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Foundation
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The PeaceJam Foundation
PeaceJam is an international educational program
built around leading Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
who work personally with youth to pass on the
spirit, skills, and wisdom they embody.

Nobel Peace Laureates Rigoberta Menchú Tum and
the Dalai Lama
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Our Mission
The mission of PeaceJam is to create a new
generation of young leaders who are committed to
positive change in themselves, their communities
and the world through the inspiration of 12 Nobel
Peace Laureates.
PeaceJam Founders Dawn Engle Ivan Suvanjieff
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Members of the PeaceJam Foundation

• The Dalai Lama
• Archbishop Desmond Tutu
• Aung San Suu Kyi
• Shirin Ebadi

Betty Williams Adolfo Pérez Esquivel President O
scar Arias
Máiread Corrigan Maguire
Jody Williams Sir Joseph Rotblat Rigoberta Mench
ú Tum
José Ramos-Horta
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The PeaceJam Story

• Ivan Suvanjieff conceived of the idea for
  PeaceJam in the summer of 1994 when talking to
  some gang members from his neighborhood in North
  Denver. He discovered that they not only knew
  who Archbishop Desmond Tutu was, they also
  appreciated his nonviolent efforts toward social
  change. Suvanjieff realized the power of
  connecting disaffected youth with Nobel Peace
  Laureates, as new role models for positive
  change. His colleague, Dawn Engle, had met the
  Dalai Lama during her years of working for the
  U.S. Congress. Engle and Suvanjieff were granted
  an audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who
  liked the idea.

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The Need Youth in Crisis

• Most youth do not identify themselves as people
  who can generate greatness in the world.
  
• Our young people are plagued with overwhelming
  feelings of hopelessness and powerlessness.
  
• These feelings are universal and transcend
  racial, political and economic boundaries.
  

For Example 37 of high schools and 30 of middl
e schools nationwide report disciplinary problems
due to gang activity. Bullying in schools has inc
reased from 1999 to 2003 with 43 of middle
schools reporting disciplinary problems due to
bullying. 33 of youth reported being in a physic
al fight one or more times in the past 12 months.
20 of Africa American youth and 22 of Hispanic
youth report feeling afraid at school or on the
way to school. (U.S. Department of Justice, Bur
eau of Justice Statistics Center for Disease
Control)
The PeaceJam Foundation was founded in 1996 in
Denver, Colorado to address these needs.
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PeaceJam Facts

• Over 600,000 youth worldwide have participated in
  PeaceJam programs.
  
• Through the PeaceJam program, more than 1 million
  service projects have been developed and
  implemented.
  
• Each student has had an average of 45.5 contact
  hours with their teacher, mentor, community
  leader, or PeaceJam staff member.
  
• 60 of high school age participants attend a
  PeaceJam Youth Conference with a Nobel Peace
  Laureate and 35 have a personal interaction with
  the Laureate.
• Thousands of new volunteer opportunities for
  youth have been created worldwide.

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PeaceJam International

• PeaceJam has Affiliates across the United States
  and 7 Affiliates around the world including
  
• India, Guatemala, Costa Rica, South Africa,
  United Kingdom, East Timor, and Argentina.

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What makes PeaceJam Special?

• PeaceJam is the only organization in the world
  which has so many Nobel Peace Laureates working
  together long-term for a common cause - our
  youth.

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PeaceJam Foundation has five innovative
curricular programs for youth from kindergarten
through college.
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PeaceJam Juniors

• PeaceJam Juniors is a standards-based
  curriculum for ages 5-11 that explores the
  childhood stories of 12 Nobel Peace Laureates and
  the character traits they embody. Students study
  the personal experiences of these amazing world
  leaders and then engage in service-learning
  projects that address needs in their local
  community. As a result, students gain academic
  and social skills including leadership, conflict
  resolution, problem solving, and character
  development.

PeaceJam Juniors students dressed as the Dalai
Lama and presenting to senior citizens
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PeaceJam Leaders

• The PeaceJam Leaders Program is a new
  standards-based curriculum for young people
  between the ages of 11 and 14. It explores the
  adolescent stories of 12 Nobel Peace Laureates
  and the strategies they used to overcome problems
  in their lives and their communities. Through
  this age-appropriate curriculum, youth explore
  their own identities and reexamine the choices
  they make including their role models and peer
  groups to which they belong. Youth also develop
  leadership and problem-solving skills while
  engaging in service-learning activities that
  address local needs.

PeaceJammers in South Africa
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PeaceJam Ambassadors

• The PeaceJam Ambassadors Program is designed
  for youth ages 14-19 and explores issues related
  to peace, violence, social justice and
  oppression. Youth study the lives and work of 12
  Nobel Peace Laureates and the strategies they use
  to address pressing global issues. Participating
  youth create and implement their own Global Call
  to Action Projects, becoming creative leaders who
  are committed to solving the most difficult
  problems facing our world.
• The program also includes an annual PeaceJam
  Youth Conference where youth spend a weekend with
  a Nobel Peace Laureate giving them an
  unprecedented opportunity to share with, learn
  from, and be inspired by a world leader for
  peace.

