The pandemic that caught the whole world in early 2020 made it impossible for us to meet, see each other in person and live our daily lives. The pandemic has interrupted the normal life cycle and the usual ways we work. But that certainly did not stop Youth for Peace from continuing its work and efforts to build peace.

In the beginning, it was difficult to adapt to working online, working on a distance, and "watching" people through the camera of our computer or phone, but the transition was slow, and we managed to "take advantage" of technology and gather young people online.

So, on March 26^th, we organized a “Check-In” for our members, to provide a space for conversation and exchange at a time when it was uncertain what was going on. We used this space to connect, to talk about what our lives look like in an altered reality and how we deal with all what that reality entails.

At the beginning of April, more precisely on April 3^rd, we organized a call "ZOOMaj with YfP" for participants from outside our organization. The call was moderated by one of our members and we talked about how we are in lockdown, what we plan to do during isolation and what will we try to finish from our "to do" list in this time that we "got".

We held an online workshop "A word or two about dialogue" for a group of participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, on May 23^rd, where we discussed the basics of dialogue, but also how to distinguish it from debate and discussion. Shortly afterwards, we received an invitation from the Mostar Summer Youth Program organizers to hold a workshop about dialogue for their participants, so on July 6th, our facilitators held an online workshop for 20 young people.

On 30^th August, at the invitation of the Scout Association of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, we held an online workshop on overcoming conflict.

In addition to working with young people from Bosnia and Herzegovina, we have established contacts and cooperation with organizations and young people outside BiH, but also outside Europe. So, we held a series of online workshops and meetings with young people from all around the world. Here we are mentioning just some of the events.

Shortly after the whole world went into lockdown, on April 23^rd, our facilitators held an online workshop on interreligious dialogue for a group of young people from Italy who volunteered in Bosnia and Herzegovina before the pandemic as part of Italian government projects, where they talked about theoretical as well as about practical implications of this kind of dialogue.

On August 12^th, on the occasion of International Youth Day, we organized and moderated URI Connection Cafe for 50 young people from 22 countries on the topic of the role of young people in building and maintaining a peaceful, just, and inclusive society. You can read more about this event in the text URI Youth Celebrate International Youth Day.

September 7^th was reserved for an online workshop on interreligious dialogue held by our facilitators in cooperation with URI Europe. The workshop was attended by more than 40 participants from Europe, but also North America, Africa, Asia, and South America. You can read more about this workshop in the text URI Europe ZOOM workshop "A word or two about interreligious dialogue" on the URI Europe page.

Finally, on December 3^rd, in cooperation with the Youth Peace Initiative, we organized a panel discussion "Digitalization of Peacebuilding" during which 4 panelists spoke: Ufra Mir, Peace Psychologist from Kashmir, Tahil Sharma, URI Regional Coordinator for North America, Joep Kies, Program coordinator Youth Peace Initiative and Emina Frljak, Program Coordinator from the ranks of Youth for Peace. You can find more details about this discussion in the text Panel Discussion: The Digitalisation of Peacebuilding on Youth Peace Initiative website.

We, in Youth for Peace, look forward to socializing and learning with our participants, because nothing can replace a face-to-face meeting, but we certainly plan to keep the benefits and advantages of technology and remote working as an integral part of our work.