The Foundation for Peace

The Foundation for Peace is an independent, not-for-profit civil society organization dedicated to promoting peace and understanding within and between societies. Established in 2003, the Foundation realizes its objectives through an array of programmes that include, inter alias, strategic dialogue, education & training, civil society initiatives, capacity building, and varied youth and media activities.

Mission

The mission of the Foundation is to promote peace and harmony within and between societies, cultures, and nations.

Objectives

The Foundation has the following objectives:

1. to strengthen civil society, promote democratic values and institutions, social justice, equality of opportunity and the rule of law as means of establishing peace within societies;

2. to bring about peace and reconciliation within and between societies, cultures and nations;

3. to take effective measures with political, information, education and economic tools and in concert with others, to address potential conflicts before they reach the threshold of violence;

4. to address the phenomena of extremism, prejudice and discrimina­tion;

5. to identify and help alleviate the conditions which contribute to the rise of extremism, prejudice and discrimina­tion;

6. to facilitate scholarly exchange of ideas and develop skills and capacity of state and non-state actors, civil society and individuals to address these issues.