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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May 31, 2022
While the terrifying sound of sirens from the other side of the border was freezing the blood in people’s veins, the air…
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Maria is an ethnic Romanian, born and raised in Ukraine, in a small bordering town between Romania and Ukraine called Apsha de…
Read moreMay 19, 2022
A know-how toolkit of The Roots project, Peacework Guidebook has been published as YMCA celebrated its 175th anniversary. Subtitled “Peace Roots: From…
Read moreMay 18, 2022
There were many turning points in the history of mankind that inspired hope that the worst was left behind and the times…
Read moreMay 16, 2022
But how can something that is meant to divide people, become the connector? While speaking about solidarity and unity, the last location…
Read moreApril 27, 2022
“My story in Roots started seven years ago. In 2015, I attended a ProFest which still is one of my most beloved…
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