GLOBAL PEACE FOUNDATION
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Organizations Filed Purposes: FOUNDED IN 2009, GLOBAL PEACE FOUNDATION (GPF) WORKS DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE PEACE, SOCIAL COHESION, AND COMPASSIONATE DEVELOPMENT. WE BELIEVE A PEACEFUL FUTURE IS WITHIN OUR REACH, AND THAT OUR SHARED VALUES AND ASPIRATIONS AS MEMBERS OF THE HUMAN FAMILY ARE THE KEYS TO REALIZING DIVERSITY, PEACE AND PROSPERITY. GPF'S INNOVATIVE WORK INCLUDES COMMUNITY PEACEBUILDING, VIOLENCE PREVENTION, YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAMMING.

GPF NORTHEAST ASIA GPF KOREA FIELD AFFILIATE: O CONVENED THE 2019 GLOBAL PEACE CONVENTION IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA BRINGING TOGETHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS, INFLUENTIAL CLERGY FROM DIVERSE TRADITIONS, YOUTH AND WOMEN LEADERS, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY AND NGO LEADERS, WITH CONVENTION TRACKS ON PEACEBUILDING, EDUCATION, WOMEN AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS OTHER TOPICAL ISSUES. O THROUGH LOCAL COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS, PARTICIPATED IN A CONCERT AND MARCH 1ST COMMEMORATION INCLUDING PUBLIC SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES, INTERNATIONAL DIGNITARIES, K-POP ARTISTS AND LOCAL PARTICIPANTS. PARTNERS INCLUDED THE ACTION FOR KOREA UNITED FESTIVAL AND OTHERS.O COLLABORATED WITH THE ACTION FOR KOREA UNITED FESTIVAL TO ORGANIZE THE GLOBAL PEACE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN AUGUST. GPF MONGOLIA FIELD AFFILIATE:O ORGANIZED SEVERAL ONGOING PANEL AND ACADEMIC DISCUSSIONS AND FORUMS RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL ISSUES.O ORGANIZED LOCAL VOLUNTEERS TO CONDUCT THE ALL-LIGHTS PROJECT IN DARKHAN, MONGOLIA TO PLANT TREES, BUILD FENCES ALONGSIDE LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROTECT THE TREES FROM THE ANIMALS AND SAND STORMS. GPF JAPAN FIELD AFFILIATE:O ORGANIZED THE GLOBAL PEACE LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE TOKYO 2019 FOR A 4-DAY PROGRAM FOR REPRESENTATIVES FROM JAPAN AND THE PHILIPPINES TO LEARN ABOUT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED THE WHEEL CLUBS OF PHILIPPINES INTERNATIONAL AND RIKKYO UNIVERSITY.SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA: GPF PHILIPPINES FIELD AFFILIATE: O IN COMMEMORATION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INNER WHEEL CIRCLE, GPF HOSTED SOME 1,000 WOMEN LEADERS AND ADVOCATES GATHERED FOR A SUMMIT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MAKATI IN MAKATI CITY AS A STEP TOWARDS BUILDING A MORE GENDER-BALANCED WORLD.O THE GLOBAL YOUTH SUMMIT 2019 HOSTED 13,000 YOUTH LEADERS, PROVIDING SPACE TO SHARE IDEAS AND UTILIZE DIVERSE SKILL-SETS, KNOWLEDGE, AND NETWORKS TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS PERSISTENT PROBLEMS OF TODAY. AT THE SUMMIT FIVE OUTSTANDING PROJECT IDEAS SUBMITTED FROM THE DOZENS OF APPLICANT WERE HIGHLIGHTED, DEMONSTRATED INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO SOLVE LOCAL CHALLENGES. GPF MALAYSIA FIELD AFFILIATE: O IMPLEMENTED THE ALL-LIGHTS VILLAGE PROJECT TO ENHANCE THE LIVELIHOODS OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE SOLAR TECHNOLOGY. SO FAR, THE PROJECT HAS REACHED 834 PEOPLE IN 16 VILLAGES IN MALAYSIA.O IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LANEIGE LIVES OF WOMEN IN RURAL COMMUNITIES WERE UPLIFTED THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND PROVISION OF 81 HOUSES AND 481 VILLAGERS WITH PORTABLE WATER FILTERS, GRAVITY FEED SYSTEMS, WATER PUMP INSTALLATIONS, AND WATER PIPES THAT LINK DIRECTLY TO THE HOUSES ALONGSIDE TRAINING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.O IN COLLABORATION WITH DEUTSCHE BANK, LAUNCHED A NEW YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM, EXPANDING UPON DEUTSCHE BANK'S BORN TO BE YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO CULTIVATE SELF-ESTEEM, RESILIENCE, AND SOCIAL SKILLS