In a world deeply affected by geopolitical tensions and violent conflicts, peace is rarely built in polished conference rooms – it is cultivated on the ground, through human to human interaction. Few resources capture this reality as effectively as the Roots Peacework Guidebook. First published in 2019 by YMCA Europe, the guidebook was written by […]
August 24, 2026: during the closing session of the Generation Next Summer School in Dresden, Germany, in the iconic Frauenkirchen a ceremony took place recognizing key Roots Ecosystem partners who have championed youth leadership, intercultural dialogue and peacebuilding. The prestigious Roots Peace Medals were officially awarded to Andreas Dietrich, Lead of Peacwork Frauenkirche Foundation and […]
The YMCA has historically assumed working in and with conflicts as central to its service delivery. Committed to our roots and legacy the YMCA Europe pursues peace and reconciliation as a strategic priority.
The Roots for Peace programme, ongoing since 2007, remains a best practice in this line. In the framework of this initiative the Peace Work Institute scheme was piloted during 2012 – 2015 and approvingly evaluated by an externally facilitated outcome assessment process.
This evidence-based evaluation highly recommends the YMCA Europe to repeat the series of the Peace Work Institute for the next generation of the YMCA pan-European peace-cohort.
