Y Care International
United Kingdom
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Y Care International grew out of the YMCA movement, an international association of indigenous youth movements from more than 120 countries, and the oldest international voluntary organisation in the world. YMCAs work within their communities for the personal, health and vocational development of men and women, irrespective of religious, racial or cultural background. In addition to assisting refugees and displaced people, in many countries YMCAs participate in movements for social change and justice. In 1984 the National Council of the YMCA of England proposed a more sharply focused international strategy. The resulting organisation would be called Y Care International and would focus on development aid and education, working through YMCAs worldwide. In the 1990s Y Care International strengthened its role as a development agency with an increased focus on supporting disadvantaged young people, whose needs and rights are so often neglected.
