This autumn marks the launch of a new chapter for YMCA Europe’s flagship Peace Work Institute (PWI). After a highly competitive application process, 21 inspiring youth leaders from across 11 countries — including Albania, Armenia, England, Georgia, Ireland, Malta, Russia, Serbia, Sweden, Turkey, and the USA — have been selected to join the 2025 PWI […]
Novi Sad, Serbia played host to the Roots Expert Pool Meeting from September 12-15, 2025, bringing together 20 dedicated peace practitioners from nine countries to connect, share and forge a shared vision for a more peaceful future. The meeting was a testament to the power of grassroots action and a commitment to creating a lasting […]
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.
