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07.27.20Nine Youth-Led Businesses to be Launched in South Sudan’s Equatorias Region with the Support of WPDI and Our Partners
July 27, 2020 – Last month, the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI)...
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07.23.20At An UN Online Panel, Artist and Activist Forest Whitaker Declares That the COVID-19 Crisis Has Brought the World Together Nonetheless
July 23, 2020 – On July 15, our CEO & Founder, Forest Whitaker, was invited...
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07.21.20As Lockdown Reveals a Dramatic Surge in Violence Against Women in Cape Flats, Local Leaders Request That WPDI Train Them and Residents About Gender Equality
July 21, 2020 – Across South Africa, since the implementation of a national lockdown...
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07.20.20International Mandela Day: A Chance at Changing Hearts
A Message from WPDI CEO Forest Whitaker July 18, 2020 – The life and lessons...
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07.03.20WPDI Reopens its Community Learning Center in Athlone, South Africa
July 3, 2020 – After nearly three months’ time, the Whitaker Peace & Development...
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06.23.20Stand Together
A Message from WPDI CEO Forest Whitaker June 23, 2020 – This year, the world...
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06.20.20Meet Rajab, a Refugee Turned WPDI Youth Peacemaker in Uganda’s Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement
June 20, 2020 – My name is Rajab Said Emad. I am 26 years old and live in the...
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Meet Esther, a Refugee Turned WPDI Youth Peacemaker in Uganda’s Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement
June 20, 2020 – My name is Esther Areymo Ambrose. I am South Sudanese and 28 years...
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06.12.20Meet Richard Komakech, a WPDI Youth Peacemaker in Uganda’s Acholi Sub-Region
June 12, 2020 – My name is Richard Komakech. I am 30 years old and live in Northern...
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06.01.20Meet Juan Diego, a WPDI Youth Peacemaker in Mexico’s Chiapas State
June 1, 2020 - My name is Juan Diego Garcia Ruiz. I am from the Tumbo community...
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