Article by Mel Ulle
There was once a couple that pondered what would happen if Nobel Peace Laureates mentored young people to make the world a better place. And then they did it. No, they really did. And it started right here in your town in 1996. Meet PeaceJam, the little nonprofit that started with Dawn Engle and Ivan Suvanjieff and some little-known figures like the Dalai Lama, Betty Williams and Desmond Tutu.
PeaceJam has taken me around the globe and across the country and back in partnership with students, alumni and Nobel Peace Laureates. What started as a consulting gig, became volunteerism, then financial donations and now a lifelong commitment to their vision to improve our world with youth leading change in partnership with Nobel Peace Prize winners. Joining the PeaceJam community has led me to partner with artists, activists, nationally-known attorneys, celebrity personalities, Green Berets, educators, survivors of mass shootings, and elected officials.
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