AMONG ORANG ASLI YOUTH TO FOSTER GREATER INTEREST IN LEARNING, THEREBY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL DROP-OUTS. GPF INDONESIA FIELD AFFILIATE: O CONTINUED ONGOING YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND EFFORTS TO BUILD SOCIAL RESILIENCE IN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY AMONGST YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. GPF THAILAND FIELD AFFILIATE:O CONTINUED ONGOING YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND EFFORTS TO BUILD SOCIAL RESILIENCE IN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY AMONGST YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. GPF NEPAL FIELD AFFILIATE: O COLLABORATED WITH ARPAND SHANTI KASKI NEPAL TO TRAIN WOMEN IN SKILLS NECESSARY TO HEIGHTEN THEIR LIFESTYLE AS INDEPENDENT ENTREPRENEURS. PROGRAMS WERE HELD ON SOAP-MAKING, AND ALSO INCLUDED WORKSHOPS ON LITERACY AND ENTREPRENEURIAL TOPICS IN KATHAMANDU, LALITPUR, BHAKTAPUR, CHITAWAN, POKHARA, DHADING AND KAVRE DISTRICTS.O DELIVERED LITERACY PROGRAMS TO EMPOWER TWENTY-TWO WOMEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 20 TO 60 THROUGH EDUCATION AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDING BY LEARNING HOW TO READ AND WRITE IN BOTH THE NEPALI AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE. THE CLASSES ALSO PROVIDED THE INSPIRATION FOR THE WOMEN TO CONNECT WITH AND PURSUE ADDITIONAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. GPF INDIA FIELD AFFILIATE:O ORGANIZED A TWO-DAY FORUM FOR EDUCATORS IN JUNE 2019 EXAMINED HOW ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ARE CREATING UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITIES. O AS PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE 2019, PARTNERED WITH TEARS OF EARTH AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ORGANIZE ACTIVITIES UNDER THE THEME: "CLIMATE ACTION FOR PEACE."O ORGANIZED AND FACILITATED A SERIES OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT WORKSHOPS IN THE "SMILE" PROGRAM TO OVERCOME TRADITIONAL CASTE AND IDENTITY-BASED DIVISIONS THROUGH DIVERSE CONNECTIONS AND CROSS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDING ENGLISH INSTRUCTION, MUSIC AND SMALL GROUP ACTIVITIES. GPF CAMBODIA FIELD AFFILIATE:O CONTINUED ONGOING YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND EFFORTS TO BUILD SOCIAL RESILIENCE IN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY AMONGST YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LITERACY NEEDS.

GPF AMERICAS CHAPTER GPF INTERNATIONAL HQ / USA: O COLLABORATED WITH NONPROFIT AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS TO ORGANIZE THE INTERNATIONAL YOUNG LEADERS ASSEMBLY WHICH HOSTED STUDENTS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AT THE UNITED NATIONS, WORLD BANK AND OTHER VENUES RELATED TO FOREIGN RELATIONS AND GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT.O IN THE NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED NEW JERSEY URBAN PEACEBUILDING PROJECT, PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS TO ENGAGE MORE THAN 3,000 INDIVIDUALS TO COUNTER TERRORISM AND TARGETED VIOLENCE. THIS PROJECT WAS FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY, CONCLUDED IN 2019 AND WAS EVALUATED BY RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, WALTER RAND INSTITUTE, WITH THE EVALUATION REPORT PUBLISHED ELECTRONICALLY AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. O LAUNCHED 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 PARTNERED WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR PEACEBUILDING TO CONVENE AND FACILITATE A PANEL DISCUSSION, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, ON THE BEST PRACTICES IN PREVENTING VIOLENT EXTREMISM, WITH DATA FROM PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED IN BOTH THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY BY MULTIPLE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NONPROFITS.O ORGANIZED AND PROMOTED A "MY FAMILY'S FAVORITE