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Stay Connected: Activities to Share and Contribute  – Ukraine

On July 9, 2023, seven Ex-PYs (SWY29) had an online reunion. They reported on their humanitarian activities. Documentary ProductionRostyk Kubik produced a documentary with the BBC to convey the real facts on the ground and organized two delegations of doctors from the United States and Israel for Internally Displaced Persons with health problems. The documentary was viewed by approximately 500,000 viewers, and the team of doctors were able to admit 124 patients. International Humanitarian Support in Vinnytsia citySvitlana Yarova worked Read more

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Growing Together: South Africa’s Mandela Day and Indoor SWY Forest

   Mandela Day:  Nelson Mandela International Day, held on the 18 July in honour of Nelson Mandela, is celebrated in South Africa with acts of service. Several ex-participants engaged in various community service activities on that day.  A school’s play-based activities to help people  Lynn Adams (right, SWY8 and 30), who previously taught at Christel House South Africa (CHSA), continues to  volunteer at the school on Mandela Day. She participated as an Alumni member and assisted with some of these Read more

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Uniting for Peace: SWYAA Sri Lanka’s Ceremony in Memory of Fallen Soldiers

Sri Lanka is a country that suffered a war for 30 years. More than 30,000 members of the three armed forces sacrificed their lives for the sake of the country’s solidarity during this era. The Ship for World Youth Alumni Association of Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the National Youth Services Council and Ranaviru Seva Authority of Sri Lanka, organized a Buddist pirith chanting ceremony to dedicate merit to the war heroes of Sri Lanka at the top of the Read more

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SWY34 Post-Program Activity: Empowering Peruvian Local Youth

The SWY34 Peruvian Delegation organized a Post-Program Activity to promote cooperation, leadership and empathy among 25 high school students from low-income backgrounds in Barrios Altos District, Lima, Peru. The activity promoted the SWY values such as 1) To empower local youth, 2) To promote cooperation, leadership, and empathy, 3) To strengthen skills and knowledge and 4) To change perspectives on academic and professional opportunities. The first session focused on self-knowledge, self-esteem and promoting the SWY program. The second session focused Read more

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Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Japan-Kenya Relations in Nairobi

On November 16th, 2023, H.E. Ambassador OKANIWA Ken hosted a reception at the official residence to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Kenya. The reception was attended by government officials, Members of Parliament, former JICA trainees, alumni of Japanese universities and individuals and organizations with linkages to Japan. During this gathering, SWYAA Kenya was represented by Mr. Samatar Jama (President), who expressed and affirmed the AA’s dedication to participate and contribute to various Read more

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Connect New SWYers: Random Coffee Meetings　Organized by SWYAA Australia

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;

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Call for Camino SWY – Don’t miss it!

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

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GA 2025 is coming!

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.

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Highlights from the 14th SWYAA Global Assembly

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

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The SWY Forest Project in Spain

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

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