The National Council of YMCAs of China virtually held the second phase in a series of training courses in 2021 on "Responsibility in Social Development" last Friday.
Presided over by Wu Jianrong, general secretary of the National Council of YMCAs of China, the training course was attended by more than 50 people from YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) and YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association) in the national council and various cities.
Wu pointed out that in the past few years, 99 Charity Day, a donation campaign initiated by the Tencent Foundation, had spread among a large number of Chinese people as an opportunity for more people to participate in social public charity. However, compared with other social welfare organizations, YMCA had just started and needed continuous improvement.
In addition, the projects were to show that groups would like to take up social responsibility. With the support of the local government, the citywide YWCA and YMCA should discover social needs more extensively to help people in special circumstances in new forms and perspectives, sharing the fruits of social development. As international organizations, YMCA-YWCA in China strived to use non-governmental public diplomacy to enable the world to understand China’s social development, he added.
She Hongyu, deputy secretary-general of the Amity Foundation, explained the main points of social service projects and the experience of Amity Foundation in a session that covered social service innovation and advocacy projects carried out by YWCAs and YMCAs in Chinese cities in 2021. She reminded attendees to establish projects based on what they were good at, and not to waste resources on projects without good results. At the same time, the products of social organizations also needed to be specialized and differentiated to achieve demand-oriented project planning. Emphasizing that the participation of stakeholders was important, she claimed that the Amity Foundation successfully conducted disaster relief in flood-stricken Henan Province, as it received affirmation from the stakeholders in the material transfer stations which it set up innovatively. Due to the record-breaking rainstorms, the delivery of materials became difficult as water and road transport was blocked.
She stated that YMCAs and YWCAs had advantages and platforms in the activities on 99 Charity Day, so they could improve the cost-effectiveness and expand the scope of projects, such as attracting young people and youth groups to explore cooperation channels in the 17 projects during the Day in 2020.
Wu concluded that participating in social service projects and 99 Giving Day activities was not only about fundraising, but also a learning chance for members of YMCA and YWCA, as the rules of the activities were changed and the forms of the projects were required to be innovated.
Located in Shanghai and registered in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the National Councils of YMCAs and YWCAs are two social service organizations with independent legal statuses.
"The first YMCA in China was established in 1885 by American Christian missionaries in a Fuzhou church School", according to Nanjing YMCA&YWCA. The Young Women’s Christian Association was first brought into China by an American, with their first school established in 1890 in the city of Hangzhou.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
YMCA全国协会7月30日以网络形式举办“在社会发展中的担当——系列培训”2021年第二次培训班，邀请爱德基金会副秘书长佘红玉解析各城市青年会、女青年会2021年“Y创”项目（开展创新型和倡导行社会服务项目），爱德基金会秘书长助理方峻讲解2021年“99公益日”活动要点。
培训由全国协会吴建荣总干事主持，全国协会和各城市青年会、女青年会50余人参加了培训。
吴建荣总干事提出，在过去的几年，99公益日已经在很大一部分中国人中传播，成为让更多人参与社会公益慈善和社会公共慈善事业的机会。但是与其他社会公益组织相比，YMCA才刚刚起步，需要不断的学习。
另外，Y创项目是团体承担社会责任的宣示。各市会要在当地政府支持下，更广泛的发现社会需要，以新形式和新视角，帮助特别需要的人群，共享社会发展成果。另外，我还要将青年会、女青年会是一个国际性组织的特点表达出来，努力以民间公共外交的方式，使世界能透过他们，了解中国的社会发展。
爱德基金会副秘书长佘红玉讲解了社会项目的要点和爱德基金会的经验。她提醒设立项目应以自己擅长的业务，不要把资源浪费在不会有效果或不佳的项目。同时，社会组织的产品同样需要专业化和差异化，以实现需求为导向的项目策划。她强调利益相关方的参与非常重要，以目前正在救助的河南水灾为例，在水路双受阻，物资输送困难的情况下，爱德基金会创新性的设立物资中转站，得到了中转站利益相关者的肯定，从而很好的实现了赈灾的目标。
佘副秘书长最后表示，青年会、女青年会系统在99公益日活动有优势，有平台。针对2020年 99公益日活动 17个项目，她希望青年会、女青年会可以利用自己的优势和平台，在提高项目性价比，扩大项目领域，注意吸纳青年人，包括青年团体等方面，引入合作渠道。
吴建荣总干事总结参与Y创和99公益日活动不仅仅是筹款，更是青年会、女青年会人学习的过程。规则改变，形式创新等对他们来讲，是新的一年新的提升。
中华基督教青年会全国协会、中华基督教女青年会全国协会是两个社会服务团体，具有独立法人资格，现合署办公，办公地点在上海市。基督教青年会（YMCA）、基督教女青年会（YWCA）是国际性的、非营利性的社会团体，进入我国已有100多年历史。团体以“服务社会、造福人群”为宗旨，是在国家民政部登记的社会团体。
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YMCA“在社会发展中的担当——系列培训”2021年第二次培训顺利举办
The National Council of YMCAs of China virtually held the second phase in a series of training courses in 2021 on "Responsibility in Social Development" last Friday.
Presided over by Wu Jianrong, general secretary of the National Council of YMCAs of China, the training course was attended by more than 50 people from YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) and YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association) in the national council and various cities.
Wu pointed out that in the past few years, 99 Charity Day, a donation campaign initiated by the Tencent Foundation, had spread among a large number of Chinese people as an opportunity for more people to participate in social public charity. However, compared with other social welfare organizations, YMCA had just started and needed continuous improvement.
In addition, the projects were to show that groups would like to take up social responsibility. With the support of the local government, the citywide YWCA and YMCA should discover social needs more extensively to help people in special circumstances in new forms and perspectives, sharing the fruits of social development. As international organizations, YMCA-YWCA in China strived to use non-governmental public diplomacy to enable the world to understand China’s social development, he added.
She Hongyu, deputy secretary-general of the Amity Foundation, explained the main points of social service projects and the experience of Amity Foundation in a session that covered social service innovation and advocacy projects carried out by YWCAs and YMCAs in Chinese cities in 2021. She reminded attendees to establish projects based on what they were good at, and not to waste resources on projects without good results. At the same time, the products of social organizations also needed to be specialized and differentiated to achieve demand-oriented project planning. Emphasizing that the participation of stakeholders was important, she claimed that the Amity Foundation successfully conducted disaster relief in flood-stricken Henan Province, as it received affirmation from the stakeholders in the material transfer stations which it set up innovatively. Due to the record-breaking rainstorms, the delivery of materials became difficult as water and road transport was blocked.
She stated that YMCAs and YWCAs had advantages and platforms in the activities on 99 Charity Day, so they could improve the cost-effectiveness and expand the scope of projects, such as attracting young people and youth groups to explore cooperation channels in the 17 projects during the Day in 2020.
Wu concluded that participating in social service projects and 99 Giving Day activities was not only about fundraising, but also a learning chance for members of YMCA and YWCA, as the rules of the activities were changed and the forms of the projects were required to be innovated.
Located in Shanghai and registered in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the National Councils of YMCAs and YWCAs are two social service organizations with independent legal statuses.
"The first YMCA in China was established in 1885 by American Christian missionaries in a Fuzhou church School", according to Nanjing YMCA&YWCA. The Young Women’s Christian Association was first brought into China by an American, with their first school established in 1890 in the city of Hangzhou.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
YMCA Launches Training on "Responsibility in Social Development"
