The YMC is a group accommodation and education centre
for school groups, exchange projects, foundations, etc...
Here you will find general information about the Youth Meeting Center and about our projects regarding peace education of young people.
Our projects are more or less connected with the German military cemetery, which can be found directly next to the meeting center.
For an information film about the YMC click here!

Poem competition about peace - International day for peace 
Yearly there are worldwide events on the 21st of september 'the International day for peace'. The aim of this day is a worldwide day of non violence and armistice. 
The YMC Ysselsteyn organises a poem competition with the topic PEACE,  especially for this day. Everyone can participate. Try to discribe your idea of PEACE in a beautifulregistrationregisoem.
For more information click here!

Organise a red hand action against the use of childsoldiers!
From July 2009 till the 12th of February 2010 red hands are collected on several manners at the YMC. A red hand has the symbol: Stop the use of childsoldiers. These 2740 collected red hands, has been transfered on the 12th February 2010 (the international Red Hand Day) to the German and Dutch gouvernment. We want to move the gourvenements to do something about the protocol child soldiers and that the fight against the use of child soldiers gets the highest priority. Every year, all over the world several project/actions are organised to collect red hands. 
On the German military cemetery 1375 child soldiers are buried, who have died during the WOII.
More information about this theme.
Pictures exhabitation Childsoldiers
Pictures transfere Landestag NRW
Pictures Red hand day 12th February 2010