MEMORIES" STORY CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE VALUES OF COMPASSION, PEACE AND CONNECTEDNESS, COLLECTING AND SHARING 80 STORIES FROM MORE THAN A DOZEN COUNTRIES.O HOSTED THE GLOBAL PEACE FORUM 2019 IN MONTANA TO BUILD SOCIAL RESILIENCY AMONGST DIVERSE COMMUNITIES INCLUDING NATIVE AMERICANS AND CAUCASIAN, LAW ENFORCEMENT, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS.O ORGANIZED BY THE GLOBAL PEACE FOUNDATION AND ALLIANCE FOR KOREA UNITED, THE FORUM, "UNIFIED KOREA: STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR RESOLVING THE KOREAN PENINSULA ISSUE," EXAMINED CURRENT EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED FOR UNIFICATION OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA -- HOSTED AT THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTION FOR SCIENCE IN WASHINGTON. GPF URUGUAY FIELD AFFILIATE:O THROUGH LOCALLY-ORGANIZED WOMEN'S ACTIVITIES, DELIVERED FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION TO SINGLE PARENTS.O HOSTED AND FACILITATED A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION SERIES CALLED "CYCLE OF CONVERSATIONS" TO ADDRESS POLITICAL DIVERSITY AND BUILD RESILIENCE/EASE TENSIONS. GPF BRAZIL FIELD AFFILIATE: O O WITH PARTNER, PRO-CERRADO FOUNDATION, ORGANIZED THE FIRST IBERO-AMERICAN SUSTAINABILITY FORUM IN THE STATE OF GOIAS WHERE STUDENTS, YOUTH, ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES, AND EXPERTS ADDRESSED ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE UNITED NATION'S 2030 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS.O IN GOIAS BRAZIL, HOSTED PEACE BUILDING CIRCLES AS SMALL DISCUSSION GROUPS FOR DIVERSE DEMOGRAPHICS, INCLUDING SPECIFIC GROUPS FOR STUDENTS, ADULT PARENTS, AND WOMEN. GPF PARAGUAY FIELD AFFILIATE: OO CONTINUED ONGOING LOCAL RELIEF AND SOCIAL SERVICE COMMUNITY PROJECTS AIMED AT POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.

AFRICA NATIONAL CHAPTERS: GPF KENYA FIELD AFFILIATE:O PARTNERED WITH THE PEACE AND SECURITY DIVISION AT THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY ON DEVELOPMENT (IGAD), TO DELIVER A TRAINING WORKSHOP IN MOMBASA, KENYA, IN SEPTEMBER 2019. THE THREE-DAY WORKSHOP COVERED KEY THEMATIC AREAS RELATED TO TERRORISM AND YOUTH ENGAGEMENT.O DEVELOPED CONTENT AND DELIVERED A TRAINING AT THE NAIROBI INSIGHTS FORUM: WORKING WITH RELIGIOUS ACTORS TO BUILD PEACEFUL AND STABLE SOCIETIES, WITH SUPPORT FROM THE TONY BLAIR INSTITUTE FOR CHANGE AND ALLIANCE FOR PEACEBUILDING IN NOVEMBER 2019.O PARTNERED WITH ORACLE ACADEMY AND THE CENTRE FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION IN AFRICA (CEMASTEA), TO HOLD A ONE-DAY "CODE WITH ORACLE" BOOT CAMP UNDER THE THEME "LEARN, INNOVATE, AND CREATE," ATTENDED BY PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO EXPAND THEIR TECHNICAL AND SOFT SKILLS FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY JOB MARKET. THE CAMP INCORPORATED ORACLE TECHNOLOGY, DIVIDING STUDENTS BY GROUPS FOR SPECIALIZED MENTORSHIP FROM CEMASTEA EDUCATORS. ENGINEERS AND COMPUTER SCIENTISTS FROM ORACLE PROVIDED TRAINING ON JAVA FUNDAMENTALS, INTRODUCTION TO DATABASES, A TOUR OF ORACLE APEX AND ALICE, AN OPEN SOURCE, OBJECT-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE.O ALSO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ORACLE ACADEMY, AIRTEL KENYA, AND IBM EAST AFRICA, ORGANIZED A 3-DAY TEACHER'S BOOT CAMP AT LUKENYA BOYS SCHOOL IN KAJIADO COUNTY UNDER THE THEME: "ICT INTEGRATION IN TEACHING AND LEARNING." THIRTY-FIVE TEACHERS FROM 14 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS DISCUSSED THE INTEGRATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION AND THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY.O GLOBAL PEACE FOUNDATION KENYA, THE KENYA PRIVATE SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION, STANDARD MEDIA GROUP, AND TRENDS AND INSIGHTS FOR AFRICA HIGHLIGHTED PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KENYA FOR THEIR OVERALL CULTURE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS