When I was 3 years old I lived on a friendly street with private houses along the road. One day we heard loud sounds of heavy technic moving in the street. The Entire neighborhood went outside to see what was going on. There was huge traffic of tanks and military trucks full of soldiers waving at […]
From when I was young, I loved to hear the stories my grandmother told me about her youth. She grew up during the war and told me stories about her daily life. That’s where my love for stories and interest in the war started. This was all from the Dutch side of my family, as […]
We are proud to announce the launch of “Back to Active Life: Fighting COVID-19 Challenges” project organised by YMCA Ukraine in partnership with YMCA Europe Roots for Peace. The project will be implemented between May 4 2021 – January 4, 2022.
Within its Roots for Peace Project, YMCA Europe is looking for a partner publishing house to implement locally based translation and publication of Peacework Guidebook (2019) into one of the local languages chiefly used in the Western Balkans (Bosnian / Croatian / Serbian / Montenegrin). Knowledge of and experience in peacebuilding and conflict transformation publishing […]
Last week the global community commemorated the date that marked the end of one of the most tragic and devastating chapters in human century – The World War II. The day that laid the foundation of a new world which was meant to become more peaceful, compassionate and free. And while the legacy lives on […]
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…
On May 7th a great event took place: ”World by Word: hiSTORY behind us”. This online program was in Russian and English and led to incredible results and conclusions. The participants connected online from Romania, Belarus, Georgia, Ukraine, Netherlands, Russia, Artsakh and from other countries. We are happy that, despite the difficult moments that the […]
May the Fourth may sound like a start of a quote familiar to millions of Star Wars fans all over the world, but for the Roots it definitely marked the Launch of another landmark initiative in the making – “e-bridge” project by YMCA Kosovo is an international endeavor aiming to build a peace & reconciliation […]
Almost as soon as the war broke out, YMCA developed mobile canteens to bring refreshments to the troops. These second-hand vans, painted camouflage green, were first used in East London and by the end of 1940 there were 500 vans bringing refreshments to troops, rescue workers and victims of bombing raids. Vans also travelled to […]
რაც მტრობას დაუნგრევია, სიყვარულს უშენებია And what has been ruined by hostility, has been rebuilt by love. When I was a little girl I liked doing a lot of silly things. I was collecting stickers of Spanish Telenovela actors and actresses that my grandma was watching (I still have no explanation for this action but, […]
