Fireside Peace Chats: Empowering Youth for Peacebuilding
Fireside Peace Chats
11 March, 2026
On 4 March, we welcomed Jonathan van Varik - youth worker, freelance peacebuilder, and lead coordinator of the 2026 Youth Peace Summit - for our latest Fireside Peace Chat.
In this edition of FPC, we explored the unique perspective and role that youth can play in advancing peace from the local to the global level. Together, we discussed how youth, institutions, organizations, and governments can be better connected through dialogue, innovation, and inclusion to empower young people worldwide to become active creators of peace.
Alexander Gunkel is a serial social entrepreneur with a background in business and mechanical engineering, who is the founder and Director of Space4Good, harnessing space technology for social and environmental impact.