Global Peace Foundation

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 ASIA GPF MONGOLIA FIELD AFFILIATE: HOSTED A 250-KILOMETER HORSEBACK ADVENTURE FOR URBAN YOUTH TO REDISCOVER MONGOLIA'S HERITAGE AND TRADITIONS THROUGH A LIVING HISTORY CULTURAL TOUR WHICH EMPHASIZED PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. A TRAVEL BLOG OF THE EXPERIENCE WAS FEATURED THROUGHOUT SOCIAL MEDIA AND HAS A HIGHLIGHT VIDEO AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE. VIRTUALLY CONVENED THE MONGOLIAN FORUM ON NORTHEAST ASIAN PEACEFUL DEVELOPMENT. THE FORUM ATTRACTED STATE OFFICIALS, PARLIAMENTARIANS, POLICY ADVISORS AND OTHER EXPERTS FROM MONGOLIA, KOREA, THE UNITED STATES, CHINA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA INDIA, INDONESIA, AND OTHER NATIONS. HELD OVER THREE DAYS, THE SESSIONS EXPLORED MOUNTING REGIONAL CHALLENGES, INCLUDING MONGOLIA'S ROLE AS AN EMERGING DEMOCRACY AND NUCLEAR-WEAPONS-FREE STATE. PRODUCED A SHORT FILM BY YOUTH IN MY CLUB MONGOLIA TO SHARE A MESSAGE OF PEACE, TOLERANCE, KINDNESS AND RESPECT FOR OTHERS, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE. PARTICIPATED IN A WEBINAR ENTITLED "YOUTH SOCIAL ENTERPRISE FORUM IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT" AS PART OF AN EXPERT PANEL OF SPEAKERS HIGHLIGHTING THE ROLE OF YOUTH IN LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. ORGANIZED THE MODEL VILLAGE PROJECT, ENGAGING OVER 200 PARTICIPANTS IN ONLINE ACTIVITIES ACROSS 10 MONTHS. GPF JAPAN FIELD AFFILIATE: HOSTED AN ONLINE SEMINAR TO ADVANCE JAPAN-SOUTH KOREA RECONCILIATION WITH THE THEME "A NEW VIEW OF HUMANITY TO BUILD EAST ASIA". THE SEMINAR FEATURED DR. KIZO OGURA, KYOTO UNIVERSITY, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND IS AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE. HOSTED A WEBINAR ON "STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN JAPAN-ROK RELATIONS AMID U.S.-CHINA CONFLICT AND THE NUCLEAR AND MISSILE CRISIS FROM NORTH KOREA: FROM ASYMMETRIC COMPLEMENTARY RELATIONS TO SYMMETRICAL COMPETITIVE RELATIONS," IN AUGUST 2021 FEATURING PROFESSOR TADASHI KIMIYA, UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, GRADUATE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. HOSTED AN ONLINE SEMINAR ON "SPIRITUALITY AND MODERN SOCIETY" TO EXPLORE HOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REFLECTION ON PEACE, COMPASSION AND KINDNESS AS ELEMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. THE FEATURED SPEAKER WAS MR. KOICHI HAGIWARA, WHO PREVIOUSLY SERVED WITH THE UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION AND THE JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY. THE SEMINAR IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE. GPF PHILIPPINES FIELD AFFILIATE: COLLABORATED WITH SM CARES TO ORGANIZE AND PRODUCE THE ONLINE GLOBAL YOUTH SUMMIT WITH MORE THAN 2200 PARTICIPANTS AND OVER 250,000 VIEWERS. ADDITIONAL STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDED UNILEVER, NESTLE, CONSUELO FOUNDATION AND MANY OTHERS. THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOCUS PRESENTED CHALLENGES FACING TODAY'S YOUTH AND PROMISING SOLUTIONS. PROVIDED 50 YOUTH WITH VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS-BUILDING IN AN ONLINE SERIES TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND YOUTH-LED SOCIAL ENTERPRISES. THE PROJECT INCLUDED 10 EXPERT SPEAKERS AND WAS DELIVERED OVER 3 SESSIONS. GPF MALAYSIA FIELD AFFILIATE: WITH PARTNERSHIP FROM BION, PROVIDED SANITATION AND HYGIENE SERVING MORE THAN 100 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE WASHROOM PROJECT. THE EFFORT COMPRISED 10 IN-PERSON TRAININGS AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE SESSIONS OF THE COURSE OF 9 MONTHS. WITH COLLABORATING PARTNER ECM LIBRA FOUNDATION, PROVIDED MOBILE SCHOOLS SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO OVER 100 STUDENTS IN FAR-FLUNG