YWCA-YMCA of Sweden

YWCA-YMCA of Sweden (Swedish: KFUK-KFUM Sverige) is the Sweden-branch of YMCA and YWCA. It was established in 1966 when YMCA of Sweden and YWCA of Sweden merged.[1]

YWCA-YMCA of Sweden
Formation1966 (1966)
TypeChristian youth organization
HeadquartersSkeppsbron 28, Stockholm, Sweden
Membership60 000
Official languagesSwedish

In 2011 the organization decided to use the term "KFUM" in promotion with "M" standing for "människor" ("people"). Earlier the "m" stood for "män" (men)[2]

YWCA-YMCA of Sweden has 60 000 members. It has 4 000 local associations.[3]

Several Swedish YWCA-YMCA associations have been successful in sports.

YWCA-YMCA Of Sweden Media

References

  1. "Historia" (in Swedish). YWCA-YMCA of Sweden. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. Protokoll – 1(13) YWCA-YMCA of Sweden's national meeting in Umeå, 29-30 October 2011 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. accessdate: 5 March 2012.
  3. "Organisation" (in Swedish). YWCA-YMCA of Sweden. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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