Introducing Anna Lodeserto, our speaker for the Youth in Peacebuilding panel at the RESOLVE: Network Conference 2024. Anna Lodeserto, Researcher, Policy Expert, EU Trainer and International Youth Worker has extensive grassroots and research experience in peacebuilding, citizen engagement and youth participation at the local and global levels, particularly in the Western Balkans and Caucasus regions. … Continued
Introducing Günter Bressau, Head of Project Funding/International Programmes at the Baden-Württemberg Youth Foundation, as our second speaker at the Remembrance and Storytelling panel during the RESOLVE: Network Conference 2024. Günter Bressau is Head of Project Funding / International Programmes at the Baden-Württemberg Youth Foundation and has led various projects on youth participation, promoting democracy and … Continued
Excited to announce Jo Berry as one of the speakers at the RESOLVE: Network Conference 2024! Join us as Jo Berry, an inspirational speaker, peacebuilder and founder of the charity Building Bridges for Peace, shares her powerful journey to build peace and resolve conflict worldwide. Jo’s journey as a peacebuilder began following a profound personal … Continued
Are you passionate about peacebuilding and eager to make a difference? Join us at the RESOLVE: Network Conference 2024 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 17th to 19th September 2024! Asfar’s and RESOLVE: Network’s dedicated young volunteers, in partnership with other peacebuilding NGOs, are crafting an exceptional event featuring:– Local and international Keynote speakers from … Continued
Get ready to amplify voices and foster inclusivity! Our third panel at the RESOLVE: Network Conference 2024 is here: “Inclusion in Peacebuilding”. The panel will focus on marginalized communities and other voices often missing from the table in peacebuilding discussions. In this session, we’ll explore methods to amplify the voices and representation of marginalized groups … Continued
Our second panel at the RESOLVE: Network Conference 2024 is all about “Remembrance and Storytelling” in reconciliation and peacebuilding. Join us as we explore how remembrance and narratives can be transformative tools for fostering peace and understanding in conflict-affected communities. Our panel sessions aim to identify and address barriers that remembrance and narratives can sometimes … Continued
Introducing the First Panel for the RESOLVE: Network Conference 2024: “Youth in Peacebuilding”! Acknowledging the significant potential of youth as catalysts for change, our session aims to examine practical strategies for implementing youth-led peacebuilding initiatives. Delegates will gain insights into fostering youth participation as future sectorial leaders, ensuring that peacebuilding efforts are effective and sustainable. … Continued
The RESOLVE: Network Conference 2024 panels have just been announced: Are you passionate about peacebuilding and eager to make a difference? AsfarEurope’s and RESOLVE: Network’s dedicated young volunteers, in partnership other peacebuilding NGOs, are crafting a one-of-a-kind event filled with keynote speakers, practical activities and insightful learning sessions. Make sure to follow us and save … Continued
Dear Reader, This time we are paying tribute. I have heard people say that explaining Brexit using the example of Erasmus+ is a strange thing to do. And it may indeed be so, but my friend’s sister would probably disagree. OK, maybe this is not how she explains Brexit, but this is at least one … Continued
Education is a good thing. This is a generalisation, but one of the very few with which most people would agree. Now, what education delivered to whom, where and how are issues which have led to wars, both verbal and physical, both of epic scale. While, historically, contemplating these questions has been considered a male-brain … Continued
Introduction- Between Two Empires The city of Mostar first appeared in history books in 1474.[i] Its strategic location contributed to its fast development and expansion. From once a tiny kasaba (settlement), it has since developed into a strong economic and cultural centre. The city itself has a mixed demographic structure with Muslims, Eastern Orthodox and Catholics … Continued
Since 2015, the world has watched in collective stunned silence the devastation of the nation of Yemen. Torn apart by an Iranian-Saudi proxy war and the residual effects of disease, hunger, and displacement, the nation has been regarded as the world’s most significant humanitarian crisis for several years.[i] The suffering of the children of Yemen … Continued
Fresh Generation are a street dance crew from Sarajevo, formed in 2009 by a group of high schoolers who loved to dance hip-hop. Tarik Osmanagić and Dženita Hasečić are the founding figures of the group although many of the advanced dancers in the crew have been alongside their journey from the start. Since their conception, … Continued
Our guide had pulled up his van in the Nedžarici district in the east of Sarajevo, opposite to a broken, overgrown building with faded pastel colours blotched across its crumbling structures. An old nursing home he said, or rather, a new nursing home, never used, recently completed before the war broke out. It rests now, … Continued
Emina, International Project Manager at Asfar, spent early March 2020 in Baku and although only staying for a few days, she collected a lot of memories and specific learning experiences from this trip. During this period, we were all learning how to live with the COVID-19 pandemic, having to literally change our behavior overnight – … Continued
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