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PeaceJam Juvenile Justice

• The PeaceJam Juvenile Justice Program is
  designed for incarcerated youth and youth
  recently released from the juvenile justice
  system. This curriculum addresses issues of
  gangs, drugs and alcohol, domestic violence,
  property theft and other risky behaviors.
  Participants develop skills in the areas of civic
  responsibility, reconciliation and leadership
  while being challenged to rewrite their life
  stories, reevaluate their role models and learn
  the power of peace.

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PeaceJam Evaluation Plan

• In 2005, PeaceJam launched a
  comprehensive evaluation plan to document the
  impacts of the program on youth participants at
  the K-12 and college levels, as well as the
  institutions and educators that work with them.
  The annual PeaceJam Evaluation is conducted by
  RMC Research Corporation.
• Methods
• Quasi-experimental design consisting of pre-post
  surveys for PeaceJam participants and comparison
  groups of youth who do not participate in
  PeaceJam.
• Data are also collected at the program level
  including descriptive statistics of participants,
  program structure, and quality of program
  implementation.

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Evaluation Findings

• In general, PeaceJam participants have higher
  measures of school, community, and civic
  engagement than their peers that did not
  participate past results also indicate that
  they scored higher levels of proficiency on State
  Education Standardized Tests.

Community Engagement PeaceJam participants score
s on measure of community engagement such as, I
feel proud of my neighborhood or town increased
from pre to post survey while the scores of
non-participants declined. Civic Skills PeaceJ
am participants scores on measure of civic
skills such as, I listen to other people even if
they have different ideas and I know how to
work well with other students increased from pre
to post survey while the scores of
non-participants declined. Civic Knowledge Pea
ceJam participants rated increases in civic
knowledge as one of the primary outcomes of their
PeaceJam experience as measured by questions such
as, I learned about global issues and/or
international policies and I learned about
national issues and/or policies.
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Evaluation Findings (continued)

• Peace/Nonviolence (including conflict resolution
  and problem-solving)
  
• PeaceJam participants scores on measure of
  peace nonviolence such as
  
• Most problems in the world can be solved without
  using violence
  
• Doing things that help people in other countries
  is important for everyone, even young people
  
• I learned how to solve problems and conflict in
  peaceful ways
  
• When I get older, I want to help stop wars and
  fighting
  
• increased from pre to post survey while the
  scores of non-participants declined.
  
• College
• 34 of respondents indicated that participation
  in PJ positively impacted their decision to go to
  college.
  
• 61 of respondents indicated that their choice
  about what to study in college was influenced by
  participation in PJ.
  
• Social Justice Human Rights
• PeaceJam participants increased knowledge of
  social justice and human rights one of the
  primary outcomes of their PeaceJam experience as
  measured by questions such as, I know and care
  more about social justice and human rights.

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PeaceJam Impacts

• 93 of those who participate in PeaceJam believe
  that one person can make a difference, and 97
  feel that because of their experience in
  PeaceJam, they will be peacemakers for the rest
  of their lives.

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PeaceJams Global Call to Action

• In September 2006, 10 Nobel Peace Laureates and
  3,000 youth gathered in Denver to celebrate
  PeaceJams 10 Year Anniversary.
  
• At this event, the Nobel Peace Laureates issued a
  Global Call to Action to the youth of the world.
  
• Their goal is to work with youth to complete 1
  billion service projects by the year 2016 that
  address the root causes of global problems.

1984 Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu 1989
Nobel Peace Laureate the Dalai Lama
Visit www.peacejam.org for details on how to get
involved in the Global Call To Action
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Equal Access to Water and Other Natural
Resources Ending Racism and Hate Halting the
Spread of Global Disease Eliminating Extreme P
overty Social Justice Human Rights for All
Rights for Women and Children, and their Role as
Leaders Restoring Earths Environment Contro
lling the Proliferation of Weapons
Breaking the Cycle of Violence
Investing in Human Security
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Global Call to Action TV Series
Go to www.globalcalltoaction.org/simpleactsofpeace
to view PeaceJam Global Call to Action TV series
sample cuts Global Call to Action Worksheet is
available on our website
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PeaceJam Awards
Nominated for 2008 Nobel Peace Prize 2008 NEWSE
D Civic Rights Award 2008 Youth Service American
Harris Wofford Award 2008 MLK Jr. Bill Roberts
Outstanding Lifetime Contribution Award
2006 Peace Millennium Award from The Peace
Company 2005 Man of Peace Award from the Gorbache
v Foundation 2005 Outstanding Partners in Change
awarded from the Earth Force Foundation.
2002 Service-Learning Excellence Award from the
Colorado Dept. of Education 1999 Faith to Faith A
ward from the Rotary Club
1995 Nobel Peace Laureate Sir Joseph Rotblat
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International PeaceJam Conference
Join us (and 7 Nobel Peace Laureates and 3,000
youth) for PeaceJams next International Global
Call to Action Conference Los Angeles CA Sept.
11-13, 2008 Visit www.peacejam.org and apply toda
y!
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Get Started with PeaceJam Today!
Do a Global Call to Action Project
Start a PeaceJam program at your school or in
your community Support your local Affiliate, Chap
ter or the PeaceJam Foundation
Visit www.peacejam.org to find out more about how
to get involved with PeaceJam
Nobel Peace Laureates Betty Williams and
Rigoberta Menchu Tum