UPEACE NY was founded in 2024 to address the increasing demand to teach people how to practically pursue peace and transform conflict. From the high school students we work with, to educators, tech creators, UN officials, presidents of countries and community leaders, there are countless people in the world with the desire to integrate a peace practice into their lives. UPEACE NY is here to offer the education and training necessary to help them do so.​

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Achieving our fundraising goal will allow for the creation of:

• 5 fully-funded scholarships for high school students in conflict-affected areas to participate in our Young Leaders for Peace immersive learning program

• 10 scholarships for graduate students across the country to study Global Peace Education through our dual-degree programs with U.S. partners

• Training in mediation and conflict coaching for educators and leaders in NYC

• The first Peace House in NY, innovating what real gathering for peace looks like

• A global public arts campaign to call for a Global Practice of Peace

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By the numbers: 

• $2,500 provides two scholarships to students for conflict resolution training 

• $10,000 supports a full scholarship to participate in our Young Leaders for Peace summer program 

• $15,000 supports a Peace Innovation roundtable at the United Nations for cross-sectoral dialogue, highlighting voices from the Global South 

• $25,000 fuels a global and multi-lingual virtual educational workshop series bringing expert peacebuilders from around the world in conversation with civil society as part of our Peace is a Practice Global Arts Campaign

• $50,000 ensures that 50% of our Young Leaders for Peace participants are able to be fully funded on scholarships, expanding access for young people across the Majority World

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Peace. Is. A. Practice.

One we each can access and engage in every day. If we let this practice guide our decision-making, we have the power to transform conflicts in our communities, our institutions, and across our planet.

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This call for peace is urgent, but it is one we are prepared to answer.

Please join us.