The Global Peacebuilding Center offers resources and activities for young peacebuilders on this website, and educational programs onsite.
The Peacebuilding Toolkit for Educators offers lessons and activities for educators to use in the classroom, based on core peacebuilding skills and concepts.
There are many other organizations that provide opportunities for young people to engage directly in peacebuilding projects. Examples include the organizations mentioned below (they are not affiliated with USIP):
Mercy Corps’ Global Citizen Corps
Mercy Corps’ Global Citizen Corps (GCC) is a leadership program that inspires and equips an expanding international network of young leaders to take informed actions that build secure, productive and just communities around the world.
DoSomething.org
DoSomething.org is the country's largest not-for-profit for young people and social change. DoSomething.org spearheads national campaigns so 13- to 25-year-olds can make a greater impact. Choose a cause you care about and get involved to start building peace in your local community or at the global level.
iEARN
You can participate in peacebuilding by signing up with your class for one of the projects below through iEARN––International Education and Research Network. iEARN is an organization that enables educators and young people to work together around the world on projects and activities through the Internet. For more information, see: http://www.iearn.org/, or ask your teacher to contact Mandee Galbraithe at mgalbraith@us.iearn.org.
Projects for your class
My Name
Ages: 6-15
Description: Students research, find and send information about their own name. Students can explore and work on the process of name-giving in their country, region, or town; the history of this celebration; who takes part in it and how; and what this process means for them and their parents and grandparents.
Talking Kites
Ages: 5-18
Description: Students make kites to fly as a massive tribute dedicated to advancing the cultural and social dialogue, a symbol of bridging the gap and understanding the "other." This will hopefully become a continuous tradition of flying kites with personal and group images of our dreams for a better world, a world of co-existence, tolerance, acceptance of the "other" and peace.
World We Live In
Ages: 14-18
Description: Participants discuss the problems of life in their region, and suggest solutions for these problems. They will share their thoughts and ideas with each other by answering questions, creating essays, and sharing pictures and photos. Students will then select some of the most interesting projects and discuss them on the project’s forum.
One Right, One People
Ages: 15-18
Description: This project is designed for students around the world, to learn, share, investigate and find solutions to global issues affecting them. Participants of this project will have the opportunity to serve as ambassadors in their various countries to work hand in hand with stakeholders to find solutions to problems affecting them as a country.
