YWCA-YMCA of Sweden

YWCA-YMCA of Sweden
KFUK-KFUM Sverige
Formation1966 (1966)
TypeChristian youth organization
HeadquartersSkeppsbron 28, Stockholm, Sweden[citation needed]
Methods
Membership60,000
Official language
Swedish
Chairperson
Emma Hundertmark[1]
General Secretary
Alexander Clemenson[1]
Websitekfum.se Edit this at Wikidata
Headquarters in Stockholm.

The YWCA-YMCA of Sweden (Swedish: KFUK-KFUM Sverige) is the Swedish branch of the YMCA and the YWCA. It was established in 1966 following a merger of the formerly separate YMCA of Sweden and the YWCA of Sweden, which were originally founded in 1884 and 1885 respectively.[2]

In 2011, the organization decided to use the term KFUM Sverige during promotion where M now stands for människor ("people") instead of män (men) as before.[3]

The YWCA-YMCA of Sweden has 40,000 members in 140 local associations.[4] Several Swedish YWCA-YMCA associations have been successful in sport.

References

  1. ^ a b "Kontakt" (in Swedish). Stockholm: YWCA-YMCA of Sweden. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Historia" [History] (in Swedish). Stockholm: YWCA-YMCA of Sweden. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. ^ "KFUK-KFUM Sveriges Riksombudsmöte i Umeå, 29–30 oktober 2011" (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: YWCA-YMCA of Sweden. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Organisation" [Organization] (in Swedish). Stockholm: YWCA-YMCA of Sweden. Retrieved 14 November 2018.