Youth are highly dynamic, courageous, and passionate by nature and have the potential to transform the world for the better.
Young peacebuilders are essential to introducing innovative new peacebuilding approaches, preventive diplomacy, community training, and local capacity building in their local communities.
At Global Peace Foundation, we believe that youth leadership development is vital to the peacebuilding process.
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Leonard Faustino is the Youth Development Director for Global Peace Foundation Philippines. For years, he has worked fervently to empower young people with the confidence to use their entrepreneurial spirit to address the most pressing challenges facing their communities.
Youth empowerment is not merely a concept or an idea; it’s a call to action, a movement that demands OUR active participation. It’s about cultivating an environment where young minds can flourish, where dreams can be nurtured, and where obstacles can be transformed into opportunities.
Imagine a world where young minds actively participate in policy-making, policies that THEY themselves will either benefit or oppose, where they engage in meaningful discussions with leaders, a collaboration like any other, and where they shape the decisions that impact their lives. This is the world we can create when we empower youth. It’s about transforming young people from mere recipients of change to the architects of a better tomorrow.
Let us champion initiatives that foster creativity, critical thinking, and leadership skills. Let us embrace diversity, for it is from different backgrounds and perspectives that the most innovative solutions emerge.
—Leonard Faustino
GPF youth programs, including the Global Youth Summit, moral and innovative leadership workshops, Global Peace Volunteers, Global Peacebuilders Practicum, and peace clubs in countries around the world, provide platforms for youth peacebuilding, cross-community, and intergenerational dialogue, leadership development, and capacity-building.
Peacebuilder, will you support our worldwide youth initiatives in 2024? Your contribution will support young people in developing leadership, becoming peacebuilders, and cultivating a service mindset for peace, living for the sake of others.
Together, let us do our best to bring out the best in our youth and the best of our future to come.
Go to https://give.globalpeace.org to make your donation.
May the joy of love, giving, and sharing this holiday season be with you,
Your family at Global Peace Foundation
