City tour on the subject of resistance against National Socialism
By Adrienn, volunteer from Germany I was able to experience a city tour on the subject of resistance to National Socialism with a ninth grade class. It was an opportunity to see how history influences our everyday lives and that also helped the students to understand how hatred and exclusion can divide people, just when individuals could need the community. A teacher gave the tour, whose...
Remember the Past – Change the Future!
By Elene Zghenti, 17, Ideathon Participant from Bolnisi, Georgia After we won the project in the online Ideathon, we met again in Tbilisi, where we started thinking about the possibilities of developing our idea. We, the youth, have the ability, motivation, and desire to change reality and be one of the main actors in peace processes. Generally, Ideathon for young people is a platform that...
From Idea to Action: Our Journey from the Ideathon to Tbilisi
By Sascha Klughardt, Ideathon Participant from Germany As part of the remember to act ideation I was given the opportunity to travel to Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, as part of a small group to work on ideas to foster intercultural exchange and the culture of remembrance. Together with Georgi from Georgia and Nariman from Azerbaijan, I developed an idea and concepts to promote it. We were...
Ideathon in Tbilisi
By Johanna, 20, Ideathon participant from Germany At the End of August, I had the opportunity to travel with four other people from Germany to Tbilisi in Georgia. Our goal was to work on ideas to promote remembrance culture in our home countries. These ideas were developed by us together with young people from Azerbaijan and Georgia in online sessions of the Ideathon before our trip to Georgia...
Exploring Remembrance and History in Tbilisi
By Franka, volunteer from Passau I participated in the Ideathon in Georgia, which was part of the project "Remember to Act". The meeting took place in Tbilisi in a former factory that has been converted into a hostel and a creative space. Together with the other participants, I worked on the implementation of our idea to promote remembrance culture in our countries. During the workshop we...
Meet up for peace – Workshop at a local School in Passau
By Hanna, volunteer from Passau In our workshop of "Meet up for Peace" in Nikola School, we first covered the broad topics of peace and war and conflict in the first hour. The point was for the students to share when and how they notice that peace or war is happening at different levels of our society and what it means to them personally. We restructured the following session to fit the needs of...
Peace Education Training in Nutshell
by Sophi Kortiashvili, Project Assistant, Team member of ProActive Group Georgia Introduction: Hello, I am Sophi from Georgia. Recently I have participated in the Peace Education wonderful trainings hosted by NAYORA Team in Baku, Azerbaijan within long-term “Remember to Act” project. training brought together participants from Germany, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. The program focused on peace...
The Power of Peace Education: Reflections from Workshop in Baku
Alessandra, a volunteer at GLL The workshop in Baku was my first time travelling with a VISA, it was a very nice experience overall and I enjoyed seeing our partner organizations again in person. Baku is a beautiful city and we were able to see different parts of it. The organizers of Nayora planned the workshop really well, in the mornings and afternoon we would have the training sessions and...
Insights from the Training Sessions in Baku
By Fatima Asadova, a youth worker, Secretary of International Relations and Programme at the National Youth Council of Azerbaijan (NAYORA) Being an organizer and a participant in the training sessions in Baku, Azerbaijan was an incredibly interesting and enriching experience for me. As a Secretary of International Relations and Programme, I was responsible for overseeing the organization and...
My Experience of Peace Education Training Sessions in Baku
By Ramin Habibzada, a youth leader, Secretary General of the National Youth Council of Azerbaijan (NAYORA) Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in a peace education training program in Baku, Azerbaijan. The training was organized by the National Assembly of Youth Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan (NAYORA) and brought together participants from Germany, Georgia, and...