Promoting a Culture of Peace through Strengthening the Cooperation of Youth Peace Workers
Duration
November 2022 – June 2024
Location
Germany, France, Poland, Spain, Ukraine, Kosovo and Türkiye
Partners
Peace Up! (Germany), Youth Peace Ambassadors Network (France), Peace Ambassadors Poland (Poland), Asociación Cultural Sende (Spain), Center for Euroinitiatives (Ukraine), Local Peace (Kosovo), Genç Barış Elçileri Derneği (Türkiye), STAD (Türkiye)
Target group
Youth workers, educators, trainers, youth leaders, and young people interested in human rights, peace education, conflict transformation, and advocacy who want to strengthen their capacity to promote peace within their communities
About the project
Peace Fellowship was created to strengthen the capacity of youth workers and young peacebuilders to respond to growing conflicts, polarisation, and human rights challenges across Europe.
The project brought together partner organisations to exchange knowledge, develop innovative educational approaches, and equip participants with practical skills in peace education, conflict transformation, human rights, and advocacy. Through international cooperation and local action, the project empowered young people to become active peacebuilders and multipliers of a culture of peace.
A key outcome of the project was the development of educational resources and learning opportunities that continue to support youth organisations in promoting human rights and nonviolent conflict transformation.
Objectives
- To strengthen the capacity of youth organisations in peace education and human rights
- To promote cooperation and exchange of innovative peacebuilding practices
- To develop young people’s competences in conflict transformation and peace advocacy
- To raise awareness of human rights and a culture of peace through education and local action
Activities
- Training course – “Transforming Conflicts, Building Communities”
- E-learning programme
- Training course – “Peace Advocacy”
- Development of the Peacebuilding Framework of Competencies and Peace Fellowship Toolkit
- Human Rights Mapping
- Local workshops and local actions
Learning materials
- Peace Fellowship Toolkit and Framework of Competencies (PDF, 13.1 MB)
- German translation – Peace Fellowship Toolkit and Framework of Competencies (PDF, 3.8 MB)
Articles
- Peace Fellowship: Methods and practices for peace education
- Spreading the seeds of peace
- Learning opportunities within Peace Fellowship
- Local actions of the Peace Fellowship – Young people making a difference
Funding
This project is financed by the European Union’s Erasmus+ Programme, Jugend für Europa, Erasmus+ National Agency of Germany.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.