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.
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June 17, 2024
On June 5 – 6 the FriEnt Peacebuilding Forum 2024 took place in Berlin under the motto “Shifting Power in Peace”. It…
Read moreApril 26, 2024
After months of planning and hard work, Campacity 2024 took place over April 15th-21st in Toledo, Spain at the Castillo de San…
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YMCA Europe is announcing a second round of funding opportunities within the framework of its “Camp Europe” Initiative. INTRODUCTION The overall aim…
Read moreFebruary 5, 2024
In a global landscape marked by rapid change and diverse challenges, empowering youth with the necessary skills and values is crucial for…
Read moreJanuary 25, 2024
The latest edition of Roots & Next Quarterly, Issue #16, is now available, offering an in-depth retrospective of the events and activities…
Read moreJanuary 22, 2024
YMCA Europe invites all interested YMCA organisations to apply for Camp Capacity Building Conference “Campacity”, to be implemented within the framework of…
Read moreInvest in youth opinion leaders from all corners of Europe, united by one conviction — peace is the only way.
