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10.30.19Independent Report Finds that WPDI’s Domestic Harmonizer Program Positively Impacts School Environments
October 30, 2019 – Our programs are built on the idea that peace education...
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10.28.19WPDI’s Founder/CEO Forest Whitaker & Partners Visit WPDI Projects in Tijuana and Chiapas State
October 28, 2019 – In September, our CEO, Forest Whitaker, and representatives...
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10.25.19Maria, a WPDI Youth Peacemaker in Chiapas, Mexico, Helps Positively Transform Her Community
October 25, 2019 - Maria Yolanda Hernandez Gomez was a member of WPDI’s first...
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10.23.19To Support Youths in Communities Impacted by Conflict, the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation Donates $1.2 Million to Strengthen the Work of the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative
October 23, 2019 – The Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI) is proud...
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10.21.19WPDI Launches a Business Plan Competition in the Acholi Sub-Region of Northern Uganda
October 21, 2019 – At the end of July, the Whitaker Peace & Development...
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10.04.19Cissy, a WPDI Youth Peacemaker in Uganda, Impacts Her Community
October 4, 2019 - Cissy Joy Namatovu first joined WPDI in 2012 for a workshop...
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10.01.19WPDI Expands its Domestic Harmonizer Program to Two New Schools in Southern California
October 1, 2019 – The Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI) is...
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09.26.19WPDI Trains Another Cohort of Community Leaders at the Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement
September 26, 2019 – This month, the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative...
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09.24.19A WPDI Soccer Coach Trains with the Federation of Uganda Football Association
September 24, 2019 – Last month, the Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative...
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09.18.19Forest Whitaker, Artist and Social Activist, to Host NYC Gala Event to Celebrate the Power of Youths for Peace
September 18, 2019 – On Friday 27 September, artist and social activist Forest...
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