Roots & Next Quarterly #7 is here – a detailed reflection upon the past 3 months (July – September 2021) and anticipation of a busy Winter ahead of us. Already running for over a year, we are excited to also showcase YMCA Europe Generation Next in this newsletter. The highlights of this period were the […]
Since its inception back in 2007, there were more than 40 International events organized within the Roots framework. And being there from the very first steps that project took, I can safely claim that I have been part of at least 30 of them. The recent “Be a Voice, not an Echo” Study Session organized […]
The YMCA has historically assumed working in and with conflicts as central to its service delivery. Committed to our roots and legacy the YMCA Europe pursues peace and reconciliation as a strategic priority.
The Roots for Peace programme, ongoing since 2007, remains a best practice in this line. In the framework of this initiative the Peace Work Institute scheme was piloted during 2012 – 2015 and approvingly evaluated by an externally facilitated outcome assessment process.
This evidence-based evaluation highly recommends the YMCA Europe to repeat the series of the Peace Work Institute for the next generation of the YMCA pan-European peace-cohort.