COMMUNITIES. OVER A 6-MONTH PERIOD, ENGAGED 120 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITIES UNITE FOR PUREWATER PROJECT. IN FIVE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS, IMPLEMENTED THE RAISE FOR ROOF, A SAFE SHELTER EFFORT FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN NEED. ENGAGED 140 LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN ALL-LIGHTS VILLAGE, A SOLAR PROJECT TO REACH ISOLATED RURAL COMMUNITIES. WITH COLLABORATING PARTNERS UNDP MALAYSIA AND YAYASAN BURSA MALAYSIA, LAUNCHED THE AGROFORESTRY "FOOD FOR SECURITY" INITIATIVE SERVING OVER 100 COMMUNITY MEMBERS DURING 35 COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENTS AND TRAINING SESSIONS. SUPPORTED A CHICKEN FARMING PROJECT TO EMPOWER APPROXIMATELY 200 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO ENHANCE THEIR ECONOMIC CAPACITY. GPF INDONESIA FIELD AFFILIATE: WITH ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING FROM STRONG CITIES NETWORK, IMPLEMENTED THE PEACE CIRCLES PROJECT, EMPOWERING 200 COLLEGE-AGE YOUTH WITH LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO PREVENT EXTREMIST VIOLENCE. COLLABORATED WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST A THREE-DAY "PEACE CAMP" RETREAT FOR DIVERSE YOUTH TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH TEAM-BUILDING ACTIVITIES. VARIOUS SESSIONS EXPLORED YOUTH'S ROLE IN PREVENTING VIOLENCE AND EXTREMISM IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. ORGANIZED AND PRESENTED AN ONLINE YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SERIES ENGAGING APPROXIMATELY 2400 YOUTH TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON KEY ISSUES SUCH AS ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE, PEACEBUILDING AND PEACE EDUCATION FOR SCHOOLS. MORE THAN A DOZEN COLLABORATING PARTNERS INCLUDED GREENPEACE INDONESIA, HUTAN ITU INDONESIA, REKAM NUSANTARA AND OTHERS. GPF NEPAL FIELD AFFILIATE: ORGANIZED THE RIVER OF PEACE SERVICE PROJECT WHICH ENGAGED OVER 600 PARTICIPANTS AND FIVE PARTNERS TOGETHER IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION EFFORT FOCUSED ON THE BAGMATI RIVER AND THE ROLE OF YOUTH IN LOCAL RESOURCES. THE PROJECT HELPS BUILD SOCIAL COHESION, RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND THE TRADITIONAL ROLE OF THE RIVER IN THE KATHMANDU VALLEY. ALONGSIDE LOCAL PARTNERS, SUPPORTED THE COOKSTOVE PROJECT TO PROVIDE RURAL HOUSEHOLDS WITH KNOWLEDGE AND CAPACITY TO BUILD COOKSTOVES THAT MITIGATE HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES RELATED TO COOKING WITH OPEN FIRES. THESE EFFORTS ENGAGED OVER 1800 PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR HOUSEHOLDS. SUPPORTED THE GLOBAL PEACEBUILDERS PROJECT TO PROVIDE AWARENESS RAISING AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING ABOUT PEACEBUILDING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THROUGH OVER 30 ONLINE SESSIONS ENGAGING MORE THAN 500 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING A STRONG DEMOGRAPHIC OF WOMEN. PROVIDED OVER 10 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING TO HELP LOCAL WOMEN CREATE PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS INCLUDING ECO-FRIENDLY SANITARY PADS. CONDUCTED MORE THAN 30 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND ROOFTOP GARDENING, DELIVERED OVER 8 SESSIONS. CONDUCTED APPROXIMATELY 20 SESSIONS OF LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR LOCAL YOUTH. GPF INDIA FIELD AFFILIATE: PROVIDED OVER 400 YOUTH WITH LEADERSHIP TRAINING OVER AN 8-MONTH PROGRAM TO ENHANCE SKILLS AND PROMOTE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE PROJECT ALSO LAUNCHED ON-CAMPUS PEACE CLUBS WITH BR AMBETAKAR UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE. ENGAGED 200 YOUTH IN THE "ESCAPE TO ENGAGE" ONLINE STORYTELLING PROJECT DURING THE COUNTRY'S 2ND COVID LOCKDOWN. THIS EFFORT PROVIDED YOUTH FROM DIFFERENT ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS AND GEOGRAPHIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE AND CONNECT WITH OTHERS AND FIND COMMONALITIES IN THEIR MUTUAL EXPERIENCES. COLLABORATING PARTNERS INCLUDED THE BAHAI SOCIETY OF INDIA, CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR, DELHI SYNAGOGUE, DEPARTMENT OF SANSKRIT AT JAMIA UNIVERSITY DELHI, INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR THE ARTS, TIBET HOUSE AND OTHERS. PROVIDED COVID RELIEF SUPPLIES INCLUDING MASKS, FOOD, CLOTHING, MENSTRUAL HYGIENE AND OTHER SUPPORT TO MORE THAN 1200 INDIVIDUALS AND LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. ENGAGED MORE THAN 300 YOUTH AND FAITH LEADERS IN A 2-MONTH, 8-SESSION PROJECT CALLED "FACTS OF FAITH" TO PROMOTE THE THEME OF "UNITY IN DIVERSITY AND HIGHLIGHT THE COMMON CONNECTIONS ACROSS INDIA'S MANY FAITH TRADITIONS. GPF CAMBODIA FIELD AFFILIATE: CONDUCTED LITERACY WORKSHOPS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH THE PEACEBOOK PROJECT, REACHING APPROXIMATELY 20 YOUNG READERS EACH SATURDAY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. CONDUCTED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION THROUGH THE GREENED PROJECT, REACHING APPROXIMATELY PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS EACH SATURDAY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. CONDUCTED THE ENGLISHED PROJECT TO DELIVER ENGLISH-LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION TO APPROXIMATELY 25 PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS EACH SATURDAY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

GPF AMERICAS CHAPTER GPF INTERNATIONAL HQ / USA: PEACEBUILDING AND COMMUNITY SERVICE WITH ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO PREVENT TARGETED VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND, GPF BEGAN A NEW LOCAL REPLICATION PROJECT. THE PROJECT IS BASED ON A PRIOR NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED EFFORT IN NEW JERSEY AND AIMS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE THROUGH TRAINING AND COMMUNITY BRIEFINGS. IT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS. IN MONTANA, GPF IMPLEMENTED A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT TO STRENGTHEN RESILIENCE AND BUILD CONNECTIONS AMONGST COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES AND DIVERSE MEMBERS IN THE BILLINGS AREA. PARTNERS INCLUDED LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS RIVERSTONE HEALTH AND THE NATIVE AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AMONG OTHERS. IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND GPF LAUNCHED A CROSS-COMMUNITY PILOT PROJECT TO ENGAGE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS ACROSS RACIAL, ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS DIVIDES. INITIAL STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDED LOCAL CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTERS, UNIVERSITY AND NGO PARTNERS. TO SUPPORT PEACE AND HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA, GPF ENGAGED A VARIETY OF U.S. BASED POLICY MAKERS AND EXPERTS TO PARTICIPATE ON VARIOUS PANELS AND ONLINE FORUMS. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDED STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS THE KOREAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, KOREAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY CENTER, SOUTHWEST FEDERATION OF KOREAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS, AND HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS ALIGNED WITH THIS TOPIC. COLLABORATED ON THE PRODUCTION OF THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON ONE KOREA WITH COVERAGE FROM MAJOR OUTLETS IN KOREA, RADIO FREE ASIA, VOICE OF AMERICA AND UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL, AMONGST OTHER PARTNERS. THE PROGRAM WAS STREAMED TO INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES AND PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING SEOUL, NEW YORK, WASHINGTON D.C. AND IN A DIVERSE ARRAY OF AFRICAN AND ASIAN COUNTRIES. CONTINUED TO ORGANIZE A SERIES OF VIRTUAL PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND FORUMS TO STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TOWARDS A NUCLEAR-FREE AND KOREAN-LED SUSTAINABLE PEACE ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA THAT UPHOLDS DEMOCRATIC VALUES, RULE OF LAW, HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE OF CITIZENS. