Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    GPF NORTHEAST ASIA GPF KOREA FIELD AFFILIATE: O CONVENED THE 2020 INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON ONE KOREA, IN SUPPORT OF BUILDING SUSTAINABLE PEACE ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA AND NORTHEAST ASIA. BASED IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, THE 2020 CONVENING BROUGHT TOGETHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS, ACADEMICS, INFLUENTIAL CLERGY FROM DIVERSE TRADITIONS, YOUTH AND WOMEN LEADERS, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY AND NGO LEADERS FROM KOREA AND THE REGION.O AS A NEW INNOVATION, THE FORUM WAS LIVESTREAMED AND MADE AVAILABLE ON A DIGITAL PLATFORM, AND ENGAGED A BROAD INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE.O ORGANIZED AND DELIVERED A SERIES OF VIRTUAL ZOOM FORUMS THAT CONVENED PROMINENT SCHOLARS, POLICYMAKERS, JOURNALISTS, AND CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS FROM KOREA, NORTHEAST ASIA, AND THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO REGIONAL COLLABORATION, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS.O CREATED A PRODUCED A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS AND WEBINARS RELATED TO BUILDING SUSTAINABLE PEACE ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA.O ORGANIZED, PROMOTED AND BROADCAST A NUMBER OF VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLES WITH EXPERTS AND STAKEHOLDERS ON VARIOUS TOPICS, SUCH AS ECONOMY, NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND REGIONAL CHALLENGES RELATED TO PEACE IN NORTHEAST ASIA. GPF MONGOLIA FIELD AFFILIATE:O ORGANIZED YOUTH AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS IN MONGOLIA TO PARTICIPATE IN THE VIRTUAL INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE EVENT.O EMPOWERED LOCAL YOUTH TO CREATE AND PRODUCE A VIDEO, SHARED INTERNATIONALLY, IN WHICH THEY ADVOCATE FOR PEACE AND TOLERANCE. O COLLABORATED WITH PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS IN RESPONSE TO DEFORESTATION WITH A TREE PLANTING EFFORT.O PROMOTED TO STAKEHOLDER NETWORK AND PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS REGIONAL VIRTUAL CONVENINGS ON NORTHEAST ASIA REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TOPICS SUCH AS DENUCLEARIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.O HOSTED VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLES ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TOPICS WITH MONGOLIAN PERSPECTIVES INCLUDING EXPERTS AND ACADEMICS. GPF JAPAN FIELD AFFILIATE:O PARTNERED WITH JUN AI WORLD PEACE FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE A FREE SCREENING OF THE FILM JUN AI, AS AN INSPIRATION DURING A TIME OF LOCKDOWNS WITH A STORY OF PEACE AND HOW LOVE TRANSCENDS DIFFERENCES.O PROMOTED TO STAKEHOLDER NETWORK AND PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS REGIONAL VIRTUAL CONVENINGS ON NORTHEAST ASIA PEACEBUILDING AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TOPICS SUCH AS DENUCLEARIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.O PROMOTED TO STAKEHOLDER NETWORK AND PARTICIPATED IN THE NORTHEAST ASIA PEACEBUILDING CONFERENCE, ONE KOREA INTERNATIONAL FORUM 2020.O PROMOTED TO STAKEHOLDER NETWORK AND PARTICIPATED IN THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE, GLOBAL YOUTH SUMMIT 2020.SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA: GPF PHILIPPINES FIELD AFFILIATE: O ORGANIZED THE GLOBAL PEACE YOUTH SUMMIT 2020 AS A VIRTUAL EVENT ENGAGING OVER 6,000 YOUTH AND