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YOUNG AMBASSADORS FOR PEACE are a network of committed young professionals who are introducing innovative approaches to peace building, youth leadership training, and interfaith understanding in some of the world's most explosive conflict regions. The Youth Federation for World Peace commends the selfless work of these men and women to build a world of lasting peace beyond the inherited boundaries of ethnicity, culture, and religion. We believe that collaboration can increase effectiveness and lead to a critical mass for peace. This is a selection of Young Ambassadors for Peace who are investing their lives for positive change in their societies and in the world.

Vision All humankind is One Family Under God Mission The Youth Federation for World Peace (YFWP) is a global network of individuals and organizations dedicated to building a world of peace in which everyone can live in freedom, harmony, cooperation, and prosperity. Peace is not simply the absence of war or a term that applies only to the relationships among nations. Peace is an essential quality that should characterize all relationships. YFWP advocates renewal of the United Nations, including a proposal that the UN create an interreligious council within its structures. YFWP implements its programs through a global network of Ambassadors for Peace. YFWP encourages all religions to dialogue and cooperate for peace based upon the recognition that human dignity derives from a universal divine source that is the basis of harmony and unification. YFWP offers relief and humanitarian programs; experiential service-learning projects; character education and sports programs with a special focus on personal leadership and peacemaking skills. Goals •	Build a movement involving all sectors of society that promotes the unity of the human family on every level. •	Facilitate intercultural and interreligious cooperation. •	Promote and strengthen virtuous marriages and healthy families. •	Foster a global culture of peace and service. •	Inspire innovative approaches to peace-building. •	Advocate and contribute to the achievement of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals. •	Demonstrate and celebrate achievements for peace and human development. Guiding Ideals •	All people - regardless of culture, nationality, religion, race or ethnicity - are members of one human family created by God. •	The highest qualities of the human being are spiritual and moral in nature. •	The family is the "school of love and peace". •	By creating a global culture of service and living for the sake of others we can reconcile and bring together the divided human family. •	Peace requires respect, dialogue and cooperation beyond the boundaries of ethnicity, religion, and nationality. •	Interfaith Partnerships We live in an unsettled world. At times, mere differences in perspectives can lead to devastating conflict. Therefore, rather than dwelling on the doctrinal differences among religions, YFWP focuses on the essential principles that are affirmed by all major faith traditions. The true interfaith experience is rooted in the universal principles, values and aspirations that bind all people together as one family. YFWP promotes interfaith partnership and collaboration based on the common purpose to serve the greater good. YFWP encourages mutual respect, constructive dialogue and joint action inclusive of all cultures and traditions as essential components to peace building. •	Strengthening the Family The family is the most fundamental human institution. The family has been called the "school of love and peace", because it is in the family that individuals learn lessons of love and interdependence. The lessons of love and relationship learned in the family should be extended to all humanity in its richness and diversity. The YFWP sees "family" as the immediate three-generational family we grow up in, as well as the global family that includes all people from all nations. The "three generational family" is our first social environment that includes grandparents, parents and children. Ideally it is in the extended family that we grow and learn to relate with people of diverse personalities, with the family bond being more essential and enduring than differences or disagreements. All people - regardless of culture, nationality, religion, race or ethnicity - are members of one human family created by God, the ultimate reality. Through understanding and acknowledging this essential common identity for all people, we lay the foundation for transcending differences and resolving conflicts. •	Culture of Service Service is the essential building block of peace Serving others is not only an expression of care and concern for others, but can also be a transformative experience for those who serve. Service builds character and helps to engender one's ability to love and respect others. Therefore, the Youth Federation for World Peace promotes volunteerism and the lifestyle of service as the best way to substantiate the vision of One Family Under God. A New Vision for Peace YFWP continues to make significant impact because it is guided by a simple yet powerful vision with a practical plan of action. That vision can be summarized in one phrase that is full of meaning - One Family Under God. The profound truth is that all humanity is connected together in a most fundamental way, beyond the differences of race, religion or nationality. Because we all share a common Origin or Source, the Creator God, all people are part of the one human family. Indeed, the essential principles of the world's great faith traditions lead us toward this conclusion. People everywhere understand deep relationships in familial terms, and thus can readily embrace the fact that humankind is one family- brothers and sisters all. In the larger context, we are bound together as the human family because of our common spiritual heritage - that God is the origin of us all. Without recognizing God at the center, the human family will remain unable to find the cohesion and harmony necessary for a world of lasting peace. What We Do The Youth Federation for World Peace (YFWP) promotes and celebrates persons and programs that contribute to reconciliation, mutual respect, harmony and cooperation among all people, as 'One Family Under God'. Through partnerships with organizations around the world, YFWP programs and celebrations work to facilitate intercultural and interreligious cooperation, strengthen families and communities, and foster a culture of service and peace.

The Youth Federation for World Peace is committed to a multi-sector collaborative approach, and works with a wide range of partners on specific initiatives. Our activities are organized around the three focus areas of interfaith partnerships, family strengthening initiatives, and service. Major initiatives include: •	Education Initiatives Because education is vital to empowering all people, YFWP engages in significant initiatives in leadership education, character education, and peace education. These includeInternational Young Leadership Conferences (IYLC), youth leadership education, Character Competencies Programs, and service learning projects. •	Service and Development Initiatives Based on a strong commitment to advancing a culture of service to others, YFWP and its partners promote a wide range of initiatives that tap the creativity of the human spirit and the transformative power of service. These efforts include a significant focus on social entrepreneurship and community drive development as effective approaches to addressing critical social issues. •	Environmental Initiatives Projects to care for our earth can also tap the transformative power of service for the greater good. YFWP's Rivers of Peace Initiative has been launched with the ongoing Nairobi River Cleanup Project in Kenya, and the Bagmati River Cleanup Project in Nepal. Tree-planting and reforestation projects are also vital to our environment, and YFWP has initiated such projects in Paraguay, Philippines and elsewhere. •	Interfatih Partnerships and Conflict Resolution YFWP and its partners are highly committed to resolving conflict and building genuine and sustained collaboration, especially based on common cause among faith leaders rooted in universal principles and values. •	Family Strenghtening Initiatives YFWP builds coalitions and partnerships to address critical issues facing families and youth. •	Youth and Sports Initiatives In addition to a major focus on character education for youth, YFWP also utilizes sports activities to promote understanding and reconciliation through its Sports for Peace program. Youth leadership programs are also organized by the Peace Ambassadors Youth Corps