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Making Peace

Vickie An

Give peace a chance! That's the message PeaceJam, a global education program, wants kids to hear. Organizers hope it will inspire a new generation of leaders. PeaceJam draws on the work of 12 Nobel Peace Prize winners. The yearly prize for peacemakers is one of the world's highest honors.

A Billion Simple Facts

PeaceJam kicked off its biggest event on September 11. The Global Call to Action campaign pairs Nobel winners with young people who are helping their communities. The goal is to inspire a billion peace projects in 10 years. With guidance from Nobel winners, the kids of PeaceJam are tackling poverty, disease, pollution and more.

A Nobel Beginning

Ivan Suvanjieff and Dawn Gifford Engle started PeaceJam in 1996. The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet's Buddhist people, was the first Nobel winner to join the cause. "Young people are the seed to developing a prosperous, peaceful world," he told TFK. "So much depends on them." He won the Peace Prize in 1989 for his efforts to promote nonviolence.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu won the Nobel in 1984 for his efforts to end racism in South Africa. "These young people have so much to give," he told TFK. "They simply need someone to show them the way."

Building A Better World

Callie Cohen, 10, and her two siblings are part of PeaceJam's Colorado chapter. Their group is collecting old Croc shoes that will be recycled into new shoes for needy kids. "It feels good to help," Callie says.

So far, 600,000 kids have started a million projects. PeaceJam programs coordinator Rudy Balles says the organization changed his life. "I felt like I could be a peacemaker," he says. "I want others to see that they can make a change." Will you answer the call too? Learn how at peacejam.org.

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