PARTNERS SUCH AS SM CARES, CONSUELO FOUNDATION PLDT, SMDC AND OTHER PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS AND NGOS.O COLLABORATED WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS AND PARTNERS INCLUDING THE INNER WHEEL CLUB OF CENTRAL ORTIGAS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SUPPLIES LIKE FOOD, WATER PURIFIERS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND SOLAR LANTERNS TO ASSIST RECOVERY FROM A SIGNIFICANT TYPHOON IN CAGAYAN PROVINCE.O ORGANIZED A VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROJECT, PEOPLE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY EMPOWERMENT FOR YOUTH FROM ALL ABILITY LEVELS, USING ART, SPORTS AND DIALOGUE TO BUILD CONNECTIONS AND FOSTER COMPASSION BETWEEN YOUTH ACROSS ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS AND OTHER DIVIDES.O ORGANIZED, PROMOTED AND DELIVERED A SERIES OF FREE WEBINARS AND FORUMS FOR EDUCATORS AND EDUCATION OFFICIALS TO BUILD CAPACITY AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESPOND TO EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGES IMPOSED BY THE PANDEMIC. GPF MALAYSIA FIELD AFFILIATE: O PARTICIPATED AND PROMOTED WEBINAR ON COVID-19 PREVENTION AND PEACE FOR EAST AFRICA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA.O CONTINUED EFFORTS AROUND CLEAN WATER WITH THE WASHROOM PROJECT TO PROVIDE RURAL COMMUNITIES FUNDAMENTAL SANITATION FACILITIES AND CLEAN WATER, FOCUSED ON ORANG ASLI VILLAGES WHERE OPEN DEFECATION ALSO EXPOSES THE COMMUNITY TO DEVASTATING DISEASE. O PARTNERED WITH YAYASAN HASANAH AND OTHERS TO LAUNCH THE OA ECO FARM ALONGSIDE TRAININGS ON AGRICULTURE AND SUCCESS STORIES TO INCREASE FOOD STABILITY AMONGST ORANG ASLI VILLAGES. GPF INDONESIA FIELD AFFILIATE: O CONTINUED ONGOING YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS TO BUILD SOCIAL RESILIENCE IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.O ORGANIZED LOCAL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE DISASTER RELIEF TO ORPHANED CHILDREN IN RESPONSE TO A SIGNIFICANT FLOOD IN JAKARTA. O ORGANIZED YOUTH AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE AND CONTRIBUTED A VIDEO SHOWING DIVERSE YOUTH PARTICIPANTS ON VIDEO CONFERENCE AND OTHER INNOVATIVE VIRTUAL PLATFORMS.O CONTINUED PROJECT SUPPORT OF LIFE PARK PROJECT AND YOUTH PROGRAMMING, WHICH WAS LAUNCHED IN 2014. THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS LOW-INCOME APARTMENT COMMUNITIES WITH NEW FACILITIES, SUCH AS A MULTIPURPOSE COURT AND PLAYGROUND. VOLUNTEER STUDENTS FROM LOCAL UNIVERSITIES DEDICATED THEIR WEEKENDS TO ENGAGE CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE ONGOING EDUCATIONAL AND SPORTS PROGRAMS AT THE FACILITIES. GPF NEPAL FIELD AFFILIATE: O ORGANIZED YOUTH AND STAKEHOLDERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES.O LOCAL YOUTH CREATED, PRODUCED AND SHARED A VIDEO ABOUT THE UNITED NATION'S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN HONOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE 2020.O PROVIDED ONGOING BASIC BUSINESS TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES INCLUDING BASICS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MARKET ECONOMICS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL OR SMALL BUSINESS PERSON. GPF INDIA FIELD AFFILIATE:O INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE ACTIVITIES, AROUND THE THEME OF "SHAPING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER". YOUTH PARTICIPANTS PRODUCED AND SHARED A VIDEO MESSAGE IN WHICH DIVERSE VOICES OF YOUTH ADVOCATED