Get Involved!
Are you interested in engaging in the Syrian transitional process and being a representative of the Syrian youth? Have you heard about various constitutional concepts and instruments (decentralization/power-sharing, minority rights) that allow an ethnically and religiously diverse population to live together peacefully? Do you want to learn more about these concepts?
Then, we invite you to apply to participate in the “YES for Peace” program. We will organize two workshops that will take place in Germany and one study trip to Armenia on the following dates:
- 3 – 6 July, 2025: Workshop in Germany
- 31 October – 3 November, 2025: Workshop in Germany
- 15 – 20 September, 2025: Study trip to Armenia
Once your participation is accepted, please keep in mind that we will cover your travel costs, accommodation, and the activities included in the program. “YES for Peace” is supported with German Federal Foreign Office’s funds by ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen) via zivik Funding Programme.
To apply, please read the following application requirements carefully.
We expressly encourage members of ethnic and religious minorities to apply.
The application deadline is 11 May 2025, CET. Please note that applications sent after the deadline cannot be considered.
- You are between 20 and 35 years old.
- You are from Syria and live in the diaspora or in Syria.
- You have been politically active in Syria, trying to support democratic ideas. Here, your experience can be political activism, engagement in political institutions, engagement with civil society, and can cover diverse topics such as decentralization, women’s rights, minority rights, and more.
- Ideally, you will be available to attend all of the workshops and study trip mentioned above.
If you are not able to travel, you can attend our online workshops, which will be held in August and December 2025. There, the participants will share and discuss their output from the workshops and the study trip with you.
- Please note that you have to answer all the questions to be considered. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
- If you live outside the Schengen zone, you need a Schengen Visa and a valid passport. If you have the legal requirements to travel to take part in the program, please attach a picture of your Schengen visa and the first page of your passport to the application.
- If you live inside the Schengen zone, please attach a picture of the first side of your passport to the application.
- The application deadline is May 11, 2025, CET. Applications sent after the deadline cannot be considered, unfortunately.
The collected data in the course of the application is solely used for evaluating the applications and making informed decisions about the eligibility of the candidates. All the data will be treated confidentially and will comply with data protection protocols. Your data will be saved until the end of the project period (March 31, 2026) for communication and organization of your participation in the program. If at any point you wish to have your data deleted, you can contact us via project[at]ezks.org and we will take action.
If you have any questions, please reach out to us via project[at]ezks.org.
If you have difficulties accessing the application form link, please send us an email to project[at]ezks.org and we will send you the application form manually.