Paint For Peace (PFP) Project
Paint For Peace (PFP) Project was initiated by the IPYG Netherlands branch in early 2024, as a pilot project to raise awareness of the importance of the "inner peace" of European youth.
The pandemic has left many young people feeling lonely and depressed (6.5% reported frequent suicidal thoughts, and 63.1% feeling lonely sometimes*), a serious social problem that needs to be addressed.
This pilot project aimed to foster inner peace among Dutch youth and laid the foundation for applying to the Erasmus+ Program. The Paint for Peace (PFP) project was thus launched, under the conviction that the inner peace of youth in the Netherlands can contribute to peace across Europe and beyond.
*Source: Corona Health Monitor for Young Adults 2022_GGD, RIVM
A Citizen Participating in the Paint For Peace Project
Project No.2: The Cube House - Rebuilding Peace
Paint for Peace means "painting for peace."
It is a citizen-participation interactive art activity carried out multiple times: A large white canvas is divided into a grid. Each square is assigned a color code. Participants fill the canvas by sticking the corresponding colored squares, gradually revealing a collective artwork.
While engaging in this simple activity, participants reflected on the meaning and purpose of peace and shared questions and answers about inner peace.
Although the pilot project began with the theme of "inner peace," the activity was extended to various themes, allowing multiple artworks to form one larger storyline over time.
A Child Participating in the Paint For Peace Project
A Senior Participating in the Paint For Peace Project
Project No.6 Sustainable Peace
The Paint For Peace Exhibition in the Rotterdam Library
Project No.3 Peace in Myanmar - We Are One
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2025 Peace Walk with Paint For Peace Canvases
2025 Peace Walk with Paint For Peace Canvases (in front of Peace Palace)
Project No.8 Spreading the Culture of Peace - Peace For Planet
Project No.4 Peace Walk - A New Chapter of Our History (Left)
Project No.7 DPCW Article 10 - Spreading the Culture of Peace (Middle)
Project No.9 Peace Heals - Building Lasting Peace - Peace House (Right)
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Project No.4 Peace Walk - A New Chapter of Our History (Left)
Project No.7 DPCW Article 10 - Spreading the Culture of Peace (Middle)
Project No.9 Peace Heals - Building Lasting Peace - Peace House (Right)
HWPL Volunteers promoting peace to citizens through PFP
Our journey can only continue with your participation, as a citizen and as a volunteer.
Campaign, exhibition, workshop, or even volunteer work - we are open to any type of collaboration with Paint For Peace (PFP) Project in any region of the Netherlands.