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04.15.19WPDI Youth Peacemakers Train Local Community Leaders In Northern Uganda
April 15, 2019 – Recently, in the Gulu district of northern Uganda, the Whitaker...
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02.27.19WPDI Joins Forces with UNESCO in Juba, South Sudan, to Train 61 Teachers to Act as a Vanguard in Disseminating a Culture of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Schools at a Protection of Civilians Site
February 27, 2019 – Recently, the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative...
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02.26.19At the United Nations, Forest Whitaker Urges Governments to Do More to Reintegrate Former Child Soldiers
February 26, 2019 – Yesterday, Forest Whitaker – the Founder/CEO of the...
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02.11.19Mexico Program Updates
WPDI’s Youth Peacemakers in Mexico Continue Training and are Looking Forward to...
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02.04.19WPDI Opens New Community Learning Center In Maridi, South Sudan
Last week, the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI) - with the...
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01.28.19WPDI Conducts Conflict Resolution Education Training In Tijuana-Based Primary Schools
The Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI) recently began...
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12.19.18Happy Holidays from WPDI
As we come to the end of 2018, WPDI expresses our sincere appreciation for your interest...
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12.14.18BNP Paribas partners with the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative, the NGO created by artist and social activist Forest Whitaker, to foster peace and encourage entrepreneurial initiatives among young people in South Africa
BNP Paribas and the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI) are announcing...
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12.07.18WPDI Showcases its Peace Through Sports Program at an International Conference in Oxford
December 2018 – Last Friday, WPDI participated in the Sports and Digital Diplomacy...
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An Interview with Susan and Isaac, Two WPDI Youth Peacemakers from South Sudan
December 2018 – The Whitaker...
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