THE NAVIGATION MAP
A training ship...
After the Mediterranean Meetings of Bari (2020), Florence (2022), Marseille (2023) and Tirana (2024), the Mar Yam association, the AJD - Bel Espoir association and the diocese of Marseille are organizing the MED 25 - Bel Espoir odyssey: from March to October 2025, 8 months of navigation, as many thematic conferences and festivals during 30 stopovers on the 5 shores of the Mediterranean, with 200 young people on board (in groups of 25), of all faiths and religions.
...for peace
All the objectives of the MED 25 - Bel Espoir odyssey aim to promote a culture of dialogue and build peace.
1. Education
Validation of each 15-day session by a dissertation resulting in a certificate.
2. Excellence
Development of a white paper on the entire course by the participants of the eight sessions.
3. Brotherhood
Establishment of a network of mutual aid and friendship to support talent mobility.
4. Expertise
Creation of a think tank Mediterranean to produce the first reflections and then continue their development by providing expertise and a network of skills for economic, religious, educational and associative actors.
THE SESSIONS
Barcelona Tetouan
1 – 15 March 2025
Dialogue of cultures
Palermo Bizerte
March 29 – April 13, 2025
Education and society
Valletta Chania
April 26 – May 11, 2025
Women in the Mediterranean
Nicosia Jounieh
June 6 – June 21, 2025 The peoples…
Istanbul Athens
July 5 – July 20, 2025
Environment and development
Durres Trieste
August 4 – August 17, 2025
Migration challenges
Ravenna
Bari
August 30 – September 14, 2025
Eastern and Western Christianity
Naples Marseille
October 11 – 26, 2025
Building peace
THE CREW
On land with Mar Yam
In each country, 1 steering committee, 1 animation team and 1 logistics team.
The Mar Yam association, in partnership with the Diocesan Association of Marseille (ADM), offers “Mediterranean Meetings”, which take the form of training sessions bringing together actors from the Mediterranean rim.
It relies on a set of networks (faculties, schools, sanctuaries, dioceses, etc.) and contributes to developing a culture of encounter and dialogue.
The first meetings were held in Marseille in 2023 and the next ones will be held in Tirana in 2025. They will continue on the five banks during the year 2025.
At sea with the AJD
For each stage, 1 captain, 6 crew members, ADJ, 25 young people on board.
The Bel Espoir – AJD association implements the intuitions of the Jesuit Father Michel Jaouen: the mixing of people, in difficulty or not, for the benefit of all.
The AJD owns two three-masted schooners, as well as a fleet of small sailing, rowing and motor boats, from the island of Stagadon in the Iroise Sea, a shipyard for training in maritime professions, a base at Aber Wrach (Finistère) and a base in Marseille and Paris.
It is composed of a thirty active members, and its construction site forms a sixty young people per year.
200 young people on board
- in eight groups of 25
- from the five shores of the Mediterranean
- of all faiths and religions
- engaged in civilian life in their respective countries
- curious to learn more about yourself and the Mediterranean area
- willing to commit to building peace in the Mediterranean
SAILING COURSES
From one stopover to the next, the Bel Espoir will be transported by the AJD association team. These transports, designed in the form of sailing courses, are open to all individuals or groups who wish to participate, upon registration.
Information and registration: click on the transport of your choice
March 18 – 28 : Malaga (Spain) – Palermo (Sicily) - €520
April 16-23 : Palermo – Valletta (Malta) - €455
14 – 24 May : Heraklion (Crete) – Limassol (Cyprus) - €520
June 24 - July 3 : Limassol – Istanbul (Türkiye) - €585
July 23 - 30 : Athens (Greece) - Dürres (Albania) - €455
20 – 27 August : Trieste - Ravenna (Italy) - €455
September 18 - October 7 : Bari – Naples (Italy) - €988
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