Youth Peace Camp 2017

The Youth Peace Camp engages young people and youth organizations from conflict affected regions in dialogue and conflict transformation activities based on human rights education and intercultural learning during and after the camp.

The main objectives (personal, organizational and institutional) of the Youth Peace Camp are:

To develop awareness and basic competences (knowledge, skills and attitude) of participants in human rights education, conflict transformation, intercultural learning and dialogue, including a critical understanding of personal and collective identities and their role in conflicts;
To enable participants to share personal experiences of conflict and violence and coping strategies in a positive and safe atmosphere of living and learning together;
To introduce and share existing youth work practices and experiences of young people working on dialogue and conflict transformation in their home communities;
To motivate and support participants in their role as multipliers and peer leaders in peace building activities with young people encouraging them to implement follow-up initiatives;
To associate the participants and their organizations with the mission and activities of the Council of Europe, in particular its youth sector, regarding youth work in the field of conflict transformation and intercultural dialogue.

Deadline Application: 08-02-2017

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Youth Peace Camp 2017