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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February 21, 2023
YMCA Europe Roots for Peace had an honor to be present at the YMCA Work with Refugees working conference, organized by the…
Read moreFebruary 20, 2023
The Peace Work Institute (PWI) is one of the major components of YMCA Europe Roots for Peace project. Piloted during the previous…
Read moreFebruary 9, 2023
Roots & Next Quarterly #12 is here – a detailed reflection upon the last 3 months of 2022! Please stay safe, all…
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In our pursuit to sustain and enhance peace-building initiatives across the continent, YMCA Europe is pleased to announce the fourth call for…
Read moreJanuary 16, 2023
The “Rootsmade” charity e-commerce start-up was launched in Armenia for people who suffered from wars in the Middle East and the Caucasus.…
Read moreDecember 22, 2022
“It’s that time of the year again… When the air is filled with joy and hope, when people seem to be happier…
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