FOR PEACE AND TOLERANCE.O PARTICIPATED AND PROMOTED WEBINAR ON COVID-19 PREVENTION AND PEACE FOR EAST AFRICA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA.O ORGANIZED AND LAUNCHED ONLINE DIGITAL PROJECTS INCLUDING REALMS OF EQUALITY, FACETS OF FAITH, WOMEN UNITED AND OTHER EFFORTS TO SUPPORT PEOPLE IN THEIR DAILY LIVES DURING THE PANDEMIC AND RAISE AWARENESS ON TOPICS SUCH AS HUMAN RIGHTS AND INCLUSION OF DIVERSE VOICES.O FACETS OF FAITH EXPLORES THE INTERFAITH VALUES OF COMPASSION, HARMONY, UNITY AND RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY AND TRANSITIONED FROM AN IN-PERSON TO AN ONLINE WEBINAR FORMAT TO EDUCATE, CONNECT AND RAISE AWARENESS THROUGH SMALL GROUP ACTIVITIES.O CREATED AND IMPLEMENTED A PHASED SERIES OF ONLINE PROJECTS TO ENGAGE OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH IN CONSTRUCTIVE ACTIVITIES. PROJECT TOPICS INCLUDED YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, INCLUSION AND EQUALITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED.O CONTINUED TO EMPOWER A NEXT GENERATION OF PEACEBUILDERS BY INVESTING IN THE INTERN PROGRAM TO DELIVER AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN PEACE AND RECONCILIATION STUDIES PROGRAMS WITH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, TRAININGS AND CAPACITY BUILDING PLUS THE EXPERIENCE OF YOUTH-LED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.O ORGANIZED AND PRODUCED A WEBINAR PROGRAM ON PEACE PSYCHOLOGY AND INEQUALITY IN THE MENTAL HEALTH SECTOR, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE UNITED NATION'S INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE.O ORGANIZED THE YOUTH SPEAK DISCUSSION SERIES WITH TOPICS OF CONCERN SUCH INCLUSION OF DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND EDUCATION POLICY DISCUSSIONS.O ORGANIZED A SUMMER SERIES OF LIVESTREAMED SESSIONS AND WEBINARS TO ENGAGE YOUTH AND RAISE AWARENESS AROUND THEMED DAYS, SUCH AS PARENTS, BICYCLES, ENVIRONMENT, FOOD SAFETY, CHILD LABOR, DESERTIFICATION AND DROUGHT, YOGA, REFUGEES AND DRUG ABUSE.O ORGANIZED CAMPUS CLEANUP AT BIRLA INSTITUTE OF APPLIED SCIENCES THROUGH VOLUNTEER SERVICE CLUB WITH SOCIALLY DISTANCED ACTIVITIES AND OUTDOOR DISCUSSIONS. GPF CAMBODIA FIELD AFFILIATE:O CONTINUED ONGOING YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS TO BUILD SOCIAL RESILIENCE IN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY AMONGST YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH LITERACY NEEDS.O CONTINUED THE GREENED PROJECT WITH PRIMARY SCHOOL PARTNERS AND YOUTH TO RAISE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS. THE PROJECT CONNECTS UNIVERSITY STUDENT VOLUNTEERS AND YOUTH WITH PRIMARY SCHOOL AUDIENCES TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND SOLUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES.O PARTICIPATED IN THE GLOBAL STANDARD FOR YOUTH VOLUNTEERING VIRTUAL FORUMO CONTINUED THE PEACEBOOK PROJECT, ORGANIZING VOLUNTEERS TO COLLECT AND DISTRIBUTE BOOKS TO SCHOOL LIBRARIES AS AN EFFORT TOWARDS ENCOURAGING READING AND LITERACY.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.9M

  • Program 2 [2020]

