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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March 7, 2026
On March 6, 2026, Y’s Men International (YMI) Region Denmark hosted a virtual induction meeting for the inaugural Yerevan Y Service Club.…
Read moreFebruary 25, 2026
The latest edition of Roots Ecosystem Quarterly, Issue #23, is now available, offering an in-depth retrospective of the events and activities that…
Read moreJanuary 14, 2026
We are thrilled to announce that the narrative report for the Roots Peace Work Institute (PWI) session held in Dresden, Germany last…
Read moreDecember 26, 2025
On December 25, 2025 the YMCA Generation Next team in Armenia organized its annual evaluation meeting. The gathering was also an opportunity…
Read moreDecember 16, 2025
What does creating something with your hands mean to you? This was the question posed to women standing at the end of…
Read moreDecember 15, 2025
YMCA Georgia held an annual evaluation meeting at the YMCA Camp Orange during the past weekend. This gathering brought together the dedicated…
Read moreInvest in youth opinion leaders from all corners of Europe, united by one conviction — peace is the only way.
