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10.01.25From Advocacy to Action: WPDI’s Impact on Education Access in Kiryandongo Refugee Camp
"Thanks to advocacy efforts, more parents now send their children to school, and...
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09.29.25Over 2,200 California Students Join WPDI’s DHP for International Day of Peace Celebrations
September 29, 2025 - On September 19th, the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative...
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09.22.25Act Now for a Peaceful World: 10 Lessons from WPDI Peacemakers
Dear Friends, Peace is not built in a day - it is practiced, taught, and lived...
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09.21.25International Day of Peace: An Op-ed by Forest Whitaker
September 21, 2025 By WPDI Founder and CEO Forest Whitaker Each year, the...
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09.17.25Conflict Resolution Education in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement: Youth Building Generations of Peace
September 09, 2025 - In Uganda’s Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, the weight...
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09.08.25Peacebuilding Behind Bars: WPDI Trains 200 Correctional Officers at Pollsmoor Prison in Capetown
September 8, 2025 - In May 2025, WPDI expanded its peacebuilding work within...
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09.01.25Green Futures: WPDI and The Swedish Postcode Lottery Foundation Join Forces for Climate Action in Uganda
September 1, 2025 - We’re proud to announce the launch of a new two-year project...
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08.12.25“Youth Hold the Power to Heal Our World”
A Blog Post by Forest Whitaker on International Youth Day 2025 Thirteen years...
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07.31.25Breaking Cycles, Building Futures: Combating Daily Violence in the Cape Flats
Photo by Johnny Miller/Millefoto "They weren't born violent, they can unlearn...
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07.29.25Empowered to Lead: Women Graduate from WPDI’s Social Entrepreneurship Training in Chiapas
July 29, 2025 - From May to July 2025, WPDI supported 11 women through a transformative...
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