AT THE GREAT PLACES TO SCHOOL 2019 GALA. THE GREAT PLACES TO SCHOOL AWARDS RECOGNIZED 14 SCHOOLS FROM SOME 250 ENTRIES BASED ON CRITERIA LIKE GOVERNANCE, ACADEMICS, SAFETY AND SECURITY, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, AND CHARACTER AND CREATIVITY.O BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2019, SELECT LEAP HUBS STUDENTS WERE ACCEPTED INTO A FULLY FUNDED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AT MORINGA SCHOOL IN KENYA. STUDENTS ACQUIRED A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF CODING AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING THROUGH A BLENDED LEARNING.O PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS FROM 80 SCHOOLS ACROSS TEN COUNTRIES AT THE 2018 NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION ON JULY 5-6, 2019, ORGANIZED BY YOUNG SCIENTISTS KENYA. KENYAN PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA ATTENDED THE EXHIBITION, JOINED BY COMMUNITY LEADERS, NGOS, AND GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES.O JOINED THE EAST AFRICAN RAMGARHIA BOARD, THE UNITED RELIGIONS INITIATIVE, THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME, THE INTERRELIGIOUS COUNCIL OF KENYA AND OTHER PARTNERS TO CELEBRATE THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE 2019 AT THE HINDU TEMPLE IN PANGANI, KENYA. THE EVENT COMMEMORATED THE 550TH BIRTHDAY OF GURU NANAK DEVJI (1469 1539), THE FOUNDER OF SIKHISM, AND WAS SUPPORTED BY THE KENYA INTERFAITH NETWORK, MOTHER EARTH NETWORK, ALL AFRICAN CONFERENCE OF CHURCHES, BAHA'I INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, UNITY EARTH, AND THE AFRICA MEDIA INITIATIVE. GPF GPF NIGERIA FIELD AFFILIATE: O CONTINUED LOCAL PEACEBUILDING EFFORTS TO EMPOWER DIVERSE AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN ITS COMMUNITY-BASED ACTIVITIES AND ELECTION VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS, FUNDED BY ROBERT BOSCH SIFTUNG, IRISH AID AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 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 IN ELECTIONS.O THROUGH LOCALLY-ORGANIZED WOMEN'S ACTIVITIES, PARTNERED IN DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION IN SCHOOLS AND SEVERAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES.O COLLABORATED WITH THE INTERFAITH MEDITATION CENTER, AND OTHER NGOS IN KADUNA, NIGERIA, ALONGSIDE OVER 1500 LOCAL PARTICIPANTS TO OBSERVE THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE. GPF UGANDA FIELD AFFILIATE: O IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UGANDA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SPORTS, KAFEERO FOUNDATION, ASPIRE EDUCATION GROUP AND BLACK SOX, HELPED TO ORGANIZE THE "POWER THE NEXT: PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP" IN KAMPALA.GPF TANZANIA FIELD AFFILIATE:O PARTICIPATED WITH LOCAL LEADERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO COMMEMORATED THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE. PARTNERS INCLUDED UNITED NATIONS, JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE, YOUTH OF UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF TANZANIA, INTER-RELIGIOUS PEACE COUNCIL OF TANZANIA, ORGANIZATION FOR PEACE AND CONSENSUS, INTERNET SOCIETY OF TANZANIA, CENTER FOR FOREIGN RELATIONS, FORUM FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND OTHERS. VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN CLIMATE ACTION INITIATIVES TO REDUCE WASTE AND AIR POLLUTION.O COLLABORATED WITH PEACE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE ALLIANCE, UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI PEACE STUDENT'S ASSOCIATION, MWANAMKE NA UONGOZI, AND VOICE OF WOMEN TANZANIA TO ORGANIZE THE EAST AFRICAN CULTURAL EXPO. DELEGATES FROM EAST AFRICA AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FROM THE UBUNGO CONSTITUENCY ATTENDED THE EXPO WITH A SHARED DESIRE TO TRANSFORM THE CURRENT CLIMATE INTO A GLOBAL CULTURE OF PEACE.

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