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PWI-2 (1)
In News, PWI

The Roots Flagship Returns: Join the Next Peace Work Institute Cohort

The highly anticipated Roots Flagship program is back! We’re excited to announce the call for applications for a new cohort of the Peace Work Institute (PWI). The PWI is a key component of YMCA Europe Roots for Peace program, with the aim to empower youth workers and opinion leaders in acting for change in their […]

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In News, PWI, uncategorized

Roots Expert Pool Meeting in Tirana, Albania

Tirana, Albania was the host venue of Roots for Peace Expert Pool meeting on November 07 – 10, 2024. 15 participants from 9 countries (Albania, Armenia, Georgia, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Russia and Serbia) came together to kick-start a new project component that envisages to channel the skills and expertise accumulated during 3 previous […]

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In News, PWI

The Star of Hope

Roots Peace Work Institute Reunion in the Holy Land is already a history.. 28 participants, more than 10 countries, 3 different cohorts and 1 week together is a mere statistics for an event that was like no other we have implemented before.. And we have a lot – all over Europe, thousands reached, impact made, […]

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In News, PWI

Roots PWI Alumni
Online Reunion

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 […]

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In Blogs, News, PWI

Roots PWI Preparatory Visit to the Holy Land

Since my childhood, I have had a list of must-see places.. Those that held something special about them, that seemed so far away – perhaps not so much in distance, but for the magic they carry.. For the stories that they give birth to.. And Roots took me to many of them – Rome, Kathmandu, […]

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PWI Yerevan Report – 2
In Blogs, News, PWI

Peacework Institute | Yerevan Session Report

The Peace Work Institute (PWI) is one of the major components of YMCA Europe Roots for Peace project. Piloted during the previous project phases, it has been highly evaluated by the project external assessments and recommended for continuation and extension. Aiming towards the capacity building and empowerment of youth workers and opinion leaders to act […]

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In News, PWI

We go on… Together!

“Peace can not be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding”. Albert Einstein It is not easy to talk about Peace nowadays… The devastating war in Ukraine and the resurgence of military operations along the Armenian-Azerbaijan borderline are by far not the only conflicts that affect the global community nowadays, but definitely […]

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In News, PWI

Peace Work Institute Session in Tbilisi

Another key Roots international activity just completed… Peace Work Institute Session in Tbilisi, Georgia with 25 participants, 12 countries, 1 week of continuous learning, networking, cultural exposure and fun are facts, figures and demonstration of dimension that have already become common to any Roots for Peace event – but there was one aspect which stood […]

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In News, PWI

Peace Work Institute online hangout

Peace Work Institute is back on Roots central stage! The online hangout organized on November 20th was the first step of what promises to be another remarkable adventure for those that signed up and were selected to be a part of it. To begin with, we had a “sell-out” – 100 % attendance by those […]

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ROOTS for me is…

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Be the PEACE you want

https://youtu.be/DWrFZQYKGIY

Art4Peace

https://youtu.be/3-QH_ZjsEos

Be a piece of PEACE

https://youtu.be/tsiLQZbJ2Mo

Music for PEACE – Way of life

https://youtu.be/-uO4W_qYdCA

Peace Work Institute – First cohort

https://youtu.be/QU1m6g5viZA

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