An iconic figure during 90-es and beginning of the new millennium – Pip Wilson has been the inspiration of generations of YMCA people worldwide. His, energy, motivation and charisma would leave few indifferent. And last week he made the big return – as one of the facilitators of YMCA Europe Roots for Reconciliation Project Peace […]
40 participants from 17 different European countries assembled in the medieval castle of San Servando within YMCA Europe Roots for Reconciliation Peace Work Institute Alumni Reunion. From Portugal to Azerbaijan, From Armenia to Northern Ireland – stretching the continent from all sides they came together – to celebrate their common journey of Peace… 2012 – […]
Regardless of our backgrounds, situations and experiences the thing that unites us is that we were all there for the same purpose – to empower young people and bring peace into the digital projects we do.
One week from November, 12 to November, 18 was marked by an outstanding 2nd session of the YMCA Europe Roots for Reconciliation Peace Work Institute in Berlin. I had the honor to ‘leap’ into this project missing the first step – the session in Tbilisi, to be embraced by the open and caring participants. This […]
When you start talking about peace, everyone stands for it, after couple of minutes it stops right there. I think it happens like this because “your work” is not to make it happen, is to let it happen. I have the pleasure to be one of the participants of YMCA Europe’ Peace Work Institute and […]
In the past two sessions of the YMCA Europe Roots for Reconciliation Peace Work Institute (PWI), the participants dealt with the topic of peace in various ways. We learned that peace work is a complex task that needs to be tackled sensitively. In order not to cause any damage in the implementation of a peace […]
From November 12 to 18, 2017, the second seminar of the Peace Work Institute took place in Berlin. In April, approximately 30 participants from about 15 (mostly) European countries had already met for the start of the project in Tiblisi, Georgia. (Read more about) In the “Roots for Reconciliation” program initiated by YMCA Europe, young […]
