Effective June 15th, within the framework of the YMCA Europe “Generation Next” project an Embroidery Summer School is launched in Yerevan, Armenia. It is facilitated by 5 Syrian-Armenian masters actively involved in the YMCA Europe “Rootsmade” initiative, and with rich know-how in various traditional styles of embroidery. The aim of this initiative is to transfer […]
The first stage of preparations for YMCA Europe Roots “Give Peace a Chance” Study Session to be held at European Youth Center Strasbourg on October 15 – 21, 2023 is complete! A staggering 348 applications received from across the continent and beyond; painstaking shortlisting process; interviews with selected candidates – all of it is already […]
On 14-16 June 2023, the Roots for Peace team of YMCA Europe and German NGO “Dialogue for Understanding” met in Grozny, Russia, along with participants and mentors of the series of training sessions (2022-2023) aimed at spreading of the Do No Harm methodology. The main goal of this reunion was to evaluate the results of […]
This week Roots Communications Assistant Lika Zakaryan visited the YMCA Europe Secretariat, where she received a very warm welcome from our Brussels team – a truly memorable experience. The visit provided an excellent opportunity for Lika to engage in meaningful conversations with her colleagues. They shared updates, exchanged ideas, and explored collaborative projects. These face-to-face […]
Roots has come a long way since its inception in 2007… Communities empowered, partner organizations strengthened, lives changed… But none of it would have been possible without exceptional cooperation, assistance and guidance provided by our long-standing supporters that walked this path together with us all along.. And we will always appreciate it – by words […]
On 14 May 2023 the American University of Armenia (AUA) YMCA Scholarship holders of both 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 academic years were actively involved in the running of the Rootsmade charity-fair, organized within the YMCA Europe Generation Next projects Support Measures facility and held in the Cross-Stones Park right in the center of Yerevan, Armenia. The […]
YMCA Europe’s Roots for Peace and German NGO “Dialogue for Understanding” continued cooperation to expand the Roots methodology, promote service to local communities and building a peaceful future. In April and early May 2023, the newly prepared multipliers – graduates of the courses held in 2022 in Yerevan (Armenia), worked as trainers at two sessions […]
It has been more than 10 years since the first cohort of Roots Peace Work Institute (PWI) graduated from the scheme – seems like an eternity for our modern world where constant moves and changes have become a norm. But once a Rooter, always a Rooter! And it was clearly demonstrated during the Roots PWI […]
Drumroll please – as we are about to announce the winner of Roots Local Capacities for Peace Award 2023 Winner! One of the major components of the Roots and developed based on the best practices of the previous project phases, the Award aims to strengthen the local capacities for peace at grassroots level and enhance […]
YMCA Europe is announcing this pilot Call for Applications within the framework of its new “Camp Europe” Initiative. INTRODUCTION Building upon the YMCA Europe Response elaborated in the immediate aftermath of the eruption of a full-scale war in Ukraine; guided by the extensive experience and know-how in conflict transformation work, the “Roots for Peace” project especially considered; […]
