Foreign Affairs committee  If I could just say, in terms of being on the ground and trying to ensure employability and not underemployability, I was in the West Bank with the YMCA a couple of years ago, and it had a large vocational training facility. I say “large facility” because it's large in space, but

Foreign Affairs committee  I'll give it a go. I think Mary Anne will fill in, certainly regarding specific programming. In terms of working in a foreign culture, the whole basis for how we work internationally is with partners. We respect our partners, and we don't do anything to the partners. We've tried

Foreign Affairs committee  Thanks for the question. I call ISIS and Boko Haram, etc., horrible gangs on steroids. Essentially it is literally the same kind of thing. People want a sense of belonging to something bigger, I guess, so anything that we can do as a society to bring in alternatives for people i

Foreign Affairs committee  I'll begin. In our board meetings we often hear what we call the “thought of the day” and it's a practice that I would suggest all of you on any board start. When someone comes in and gives testimony about the value of the organization, it keeps you grounded. I've been in board

Foreign Affairs committee  Certainly, again, getting back to the subject to citizen program in Africa, the focus is on all girls and boys. All females and males are welcome into the program. There has been in the past, and currently still remains, a culture of male dominance and often abuse toward young fe

Foreign Affairs committee  I was going to say that there are many universities across the globe that are involved in post-secondary education at the university level or with more formal education. We'll talk more about the leadership training that we're involved in and some leadership certification courses

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the committee. Good morning, I am Patricia Pelton, a volunteer member of YMCA Canada's national board world relationships committee and immediate past member of the executive committee of the World Alliance of YMCAs. Accompanying