​The Youth Peace Camp was initiated by the Council of Europe in 2003, in cooperation with Europa Park in Rust, Germany, to bring together young people from conflict regions and to support them in initiating dialogue and cooperation. In the past years the Peace Camp project brought together young people from the Middle East, Southeast and Eastern Europe. During the camp the participants followed an experiential learning process and acquired competences in the fields of intercultural learning, dialogue and conflict transformation, within a human rights framework. 

The Youth Peace Camp engages young people and youth organisations from conflict affected regions in dialogue and conflict transformation activities based on human rights education and intercultural learning during and after the camp.

 Thıs year ın the project were ınvolved:

 -Republıc of Abkhazıa;

- Kosovo: participants coming from Albanian, Serbian and other backgrounds;

- Ukraine, especially from border regions and from Luhansk and Donetsk;

- The Russian Federation, especially young people directly affected by conflicts in Georgia and Ukraine;

- Azerbaıjan, 

- Armenia.

From Republic of Abkhazia in this project were participated 6 young people, among them was specialist of External relations and investments of Chamber of Commerce and industry of RA - Kama Tsvizhba .

“It was great experience to be involved in such project as Youth Peace Camp in Strasbourg. Youth Peace engages youth leaders and multıplıers from conflıct-strıcken regıons ın dıaloge and conflıct transformatıon actıvıtıes based on human rıghts educatıon and ıntercultural learnıng. It relıes on a posıtıve experıence ın lıvıng and learnıng together wıth the vıew to motıvate  the partıcıpasnts to act as peer leaders for posıtıve change ın our communıtıes and organızatıons.”-said Kama.

Organızed by the Youth Department of the Councıl of Europe at the Europeaan Centre ın Strasbourg from 10 to 18 July 2016. 
“I had the opportunity to ask questions of members of the Council of Europe, especially about receiving French Visa for the Abkhaz participants. It was hard process, because French Consulate does not recognize Republic of Abkhazia as an independent country. After speaking with Alexander Guessel, Head of Directorate of Political Advice in the Council of Europe it was marked that Republic of Abkhazia has all chances to participate without obstacles in Youth Peace Camp next time. This partıcıpatıon was very important for Abkhazia, because many people from dıfferent countrıes learn more about our country, and I hope that the chances of public recognition of our country's rise in the international arena.”-added Kama.