    GPF AMERICAS CHAPTER GPF INTERNATIONAL HQ / USA: PEACEBUILDING AND SERVICEO DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED ON A NEW PILOT PROJECT OF COMMUNITY PEACEBUILDING IN MONTANA, ADDRESSING CROSS COMMUNITY RECONCILIATION BETWEEN CAUCASIAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. THIS INCLUDED A ROBUST STAKEHOLDER GROUP REPRESENTING PUBLIC SECTOR, NGO AND UNIVERSITY PARTNERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.O CONTINUED TO ORGANIZED PEACE HUBS, A COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORT TO SHARE A PEACEBUILDING BUILDING TOOLKIT WHICH PACKAGES VIDEO, WORKBOOK AND SMALL GROUP EXERCISES TO CULTIVATE SOCIAL COHESION AND COMMON CONNECTIONS AMONGST DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.O ORGANIZED, PRODUCED AND BROADCAST THE 2020 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE ONLINE FORUM TO COMMEMORATE THE UNITED NATION'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS SPECIAL DAY, WITH PARTICIPANTS AND AUDIENCE REPRESENTING A BROAD INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE.O DEVELOPED POSITIVE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS AROUND "MY FAVORITE FAMILY STORIES AND "STORIES OF THE BEST IN US" TO PROVIDE UPLIFTING MESSAGES FROM DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.O COLLABORATED WITH FIELD PARTNERS, EXPERT POLICY LEADERS, MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS TO REACH EDUCATORS AROUND THE WORLD WITH NO-COST CAPACITY BUILDING TRAININGS ON TOPICS TO HELP UNDERSTAND AND ADAPT TO THE PANDEMIC'S TRANSFORMATION OF EDUCATION, INCLUDING ORGANIZING A SERIES OF ONGOING MONTHLY WEBINARS TAILORED TO MULTIPLE REGIONS, UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND TIMEZONES.O ORGANIZED VOLUNTEERS AND YOUTH IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO COMMEMORATE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY WITH A DAY OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE INCLUDING EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AMONGST DIVERSE LOCAL RESIDENTS.O CO-HOSTED A WEBINAR ON COVID-19 PREVENTION AND PEACE FOR EAST AFRICA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA WITH PARTNERS BUILDING BRIDGES COALITION AND THE INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS ASSOCIATION. TOPICS INCLUDED YOGA AND HEALTH, EXPERTS FROM EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH FIELDS, AS WELL AS UPDATES ON SERVICE ALLIANCE EFFORTS OF VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.O ORGANIZED A U.S.-BASED VIRTUAL EVENT FOR NIGERIAN DIASPORA TO CONNECT, UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES FACED BY THEIR COMMUNITIES IN NIGERIA, AND COLLABORATE AROUND RESPONSES, AID AND ACTION STEPS TO HELP ALLEVIATE SUFFERING. O CO-ORGANIZED THE 2020 PEACE LEARNING CONFERENCE IN BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND ALONGSIDE VARIOUS SUPPORTING PARTNERS. THIS CONSISTED OF SEVERAL DAYS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND TRAININGS FOLLOWED BY A PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL FORUM ATTENDED BY INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL PARTICIPANTS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. O PROVIDED CAPACITY-BUILDING COACHING AND SUPPORT TO GRANTEES FOR PEACEBUILDING PROJECT IMPLEMENTATIONS OVERSEAS, IN COLLABORATION WITH VARIOUS FIELD PARTNERS AND DONORS SUCH AS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND PHILANTHROPIC INSTITUTIONS. KOREAN UNIFICATIONO PRODUCED "KOREA INSIGHTS" VIDEO SERIES FEATURING VARIOUS TOPICS, INCLUDING HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, WITH INTERVIEWS ENGAGING ACADEMIC EXPERTS AND NOTABLE NGO LEADERS.O CO-ORGANIZED THE "PATHS TO FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTH KOREA" EVENT AT UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TO HIGHLIGHT POWERFUL STORIES OF SURVIVAL AMIDST CHALLENGES AND DISCUSS THE ROLE OF KOREAN DIASPORA AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND ALLEVIATING SUFFERING. