Additional Information
The Youth Peace Ambassadors Project is a long term training course which promotes the role of young people in peace-building activities that contribute to living together in dignity and dialogue dialogue through a network of specifically trained young people who strengthen the presence and promote the values of the Council of Europe in conflict-affected areas and communities.
So what is it exactly?
The objectives of the training are to:
- To promote the presence and the role of young people as positive actors of change in peace-building processes;
- To strengthen the role of young people in identifying and speaking up against human rights violations, including discrimination, hate speech and those human rights violations affecting especially young people and children;
- To support the field presence and activities of the Council of Europe by fostering cooperation with key stakeholders, partners, non-governmental organisations working in the field of peace-building in order to promote the values of the Council of Europe;
- To develop the impact and the expertise of the Council of Europe’s youth sector in conflict affected areas through non-formal education activities with young people;
- To develop the competences youth peace ambassadors in human rights promotion and protection, conflict transformation, peace-building and intercultural dialogue, as well as other specific competences according to the participants’ needs, related to their role as future ambassadors;
- To support and give visibility to local youth-led projects for peace-building in conflict-affected areas and communities;
- To enhance the youth ambassadors capacity to take action at a local level in environments affected by previous or ongoing conflicts;
- To advance youth policy’s role in peace-building and conflict transformation;
- To create and support a European network of youth peace ambassadors to secure the sustainability and medium-term impact of the project.
The main expected result is the creation of a sustainable network of youth peace ambassadors at the end of the project. The network will build upon the increased level of competence of the participants in working with and in conflict affected communities through training, their initiatives to and projects in local communities and their organisations or institutions.
For more information:
Council of Europe Youth Peace Ambassador Webpage
Council of Europe Youth Peace Ambassador Facebook Page
Peace Ambassadors Presentation Document
