Youth Peace Camp 2025 Calls For Application, Fully Funded to Europe.

The Youth Peace Camp 2025 is now accepting applications! This program, organized by the Council of Europe, is designed to bring together young people from conflict-affected regions to foster understanding, dialogue, and peacebuilding.

 Key Details:

- Dates: 30 June – 9 July 2025

- Location: European Youth Centre, Strasbourg, France

- Application Deadline: 13 April 2025, 23:59 CET.

 Who Can Apply?

Participants should be:

- Aged 18-25 years (exceptions up to 30 years possible)

- Proficient in English

- Fully available for the entire camp duration

- Open-minded and willing to engage with diverse perspectives

- Motivated to apply peacebuilding principles in their communities.

 How to Apply:

Applications must be submitted online. You can find more details and apply (Click Here For More Information ).

This is an incredible opportunity to gain valuable experience, build meaningful connections, and contribute to a more peaceful world.

 The Youth Peace Camp is the flagship activity of the Council of Europe youth sector on promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies. The Youth Peace Camp project was born in 2003 in the framework the programme of the Council of Europe’s confidence-building measures and has been providing a unique opportunity for young people from conflict-stricken regions to meet and understand the process of transforming conflicts.

During the camp the participants follow an experiential learning process and acquired competences in the fields of peacebuilding, intercultural learning, dialogue and conflict transformation, within a human rights framework.

The Youth Peace Camp unique approach is the possibility for young people to better understand conflicts and their transformation by listening to and living together with young people affected by other conflicts elsewhere. The European Youth Centre provides an adequate environment for the young people from different conflict-stricken regions to learn together about conflict, to share their experiences in approaching them with other young people and to build their capacity to engage and/or develop future conflict transformation projects and initiatives.

The Youth Peace Camp is organised by the Council of Europe Youth Department with the support of the Directorate of Political Affairs and External Relations and of the Cyprus Youth Board.

 Aims and objectives

The Youth Peace Camp engages young people and youth organisations from conflict affected regions in dialogue and peacebuilding activities based on human rights education and intercultural learning during and after the camp.

The objectives of the 2025 Youth Peace Camp are:

To develop awareness and basic competences (knowledge, skills and attitude) of participants in human rights education, peacebuilding and intercultural learning to enable them to engage in dialogue and confidence-building initiatives with other young people affected by conflict;

To support mutual learning from experiences of conflict and coping strategies;

To foster relationship building as a foundation for peacebuilding and dialogue;

To introduce and share existing youth work practices and experiences of young people working on dialogue and conflict transformation in their home communities;

To motivate and support participants in their role as multipliers and peer leaders in peacebuilding activities with young people encouraging them to implement follow-up initiatives;

To strengthen the role of the Council of Europe, in particular through its Youth for Democracy programme, in peacebuilding and intercultural dialogue with young people and to support the approaches of the UN Security Council Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security and the Sustainable Development Goals.

 Profile of participants.

In 2025, the camp will bring together groups of young people from:

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cyprus (Greek-speaking and Turkish-speaking young people) Kosovo, with a focus on Albanian-speaking and Serbian-speaking communities, South Caucasus, in particular from conflict-affected regions and ethnic communities. Both banks of the river Nistru/Dniestr.

All participants must: be aged between 18 and 25 years (with possible exceptions up to 30 years old); be able to work in English;

 be available and fully committed to take part in the Youth Peace Camp (1-8 July working days); be curious, open-minded, appreciate diversity and ready to learn about each other’s realities; be motivated to learn and to apply the values and approaches of the Peace Camp, notably human rights, democracy and peacebuilding; be motivated to implement youth initiatives for peacebuilding following the camp; possess a sense of responsibility for one’s own actions, a commitment to personal and community development and continue the engagement with other participants; preferably be involved in an organisation or network, institution, formal and/or informal group that is ready to support them throughout the project duration and afterwards when implementing youth initiatives for peace building.

 

 30 June – 9 July 2025 (including arrival and departure) European Youth Centre, Strasbourg, France.

How to Succeed in Getting into the Youth Peace Camp Program

To increase your chances of being selected for the Youth Peace Camp 2025, consider the following tips:

1. Craft a Strong Application – Clearly express your motivation for joining the camp and how you plan to apply the knowledge gained in your community.

2. Highlight Relevant Experience – Showcase any involvement in peacebuilding, youth activism, or intercultural dialogue.

3. Demonstrate Commitment – The program seeks individuals who are genuinely passionate about conflict resolution and social change.

4. Meet Eligibility Criteria – Ensure you fulfill the age, language, and availability requirements.

5. Be Authentic – Share personal experiences related to conflict and how you have contributed to peace efforts.

 Impact of the Youth Peace Camp Program

The Youth Peace Camp has a profound impact on participants and their communities:

- Personal Growth – Participants develop skills in conflict resolution, intercultural learning, and human rights education.

- Community Engagement – Many alumni initiate peacebuilding projects in their local communities.

- Networking & Collaboration – The camp fosters lasting relationships among young leaders from different conflict-affected regions.

- Empowerment – Participants become multipliers, spreading peacebuilding knowledge and inspiring others.