Europe

Building Peace Skills Training 2007, Schoorl

The Building Peace Skills Training Seminar took place in Schoorl, in The Netherlands between the 8th and 15th of June 2007. Approximately 29 youth leaders from different cultural and social backgrounds already active in the fields of human rights, peacebuilding, advocacy, campaigning, project management and non-violence participated in the training seminar to deepen their knowledge and experience and build new relationships and networks.

For the Building Peace Skills Training Seminar report, click here.

Building Peace Skills Training 2006, Crimea

Bakhcicaray, Crimea

The Empowering and Training Young People for Non-Violent Social Skills training took place in Bakhcicaray, Crimea in the Ukraine between the 19th and 25th of August. Approximately 30 youth leaders from Eastern/South-Eastern Europe and Caucasia took part in the trainings teaching them a variety of diferent skills involved in peacebuilding. The training was coordinated by Katharina Block and Henry Wasung, the European Network Coordinators of UNOY.

The Netherlands

Building Peace Skills Training 2006, The Hague

UNOY regularly holds training sessions in the Netherlands to help youths in peacebuilding learn peacebuilding skills. The most recent of these trainings took place at the Institute of Social Studies in the Hague from the 24th to the 28th of July 2006.

At this training 20 young people between the ages of 20 and 28 attended sessions to learn about peace theory, negotiation, inter-cultural communication skills, campaigning, advocacy and many other skills, as well as getting a chance to share experiences with other young people across the Netherlands, as well as the UK and Columbia, involved in peacebuilding.

The next training willl be in the spring of 2007.

Reports of Past Trainings

Building Peace Skills, The Hague, July 2006 (PDF)