SWY Australia first launched the ‘Random Coffee Meetings’ project in 2020 to connect SWYers from around the world with another participant for a chat. These meetings aimed to keep the SWY spirit alive and allow participants to connect with each other and learn more about the world. The program resumed in March 2023, and involved almost 50 participants. Here are some comments from participants;
Call for Camino SWY – Don’t miss it! Hey everyone! 👋 Get ready for an adventure because there are only a few spots left for our Camino SWY trip this August! This is going to be an unforgettable journey filled with incredible sights, breathtaking nature, and of course, delicious Galician food. Think ancient paths, stunning landscapes, and mouth-watering local treats – you do NOT want to miss this experience! If you’ve been thinking about joining, now’s the time to snag Read more
SWYAA 16th Global Assembly in 2025 SWYAA Egypt is honored to host the 16th SWYAA Global Assembly. This event will consist of an official program that will take place November 22–27, 2025 in Cairo & Alexandria and an optional tour that will take place between November 27 & December 1st, 2025 on a ship cruising between Aswan and Luxor. Theme is “5000 years of history” represented through highlights from ancient Egyptian, Greco-Roman, Coptic & Islamic Egypt.
Reconnecting in Oman The Sultanate of Oman hosted the 14th Ship for World Youth Alumni Association Global Assembly in November 2023, where 153 Alumni of the Ship for World Youth program, representing 25 countries and 27 batches, participated in this assembly. It was the firstassembly in four years held after COVID-19.The Official program (November 4-8, 2023) included the followings: The optional program (November 9-12, 2023) offered visits to Sur (sea environment), Bidiyah (desert environment), and Manah, Nizwa, and Muscat (mountain Read more
The SWY Forest Project in Spain The SWY Forest Project took place this time as part of a reforestation project covering amount of 13,000 hectares of pine forest in the Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain,which was devastated by a major fire in 2005.This activity was actualized with the cooperation of the Foundation “Adopt a tree,” a donation from SWYAA International and SWYAA-Spain. More than 100 people preregistered and final number of 70 participants, including 8 ex-PYs, joined on October 7, 2023.SWYAA-Spain Read more