Adventures with the YMCA of Kuala Lumpur’s GATN are not just fun but inspiring. Here we tell you of two adventures we had with two different GATN Teams accompanying us: GATN Team from Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong University YMCA We were off to a great start, when we hosted …
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) organized the 7th UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism: A 2030 Vision for Urban Tourism, on 16-19 September, in Seoul, Republic of Korea, jointly with the Seoul Metropolitan Government and supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea, the …
Disaster Relief and Management Program(DRMP) of Pangasinan YMCA The organization of the YMCA of Pangasinan was a result of program of the YMCA of the Philippines in 1926, to nationalize the YMCA movement which called for the initiation of more vigorous YMCA expansion work outside Manila, particularly over Luzon and …
Penang is often known as “The Pearl of the Orient”, “东方花园” (Garden of the East) and Pulau Pinang (Penang Island). Penang is a city filled with a potpourri of variant cultures and ethnicities, as well as a lot of exciting attractions for you to explore. The island of pearl is …
The Global Alternative Tourism Network (GATN) is a project of the Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs (APAY) that has been supported by Bread for the World since its inception in 2012. Each year more than 4,000 young people travel under the various programs and activities initiated or organised …
2018 GATN Site Sampling in Luang Prabang Every year GATN conducts a site sampling program to introduce new sites for international service trips, cultural exchanges, study trips for sending YMCAs. Through this program, hosting YMCA can showcase their community, culture program, heritage place for the purpose of the various type …
GATN Site Managers Training in Chiang Mai Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs held 2018 GATN Managers Training in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 1st~5th May 2018. This time Site Managers from Myanmar, Cambodia, Pangasinan (Philippines), Chiang Mai (Thailand), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Taichung (Taiwan) YMCA joined the training. We are …
GATN Basic Training in Shanghai The National Council of YMCAs of China hosted the GATN Basic Training that was held at the Shanghai YMCA from 23-27 April 2018. Thirty two (32) participants from 10 local YMCAs and YWCAs of China and one each from Singapore, Cambodia and Mongolia attended the …
WELCOME to San Pablo City! It is with great pride and honor to welcome you to our City of San Pablo, the only city in the world blessed with the grand seven crater lakes. It is dubbed as the “City of Seven Lakes” teeming with the bountiful gifts that God bestowed …
Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery at the Lao Friends Hospital for Children <Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery at the Lao Friends Hospital for Children> In partnership with the Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs, Daegu YMCA Korea, Luang Prabang YMCA Organizing Committee, YMCA Chiang Mai and Northern Women’s Development …
