Last Updated (Wednesday, 01 February 2023 15:48)
“Journeying Together as a Resilient Community: Transforming Lives through Vision 2030”
The in-person GA Planning Committee Meeting was held at the Hyatt Regency Chennai, India, from January 6-9, 2023. The YMCA Madras hosted the meeting. The following members of the GA Planning Committee attended in person:
Mr. Babu Gomes, Bangladesh | Chairperson of the Planning Committee |
Prof. Chen Chin Seng, Taiwan | President, APAY |
Mr. Bertram Devadas, India | NGS, Host NCY of India |
Mr. R.S Shettian | Treasurer of the NCY of India to the APC |
Mr. Vincent George, | President, Host YMCA Madras |
Mr. Asir Pandian, India | GS, Host Madras YMCA, Chennai |
Mr. Peter Malone | Former vice president of APAY |
Ms. Nguyen My Hanh, Vietnam | Executive director, Vietnam YMCA |
Mr. Wang Yu En, Taiwan | Practitioner of Education, Nantou YMCA |
Mr. Nam Boo Won, | General Secretary, APAY |
Ms. Sunita Suna, | Executive Secretary, APAY& Related Secretary of the 21st GA |
Ms. Cristina Miranda | Executive Secretary, APAY |
Justice J.B. Koshy (Retd.), President, NCY of India, joined on the 8th of January.
Stephanie Cheung, Chair of YPLD, joined Online briefly. Other members Ms. Nagako Okado, and Dr. Hahn Meerha, couldn’t attend the meeting.
The main Agenda of the GA Planning Committee were as follows:
The outcome of the GA in-person Planning Committee Meeting:
There will be 3 events:
I. 5th Youth Assembly from September 13-15, 2023 in the YMCA International Youth Centre, Chennai
II. 1st Gender Equity Forum from September 13-15, 2023 in the YWCA International Guest House, Chennai
III. 21st General Assembly of APAY from September 15-20, 2023 in the Hyatt Regency Hotel Chennai
The Executive Committee Meeting will be held on the 15th of September 2023 and the Council Meeting will be held of the 18th September 2023.
Total number of delegates, participants of the 21st GA
About 450 YMCA members, delegates including the local members from the host YMCA in India, YA participants and GEF participants.
21st GA Registration and Participation fees:
Mandatory Registration Fee: | US$150 |
Participation Fee: | US$250 (Register By 30 April 2023) US$280 (Register From 1 May to until the deadline of 31 July 2023) |
Mandatory Green Fee: | US$15 |
Road Map to the 21st General Assembly
▸ January 2023 an official announcement on the 21st GA with registration details will be sent to the national movements
▸ 17th January: APAY Election timeline will be decided
▸ 14th April: An Online Executive Committee Meeting will be held
▸ March, May, August: Online GA Planning Committee meetings will take place
▸ 13-15 September Youth Assembly and Gender Equity Forum will be organized
▸ 15-20 September 21st General Assembly will be held
▸ 1 - 5 December: Leaders Quadrennial Roundtable will take place
5th Youth Assembly and the 1st Gender Equity Forum will be organized by the concerned staff of APAY and the respective committee members. A preliminary program was presented during the planning committee meeting. These two are parallel events, hence there will be a joint session of YA and the GEF. The YA will be hosted by the YMCA Madras. There was also decision to invite about men to the GEF and encourage the national movements to send both men and women to the forum. The participants of these two events will continue to join the 21st GA from September 15-20, 2023.
Thematic Workshops and Exposure Programs
Apart from the business sessions of the 21st GA, here will be 9 thematic workshops combined with the Exposure Program based on the 4 pillars of Vision 2030 and QPP(Quadrennial Program Plan of APAY). They are:
Logo of the 21st GA
The logo is finalized and will be launched in January.
Visit to the facilities
The members visited the facilities at the Hyatt Regency, YMCA International Youth Centre and the YWCA International Guest House, where the 3 events are planned.
Fellowship with board members of YMCA Madras
At the end of the meeting, the YMCA Madras also hosted a fellowship gathering with dinner. The planning committee members had an opportunity to meet and interact with the board members of the YMCA Madras.
APAY is very much thankful to the NCY of India and especially to the YMCA Madras for their care and hospitality and for being a wonderful host of the in-person planning committee meeting. We look forward to the 21st GA in Chennai hosted by the NCY of India and YMCA Madras!
By Sunita Suna, Executive Secretary & Related Secretary of the 21st GA