Peace Praxis

One of the reasons that led me to participate in the RESOLVE: Play for Peace youth exchange in Turkey was the desire to deconstruct the idea that travelling to a Muslim country is dangerous. This is clearly wrong because I always felt safe and the people of Turkey are the most welcoming and kind people … Continued

My experience volunteering at Svitac (a multi-ethnic youth centre in in Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina) has been beyond valuable. The opportunity to work alongside international and local volunteers to create positive changes and promote integration between youth in the local community has taught me a lot. As well as increasing my socio-political knowledge and developing … Continued

In October 2021 I visited Tblisi, Georgia, as part of ASFAR’s second youth exchange since the pandemic. After a very long year of zoom meetings, zoom fatigue, and virtual ‘hangouts,’ it was lovely to be able to meet new people, in real life again! Because of the travel restrictions for people coming back into the … Continued

My time working for the RESOLVE: Network has been distinguished by ceaseless opportunities for personal and professional development, in a setting that was new, exciting and challenging. In particular, the city provided scope for me to explore and question my own lifestyle, whilst immersed in a culture that is multi-faceted and different to my usual … Continued

It is hard to summarise two months of new experiences in a short post, nevertheless, I hope I am able to do justice to the places, people and activities I have come to know in Bosnia and Herzegovina. My longstanding interest in cultures and people, coupled with my ambition to work internationally in the future, … Continued

I had a memorable, interesting and challenging week in Sarajevo. Along with participants from Azerbaijan, the UK and Bosnia, I took part in some really fun activities, such as a scavenger hunt and relaxing in nature. In addition, we had more serious but nonetheless important workshops where we expressed our feelings, our relationship with conflict, … Continued

In February, Asfar took part in a peace building and conflict transformation seminar hosted by CRISP in Berlin, and I was lucky enough to take part. We met a group of inspiring young people from Georgia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine and Moldova who had been trained by CRISP to deliver peace building programmes with young people … Continued