Since its inception in 2012 and with two cohorts (2012-2014, 2014-2019) of participants that passed through it, the Roots Peace Work Institute 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 raw […]
I am Roots: Tatul Bostanchyan
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 […]
YMCA Artsakh Starting Preparations of the Camp for Peace
June 5th was an event day after a long break in the YMCA Artsakh calendar. It was the first meeting after the war in Artsakh in the fall of 2020. About 30 young people from different cities and villages came together for the event that had two purposes: to meet each other and share the […]
I am Roots: Rachel Dyne
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 […]
I am Roots: Andy Hamilton
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 […]
World By Word: Diary of a worker
In 1943, at age 19, my grandfather received a letter from the German occupiers. At the time, he was living in The Hague, the Netherlands. The German forces were ordering young men from all over Europe to forcefully work in its factories. They replaced the German men that were sent to fight at the front. […]
World By Word: Irina`s story
When I was 3 years old I lived on a friendly street with private houses along the road. One day we heard loud sounds of heavy technic moving in the street. The Entire neighborhood went outside to see what was going on. There was huge traffic of tanks and military trucks full of soldiers waving at […]
World By Word: Sasha tells the story of Nikolaj Malyshev
From when I was young, I loved to hear the stories my grandmother told me about her youth. She grew up during the war and told me stories about her daily life. That’s where my love for stories and interest in the war started. This was all from the Dutch side of my family, as […]
Back to Active Life: Fighting COVID-19 Challenges
We are proud to announce the launch of “Back to Active Life: Fighting COVID-19 Challenges” project organised by YMCA Ukraine in partnership with YMCA Europe Roots for Peace. The project will be implemented between May 4 2021 – January 4, 2022.
Call For Publication Of A Western Balkans Local Language Translation Of The Peacework Guidebook
Within its Roots for Peace Project, YMCA Europe is looking for a partner publishing house to implement locally based translation and publication of Peacework Guidebook (2019) into one of the local languages chiefly used in the Western Balkans (Bosnian / Croatian / Serbian / Montenegrin). Knowledge of and experience in peacebuilding and conflict transformation publishing […]