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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Mainstreaming Peace Education in Youth Work: Training of Multipliers

May - September 2012
Residential Training 10 - 17 June, Barcelona

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What is the Peace Bag?

  • Peace Bag for EuroMed Youth: a long-term project of the Anna Lindh Foundation, coordinated by the Fundació Catalunya Voluntària, in partnership with 17 youth organisations from 14 countries: Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Romania, Palestine, Poland, the Netherlands, Spain, Tunisia, and Turkey. The aim of the project is to mainstream peace education and intercultural dialogue in youth work.
  • The Peace Bag Toolkit: a toolkit compiled by the partnership that features working tools, methods, case studies, key concepts and information, and practical activities that youth workers can use and adapt according to their own needs. This training guide aims to help youths understand how peace and intercultural dialogue is related to the day-to-day work of young people.
  • The Peace Bag Partnership: 18 partners from 14 different countries.


Latest news

  • Volunteers, we finally made it!
    Today, as we mark the International Volunteer Day (IVD)* 2011, we would like to say THANK YOU to all the volunteers from around the world who have contributed to the Peace Bag project! More specifically, we would like to congratulate our team of almost 70 UNV ONLINE VOLUNTEERS who have dedicated their time, skills and creativity to make this project possible. You are too many to mention - and altogether you have contributed in different ways - from translation (12 languages), editing, proofreading, research (contributions), layout, graphics design, web design, too many to mention!

    We are one of the 10 projects recognised for online volunteers´contributions to peace and human development. The award seeks to demonstrate how development organisations can strengthen their activities through effective online collaboration with volunteers.
    This award is truly an example of the many things we can do for society and beyond! We hope that with this award, we are able to inspire others to volunteer!

    Again, thank you ONLINE VOLUNTEERS! Your participation gave more meaning to this Peace Bag project! We are very proud of you!
    - Meg Villanueva and your team in Barcelona

    * International Volunteer Day (IVD) is a chance for volunteer-involving organizations and individual volunteers to promote their contributions to development at local, national and international levels. By merging UN support with a grassroots mandate, IVD is a unique opportunity for volunteer-involving organizations to work with government agencies, non-profit organizations, community groups and the private sector. IVD was established by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly through Resolution 40/212on 17 December 1985. Since then, governments, the UN system and civil society organizations have successfully joined volunteers around the world to celebrate the Day on 5 December.

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