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.
May 1, 2023
We are happy to continue long-standing cooperation with the Council of Europe Youth Department – European Youth Centre Strasbourg will be the…
Read moreApril 10, 2023
“I am happy to have finally completed the PWI sessions and be part of the cohorts of the alumni. This has truly…
Read moreApril 6, 2023
Roots & Next Quarterly #13 is here – a detailed reflection upon the first 3 months of 2023 and anticipation of…
Read moreMarch 24, 2023
On February 26 – March 04, YMCA Camp Duncan, USA hosted 23 participants from various US YMCA Camps and six European YMCAs…
Read moreMarch 22, 2023
My journey with the Peace Work Institute started in an extraordinary way. It started with an old friend, a cup of coffee,…
Read moreMarch 20, 2023
Since my childhood, I have had a list of must-see places.. Those that held something special about them, that seemed so far…
Read moreInvest in youth opinion leaders from all corners of Europe, united by one conviction — peace is the only way.
