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 […]
In 1943, at age 19, my grandfather received a letter from the German occupiers. At the time, he was living in The Hague, the Netherlands. The German forces were ordering young men from all over Europe to forcefully work in its factories. They replaced the German men that were sent to fight at the front. […]
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 […]
