Roots & Next Quarterly #9 is here – a detailed reflection upon the first 3 months of 2022. It covers the period that witnessed the start of another tragic chapter in the history of Europe – the war in Ukraine is a stark reminder that peace is the most precious to cherish and it is […]
Together We Care: YMCA Moldova and YMCA Romania
Moldova and Romania are two of the most affected countries by the war in Ukraine as hosts of a large number of refugees. At the moment, there are around 380,000 Ukrainians that chose Moldova as their first country to go to, with around 550,000 Ukrainians opting to find refuge in Romania. “It was a big […]
Back to Active Life
Last weekend, YMCA Ukraine in partnership with YMCA Europe Roots for Peace organized a two-day evaluation meeting within the project “Back to Active life: fighting Covid-19 challenges”. The event was implemented in a hybrid format, where offline and online participants came together. The main topics were: how to use the art for peace building purposes, […]
YMCA Europe Roots
Peace Award 2022
Call For Nominations
In our pursuit to sustain and enhance peace-building initiatives across the continent, YMCA Europe is pleased to announce the third call for the Roots Local Capacities for Peace Award. This initiative is part of YMCA Europe Roots for Peace project, with Brot fur die Welt Germany as our key funding partner. YMCA Europe member and […]
The Eighth Roots & Next Quarterly is Issued
Roots & Next Quarterly #8 is here – a detailed reflection upon the last 3 months of 2021 and anticipation of a busy spring ahead of us. The highlights of this period were the events where we managed to bring young people from all over Europe together and face to face, after almost 2 years […]
I am ROOTS: Nika Chikhradze
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 […]