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Seeds of PeaceEmpowering Leaders of the Next Generation
www.seedsofpeace.org
Seeds of Peace International Camp
Familiar Scenes
Familiar Scenes
Familiar ScenesFamiliar Scenes
• 8,043 conflict-related deaths in last decade
• Countless physically debilitating injuries
• Economic disruption and destruction
• Emotional and physical trauma
• Tensions rising, talk of a third intifada
• Implications for global economy and regional stability
The Cost of Conflict
Violence
HatredIgnorance
The Cycle
Treaties are made by governments…
Peace is made by people.
There’s a saying at Seeds of Peace
• To humanize the conflict through open dialogue
• To provide conflict resolution and leadership training
• To create a network of young leaders who will
become a core constituency for peace
Objectives
• If given the opportunity, youth will choose coexistence over conflict, and hope over fear
• Dialogue is an essential tool in the quest for peace
• Generational conflict demands generational change
Core Beliefs
Part I:
Seeds of Peace International Camp
The Seeds of Peace Program
Selected through a competitive process determined by each country’s government, these 14-17 year olds represent the best and brightest of their generation.
Bunks and dialogue groups are organized by conflict region.
In 2010, Seeds of Peace is focusing on three conflict areas:
• The Middle East• South Asia• Maine
Conflict Regions
A lot like any other summer camp…
Seeds of Peace International Camp
CANOEING, WATERSKIING, SAILING
Water Sports
SOCCER, BASKETBALL,TENNIS, SOFTBALL
Athletics
PAINTING, DRAWING, DANCING, MUSIC
Arts
But unlike any other summer camp...
• Group challenge & team building activities• Daily dialogue sessions organized by
regions of conflict
International Camp
For 90 minutes each day, Seeds discuss the most painful and divisive issues of their conflict in professionally facilitated dialogue sessions.
Coexistence Program
Challenging inherited prejudices with real stories and experiences, dialogue sessions are intense and emotionally exhausting.
Coexistence Program
• Color Games, the Seeds of Peace Olympics, is the culminating event at the end of Camp every session.
• Color Games is:– Intensely competitive– Encourages cooperation– Rises above ethnic and national divides
Color Games
40 adult Delegation Leaders, most often leading national educators, are chosen by their governments to prepare and chaperone campers.
At Camp, Delegation Leaders participate in their own adult coexistence program.
At home, they help lead follow-up programs with Seeds.
Adult Educators Program
Part II:
Seeds of Peace Regional Programming
The Seeds of Peace Program
Israeli Seeds
Palestinian Seeds
Friends
Parents
Society/Government
Friends
Parents
Society/Government
The Challenging Transition Home
Israeli Seeds
Palestinian Seeds
Friends
Parents
Society/Government
Friends
Parents
Society/Government
Seeds of Peace: Change makers
Strengthening our Seeds
• Advanced Dialogue
Groups• Women's Empowerment• Arabic & Hebrew
Language Courses• Civic and Cultural
Education• Cross-Border Workshops
After Camp – The Middle East
• Community Service
Projects• The Olive Branch: The
Youth Magazine of
Seeds of Peace • Seeds Café Public
Lecture Series• Sesame Seeds
Seeds Strengthening their Communities
After Camp – The Middle East
• Delegation Leaders
Program• Parents Program• Cross-Border Workshops
for Educators • Model Schools Initiative• Peaceful Learning
Environment Workshops• The Olive Branch Magazine
Teacher's Guide
Building Networks of Concern
After Camp – The Middle East
• Over 4,000 Seeds in 17 years. Programs have included youth from divided Cyprus and the Balkans, and continue to include India, Pakistan and Afghanistan
• Seeds of Peace has been endorsed and supported by: – Bill Clinton, Colin Powell, Hillary Clinton, George Mitchell,
Kofi Annan and Tony Blair– Queen Noor, Mahmoud Abbas, Shimon Peres
• Seeds are branching out as leaders in a wide variety of careers – Business, law, politics, media, education,
non-profit work and as parents.
Results
Bushra, Palestinian Seed• Job: Consultant | UN Secretary General's
Special Coordinator to the Middle East Peace Process
• Regional Programming: Documentary Film Project, Peace of Mind: Coexistence Through the Eyes of Palestinian and Israeli Teens
• Years at Camp: 1995, 1997, 1998• Age: 27
• Palestinian Delegation
Snapshots of Success
Lior, Israeli Seed
• Job: Anchorman/Editor for Channel 2 News, Israel
• Regional Programming:UN Conference on Uprooting Hatred and Terror
• Years at Camp: 1999, 2000• Age: 25• Israeli Delegation
Snapshots of Success
“Seeds of Peace, you are no longer a miracle in the Maine woods. You have found your way into the larger world in so many different ways and you are forging your own path to peace.”
- Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan
“The best thing I’ve seen in the region over the last eight years is this Seeds of Peace program. That kind of dialogue is what has to replace the bullets and the rocks.”
- President William Jefferson Clinton
There are many ways that you can support Seeds of Peace!
For more information, contact the New York office.
Seeds of Peace370 Lexington Ave., Suite 401
New York, NY 10017Tel: (212) 573-8040
Email: [email protected]: www.seedsofpeace.org
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