Last Sunday during the Open Day in the HUB, Marthe Hiev and Steffie gave a workshop on Safe Spaces. As a part of our peacebuilding efforts with young Palestinians and Israelis, access to safe spaces is vital for conflict resolution. Safe spaces ensure dignity,...
At the end of 2021, “The Peacebuilding Project” was awarded the Youth Carnegie Peace Prize. It is an international volunteer-led youth organization founded by Rhea Mahanta. In order to get more acquainted with the organization and its work, they wrote a blog that...
As part of his first visit to the region, Minister Wopke Hoekstra met with Youth Peace Initiative and other key organizations in peacebuilding 🕊 and cooperation last week, on the 18th of May. In an open dialogue, we discussed peacebuilding in the region, noting the...
Happy international youth day 2021! To celebrate youth this year, we are organising a documentary screening followed by a panel discussion on the 9th of September on the topics of group identity, (inter-generational) trauma and more. The panel will merge young voices...
The past year has been one of changes and growth in YPI’s activities, and this is also true of YPI’s board. YPI’s founder and chair for the past 7 years, Thed, is taking a step back in order to further his career; read his farewell message in our latest newsletter. He...
