Building a gender-equitable world: Media literacy, digital storytelling and social action towards achieving SDG5

The Building a gender-equitable world: Media literacy, digital storytelling and social action towards achieving SDG5 Online Activity is organised as part of the RESOLVE: New Youth Order project, providing an opportunity for youth leaders to engage and share their thoughts, opinions and participate in democratic practice. As a RESOLVE programme, this Online Dialogue Activity will mobilise … Continued

Erasmus+ RESOLVE: Life after Brexit

The RESOLVE: Life After Brexit Online Dialogue Activity is a skills development & dialogue focused activity where young community change-makers and local peacebuilders can share views and develop skills in order to shape the future of their communities. The RESOLVE: Life After Brexit Online Dialogue Project is designed to support youth leaders to represent themselves to … Continued

RESOLVE: Network Meeting

The next RESOLVE: Network Meeting will be on the 8th of April at 2 pm UK time. The event will bring together young people who are part of the RESOLVE: Network and those who wish to learn about it and join it. During this meeting, Asfar’s Youth board will be introduced for the first time, … Continued

ESC RESOLVE: Volunteering for Peace project launched

Asfar is happy to announce that the ESC RESOLVE: Volunteering for Peace project has been officially launched. The #RESOLVVolunteer4Peace project has started today with a Kick-off meeting and will last for 22 months. This project will be implemented with partners: #homeforcooperation, #interfaithencounterassociation, #debateforpeace, #tepebasi #svitac Asfar will be offering 7 places for UK young people … Continued

ESC RESOLVE: Volunteer for Peace Info Day

If you are from the UK, 19-30 years old and interested in becoming a volunteer with the RESOLVE: Network join us for our RESOLVE: Volunteer for Peace Info Day. The Info Day will be organised on April, 13 at 1 pm UK Time. The Digital Event will cover the following subjects: – What is European … Continued

RESOLVE: Life after Brexit project launched

Asfar is happy to announce that the Erasmus+ RESOLVE: Life after Brexit project has been officially launched. The RESOLVE: Life after Brexit project has started today with a Kick-off meeting and will last for 12 months. The partnership includes partners from 5 countries (Hungary, Turkey, Slovakia, Germany and UK) who will organise transnational activities in … Continued

ESC RESOLVE: Volunteering for Peace – call for volunteers

Asfar is happy to announce applications are now open for UK young people to join our 8-12 month RESOLVE: Volunteer 4 Peace programme’s reconciliation and peacebuilding volunteering scheme. Fully funded 7 volunteer placements are available in Turkey, Israel, Cyprus and Bosnia-Herzegovina. FULLY FUNDED includes: Accommodation, Travel grant, Bills, Subsistence payment, monthly ‘pocket money’ and language … Continued

A very successful RESOLVE: Network Youth Conference

The RESOLVE: Network Youth Conference was organised on the 10th December 2020 has brought together 142 delegates, speakers and team members who joined this 6 hours long conference to mark UN75. The Conference started with a keynote speech from Jonathan Eshpar, Political Affairs Officer with the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. During the first Panel … Continued

RESOLVE: Network Youth Conference 2020

To mark UN75, RESOLVE: Network partners, have decided to launch the RESOLVE: Network Youth Conference on the 10th December 2020 with the theme ‘Reconciling the Past, Building the Future’. Originally planned as an event as part of a wider live dialogue programme taking place in 2020/2021, with the pandemic restrictions and the desire to connect … Continued

Digital Talks: Music Connects: How an inter-ethnic rock music program brings youth together in Europe’s most divided city

Our next Digital Talk: Music Connects: How an inter-ethnic rock music program brings youth together in Europe’s most divided city will be with Wendy Hassler-Forest of Musicians Without Borders. The Digital Talk will explore how a shared passion for rock music was the key to bringing young people together in the ethnically divided city of Mitrovica. The … Continued

Digital Talks: An introduction to long-term volunteering ant the ESC

Our next Digital Talk: An Introduction to Long-term Volunteering and the ESC will be with current ESC Volunteers Luke Scott & Jade Sullivan (RESOLVE: Volunteer for Peace) and former ESC volunteers and Emina Hasanagić from Asfar, UK. The Digital Talk will explore long-term volunteering placements under the European Solidarity Corps scheme. The Talk will be on the 11th November at 5pm UK … Continued

Digital Talks: Youth Cooperation in the Western Balkans

Our next Digital Talk: Youth Cooperation in the Western Balkans will be with Berina Bukva from the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Digital Talk will explore how the process of reconciliation and cooperation between youth in the Western Balkans is tackled by RYCO. The Talk will be on the 28th October at 5pm UK time/6pm CEST. To register for the … Continued

Digital Talks: Tackling Energy Poverty in Practice

Our next Digital Talk will be with Lidija Zivcic and Tomislav Tkalec from Focus, Slovenia. The Digital Talk will explore the dimensions of energy poverty and provide an overview of simple actions to tackle energy poverty. The Talk will be on the 14th October at 5pm UK time/6pm CEST. To register for the talk, use this … Continued

Digital Talks: Intimate Partner Violence Awareness

Our next Digital Talks will be with Rianna Raymond-Williams from Shine ALOUD. The Digital Talk will specifically concern their new campaign ‘I Know He Loves Me – Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Awareness.’ Their campaign aims to show the signs of IPV, which is incredibly important given the rise of domestic abuse cases during the COVID-19 … Continued

Digital Talks: Youth Express Network

Our next Digital Talks will be with the team from Youth Express Network a network or youth organisations from across Europe which Asfar has just joined! We’ll have a discussion about youth organisations and their work before, during and after COVID-19. Get to know Y-E-N and their work at 5pm CET/4pm UK time on Wednesday … Continued

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