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM / LIBERTYO COMPILED AND MADE FREELY AVAILABLE AN EDITED VOLUME OF ACADEMIC PAPERS PRESENTED AT VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL DISCUSSION FORUMS ON TOPICS RELATED TO HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN NORTHEAST ASIA, INCLUDING PAPERS AUTHORED BY ECONOMISTS, ACADEMICS AND RESEARCHERS.O PRESENTED A PANEL ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AS PART OF THE AUGUST 2020 INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON ONE KOREA, WITH EXPERTS PRESENTING TOPICS INCLUDING THE POWER OF INFORMATION, HUMAN RIGHTS AND SECURITY ISSUES, AND OTHER PERSPECTIVES.O ORGANIZED AND PRESENTED A VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE ON INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS WITH EXPERT DISCUSSION AMONGST ACADEMIC, NGOS, AND RESEARCHERS.O PARTICIPATED IN THE INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ROUNDTABLE GLOBAL NETWORK INCLUDING VARIOUS WORKING GROUPS, ONLINE SESSIONS AND DIALOGUES.O PARTICIPATED IN THE CAPITAL AREA COALITION FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PRAYER EVENT WITH THE WASHINGTON INTERFAITH TO ENCOURAGE RESPECT FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS, PEACE AND HEALING FOR THE NATION. THE JUNE EVENT FOCUSED ON PEOPLE OF COLOR AND EQUALITY OF ALL.O PROMOTED THE #UNITEDFAITHSOFAMERICA SOCIAL MEDIA EVENT TO CONDUCT A PRAYER FOR THE NATION, INCLUDING 12 INTERFAITH LEADERS FROM 12 DIFFERENT FAITH BACKGROUNDS. THE ONLINE EVENT ENCOURAGED INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE BY POSTING THEIR OWN PRAYER OR MEDITATION TO INSPIRE OTHERS DURING THE PANDEMIC.O SUPPORTED THE 4-DAY CONVENING OF THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR NORTH KOREA ALONGSIDE A ROBUST COALITION OF STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING THE INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ROUNDTABLE AND OTHERS.O PROVIDED STRATEGIC AND LEGAL SUPPORT FOR THE DEFENSE OF FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS IN US COURTS. O SUPPORTED AND PARTICIPATED IN THE 2020 CONSTITUTION DAY WEBINAR SERIES, WHICH WAS A CIVIC EDUCATION ONLINE EVENT INCLUDED IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT VOICE NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM 2020. THE WEBINAR SERIES INCLUDED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TOOLS AND INFORMATION, PLUS A BROAD ARRAY OF SPEAKERS AND VIDEOS ADDRESSING TOPICS SUCH AS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS AND CIVIL DIALOGUE. GPF PARAGUAY FIELD AFFILIATE: O CONTINUED ONGOING LOCAL RELIEF AND SOCIAL SERVICE COMMUNITY PROJECTS AIMED AT POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.O GEARED UP ONLINE EFFORTS TO ORGANIZE AND SUPPORT EDUCATORS AND EDUCATION OFFICIALS WITH TEACHER TRAININGS AND CAPACITY-BUILDING WEBINARS TO ADDRESS EMERGING ISSUES IN EDUCATION IN THE CHANGING CONTEXT OF 2020, INCLUDING A SERIES OF MONTHLY TRAININGS AND FORUM DISCUSSIONS ON EMERGING TOPICS. GPF GUATEMALA FIELD AFFILIATE:O CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS WITH STAKEHOLDER NETWORKS TO SUPPORT INCLUSIVE, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO MOVE CENTRAL AMERICA FORWARD AND STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $2.7M

  • Program 3 [2020]

