Young people . . . empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace.
– Kofi Annan
NewGen Peacebuilders℠ is a global, award-winning peace education, training and mentoring program that equips people to Build Peace. Repeat the Peace.℠ in their communities, countries, and the world.
There are 3 billion people in the world under the age of 30.
Today’s young people have unprecedented awareness of local, regional and global issues, as well as a desire to solve problems. Yet, around the world, there is a lack of peace education, tools and experiences available to young people.
Our Mission: Make learning to be a peacebuilder a rite of passage for everyone.
Approach
NewGen Peacebuilders℠ conveys “peace universals” that are consistent across cultures while adapting for local context and circumstances. The program is offered in various, customizable formats including: short-term “Accelerator,” multi-week program, community events and facilitated breakout sessions, and the Youth & Peace in Action initiative.
Program workshops include interactive discussions, exercises and tools for positive peacebuilding. Participants analyze issues and conflicts, imagine innovative solutions, and design and implement team peace projects that create positive change in their communities. The results are shared with friends, family and communities in a public YOUnited℠ celebration. Participants who complete workshops and implement a team peace project become certified NewGen Peacebuilders. . . and part of an international network of young peacebuilders.
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Results
NewGen Peacebuilders programs equip young people to understand and explore well-researched drivers of conflict and peace, identify issues and opportunities of local concern, work with facts/data, and be mentored to develop positive peace projects. Students learn how to consider community challenges through the Eight Pillars of Positive Peace from the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). Many alumni have received local, national and international awards, recognition and scholarships.
“In classes we learn about the violence and not to repeat the wars, but we never learn about how to repeat the peace.”
— Lexi Bateman, NewGen Peacebuilders alumna
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