On June 5 – 6 the FriEnt Peacebuilding Forum 2024 took place in Berlin under the motto “Shifting Power in Peace”. It brought together hundreds of state and civil society representatives from all levels. The FriEnt (Working Group on Peace and Development) is an association of German governmental organizations, church development agencies, civil society networks, […]
After months of planning and hard work, Campacity 2024 took place over April 15th-21st in Toledo, Spain at the Castillo de San Servando youth centre, with the support of the local government. We then moved across to YMCA Camp Priego and were hosted by YMCA Spain The second “Campacity” Conference was a joint initiative of […]
YMCA Europe is announcing a second round of funding opportunities within the framework of its “Camp Europe” Initiative. INTRODUCTION The overall aim of “Camp Europe” is to build resilience amongst children and young people affected by the violent conflicts ongoing in and around Europe (Ukraine especially considered), to this end offering safe-space through YMCA summer […]
In a global landscape marked by rapid change and diverse challenges, empowering youth with the necessary skills and values is crucial for fostering a better future. Recently, we had the privilege of participating in the Essentials of Non-Formal Education Training Course 2024, organized by the Council of Europe at the European Youth Centre Budapest. This […]
The latest edition of Roots & Next Quarterly, Issue #16, is now available, offering an in-depth retrospective of the events and activities that took place in October, November, and December 2023. This comprehensive report can be accessed in PDF format for your perusal.
YMCA Europe invites all interested YMCA organisations to apply for Camp Capacity Building Conference “Campacity”, to be implemented within the framework of “Camp Europe” project. The detailed description of the Conference and the application form are provided below: YMCA Camp Europe “Campacity” Conference is a joint initiative of YMCA Europe & the YMCA of the […]
Vardan Hambardzumyan The passing year was full of pain, much of it directly touching us – the Roots staff. Yet with that heavy load of pain on our shoulders, we still managed to take our signature of peace through this dangerous world. And we were blessed to have our key Roots event in Bethlehem… Rezi […]
What can be more pleasant than seeing the fruits of hard work?! On November 23-26, YMCA Europe Staff and partners from the American University of Armenia, YMCA Sweden, and YMCA Georgia came together in Yerevan, Armenia with the main aim to evaluate the current phase of the YMCA Europe Generation Next project and to elaborate […]
In a couple of days YMCA Europe staff and representatives of partner organisations and universities will ensemble in Yerevan, Armenia, to evaluate the current phase of the Generation Next project. This YMCA Europe large-scale and long-term initiative, with core funding from BfdW Germany, was launched back in 2020 – just before Covid and wars would […]
“Give Peace a Chance”.. Few would have predicted that after more than 50 years since half a million anti-war protesters in Washington DC echoed these words in unison, they would be still as relevant as ever.. Ongoing war in Ukraine, the eruption of violent conflict in Nagorno Karabakh and subsequent exodus of more than 100 […]
