My journey with the Peace Work Institute started in an extraordinary way. It started with an old friend, a cup of coffee, and a December day. I was living in Baku, Azerbaijan at that time and had decided to use the chance to meet up with an old friend who was flying to Tbilisi to […]
Since my childhood, I have had a list of must-see places.. Those that held something special about them, that seemed so far away – perhaps not so much in distance, but for the magic they carry.. For the stories that they give birth to.. And Roots took me to many of them – Rome, Kathmandu, […]
YMCA Europe Roots for Peace had an honor to be present at the YMCA Work with Refugees working conference, organized by the YMCA Europe working group on Refugees, on 9-12 February 2023. 37 practitioners from Denmark, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Northern Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and […]
The Peace Work Institute (PWI) is one of the major components of YMCA Europe Roots for Peace project. Piloted during the previous project phases, it has been highly evaluated by the project external assessments and recommended for continuation and extension. Aiming towards the capacity building and empowerment of youth workers and opinion leaders to act […]
YMCA Europe Roots for Peace attended the European YMCA Mission Network Conference with the theme “Refreshed. Renewed. Moved.” held on October 20-23, in Vienna. The Unify conference brought 120 participants from 15 different countries, celebrating Christian Unity together. Opening the conference, the President of the YMCA Europe, Emma Osmundsen White, and Secretary General Juan Simoe […]
Volunteers have always been the cornerstone of YMCA Georgia activities since its foundation date. They perform a great deal of workload and are instrumental in sustaining the mission and progress trajectory of the organization for all these years. So it is especially gratifying to be able to give back and appreciate their contribution. And YMCA […]
On 13 July 2022, at the American University of Armenia (AUA) the first introductory meeting took place with the first group of the YMCA Scholarship Program participants and the YMCA Europe team. During the meeting each of the participants had a chance to present himself/herself and share their interest and motivation, knowledge and skills they […]
“My story in Roots started seven years ago. In 2015, I attended a ProFest which still is one of my most beloved YMCA memories. In 2017, I got the honor to join Peace Work Institute, and since then I have been actively involved in different projects and activities within the Roots. There are things we […]
What is PEACE for me? A short word with a deep meaning. Peace, as well as happiness, is difficult to evaluate. When we have it, we take it for granted. And it seems that’s how it should be. Because peace, love, joy and beauty are our nature, our divine foundation. We are enjoying the sun […]
“Before I tell you what the e-bridge is about and why it is so important for me as a young person, let me go back to the beginning of how the story started and how we came up with this project. Back in 2020, when the world got hit by COVID-19 and our lives changed […]
