Youth Peace Ambassadors Network

23/09/2026

🌱 CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS | COMMON GROUND 🌍🕊️

What do ecology and peacebuilding have in common? More than you might think. 👀

COMMON GROUND: Linking Ecology & Peacebuilding is an Erasmus+ Training Course bringing together young people from across Europe to explore how environmental challenges, conflict and peace are connected — and what we can actually do about it.

🌿 Expect:
✨ non-formal & experiential learning
🌍 ecology meets peacebuilding
🤝 international exchange & community
🧠 conflict transformation tools
🎨 creativity & hands-on activities
💡 ideas you can bring back to your local community

We are looking for youth workers, youth leaders, trainers, educators, activists and young changemakers interested in peace, human rights, ecology and sustainability.

🌍 Participants from: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Serbia, Kosovo & Cyprus

📍 Évian-les-Bains, France
📅 7–14 December 2026
💶 Accommodation, food and travel costs are covered according to Erasmus+ Programme rules.

👉 Ready to find some Common Ground? Apply now!

🔗 Application link in bio
⏰ Deadline: October 4th

The training is implemented by YPAN France and the Youth Peace Ambassadors Network, with the support of the French National Agency of the Erasmus+ Programme.

🤝 Partner organisations: Sende (Portugal), Deixant Empremta (Spain), Hade (Cyprus), JUMP (Serbia), Centro Studi Sereno Regis (Italy), Peace Up! (Germany) and Local Peace (Kosovo).

21/09/2026

Hello everyone ✨✨✨ We’re very excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar “The Modern Bâtisseur”, organised by YPAN together with the Forum of Students Researchers in Morocco! 🌍 The webinar will bring together young people from Morocco and YPAN members from different European countries for an interactive exchange on peacebuilding, human rights and youth action. A great opportunity to connect, exchange experiences and learn from each other across different contexts! 🌱🤝 We’d be very happy to see many of you there! 📅 27 September | 🕒 14:00 Morocco / 16:00 CEST 💻 Online via Zoom – join via the QR code on the flyer ( )

Coordination:
Lydia LETSCH · Maria Laila BAYER · Abderrazak BAIBAH

يسعدنا أن ندعوكم إلى ندوتنا الإلكترونية القادمة بعنوان «The Modern Bâtisseur»، التي ينظمها YPAN بشراكة مع منتدى الطلبة الباحثين بالمغرب! 🌍

ستجمع هذه الندوة شبابا من المغرب وأعضاء شبكة YPAN من مختلف الدول الأوروبية، في إطار تبادل تفاعلي حول بناء السلام، وحقوق الإنسان، ودور الشباب في العمل والمبادرة. 🌱🤝

وستكون هذه الندوة فرصة مميزة للتعارف، وتبادل التجارب والخبرات، والتعلم من مختلف السياقات والتجارب الشبابية.

يسعدنا حضوركم ومشاركتكم معنا! ✨

📅 27 شتنبر
🕒 الساعة 14:00 بتوقيت المغرب / 16:00 بتوقيت وسط أوروبا (CEST)
💻 عن بُعد عبر منصة Zoom – يمكنكم الانضمام من خلال مسح رمز QR الموجود على الملصق.

21/09/2026

We’re very excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar “The Modern Bâtisseur”, organised by YPAN together with the Forum of Students Researchers in Morocco! 🌍 The webinar will bring together young people from Morocco and YPAN members from different European countries for an interactive exchange on peacebuilding, human rights and youth action. A great opportunity to connect, exchange experiences and learn from each other across different contexts! 🌱🤝

📅 27 September | 🕒 14:00 Morocco / 16:00 CEST
💻 Online via Zoom – join via the QR code on the flyer.

21/09/2026

Happy International Day of Peace! 🕊

Peace is more than the absence of conflict. It is something we build through dialogue, solidarity, justice, understanding and meaningful participation.

🌍 Today, we celebrate the people and communities working every day to create spaces where differences can be heard, rights are respected and cooperation can grow. Which means we are celebrating you too since you are reading this!

