Seeds of Peace, Inc.

We inspire and cultivate new generations of global leaders in communities divided by conflict by equipping them with the skills and relationships needed to accelerate social, economic, and political changes essential for peace.

Seeds of Peace’s approach focuses on three types of change: personal, interpersonal, and wider societal change. Our leadership development model begins with a transformational camp session in Maine for exceptional young people and educators living in conflict. The program shifts attitudes and perceptions while building respect and empathy.

Our approach continues through year-round local programs that strengthen relationships and leadership capacities. We then accelerate the impact and influence of our alumni who are challenging the ideologies, policies, and practices that perpetuate conflict.

-26 years experience working in some of the world's most intractable conflicts, with youth and educators from 27 countries
-Highly talented year-round staff in each country in which we currently work
- ACA accredited camp facility with strong track record of meeting short term impact outcomes
-Alumni network numbering more than 7,000, increasingly mobilized to give back to the organization through volunteerism, involvement with youth, and financial or in-kind donations
-Energized and committed Board and volunteer community

Seeds of Peace's International Camp and local programs consistently demonstrate positive results. For example:

 Campers show significant positive attitude change about the other side from pre-camp to post-camp in terms of empathy and humanization towards the 'other side', as well as reduced anxiety about interacting with them
 100% of Jewish Israeli campers and 94% of Palestinian campers reported having formed more than one personal, positive relationship with someone from 'the other side' while at Camp. These relationships have been found to be the single most important factor in shifting attitudes—the foundation for improving relations between Palestinians and Israelis and driving social change.
 1 in 5 of our Israeli and Palestinian alumni continued to participate in formal peacebuildng work, for more than 40 initiatives and institutions, in their adult years

We are currently working to better measure and understand our alumni's efforts to enact economic, social, and political change in ways that can meaningfully transform conflict – beyond involvement in explicit peacebuilding activities. We launched a beta survey with a small group of alumni in 2015 and aim to roll that out with our full alumni community in the coming year.