February is a chilly month in Chicago, but you can warm up with us on February 17th as we bring a little bit of New Orleans to you! We'll be at Maggiano's Feasting for Peace and raising money for our important cause! This Mardi Gras-themed event…

In 2006 the Play for Peace team in Guatemala supported by CECI, the University of San Carlos and the Centro de Voluntariado Guatemalteco won a grant from the United Nations Volunteer Program to promote local volunteerism and the Millennium…

Breathing connects us all, we share our breath with the oceans, we breathe with the plants, we breathe with the animals, insects and microbes and we breathe with each other. Beyond the internet and cell phones, what has eternally connected us is our…

Lisa Rooney came to us as a volunteer from United Nations Online Volunteers and lives in Ohio, USA. She has been volunteering with Play for Peace since 2014 as a grant writer. Lisa is currently helping Play for Peace with submitting Letters of…

The poverty experienced in Dakar is palpable. Many children are forced to beg on the streets. More than half of the population of Dakar lives below the poverty line (earn less than one Euro a day), and 52% are illiterate. In the past, Senegal had…

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” -Benjamin Franklin This quote has been the inspiration for Joe, a young Play for Peace Mentor, and his vibrant Play for Peace Club in the mountain district of Argao,…

Promoting Peace Actions in Chicago One look at the Chicago news and it becomes obvious that being a young person in inner-city Chicago is not only difficult, but can even be dangerous. Crossing color or neighborhood lines on the way to school, at…

Tensions melt in Israel Similar in age and profession (camp and youth center counselors), these two young men live segregated by language, religion, culture and politics. This is because they are Jewish and Arab men living in Israel. But they…

"It has taken time for Play for Peace to cross this border, over 15 years in fact, and now that it has, we aim to keep the connection alive because another world IS POSSIBLE..." The border that has been so difficult to cross lies between India…

Look! It's our community, it's so beautiful! Like many boys his age, what Carlos*, 9, doesn't lack is energy. However, until Play for Peace began in his community two years ago, he had been spending most of his time behind locked gates in his home…