invite you to join us... even if you are only able to do it for a few days or a week. It's easy to join...
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