"If they are with their friends, they feel safe and protected. It was a great bonding exercise, and it reinforced their sense of community." From April 18 - 19th, Khula Aasman Mumbai conducted a Play for Peace session with the Jagruti School for…

I love Play for Peace because this program is innovative in peace education. Because of the unique and fun nature of play, I always felt welcome and included from the beginning of my involvement. Meet newly Certified Trainer Dian Mitrayani! She…

Kindness goes a long way in violent situations. That was a major lesson I learned as a facilitator. Chaun, is pictured above with his mom and one of the youth he mentored, Bianca, and her husband at our annual Feast for Peace. These are his…

In the past year, several exciting Practice Peace sessions have taken place in Cebu, an Island province of the Philippines. As always, the motivation was to encourage youth to embrace leadership, community service and cooperative play. In June of…

“Play is a universal language.” Sam and Sarah Tower have been involved with Play for Peace for over a decade. Both retired, they teach the youth of Tacoma, Washington about the value of play. On a recent trip to Mexico, the couple discovered…

I am also afraid of earthquakes. I wish I could give you a hug. We are the Play for Peace Club in Palencia, Guatemala and we decided to dedicate our Tuesday meeting to writing signs of friendship and caring for the children learning Play for…

Deanna Pizzitelli came to us as a volunteer from United Nations Online Volunteers and lives in Bratislava, Slovakia. She has been volunteering with Play for Peace since 2015 as a Photo Editor and Blog Writer. Deanna is currently helping Play for…

“We could play with everyone, not just people we know.” The First Creek Middle School is located in beautiful Tacoma, Washington. With a majority of Hispanic students, and a smaller mix of African-American, Caucasian and Asian, First Creek…

“Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much” – Hellen Keller This is one of Chad's favorite quotes he shared with us during the Play for Peace Trainer Course. He is from Cebu, Philippines and has spent three years as a…

We are grateful to the young people of Countryside Church Unitarian Universalist community for their hard work and caring for children from communities in conflict! As part of the Countryside Church's Faith-in-Action program, the congregation's…