    AFRICA NATIONAL CHAPTERS: GPF KENYA FIELD AFFILIATE:O CO-ORGANIZED THE GLOBAL PEACE LEADERSHIP AFRICA VIRTUAL 2020 CONFERENCE TO SHOWCASE INNOVATIVE ADAPTATIONS TO PEACEBUILDING AMIDST THE PANDEMIC. THIS INCLUDED SIGNIFICANT TRACKS ON PEACEBUILDING AND EDUCATION, ALONG WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS SUCH AS LOCAL MEDIA AND SPEAKERS FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN CHURCHES, WOMEN'S INTERFAITH COUNCIL, AND THE OECD. O PRODUCED AND SHARED A HEART-FELT VIDEO AS PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE ACTIVITIES WHICH INCLUDED WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES TO COME TOGETHER IN TIMES OF NEED DURING 2020.O COLLABORATED WITH PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS IN A PROJECT THAT RESPONDS TO DEFORESTATION WITH TREE PLANTING AND PROPAGATION. THIS YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 700 TREES WERE PLANTED IN KENYA AT THE HEALTH CENTER IN KARIOBANGI, KARIOBANGI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, ALONG THE BANKS OF MATHARE RIVER, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. MORE TREES ARE ACTIVELY BEING PROPAGATED FOR FUTURE VOLUNTEER PLANNING EFFORTS.O CONTINUED GREAT PLACES TO SCHOOL EFFORT TO HIGHLIGHT BEST PRACTICES AND INNOVATIONS IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION, ALONGSIDE PUBLIC PARTNERS, EDUCATORS AND EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS SUCH AS THE KENYA PRIVATE SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION, STANDARD MEDIA GROUP, AND TRENDS AND INSIGHTS FOR AFRICA. SCHOOLS ARE SELECTED AS BEST IN ACADEMICS, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, SPORTS AND CO-CURRICULARS, AS WELL AS CHARACTER AND CREATIVITY. GPF NIGERIA FIELD AFFILIATE: O ORGANIZED AND PROVIDED TRAINING TO LOCAL WOMEN ON FINANCIAL LITERACY AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, INCLUDING CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM PARTICIPANTS TO FOSTER PERSONAL CONNECTIONS AND PEACEFUL COMMUNITIES.O ORGANIZED BOTH CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM COMMUNITIES IN KADUNA STATE TO TEAM TOGETHER AND PROVIDE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC AND EXTREMIST VIOLENCE. O CONTINUED LOCAL PEACEBUILDING EFFORTS TO EMPOWER DIVERSE AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS, FUNDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OTHER DONORS. LOCAL PEACEBUILDING EFFORTS INCLUDE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOPS FOR WOMEN AND YOUTH, TRAININGS FOR LOCAL LEADERS, DIALOGUES WITH SECURITY AGENCIES, AND STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF THE LOCALLY-LED SOUTHERN KADUNA PEACE AND RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE TO PEACEFULLY RESOLVE AND DE-ESCALATE LOCAL CONFLICTS AND ENCOURAGE POSITIVE CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION INCLUDING DURING/POST ELECTIONS.O ORGANIZED PANELS AND CAMPAIGNS UNDER THE THEME OF "SHAPING PEACE TOGETHER" TO RECOGNIZE THE UNITED NATION'S INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE INCLUDING A STAKEHOLDER GROUP OF OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING YOUTH.O RESPONDED TO SOCIAL UNREST AND VIOLENCE BY LAUNCHING A LOCAL YOUTH PEACEBUILDING CAMPAIGN TO UPLIFT THE VOICES OF AT-RISK YOUTH, REACHING APPROXIMATELY 500 INDIVIDUALS. PARTNERS INCLUDED JAMA'ATUL NASUL ISLAM AND THE CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA IN KAJURU, ALONGSIDE FAITH AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.O TO ENCOURAGE PEACE OVER VIOLENCE, USED LOCAL RADIO TO ENGAGE APPRX. 