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND LIBERTY ENGAGED OVER 1200 PARTICIPANTS IN A 3-DAY ONLINE FORUM WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS EXAMINING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND LIBERTY IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. ORGANIZED A SERIES OF TWELVE ONLINE FORUMS ADDRESSING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND LIBERTY WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, WITH MORE THAN 150 PARTICIPANTS ENGAGING IN DISCUSSIONS, WORKING GROUP MEETINGS AND OTHER FORUM ACTIVITIES. PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM EFFORTS INCLUDING AFGHAN EVACUATION COORDINATION TASK FORCE, EUROPEAN INTER-PARLIAMENTARY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ROUNDTABLE, INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM SUMMIT, MINISTERIAL TO ADVANCE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AMONGST OTHERS MEANINGFUL EFFORTS. EDUCATION ENGAGED OVER 7,000 PARTICIPANTS IN SIX ONLINE SESSIONS TO COMMEMORATE WORLD TEACHER'S DAY. FOCUSED ON EQUIPPING EDUCATORS WITH RELEVANT SKILLS AND EMERGING BEST PRACTICES, COLLABORATING PARTNERS INCLUDED SEMEO INNOTECH, TAGPROS CHILDREN INC., FRONTLEARNERS INC., WORLD COUNCIL ON INTERCULTURAL AND GLOBAL COMPETENCE, CHARACTER.ORG, OECD, AHLCON GROUP OF SCHOOLS, AND OVER 30 EXPERT SPEAKERS. DEVELOPED AND DELIVERED TAILORED "TRANSFORMING EDUCATION" WEBINARS FOR EDUCATORS AND EDUCATION OFFICIALS THROUGHOUT GPF'S GRANTMAKING PORTFOLIO OF COUNTRIES. THESE TAILORED SESSIONS WERE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES EDUCATORS WERE FACING IN RETURNING TO CLASSROOMS OR STRUGGLING TO DELIVER ONLINE PROGRAMMING TO THEIR STUDENTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. ORGANIZED THE 2021 PEACESHARING FORUM, A TWO-DAY, ONLINE FORUM TO ADDRESS THE NEW FRONTIERS OF EDUCATION AND PEACEBUILDING IN A PANDEMIC ENVIRONMENT. THIS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTED EUROPEAN, AFRICAN AND U.S.-BASED EXPERTS IN A VARIETY OF TRENDING ISSUES RELEVANT TO BEST PRACTICES AND INTERNATIONAL LEARNING AND INCLUDED A VARIETY OF EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS, INCLUDING CO-CONVENING COOPERATION IRELAND. GPF PARAGUAY FIELD AFFILIATE / FUNDACION PAZ GLOBAL ORGANIZED AND PRESENTED A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES OF 11 SESSIONS OVER 10 MONTHS FOR EDUCATORS AND EDUCATION OFFICIALS. MORE THAN 5000 PARTICIPANTS FROM ACROSS LATIN AMERICA LEARNED FROM 18 EXPERTS PRESENTING BEST PRACTICES, CURRENT TRENDS AND SOLUTIONS FOR PRESSING CHALLENGES IN CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS. COLLABORATING PARTNERS INCLUDED LEGOS SERIOUS PLAY, UNIVERSITIES, AND GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES. ORGANIZED AND PRESENTED "THE FAMILY IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIC" WEBINAR SERIES, WHICH ENGAGED OVER 2000 PARTICIPANTS TO STRENGTHEN CAPACITY TO COPE WITH COVID CHALLENGES. SPEAKERS INCLUDED MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS.GPF BRAZIL FIELD AFFILIATE CONDUCTED A SERIES OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEBINARS FOR EDUCATORS AND EDUCATION OFFICIALS ON "TRANSFORMING EDUCATION" WITH SESSIONS ON 21ST CENTURY CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT; ATTITUDES, VALUES AND SKILLS FOR A FUTURE-READY