At Global Peace, we believe the most powerful force for peace is young people. With 60% of the population in our countries under 30, the future of peace, stability, and development will be decided by youth. That’s why all Global Peace programmes are youth-led, tech-enabled, and rooted in local communities. Our speakers, participants and stakeholders have been drawn from over 150 countries since 2019. We work across all continents with interconnected programme areas. Each programme is adapted to the local context but united by one goal and moving from potential to peace, at scale.
From the Inter-Generational Dialogues to global programmes, building the next generation of peacebuilders is crucial. Conflict and development challenges cannot be solved without young people at the table. This is why Global Peace programmes develop youth as ethical leaders, mediators, and civic actors.
Global Peace develops Youth Peace Ambassadors by offering them training in conflict analysis, dialogue, negotiation and non-violent action. Our platforms connect thousands of young people across the world to set peace agendas and engage government, placing youth in local government, media and civil society to influence policy. These initiatives connect youth with traditional leaders, women leaders, and peace scholars. When youth have skills and access, they stop being seen as a “risk” and become recognised as the solution. Our ambassadors, participants and speakers are already leading peace development initiatives across countries.
Our programmes are designed to promote digital peace and media literacy, advancing peace through digital skills that support dialogue and social cohesion by connecting communities across divides. Lasting peace is built on trust. These programmes create safe spaces for people who disagree to talk, listen, and solve problems together.
At Global Peace, linking peace to jobs and opportunity helps promote peace and prosperity. Idleness and poverty are drivers of conflict. Our programmes ensure that peacebuilding and economic opportunity go hand in hand. Global Peace programmes encourage the training of youth in coding, graphic design, digital marketing, AI prompt engineering, and content creation. They further support youth entrepreneurship through business training, mentorship, and micro-grants for peace-focused enterprises.
As climate change becomes the most pressing global issue, Global Peace has noted the need for Green Jobs for Peace that promote climate action projects, employ youth and reduce resource conflict. Our programmes support job linkages by connecting young people to the private sector, thriving businesses and government opportunities. Young people with purpose and income are less vulnerable to recruitment into violence. Economic dignity is a foundation for peace.
At Global Peace, our approach to programme development is youth-led: young people co-design, co-lead and evaluate all our programmes. Our programmes are designed with a global framework and local adaptation that provides tools and standards. This supports country teams to adapt to language, culture, and conflict drivers. It is partnership-driven, working closely with stakeholders in government, the UN, the private sector, academia, civil society and traditional leadership.
To this end, Global Peace programmes are evidence-based and technology-enabled, using data, monitoring and evaluation to prove what works for human advancement towards working together for a better world.
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