During 2023 – 2024 thanks to the financial support from the Swedish Institute (SI), received through YMCA Sweden, the project “Ethics of Peace – Youth Visions” was implemented in Ukraine. It enrolled representatives of YMCA Ukraine and students from Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. Moreover, youth from Sweden, Armenia, and the USA also became part […]
It has been a very busy year for Camp Europe project team with 28 applications submitted to us for the review and 17 making the final cut in 2024. Eventually, hundreds of kids in different parts of Europe received the opportunity to be engaged in summer camp activities that had a very diversified profile (according […]
On December 24, 2024, YMCA Europe hosted a truly memorable Christmas Eve celebration. Held at the museum of the iconic Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian in Yerevan, the event embraced the spirit of unity and reflection on an incredible year of accomplishments within its Roots for Peace and Generation Next projects. The evening began with a […]
On the 13th and 14th November Šárka Čiháková and myself headed over to Berlin, Germany on a pre conference visit ahead of next year’s Campacity conference. After a very early flight we met at the Sophienhof YMCA, which is a beautiful old building across from the church and small park. The classic branding and cute restaurant […]
YMCA Europe invites all interested YMCA organisations to apply for Camp Capacity Building Conference “Campacity”, to be implemented within the framework of “Camp Europe” project. The detailed description of the Conference and the application form are provided below: YMCA Camp Europe “Campacity” Conference is a joint initiative of YMCA Europe & the YMCA of the […]
A group of 23 young and dynamic individuals, including YMCA Georgia leaders, Generation Next project scholarship holders and local community youth recently gathered at Camp Orange for a transformative two-day leadership development workshop. The event was designed to foster leadership skills, inspire community engagement and create a network of motivated young people. The workshop featured […]
On November 6, 2024, Regina Grigoryan, project assistant of YMCA Roots for Peace program and former recipient of the YMCA Scholarship at the American University of Armenia (AUA), was elected to join “CONNECT for Change!” Steering Committee, a global network of Brot für die Welt partner organizations, scholarship holders, and alumni. Originally from Hadrut town […]
Tirana, Albania was the host venue of Roots for Peace Expert Pool meeting on November 07 – 10, 2024. 15 participants from 9 countries (Albania, Armenia, Georgia, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Russia and Serbia) came together to kick-start a new project component that envisages to channel the skills and expertise accumulated during 3 previous […]
After 15 fruitful years since its inception and three successful cohorts of Peace Work Institute, YMCA Europe Roots for Peace is embarking on a new journey towards peace. Preparations for the first roots expert pool meeting is completed and the team of experts will travel to Tirana, Albania, on the 7th of November, where for […]
The latest edition of Roots & Next Quarterly, Issue #18, is now available, offering an in-depth retrospective of the events and activities that took place in July, August, September 2024. This comprehensive report can be accessed in PDF format for your perusal.
