Organizations Filed Purposes:
WHITAKER PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE IS DEDICATED TO PEACE-BUILDING AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT IN AREAS OF CONFLICT EVERYWHERE. WE FOCUS ON EMPOWERING AND INSPIRING YOUTH, WOMEN, AND GLOBAL CITIZENS TO PROMOTE PEACE ACROSS THE PLANET - FROM UGANDA TO SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES.WE SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN OUR PEACE INITIATIVES WITH CONFLICT-RESOLUTION TRAINING PROGRAMS AND METHODOLOGY, GRASSROOTS EFFORTS, ACCESS TO EXPERTS, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY, CONTENT, AND 21ST CENTURY COMMUNICATION TOOLS.
TO HELP SOCIETIES IMPACTED BY CONFLICT TRANSFORM INTO SAFER AND MORE-PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITIES.
YOUTH PEACEMAKER NETWORK (YPN) SOUTH SUDAN: YPN BRINGS TOGETHER YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS SOUTH SUDAN'S 10 STATES THAT ARE MOTIVATED TO BE LEADERS IN PEACE-BUILDING AND ACT AS AGENTS OF POSITIVE CHANGE WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL STRENGTHEN THE PEACE-BUILDING CAPACITY AMONG PEERS AND WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION BY EQUIPPING YOUNG PEACEMAKERS WITH THE SOCIAL AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES NECESSARY TO MITIGATE CONFLICT WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS WILL INCLUDE WORKSHOPS, LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, ONE-ON-ONE BUSINESS AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT INITIATIVES, AS WELL AS A YOUTH LEADERSHIP FORUM TO ENGAGE DECISION-MAKERS WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE CONFLICT IN MUTUAL DIALOGUE.
YOUTH PEACEMAKER NETWORK IN NORTHERN UGANDA: THE YOUTH PEACEMAKER NETWORK (YPN) NORTHERN UGANDA IS A PROGRAM AIMED AT FOSTERING LASTING PEACE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MAINLY IN THE ACHOLI SUBREGION AS WELL AS IN THE KIRYANDONGO REFUGEE SETTLEMENT AND ITS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE YPN BRINGS TOGETHER YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS NORTHERN UGANDA WHO ARE MOTIVATED TO BE LEADERS IN PEACE-BUILDING AND ACT AS AGENTS OF POSITIVE CHANGE WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. MOST OF THESE YOUTH STEM FROM VULNERABLE BACKGROUNDS:MANY YOUTH ENROLLED IN THE ACHOLI SUBREGION HAVE BEEN SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE PAST CONFLICTS AND MOST OF THE YOUTH IN THE KIRYANDONGO PROGRAM ARE REFUGEES. MODELED AFTER THE PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY WPDI IN SOUTH SUDAN, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS THESE INDIVIDUALS SO THEY CAN STRENGTHEN THE PEACE-BUILDING CAPACITY AMONG PEERS AND WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE YPN CONTRIBUTES IN PARTICULAR TO CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION BY EQUIPPING YOUNG PEACEMAKERS WITH THE SOCIAL AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES NECESSARY TO PREVENT AND MITIGATE CONFLICT WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. ACTIVITIES TO BE UNDERTAKEN UNDER THE PROGRAM INCLUDE WORKSHOPS, LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, ONE-ON-ONE BUSINESS TRAININGS, AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT INITIATIVES, AS WELL AS A YOUTH LEADERSHIP FORUM TO ENGAGE HIGH-LEVEL DECISION-MAKERS WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE CONFLICT IN MUTUAL DIALOGUE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Caroline Descombris | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 50 | $0 |
| Brandon Chapnick | TREASURER | 7 | $0 |
| Niclas Kjellstrom-Matseke | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Elaine Grunewald Weidman | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Frank Cooper Iii | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Hans Vestberg | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Erik Hersman | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Dana Frix | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Roscoe | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Valerie Amos | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Forest Whitaker | FOUNDER/PRESIDENT | 35 | $0 |
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