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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September 15, 2020
Almost five years passed since I graduated from the Roots Peace Work Institute and today I am very proud to be chosen…
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Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on September 21st. The 2020 theme is “Shaping Peace Together”.…
Read moreSeptember 11, 2020
“Since joining the roots family almost a decade ago I’ve continued researching and practicing in the field of youth and peace work.…
Read moreSeptember 8, 2020
“Unity is strength… when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.” – Mattie Stepanek Upon successful implementation of “Roof…
Read moreAugust 28, 2020
The fourth phase of Roots got off to a flying start in early 2020 with a new project component, the Local Capacities…
Read moreJuly 17, 2020
While global pandemic is still a major issue across the globe and mass gatherings are not an option in the majority of…
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