Since its inception in 2012 and with two cohorts (2012-2014, 2014-2019) of participants that passed through it, the Roots Peace Work Institute (PWI) sought to enroll young leaders of different backgrounds from across Europe, young people who were and are a voice and not an echo – eager to learn, to try, to grow… Like […]
Roots & Next Quarterly #7 is here – a detailed reflection upon the past 3 months (July – September 2021) and anticipation of a busy Winter ahead of us. Already running for over a year, we are excited to also showcase YMCA Europe Generation Next in this newsletter. The highlights of this period were the […]
Since its inception back in 2007, there were more than 40 International events organized within the Roots framework. And being there from the very first steps that project took, I can safely claim that I have been part of at least 30 of them. The recent “Be a Voice, not an Echo” Study Session organized […]
Since its inception in 2012 and with two cohorts (2012-2014, 2014-2019) of participants that passed through it, the Roots Peace Work Institute (PWI) sought to enroll young leaders of different backgrounds from across Europe, young people who were and are a voice and not an echo – eager to learn, to try, to grow… Like […]
There could hardly be a better place and occasion to award YMCA Europe Local Capacities for Peace Award 2021: 38 young participants of “Be a Voice, not an Echo” were there at European Youth Center Budapest to witness Peace Medals go to YMCA in Kosovo and Youth Department – Council of Europe. YMCA Europe Executive […]
After the war, very few youth, social or cultural events can be seen in Artsakh. People seem to be ashamed to smile. Men are ashamed that they are alive, but their compatriots are not. Women are ashamed that their husbands are alive, but their friends’ husbands are not. Mothers are ashamed that they can hug […]
Since its inception in 2012 and with two cohorts (2012-2014, 2014-2019) of participants that passed through it, the Roots Peace Work Institute (PWI) sought to enroll young leaders of different backgrounds from across Europe, young people who were and are a voice and not an echo – eager to learn, to try, to grow… Like […]
The Peace Work Institute is a one-year-long scheme requiring commitment of minimum two weeks for residential activities, including online meetings and homework assignments, specifically: October – November 2021: Online Induction Workshops to the course; December 3 – 9, 2021: One-week-long residential training session in Tbilisi (Georgia); January – April 2022: Setting up & implementation of […]
Since its inception in 2012 and with two cohorts (2012-2014, 2014-2019) of participants that passed through it, the Roots Peace Work Institute (PWI) sought to enroll young leaders of different backgrounds from across Europe, young people who were and are a voice and not an echo – eager to learn, to try, to grow… Like […]
Since its inception in 2012 and with two cohorts (2012-2014, 2014-2019) of participants that passed through it, the Roots Peace Work Institute (PWI) sought to enroll young leaders of different backgrounds from across Europe, young people who were and are a voice and not an echo – eager to learn, to try, to grow… Like […]
