Тhe Training course ,, YOUth 4 Peace” took place in Bansko, Bulgaria between 10- 18 of June 2017. It involves 30 youth workers and leaders from Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia, Poland, Azerbaijan, Spain, UK, Cyprus, Armenia and Romania. The project covered different types of conflicts and in different settings and consequently ways of transforming conflicts by non-violent actions. The emphasize was placed on foster a constructive debate on recent conflicts in Europe and cooperation in the youth field. This was done by promoting non-violent approaches leading to actions on peace-building. Moreover, the participants discuss the significant role of youth participation in grass-root peace-building initiatives. By providing an overall understanding of conflict theories and providing space to analyses concrete conflicts and tensions, participants increased their competences for solving conflict in a non-violent way.
The project was financed by Erasmus+ Program administrated in Bulgaria by HRDC.