As peacebuilders, we know that peace is not a finished destination. It is a continuous process shaped by the choices we make, the conversations we create and the relationships we strengthen. Let's keep going! 🌻

On this International Day of Peace, let us continue building cultures of peace together.

Ps. And you, with whom did you make peace today? ✨️

14/09/2026

Have you ever needed a toolkit that brings peace education and sustainability together? 🌱🕊️

We did too. 🫣

As educators, we often found ourselves moving between these two fields. We have been either talking about peace, conflict and social justice in one space, and sustainability, climate and our relationship with the planet in another.

But these conversations are deeply connected.

That question became the starting point for Active Peace Education project. A project that is bringing peace education and sustainability into the same learning space, and turning that connection into practical educational tools.

Now, after months of creating, testing and learning together, THE TOOLKIT IS READY! 💚

Join us on 24 September for an online presentation where we’ll share the story behind the project, explore some of the activities and, most importantly, show you how you can use the toolkit in your own educational work.

📅 24 September 2026
⏱️ 18:00 CET
📍Online

If you are a youth worker, educator, trainer, facilitator, or simply curious about peace and sustainability, this is for you.

🌍 Because building peaceful societies also means thinking about how we live together, with each other and with the world around us.

👉 Read more and join us through the link: https://youthpeaceambassadors.medium.com/what-happens-when-peace-education-meets-sustainability-2c8933bbd944

21/08/2026

🎲 YOUR TURN is an Erasmus+ project where youth workers from across Europe will explore Roma inclusion and turn what they learn into an educational board game.
We invited experts working directly with Roma communities and Weronika Szatkowska — researcher, game designer and PhD candidate at Uppsala University, specialising in gamification and participatory design. In short: she seriously knows how to turn complex topics into great games. 🎯
Two trainings. Albania + Poland. One game built together. 🌍 Application link in the bio 📖

06/08/2026

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS 📢

We are calling young peacebuilders from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Italy, Germany, and Spain to join the next chapter of Amani Pamoja - Peace Together: a cross-continental training course on advocacy and dialogue skills for peace.

During the training, you will:
🕊️ Strengthen your skills in peace advocacy and policy dialogue
🕊️ Explore how young people can influence decisions related to peace and security
🕊️ Learn more about the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda
🕊️ Exchange experiences and approaches with young peacebuilders from six countries
🕊️ Develop skills for social and political advocacy on peace issues
🕊️ Build meaningful partnerships within an intercontinental learning alliance
🕊️ Practice engaging political representatives and participating in decision-making spaces

📍 Where: Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain
📅 When: 27 November–3 December 2026, including travel days
💻 Online meetings: Three meetings during October and November
👥 Participants: 30 young peacebuilders from six African and European countries

Who can apply?

You should:

✨Be between 18 - 29 years old (Europe), 18 - 35 years old (Africa)
✨ Be legally resident in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Italy, Germany, or Spain
✨ Be part of a youth-led or youth-focused group or organisation
✨ Have at least a B2 level of English
✨ Be motivated to apply the learning within your organisation/community

Priority will be given to young people who have had limited opportunities to participate in international exchange programmes or who face barriers to accessing such activities.

💸 Travel, accommodation, food, and training materials are covered through the Erasmus+ grant. Please note that some additional expenses, such as visa fees or specific insurance coverage, may not be fully covered.

⏰ Application deadlines:
16 August 2026 for applicants residing in Africa
16 September 2026 for applicants residing in Europe

👉 Apply now: https://shorturl.at/xpfU0

Amani Pamoja is supported by the European Union and brought to you by Prospect Initiative Lamu Youth Aliance 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐙𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐢𝐛𝐚𝐫 Agency for Peacebuilding FCV • Fundació Catalunya Voluntària Peace Up

04/08/2026

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16/06/2026

📅 13-18 of January 2026

The Critical Lens Training Course brought together youth workers and leaders living in Germany, Poland, France, Austria, Italy, Spain, Türkiye, Cyprus, and Lithuania, ready to become multipliers for more informed and inclusive societies. 💡💬🗣️

✨Thank you to all participants and partners for bringing your diverse perspectives and shaping this project together.

The Critical Lens Project was .impact and the Youth Peace Ambassadors Network project funded by the Erasmus+ National Agency in Germany.