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Partnership:
#SeedsofReconciliation

Selected activists and educators on road to more peace

Last July we gathered educators and peace builders with experience in community building in conflict regions across Europe, exploring methods and developing tools for peacebuilding youth work. 

How we see .

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01.

Realisation

Understading a new reality is important on this step.

02.

Identification

Here 'Your People' become 'My People'.

03.

Preparation

Prepating for lasting change takes time and efforts.

04.

Activation

Actively working on reconciliation with community.

Our Sessions

Unlearning War: Rethinking Peace from the Inside Out at CISR

Our final visit brought a notable shift in pace and perspective. After exploring global peace missions at ZIF and experiential education with CRISP, we arrived ...

Simulating Complexity to Build Understanding: A Study Visit to CRISPS e.V.

After our in-depth session at ZIF, where we explored the institutional and policy-driven dimensions of peace operations, our next stop took us into a very ...

From Mandates to the Field: Exploring Peace Operations at ZIF

The day after our international conference The Missing Peace, members of Culture Goes Europe (CGE) and partner organizations embarked on a study visit across Berlin, ...

Shared Space, Shared Future: Youth at the Heart of Reconciliation and Peacebuilding

On April 24, 2025, the final conference of The Missing Peace project took place in Berlin, marking the culmination of a nearly three-year transnational initiative focused on ...

Empowering Youth for Peace in Merkinė, Lithuania – The ‘Missing Peace’ Project’s Impactful Youth Exchange!

A group of 24 young people and youth workers enthusiastically participated in a dynamic Youth Exchange held in the town of Merkinė, Lithuania, for an ...

The Missing Peace // Seeds of Reconciliation Training Course

Last summer in Weimar, a group of educators, youth workers, peacebuilders, and community activists gathered for a six-day training course under The Missing Piece: Youth, Peace, ...

Methodology

News

Why Teach Peace in Times of Conflict? // Lessons from “The Missing Peace” podcast episode

In the cozy warmth of a Greek café, three voices came together to talk about one of humanity’s most pressing challenges: peace. It was November ...

A day for coming together – Celebrating the International day of Non-Violence in Erfurt

October, the 2nd, CGE has chosen to celebrate the international day of non violence. CGE has chosen to celebrate this occasion not only as a ...

‘The Missing Peace’ Project: Kick-Off Meeting & Study Visit to Ireland

The Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation was delighted to host international partners in a kick-off meeting and study visit for our recently approved and ...

Collaboration between a peace and reconciliation centre and youth-focused NGOs working within post-conflict settings

The Missing Peace project seeks to increase the participation of young people, with a sub-target group being young women, within peace and reconciliation processes, through long-term capacity building of:

  • youth workers,
  • non-governmental organisations,
  • youth organisations,

to better complement their approaches regarding driving youth engagement in their communities.

The project is funded by @leargas.ireland.

Our Participants Say

4.8/5
“The training really gave us the chance and a safe room to express our ideas, concerns and the courage to share true stories from our daily lives, our own experiences.”
Teacher from Cyprus
4.8/5
“I personally enjoyed every moment of it and took with me the great methodology of non formal education, thanks to the trainers and organizers and the openness and kindness of everyone involved.”
Peace Activist
4.8/5
“I really appreciate their effort to bring together youth workers from the regions of Europe where ‘conflict’ actually existed in their recent history and it is still there waiting in silence.”
Youth Worker
85% of participants found the training course enriching