YMCA Nigeria

13/03/2026

Omolola Precious of YMCA Nigeria brings her Change Agent series to a close with the final entry. ✨

This time, she reflects on what it means to move from learning to action.

Someone has to imagine a different world. Someone has to start building it.

Precious explores what happens when you stop being a spectator and start designing change intentionally.

🔗 Read the Diary of a YMCA Change Agent: What comes next: https://bit.ly/4lwFzt2

Metropolitan YMCA Oluyole-Ibadan YMCA Africa

07/03/2026

Ready to turn your youth-led idea into a real, investable impact business?
The Relevant Academy on Investment Readiness is an 8-week online program (Zoom) supporting youth-led teams within National YMCAs to build strong business and financial plans, strengthen go-to-market strategy, and prepare investment pitches.
✅ Starts: 7 April 2026
⏳ Duration: 8 weeks (online)
👥 Teams: 3–5 members | Limited to 5 venture teams
📌 Apply by: 22 March 2026
Apply & learn more here👉️ : https://buff.ly/iQyS2EW

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05/03/2026

🔻International Women's Day is almost here. Together with World YMCA, we're gathering voices from across the YMCA and YWCA movements for a global conversation on gender equity and young women's leadership.

What we'll explore:
✨ How are young women leading today?
💡 What's working?
🚀 What needs to change?

Hear from:
- Soheila Hayek, World YMCA President
- Emma Grzechnik Mörk, World YWCA Board Member, KFUM Sverige
- Czieloh Villajin, YMCA of the Philippines Inc and Trainee Facilitator for World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
- Lina Grajales, YMCA Risaralda CEO YMCA Colombia
- Francisca Ohenewa, Ghana YMCA and previous YMCA Change Agent

📅 Thursday, 5 March | 15:00 CET | Online
🌐 Live translation available in Spanish and French
👉 Join and register today! https://bit.ly/4aYhLdK

05/03/2026

Keep it up World Change Agent. The series has been very interesting

Omolola Precious of YMCA Nigeria continues her Change Agent series with entry five of six.

This time, she reflects on what happens when young leaders show up for each other across time zones and screens. Precious explores the power of learning together and why leadership doesn't have to be lonely.

It's about connection, community, and becoming grounded leaders.

Tune in next week for the final installment!

🔗 Read the Diary of a YMCA Change Agent: Building Community: https://bit.ly/409Z9RX

YMCA Africa Metropolitan YMCA Singapore

27/02/2026

Meet our Communications interns! 🎉

On Thursday, our team welcomed four Change Agents who will be working with us through June, assisting with everything from storytelling and website updates to photo and video production.

These talented young leaders bring fresh perspectives, creativity, and enthusiasm, and we're excited to learn alongside them and see the impact they'll make. Welcome!

- Amy Binny, YMCA INDIA
- Omolola Precious, YMCA Nigeria
- Adjei-Sarpong Desmond, Ghana YMCA
- Mirjami Kallinen, YMCA Finland - Suomen NMKY:n Liitto

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26/02/2026

Diary of a YMCA Change Agent update 📝

Omolola Precious of YMCA Nigeria continues her Change Agent series with entry four of six. 🌟

This time, she explores systems thinking and what it means to influence real change. Precious examines the difference between quick fixes and lasting solutions, and why we're here to build systems that work, not just patch broken ones.

It's about seeing the bigger picture and asking harder questions.

Read the Diary of a YMCA Change Agent: Influencing Change: https://bit.ly/4cL2eiG

Metropolitan YMCA Oluyole-Ibadan YMCA Africa

20/02/2026

🌍 World Day of Social Justice

Social justice is not abstract. It is whether people can learn, work, be safe, and have a real say in decisions that affect their lives.

On World Day of Social Justice, we are highlighting the YMCA Vision 2030 Just World Pillar and supporting young people and communities working for fairness, dignity, and equal opportunity.

What does social justice look like where you are?

19/02/2026

19/02/2026

You have continued to prove that young people are assets and not liabilities. Young people are not problems but solutions. Keep it up.

Diary of a YMCA Change Agent update 📝

Omolola Precious of YMCA Nigeria is back with her third of six entries in the Change Agent series. 🌟

Here she shares what happened when a simple coursework assignment became a moment of self-discovery. Through the Gallup CliftonStrengths exercise, Precious explores how understanding her strengths is shaping the way she leads, creates change, and shows up in the Movement.

🔗 Read the Diary of a YMCA Change Agent: Discovering My Strengths for Impact: https://bit.ly/4antxOC

Metropolitan YMCA Oluyole-Ibadan YMCA Africa

13/02/2026

Diary of a YMCA Change Agent update 📩

Omolola Precious of YMCA Nigeria, one of our World YMCA Change Agents, is back with the second entry.

Here she reflects on her first assignment: naming the kind of YMCA she wants to see, and what it really means to align local action with YMCA Vision 2030. It’s a look at how clarity can shape decisions, focus, and long-term impact.

👉 Diary of a YMCA Change Agent: Reflecting on YMCA Vision 2030 🔗 https://bit.ly/4c8huWT

Metropolitan YMCA Oluyole-Ibadan YMCA Africa