About YMCA Gandhidham in CC1, Ward 10 B, Near Sterlink Hospital, Gandhidham

1.Mission: To put our principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. For decades, the YMCA Mission has been central and foundational to our work. It continues as our driving force today. Our principles are care and inclusiveness. We will be respectful of various expressions of religions. We serve people from all faith traditions and perspectives. We endeavor to create a welcoming environment for people to feel comfortable to explore spiritual matters and grow in faith if they so choose. We strive to reflect our principles in a caring and inclusive environment. Our Mission guides us in all we do and compels us to embrace, relect and celebrate the richness of diversity within each other, and our community. We invite, welcome and involve everyone to work side by side with us to further our cause.
It seeks empowerment of young people and women to take on increased responsibility and leadership, promoting rights of women and children; promoting of partnership among different faiths and ideologies; recognizing and promoting identities and cultures of people; seeking solidarity with the poor, uprooted and oppressed; mediating and reconciling peace process and preserving and protecting creation.

2.VISION
YMCA is committed to achieve its full potential actuated by a vision of an inclusive Christian Movement, touching lives and transforming communities, building hopes and future of children, young people, women, senior citizens and families so that all may belong, contribute and thrive.
Through our programs/ projects we will demonstrate greater visibility, impact and a shared focus, grounded in our Mission, relevant to the times and connected to our immediate society and community, rooted firmly in the dreams and aspirations of our sovereign Indian Republic.
‘VISION 2020’
In line with Triennial Strategic Plan
a.Empower and Enable Youth with education and decent jobs and Training of Lay and Professionals
b.Ensuring Human Dignity and Human Rights
c.Strive for Green and Pollution free India
d.Strive for Hunger and Starvation-Free India and preventing and mitigating natural disasters
e.Reinforcing “Swachh Bharat- Swasth Bharat” Campaign (Clean India - Healthy India Campaign – a Project of Prime Minister of India)
f.Eradicating bonded-labour, child-labour, human-trafficking and modern-day slavery

3.Objectives:
a)Empowering all, especially young people and women to take increased responsibilities and assume leadership at all levels and working towards an equitable society.
b) Advocating for and promoting the rights of women and upholding the rights of children.
c) Fostering dialogue and partnership between people of different faiths and ideologies and recognizing the cultural identities of people and promoting cultural renewal.
d) Committing to work in solidarity with the poor, dispossessed, uprooted people and oppressed racial, religious and ethnic minorities.

i.Seeking to be mediators and reconcilers in situations of conflict and working for meaningful participation and advancement of people for their own self-determination.
ii. Defending God’s creation against all that would destroy it and preserving and protecting the earth’s resources for coming generations. To face these challenges, the YMCA will develop patterns of co-operation at all levels that enable self-sustenance and self-determination.

4.GOALS
i.Engaging youth in leadership roles in programmes and activities for their enablement and empowerment with the aim of reaching out to 10 crore young people across India.

ii.Ensuring Gender Justice through Gender Sensitivity within the Movement and creating a safe world for women by negating all that perpetuates the gender-biased traditions of our society.

iii.Demonstrating through innovative approach to our activities and programmes our commitment to addressing issues and concerns that impact society and communities imbued in the Christ Spirit with a Secular outlook that underlies our essentially Ecumenical, Evangelical, International and Inter-denominational character as a Christian Movement.
iv.Promoting healthy living for all by engaging in health-related issues and concerns and those of disabilities.

v.Creating an image and identity of the Movement and communicating innovatively and impactfully across a wide spectrum of Indian society.

vi.Emphasizing training and leadership development in the Movement by enhancing competency and ensuring quality of service delivery.

vii.Strengthening the Movement by translating Mission into Action.

viii.Committed to upholding the integrity of creations, protecting and preserving the Earth’s fragile Ecosystem, reducing Carbon-Footprints, conserving the Biosphere and enhancing awareness on Emergent Environmental Concerns.