Kick-off Meeting
The Kick-off meeting for the project took place in Pisa, Italy, on February 7th and 8th, organized by Italian partner MV International. Representatives from four partner countries—Italy, Bulgaria, Albania, and Kosovo—gathered for a productive two-day meeting. They focused on operational details, laying the groundwork for using music and dance to promote peacebuilding and intercultural exchange. Beyond planning, attendees also immersed themselves in Pisa’s cultural heritage, exploring how traditional arts can bridge divides and foster unity among diverse communities. 🎶🌍
Call for Participants: Training Course in Italy
Place and Date: Sassari, Italy | 15–21 September 2025 | Duration: 7 days
Call for Participants: OPEN!
A hands-on youth training using music and dance to foster peace, intercultural dialogue, and non-violent communication. Participants engage in workshops, co-design activities, and cultural exploration, concluding with YouthPass certification.
RADIOPEACE Training Course in Sassari, Italy (Event)
Place and Date: Sassari, Italy | 15–21 September 2025 | Duration: 7 days
The Radio Peace training course was held in Sassari, Italy from 15 to 21 September 2025 as part of an Erasmus Capacity Building project fostering peace-making through sound. The program brought together non-formal education trainers, youth workers, project ambassadors, and students from various partner countries, with a strong emphasis on intercultural dialogue, democratic values, and tolerance. Participants engaged in interactive workshops that harnessed the power of ethnic music and dance to highlight shared cultural heritage and facilitate peace-building among young people from regions affected by conflict and tension. Sessions covered topics including co-designing tools for social campaigns, the use of music and movement as educational instruments, and critical thinking around social inclusion and non-violent communication. The final day integrated the awarding of YouthPass certificates, participant networking, and cultural exploration in Alghero, further supporting reconciliation and collaboration.
Youth Exchange: Radio Peace – Transforming Conflict Through the Frequency of Art
Place and Date: Plovdiv / Kuklen, Bulgaria (Rhodope Mountains – Wake Up! Open-Air Festival) | 4–10 July 2026 Duration: 6 Transformative days
Participants: 20 participants + 1 Group Leader from each partner organization
Target Audience: Young people aged 18 and over, living in Europe or the Western Balkans, who come from or are intimately familiar with conflict/tension zones, and who are passionate about art and sound production.
Participant Profile: Ready to camp and live in nature for 6 days, open to eco-friendly basic amenities (outdoor showers, composting toilets). Partner Countries: Italy (MV International), Bulgaria (Youth Society for Peace and Development of the Balkans – YSPDB), Albania (ANTIK Association), Kosovo (MUS-e Kosova)
‘Radio Peace’ is an Erasmus+ co-funded Youth Exchange empowering young people from areas affected by conflict and tensions. Participants will test Non-Formal Education tools, create a public-facing social campaign advocating peace and mutual respect, and contribute to the RADIOPEACE Guide — a peace-making-through-sound guide for youth, by youth. Hosted entirely within the Wake Up! Open-Air Festival, which has welcomed 40,000+ people over 12 years. Application: Applications are received through the national partner organization. To apply from Italy: secretary@mvinternational.info
Local Workshops and Job Shadowing
Italy – MV International
RADIOPEACE at Europe Day & MVNGO 17th Anniversary
Place and Date: Sassari, Italy | 9th May 2026
On the occasion of Europe Day and the 17th Anniversary of Mine Vaganti NGO — one of the founding and member organisations of MV International — RADIOPEACE was actively disseminated and promoted during the celebrations held in Sassari on 9 May 2025.
The event brought together participants, partners, and member organisations to celebrate this milestone and to reflect on what seventeen years of international cooperation really mean in practice: dialogue, inclusion, cultural diversity, and the shared belief that working across borders creates meaningful change.
RADIOPEACE was presented as a living example of these values in action. As an Erasmus+ Capacity Building project connecting organisations from Italy, Bulgaria, Albania, and Kosovo, the project uses folk music and dance as tools for peacebuilding and intercultural dialogue — bringing young people and youth workers together across borders that history has too often kept apart.
The celebrations also provided a valuable opportunity to raise awareness about the project’s ongoing activities and results — from the Training Course held in Sassari in September 2025 to the upcoming Youth Exchange “Music Across Barriers” in Plovdiv in July 2026 — and to connect with new audiences and stakeholders around the project’s mission.
Because RADIOPEACE and Europe Day speak the same language: dialogue, inclusion, and the understanding that cultural diversity is not a barrier, but a bridge.
RADIOPEACE in Sardinia: Making Peace Through Sound – Local workshops and job shadowing
Place and Date: Sassari & Alghero, Italy | April 2026
During April 2026, our Italian partner MV International carried out a 14-day job shadowing programme for teachers in Sassari and Alghero, with 3 local workshops as its practical implementation phase — bringing together students, teachers, and youth workers around music, culture, and peacebuilding.
Teachers were involved from the outset, working alongside four RADIOPEACE youth workers on the design, coordination, and delivery of activities. The practical core of the programme was a two-day school event at Istituto Tecnico Industriale Roth in Alghero, where 44 students aged 15 to 18 took part in three interactive workshops exploring themes of peace, inclusion, intercultural dialogue, and cultural identity.
A highlight was the group task on music and meaning, where students chose a song carrying messages of peace or unity, discussed its significance, and presented it to the group — connecting personal taste with social meaning. The programme culminated in the performance of Ballu Tundu, the traditional Sardinian circle dance, turning ideas of belonging and togetherness into a shared, lived experience.
Throughout the job shadowing, teachers observed and participated in the facilitation process firsthand — from managing group dynamics to integrating music-based and experiential learning activities. The programme concluded with a dedicated debriefing phase and open discussion, where both students and teachers reflected on key takeaways and explored how Non-Formal Education methods can be integrated into formal classroom practice.
As one student put it: “We understood that music can say things that sometimes people struggle to say with words.”
The activities in Sardinia mark another step forward in the RADIOPEACE project.
Bulgaria – YSPDB
Content coming soon – contribution to be provided by YSPDB.
Albania – ANTIK Association
Content coming soon – contribution to be provided by ANTIK Association.
Kosovo – MUS-e Kosova
Content coming soon – contribution to be provided by MUS-e Kosova.
Final Evaluation Meeting
Place and Date: Kosovo, October 2026
Duration: 3 days of activity.2 participants per partner
Newsletter
Our latest newsletter is now out! It highlights the project’s ongoing activities, key objectives, and the progress achieved so far. It also features recent events and milestones that continue to bring partners and communities together. ✨
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