Ghana YMCA operates three youth hostels in the country. The first one is in Accra with the other two in Ho, Volta Region and Koforidua in the Eastern Region.
The Accra hostel provides accommodation to students of the YMCA Technical Training Centre and serves as a transit quarters for young people who travel to the city from other parts of the country.
In addition to the hostel facility in Accra are guesthouses. These also cater for tourist who stay for some duration.
In Ho and Koforidua, the YMCA operates transit hostel facility for the general public.
The Western Region has a housing accommodation facility rented out on long term basis.
AFFILIATES
Ghana YMCA is a full member of the Christian Council of Ghana. She is also affiliated to organizations like:
GAPVOD
The Jubilee 2000
PPAG and NAVET
NYC and
COCOAIDS.
PARTNERSHIP/NETWORK
Ghana YMCA has established partnership relations with the following YMCA’s overseas:
CVJM Westbund (YMCA Germany)
YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee, USA
YMCA of Minneapolis, USA
Y-care International, England
Some of the activities that take place between the partners are:
Exchange of visits.
Staff exchange for capacity building.
Pen pal correspondence between young people from partner YMCA’s.
Cultural exchange programmes.
