WPDI 2019 Year in Review
12
of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
1,200+
youth peacemakers
trained and certified as Trainers of Trainees in South Sudan, Uganda, and Mexico that are helping:
• Teach conflict resolution education in schools;
• Promote literacy and learning;
• Educate young people about sexual health and violence; and
• Conduct community dialogues to help reduce community-wide tensions.
80,000+
refugees and host community members benefited from our peacebuilding and educational program at the Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement in Uganda
2,500+
Students and teachers trained in Conflict Resolution Education at three schools in Southern California
131
income-generating community projects
in South Sudan, Uganda, and Mexico employ thousands of vulnerable youths and
• Provide vital services for individuals in vulnerable communities
• Promote sustainable agricultural practices
• Train hundreds of unemployed youth in a new vocation
Over 380,000
people reached and impacted through our programs worldwide
including
40,000+
people reached by WPDI’s healthcare-related programs
10,000+
people attended WPDI-led Community Dialoges
More than 12,850+
people trained in Peace and Vocational Education at the 13 Community Learning Centers that we maintain in Mexico, Uganda, South Africa, and South Sudan
More than 20,000
IDPs supported at the Protection of Civilians site
in Juba through WPDI’s Peace Through Sports and Cinema for Peace Programs:
- 49 youths trained and certified by the South Sudan Football Association as coaches and referees;
- 11,000 people attended WPDI-sponsored football and sporting events