The port city of Odesa at the Black Sea is known for its beautiful courtyards. In the last years, the local NGO “Zatsikavleni” has worked on reviving the tradition of these yards as open and inclusive places, where neighbours meet and grow as a community. The network that they have built is now essential to provide humanitarian help. And despite the war, people are planting trees in their yards, activist Dmytro Kovbasyuk shares in an interview with forumZFD.
The Academy for Conflict Transformation in the Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst e.V. is a professional place of learning for peace work. For more than fifteen years we have been training specialists for international peace work in our courses and seminars.
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A course at the Academy is an inspiring journey to new knowledge, new discoveries and to peace in oneself. The training created an opportunity for me to look deeper on what is my role of Peacebuilding Adviser.
Kateryna ZeziulinaAlumni of the Academy
"I think that violence and war only lead to death. This is way I want to go back to peace work for Syria as soon as possible. The Academy gave me the practical skills and tools I need."
Almuthana AlsayerParticipant of the full-time training course in peace and conflict work, 2015
"I’m a Syrian journalist working and living in Jorda. The training course at the Academy has given me the opportunity to discover myself again as a person and as a peace worker. I am grateful for this opportunity."
Kateryna Zeziulina Alumni of the Academy
Almuthana Alsayer Participant of the full-time training course in peace and conflict work, 2015
Milia Eidmouni Participant in the full-time course in peace and conflict work 2017
