Raising Peace is a networking initiative that aims to contribute to the construction of peace, the guarantee of human rights all over the world, and to highlight the role that International Voluntary Service (IVS) plays in this field. The campaign achieves this through advocating for human rights, non-formal education training and capacity building, empowerment of activists and organisations and through communication and visibility campaigns.
If the role of IVS organisations and young volunteers was strengthened in this field by empowering through training, influencing through advocacy and raising awareness, we would build participative societies which have human rights as their core substance, defined by diversity, interculturality, dialogue, non-violent conflict resolution and sustainability as the basis for peace.
Raising Peace is a networking initiative that aims to strengthen and improve the visibility of the role of the International Voluntary Service movement in the construction of Peace and Human Rights. International Voluntary Service promotes the direct participation of people to build their own societies through community-based projects and work. IVS promotes the values of diversity, interculturality and social inclusion in order to achieve a fairer and more peaceful society.
The aim of the Raising Peace campaign 2021 is to improve voluntary service organisations' capacity in the implementation of projects promoting inclusive and peaceful societies. A special focus will be given to volunteering in conflict / post-conflict zones and the promotion and recognition of international voluntary service as an effective tool in the inclusion and integration process of young refugees.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
