In July 2023, the Glencree Missing Peace: Youth Peace and Reconciliation project consortium held a Training Course in Weimar, Germany. Over 30 youth workers, peacebuilders and non-formal educators came together over 6-days to explore different approaches to promote youth engagement in peacebuilding. This group included 5 young women members of Glencree’s All-Island Women’s Peacebuilding Network. As a result of their participation and learnings from activities designed during the training course, the Glencree delegation went on to develop their own project centered on the concept of intergenerational storytelling.
Facilitated independently by a group of young women who are members of Glencree's All-Island Women's Peacebuilding Network, the BRIDGE Intergenerational Storytelling project is funded by the European Solidarity Corps, managed by Leargas and supported by Glencree under the Women's Leadership Programme.
Project Goals:
The ‘Missing Peace’ project began in early 2024 with a focus on developing the project team, both individually and as a collective. During this initial phase, participants explored the power of storytelling to foster intergenerational connection, reflected on personal experiences and began to build their capacity as leaders. Time was also dedicated to planning the wider activities that would shape the project’s outward engagement.
From June 2024, the project moved into its implementation phase, with participants engaging more directly with the wider community. This included a series of events designed to explore storytelling as a means of human connection across generations. Key activities included the Story Exchange Facilitator Training in July and two creative storytelling events in August - a Sharing Circle focused on creative arts and a workshop introducing Theatre of Witness as a storytelling method.
The final stage of the project focused on reflection, networking and sharing of learnings. A residential monitoring and evaluation retreat in September offered participants space to assess their progress. This was followed by an in-person Story Exchange event in October, an online networking event in November and a final conference in late 2024 to showcase outcomes and good practice developed through the project.
Glencree All-Island Women's Peacebuilding Network Members participate in Missing Peace Training Course in Germany which leads to their own Intergenerational Storytelling project
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