EDUCATION; AND OTHER IMPORTANT TOPICS. APPROXIMATELY 6,000 PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN THIS SERIES. ORGANIZED AND DELIVERED MUSIC EDUCATION AND PEACEBUILDING SESSIONS TO MORE THAN 1200 SCHOOL STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS ACROSS A 12-MONTH PROGRAM. THE SESSIONS FOCUSED ON ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL BANDS AND MUSIC PROGRAMS, CONVERSATIONS THAT CONNECT AND NON-VIOLENT COMMUNICATION TACTICS, AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. PARTICIPATED IN YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP COLLABORATIONS TO CONNECT BRAZILIAN APPROXIMATELY 200 YOUTH WITH PEERS IN NEPAL, TANZANIA, NIGERIA, INDIA AND DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THROUGHOUT BRAZIL IN AN EFFORT TO BOOST ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARENESS AND YOUTH-LED ENTERPRISES AND BUILD WHILE BUILDING CONNECTIONS AMONGST DIVERSE YOUTH. PARTICIPATED IN THE NATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECT, COORDINATED BY THE NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL WHICH EXAMINED "YOUTH AND THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC". THE REPORT HIGHLIGHTED PROMISING SOLUTIONS AND REPRESENTED PERSPECTIVES AND INSIGHTS FROM MORE THAN 30 CIVIL SOCIETY EXPERTS AND NGO IT RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 60,000 VIEWS. PROVIDED COVID RELIEF THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS ENGAGING MORE THAN 600 PEOPLE AND FAMILIES.

AFRICA NATIONAL CHAPTERS:GPF KENYA FIELD AFFILIATE DEVELOPED CURRICULUM AND DELIVERED PEACEBUILDERS ONLINE TRAINING TO 120 PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTING WIDE-SPREAD COUNTIES THROUGHOUT KENYA, ALONGSIDE COLLABORATING PARTNERS SUCH AS STANDARD MEDIA GROUP, CHANDARIA FOUNDATION, PLO LUMUMBA FOUNDATION AND THE NATIONAL COHESION AND INTEGRATION COMMISSION. THE PURPOSE OF THE ONE-YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM WAS TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PEACEBUILDING AND ALSO STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DIFFERENT ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS AND TRIBAL IDENTITIES COMPRISING KENYA'S CIVIL SOCIETY. ENGAGED 1,000 PARTICIPANTS TO PLANT 10,000 TREE SEEDLINGS IN THE COASTAL REGION OF KENYA. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT WAS TO STRENGTHEN THE 'ADOPT A TREE' EFFORTS TO INCREASE FOREST COVER AND BUILD CONNECTIONS AMONGST A VARIETY OF CHURCHES, MOSQUES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND OTHER CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS AS ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. PROVIDED 55 PARTICIPANTS WITH ONLINE DIGITAL NEWS AND MEDIA LITERACY TRAINING TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES ON HOW TO SPOT MISINFORMATION AND INFLAMMATORY MESSAGES BY VERIFYING SOURCES AND PROMOTING FAIR REPORTING. COLLABORATED WITH ORACLE ACADEMY, UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, ADYFE, SENS X AFRICA AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO ENGAGE 1,000 PARTICIPANTS AND 100 EXPERT SPEAKERS IN THE AFRICAN SUMMIT ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITH THE THEME OF "EXPLORING INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS AFRICA'S ECOSYSTEM".GPF NIGERIA FIELD AFFILIATE WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDED LOCAL COMMUNITY PEACEBUILDING PROJECTS ENGAGING APPROXIMATLEY 2000 LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING BOTH MUSLIM AND CHRISTIAN LEADERS AND PARTICIPANTS. IN ADDITIONAL TO PEACEBUILDING, TOPICS INCLUDED COMMUNITY DIALOGUES AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND THE VALUES OF RESPECT AND HUMAN DIGNITY. OVER A 5-MONTH PERIOD, LAUNCHED MAINSTREAMING YOUTH VOICES IN PEACEBUILDING TO BOOST POSITIVE YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL