The Paths to Peace project has reached an important milestone. Following months of research, dialogue and collaboration across Europe, we’re proud to share that the Global Peace Perspectives Roadmap has now been sent out for feedback from both young people and key stakeholders.
This moment marks a transition from listening and learning to acting and co-creating. As we gather reflections on the Roadmap, the project is already moving forward into its next phase with the launch of Work Package 3 (WP3) that aims to ensure that research insights are directly translated into youth-led practice.
A Roadmap Shaped by Youth and Stakeholders
Developed under Work Package 2 (WP2), the Global Peace Perspectives Roadmap captures diverse perspectives on the role of tourism in peacebuilding. Drawing on research, surveys and stakeholder insights from across Europe, it highlights both the potential and the limitations of tourism as a tool for fostering intercultural understanding and reconciliation but also social cohesion.
Crucially, the Roadmap points to a shared conclusion: peacebuilding through tourism requires intentional, conflict-sensitive approaches and young people must be equipped with the right skills, spaces and support to lead this work.
By opening the Roadmap for feedback, Paths to Peace invites youth, practitioners, educators, and decision-makers to actively shape the next steps of the project. This feedback loop ensures that learning remains dynamic and inclusive while also being grounded in real-world needs.
Looking Ahead: Bridging WP2 and WP3
While feedback on the Roadmap is being collected, the project is already building on its findings. The transition from WP2 to WP3 reflects a deliberate effort to connect research with action.
WP3, Practical Paths to Peace – Workshop Training Series and Mentorship, puts insights from the Roadmap into practice through hybrid workshops and participatory training sessions. These activities are designed to respond directly to the skills gaps, challenges, and opportunities identified by young people and stakeholders during the research phase.
Youth-Led Learning in Action
Rather than traditional classroom learning, WP3 is grounded in non-formal education, peer learning, and reflection. Young participants explore themes such as:
- Responsible and conflict-sensitive tourism
- Peacebuilding methodologies
- Intercultural dialogue and community engagement
- Designing tourism initiatives with social impact
Young people should not be positioned as passive learners, but as active contributors and co-creators. Their lived experiences, local contexts and creative ideas form the foundation of the learning process and will feed directly into the next stages of the project.
From Vision to Practice
The parallel momentum of sharing the Roadmap and launching WP3 highlights the core philosophy of Paths to Peace: peacebuilding isn’t linear. It is a continuous process of listening, learning, testing and adapting.
As feedback on the Global Peace Perspectives Roadmap continues, and as WP3 unfolds, the project remains firmly focused on empowering young people to turn reflection into action and tourism into a meaningful pathway for peace.
We invite young people, youth workers, tourism professionals, educators, and peacebuilding stakeholders to join us. Explore the Roadmap, share your feedback, take part in the upcoming workshops and become part of a growing European community using tourism as a force for dialogue and peace.
Whether you are a young changemaker with an idea, a practitioner with experience to share, or an organization interested in collaboration, there is a place for you in Paths to Peace.