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Headquarters address
Organization's name:	World Alliance of Young Men's Christian Associations
Organization's acronym:	World YMCA
Address:	1 Chemin de Mouille-Galand, 1214 Vernier Geneva Switzerland
Phone:	41-22-849-5115
Fax:	41-22-849-5100
Email:	advocacy@ymca.int
Web site:	www.ymca.int
Organization type:	Non-governmental organization
Languages:	English Spanish

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Children Climate Change Family HIV/AIDS Human Rights Justice Social Development Sustainable Development Values Women Youth Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Indigenous women Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women Men and boys Millennium Development Goals Service provision The girl child Trafficking in women and girls Violence against women Women and HIV/AIDS Women and armed conflict Women and health Women and poverty Women and the economy Women and the environment Women in power and decision-making Social Development: Social policy Youth Sustainable Development: Climate change Education Gender equality Health
Geographic scope:	International
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women
Year established (YYYY):	1844
Year of registration (YYYY):	1947
Organizational structure:	The World Alliance of YMCAs is a confederation of 124 national YMCA movements. The national movements, meeting as the World Council, are the international decision-making body of the world YMCA Movement.
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Product sales and business services Donations and grants from domestic sources

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