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In I am Roots, News

I AM ROOTS: Haykuhi Karapetyan

“I am happy to have finally completed the PWI sessions and be part of the cohorts of the alumni. This has truly been a long way for me. The whole event has been very emotional to me since the first in-person session in Tbilisi was just 1 year after the war in Artsakh in 2020 […]

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I am Roots: Max Danner

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 […]

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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 […]

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I am ROOTS: Helena Hajkova

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 […]

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I am ROOTS: Ani Kalabegashvili

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 […]

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I am ROOTS: Anastasia Tsygankova

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 […]

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I am Roots: Maria Costa

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 […]

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I am Roots: Marina Babayan

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 […]

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I am Roots: Kristi Arakelova

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 […]

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I am Roots: Lika Kadagishvili

Roots gave me the chance to meet incredible people from all over the world. It made me think of many global issues around me and those concerning my personality. Thanks to this experience, I opened up to this new world and improved my communication skills.

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ROOTS for me is…

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Be the PEACE you want

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Art4Peace

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Be a piece of PEACE

https://youtu.be/tsiLQZbJ2Mo

Music for PEACE – Way of life

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Peace Work Institute – First cohort

https://youtu.be/QU1m6g5viZA

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