ISSUES AND PREVENT VIOLENCE. FACILITATED THE ABAKWA COMMUNITY TOWN HALL MEETING SERIES TO PROMOTE PEACEFUL DIALOGUE AND COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING FOR LOCAL CHALLENGES, WHICH ENGAGED APPROXIMATELY 100 LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. PROVIDED PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT TO APPROXIMATELY 100 INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY KIDNAPPING AND TARGETED VIOLENCE. ORGANIZED THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE ACTIVITIES TO ENGAGE 300 LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PROMOTE PEACEFUL DIALOGUE IN RESPONSE TO LOCAL CHALLENGES. IMPLEMENTED THE SOUTHERN KADUNA YOUTH DIALOGUE TO ENGAGE OVER 600 LOCAL YOUTH IN PEACEFUL DIALOGUES AND PROBLEM SOLVING ACROSS ETHNIC DIVIDES AND OTHER POLARIZING ISSUES. PROVIDED 100 INDIVIDUALS WITH NON-VIOLENT COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING IN A 1-DAY WORKSHOP.GPF UGANDA FIELD AFFILIATE PARTICIPATED IN THE 2021 REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE FORUM ON YOUTH, PEACE AND SECURITY. PROMOTED WORLD TEACHERS' DAY ON UGANDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION'S "GOOD MORNING UGANDA" PROGRAM. HOSTED AN EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUM TO ADVANCE GOVERNMENT AND HOME-BASED SOLUTIONS DURING UGANDA'S PANDEMIC SCHOOL LOCKDOWN, WHICH KEPT STUDENTS OUT OF CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. UNIVERSITY PARTNERS COLLABORATED ON PROPOSING TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR. HOSTED A SERIES OF THREE VIRTUAL SESSIONS FOR EDUCATORS AND PARTNERS TO BUILD CAPACITY AND PROMOTE A 'WHOLE CHILD' BEST PRACTICE APPROACH TO REACHING STUDENTS. PARTICIPATED IN A REGIONAL GREEN INITIATIVES SUMMIT TO EXPLORE SOLUTIONS TO YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES.GPF TANZANIA FIELD AFFILIATE LAUNCHED THE VIJANA NA AMANI CAMPAIGN, PROMOTING YOUTH AND PEACE WITH ONLINE ZOOM SESSIONS AND A TWITTER INITIATIVE REACHING OVER 700,000 VIEWERS THROUGHOUT THE EFFORT. THIS CAMPAIGN CONSISTED OF OVER 10 ZOOM SESSIONS WITH EXPERTS AND YOUTH LEADERS, ALONGSIDE STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS THE YOUTH OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND TANZANIA SCOUTS. ORGANIZED AND PRODUCED THE AMANI TALKS LIVE INSTAGRAM CAMPAIGN WHICH ENGAGED 5,000 YOUTH OVER FOUR "PEACE TALK" SESSIONS. MENTORS FROM DIFFERENT PROFESSIONAL SECTORS PARTICIPATED IN THIS EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF ECONOMIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND UPGRADE YOUTH SKILL SETS. CONDUCTED RESEARCH REGARDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE WITHIN WOMEN'S FOOTBALL AND RELATED GOVERNING ASSOCIATIONS. THE PROJECT INCLUDED DESK RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS REACHING OVER 100 WOMEN IN SPORTS, AND ALSO INCLUDED A REVIEW OF POLICIES, STRATEGIC PLANNING DOCUMENTS AND GUIDELINES USED BY THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONS. THE PROJECT WAS SUPPORTED BY THE WOMEN'S FUND TANZANIA TRUST. CONDUCTED RESEARCH ON THE IMPACT OF COVID ON VIOLENT EXTREMISM INCLUDING INCIDENTS AND EMERGING ONLINE NARRATIVES. THE PROJECT WAS SUPPORTED BY THE HEDAYAH CENTER TO FURTHER REGIONAL RESEARCH IN EAST AFRICA AND HORN OF AFRICA.

EUROPE: GPF ENGAGED AN EU-BASED INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TO CONTRIBUTE TO CONTENT DEVELOPMENT FOR A SERIES OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEBINARS THAT WERE TAILORED TO EDUCATORS ACROSS THE GLOBE. THESE EFFORTS SUPPORTED APPROX. 20 ONLINE WEBINARS AND ENGAGED UPWARDS OF 2,000 PARTICIPANTS IN CAMPAIGNS RELATED TO WORLD TEACHER'S DAY AND THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF EDUCATION. TOPICS INCLUDED A VARIETY OF ISSUES CHALLENGING EDUCATORS AS MANY RETURNED TO CLASSROOMS OR STRUGGLED TO CONTINUE DISTANCE LEARNING.