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Peace Centre or The Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace, is an educational peace charity based in United Kingdom (charity no.1048990), formed on 1995 by parents of Tim Parry and Johnathan Ball, two kids who were killed on Irish Republic ArmyIRA bombing bombs on 20th March 1993. The Foundation promotes the understanding, management and non violent resolution of conflict.

History
On 20th March 1993, three-year-old Johnathan had been in the Warrington town centre with his babysitter to buy a Mother's Day card when the explosion happened. Tim, an avid Everton F.C fan, had been shopping for football shorts when he caught the full force of the blast. He died five days later in Liverpool's Walton Hospital (Walton, Liverpool, Merseyside) on 25 March 1993 when doctors switched his life support machine off, having asked permission to do so from his family after a series of tests had found minimal brain activity, 54 other people were injured, four of them seriously.

The Foundation believes that lives should not be lost or ruined because of man's inability to resolve their differences peacefully. Everyone has the right to live a long and happy life without fear of violent conflict. However, to live in peace we all have a responsibility to make it happen. Our Peace Charter sets out the Foundation's guiding principles, its philosophy and its practices. Each principle determines the Foundation's approach to peace building through non violent conflict resolution.

Foundation Activities
Since its formation in 1995, it has worked to enhance relationships and promote respect for diversity, tackling grass-roots problems in communities which are suffering from racial tension and violence borne out of inter-community prejudice. Peace Centre has been able to develop a unique suite of programmes which enable disadvantaged, socially excluded and marginalised young people to become positively involved with their school and community. Young people, aged 13-16 years, who are at risk of exclusion from mainstream education and training, due to personal and family difficulties, drug and alcohol problems and anti-social behaviour, are encouraged to relate their own lives to immediate and wider community issues that affect them. The aim is to empower these young people to take an effective and positive role in their learning and community by developing their confidence, non-violent conflict resolution and conflict management, awareness, self-esteem and social skills. The activities of the foundation include working: 1-Children and Young People, 2-Victim of political violence, 3-Former military and paramilitary combatants.

Core Themes
The Foundation delivers programmes for young people and adults

Fundraising
Peace Centre raises money through Donation, Corporate Support, Sponsoring a participant, Supporting from Charitable Trusts and Foundations, Big Lottery Fund, Gifts in Kind, Gift Aid, In memoriam donations.