Roots for Peace is a YMCA Europe initiative for stronger youth activism towards peaceful transformation of conflicts in Europe.
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Empowering youthnto transform conflict
Young people in Armenia and Georgia are contributing to a fair and sustainable society in their countries.
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A movement to promotenpeace culture at all levels
Resilience building amongst people affected by the violent conflicts ongoing in and around Europe, Ukraine especially considered.
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Roots for Peace is a YMCA Europe initiative for stronger youth activism towards peaceful transformation of conflicts in Europe.
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Resilience building amongst people affected by the violent conflicts ongoing in and around Europe, Ukraine especially considered. Children and young people are better able to deal with stress and the blows of fate.
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Young people in Armenia and Georgia are contributing to a fair and sustainable society in their countries.
Learn more— Roots for Peace, YMCA EuropeThe 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.
Follow what's happening across the Roots Ecosystem and its three projects.
September 26, 2024
This year’s Y Leader Camp, organized by YMCA Zdolbuniv with support from YMCA Europe as part of the Camp Europe Programme, successfully…
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YMCA Moldova proudly hosted its first overnight camp, Dignity Camp 2.0, from August 21 to 30, 2024, under the Camp Europe 2024…
Read moreSeptember 17, 2024
On September 13th and 14th, 2024, the Artsakh Exodus Response Charity-fair was held within the framework of YMCA Roots for Peace bringing…
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Held at YMCA Shepherds Field from the 1st to the 4th of August 2024, Camp Hope provided young people in Palestine a…
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How YMCA Camp Europe Shaped My Path to Lead Camp Harmony 3.0, Fostering Peace and Unity Across Borders. My history with camps…
Read moreSeptember 11, 2024
On September 7, 2024, YMCA Europe team held an induction meeting at the American University of Armenia (AUA) with the YMCA Scholarship recipients for…
Read moreInvest in youth opinion leaders from all corners of Europe, united by one conviction — peace is the only way.
