Roots for Peace is a YMCA Europe initiative for stronger youth activism towards peaceful transformation of conflicts in Europe.
Explore the ecosystem
Youth Civil Responsibility and Community Engagement
Young people in Armenia and Georgia are contributing to a fair and sustainable society in their countries.
Meet the next cohort
Conflict Trauma Relief and Rehabilitation
Resilience building amongst people affected by the violent conflicts ongoing in and around Europe, Ukraine especially considered.
Learn More
Roots for Peace is a YMCA Europe initiative for stronger youth activism towards peaceful transformation of conflicts in Europe.
Learn more
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.
Learn more
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.
August 28, 2026
This August, Greenhill YMCA welcomed a group of young people and leaders from YMCAs across Ukraine to Northern Ireland for Camp Donard,…
Read moreAugust 28, 2026
In a world deeply affected by geopolitical tensions and violent conflicts, peace is rarely built in polished conference rooms – it is…
Read moreAugust 27, 2026
August 24, 2026: during the closing session of the Generation Next Summer School in Dresden, Germany, in the iconic Frauenkirchen a ceremony…
Read moreAugust 20, 2026
The East Jerusalem YMCA recently hosted Camp Europe under the theme “Camp Europe – SoYou Are Not Alone,” bringing together 44 young…
Read moreJuly 3, 2026
We are thrilled to announce that the narrative report for the YMCA Europe Campacity 2026 held at Camp Brevik, Sweden, last April…
Read moreJune 16, 2026
In 2025, Elene Hosepyan, one of the YMCA Generation Next Scholarship recipients in Armenia, was selected as a Student Council member at…
Read moreInvest in youth opinion leaders from all corners of Europe, united by one conviction — peace is the only way.