60 FAITH LEADERS WITH AN ON-AIR PROGRAM TO INSPIRE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO END THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WITH PEACE, INCLUDING A CALL TO CLERGY OF ALL FAITHS. O PROVIDED ENCOURAGEMENT TO REMAIN PEACEFUL TOGETHER WITH HUMANITARIAN RELIEF TO ASSIST APPROXIMATELY 350 FAMILIES, INCLUDING MANY WOMEN AND CHILDREN DISPLACED DUE TO VIOLENCE AND CONFLICT IN KAJURU. THE KAJURU PEACE AND RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE AND MARABAN KAJURU INTERNALLY DISPLACED CAMP WERE AMONGST PARTNERS. O PARTICIPATED AND PROMOTED WEBINAR ON COVID-19 PREVENTION AND PEACE FOR EAST AFRICA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA.O CO-ORGANIZED THE GLOBAL PEACE LEADERSHIP AFRICA VIRTUAL 2020 CONFERENCE TO SHOWCASE INNOVATIVE ADAPTATIONS TO PEACEBUILDING AMIDST THE PANDEMIC, INCLUDING PROVIDING SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE AND SERVING AS MODERATORS, PANEL HOSTS AND OTHER VIRTUAL ROLES. O ORGANIZED AND PRESENTED THE WEBINAR "PREVENTING VIOLENT EXTREMISM AND MITIGATING IDENTITY BASED CONFLICT IN A MULTI-ETHNIC AND MULTI-RELIGIOUS SOCIETY" TO ENGAGE HUNDREDS OF LOCAL VIEWERS FROM BOTH CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM COMMUNITIES IN AN EFFORT TO BUILD PEACE AND SECURITY IN RESPONSE TO RECENT CONFLICT AND TENSIONS.O SERVED AS AN EXPERT SPEAKER FOR "PEACEBUILDING IN THE PANDEMIC" VIRTUAL CONFERENCE PANEL, ADDRESSING YOUTH IN CONFLICT AREAS AND CITING NIGERIAN PROJECTS SHOWING POSITIVE IMPACTS. GPF UGANDA FIELD AFFILIATE: O PARTICIPATED AND PROMOTED WEBINAR ON COVID-19 PREVENTION AND PEACE FOR EAST AFRICA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA.O CO-ORGANIZED A SERIES OF CAPACITY BUILDING TRAININGS AND WEBINARS FOR EDUCATORS AND EDUCATION SECTOR OFFICIALS INCLUDING TOPICS RELATED TO TRANSFORMING EDUCATION TO MEET CURRENT CHALLENGES AND TAILORED TO LOCAL, UGANDAN CONTEXT. O PROMOTED AND ENGAGED STAKEHOLDERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GLOBAL PEACE LEADERSHIP AFRICA VIRTUAL 2020 CONFERENCE TO SHOWCASE INNOVATIVE ADAPTATIONS TO PEACEBUILDING AMIDST THE PANDEMIC.O CO-ORGANIZED THE ONLINE AFRICA REGIONAL YOUTH SUMMIT FEATURING EDUCATION BEST PRACTICES, WHICH ENGAGED YOUTH AND EDUCATORS WITH THE THEME OF "COUNTERING COVID-19, ROLE OF YOUTH AND TEACHERS" WITH PARTICIPANTS FROM UGANDA AND ACROSS EAST AFRICA, WITH VARIOUS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS. GPF TANZANIA FIELD AFFILIATE:O PARTICIPATED WITH LOCAL LEADERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO COMMEMORATED THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE INCLUDING SHARING A VIDEO WITH A RALLYING CALL TO COME TOGETHER AS DIVERSE COMMUNITIES TO SHAPE PEACE TOGETHER.O ORGANIZED "MY VOTE, MY PEACE" POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND CIVIC EDUCATION PROJECT TARGETING YOUTH.O FOSTERED 150 YOUNG WOMEN TO CONNECT WITH POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS TO LEARN HOW TO CAMPAIGN PEACEFULLY AND DEVELOP POSITIVE LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN CIVIC SPACES.O PARTICIPATED IN 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM TO END GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND STRENGTHEN WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS, UNDER THE BANNER OF "CHANGE BEGINS WITH ME". OTHER STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDED UNITED NATION'S AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVES AND OFFICIALS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.2M