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Kids4Peace Annual Report 2014
Kids4Peace Annual Report 2014
EMBODYACULTUREOFPEACE. EMPOWERAMOVEMENTFORCHANGE.
THEPOWEROFHOPE
Together, we are walking a new path ?
where religions cooperate for the
common good, where children grow up
with trust and respect for those who are
different, where nonviolence is the way
to justice.
This was a painful year, as violence, hatr ed, vengeance and fear tor e our communities apar t. And in the
m idst of it all, Kids4Peace r em ained a faithful beacon of a new r eality, a sign of hope for a better futur e. I
r em em ber the day in July, as fighting in Gaza intensified and r ockets fell in Jer usalem . Kids4Peace Jer usalem w as
scheduled to have our annual Ram adan Iftar m eal that night, to br eak the fast together as an inter faith
com m unity. Could w e do it this year ? Was it too danger ous? Should w e cancel? Would anyone com e?
That night, m or e than sixty-five par ents, youth and staff cam e together ? to eat, to pr ay, to speak , to listen, to
str uggle, to cr y, to lean on one another for suppor t. I n the toughest moment, in the deepest pain, we wer e
ther e for each other. We wer e a community. We had found our par tner for peace. And fr om that moment,
Kids4Peace continued into our str ongest year ever. 100% of youth attended cam p, even as violence continued.
100% of fam ilies continued into the second year of KidsPeace, taking the next steps on the path of peace.
We ar e people of faith, and we will not lose hope. And together, our movement is gr owing.
This year, w e w elcom ed new dir ector s in the United States, to lead our local chapter s in r esponding to the social
tensions and injustices her e at hom e. We w ant Kids4Peace to be the flagship inter faith m ovem ent for youth. The
good new s of Kids4Peace is hitting the pr ess ? w ith stor ies in the Boston Globe, Seattle Tim es, NPR and Huffington
Post. New pr ogr ammatic initiatives for par ents, young adults and educator s will str engthen our holistic
appr oach to empower ing youth in all dimensions of their lives, and will help them take the next step fr om
dialogue to action. W ith the leader ship of a skilled Boar d of Dir ector s, Kids4Peace Inter national is building the
or ganizational infr astr uctur e that w ill sustain our m ovem ent for the long-haul.
It is a deep pr ivilege to shar e this annual r epor t w ith you ? our par tner s, fr iends and suppor ter s ar ound the
w or ld. These achievem ents ar e your s. Thank you for your cour age, com m itm ent and faith. Standing together,
w e ar e healing this w or ld and cr eating a better r eality ? not just in the futur e, but today.
Together, we ar e walking a new path ? wher e r eligions cooper ate for the common good, wher e childr en
gr ow up with tr ust and r espect for those who ar e differ ent, wher e nonviolence is the path to justice. This
is our wor k , our hope, our life. Together.
Thank you,
WESTOODTOGETHER
Kids4Peace is no str anger to violence. This past year, youth in Jer usalem
exper ienced an unpr ecedented level of hatr ed, fear, m istr ust, and r acism .
Am idst all of the pain and despair, w e in Kids4Peace felt at a cr ossr oads.
After thir teen year s of inter faith lear ning, dialogue, and com m unity
building? w e felt w e m ust br ing our w or k to the next level. We knew w e
w er e uniquely positioned to take a stance as a cr oss-bor der com m unity
and pr ove our selves as leader s in a nonviolence m ovem ent for change.
chapt er s
Seat t l e cel ebr at es f ir st y ear
2014 m ar ked the fir st full year of Kids4Peace Seattle,
w ith the highlight in August, w hen w e hosted our fir st
Nor thw est cam p at the Tr eacy Levine Center in M t.
Ver non, WA We br ought together 26 youth fr om
Jer usalem and 18 fr om Nor th Am er ica, including tw o
counselor s w ho gr ew up in Gaza-- the fir st tim e w e have
had Gazans par ticipate in a K4P pr ogr am .
We r ecr uited our fir st local cohor t and ar e pr oud of our
100% r etention r ate in the year -r ound pr ogr am after
cam p. Our gr oup is m eeting on a m onthly basis,
continuing to lear n about Islam , Judaism , and
Chr istianity; conflict r esolution and leader ship.
We ar e also exam ining local issues of conflict and
division in Seattle, w ith par ticular em phasis this year on
food justice and hunger issues. Our youth ar e lear ning
USA
CHAPTER
HIGHLIGHTS
2014
Bost on
Houst on
on t hemap
2014 YEAR
INNUMBERS
1200 Alumni over 13 years
500 Families worldwide
300 Youth Meetings per year
100% Retention Rate
40 Schools in Jerusalem
10 Chapters Worldwide
1 Message: Inspire hope that:
TOGETHER PEACE IS POSSIBLE
Foundat ions
$242,638
Pr ogr am Fees
Indiv idual
Donat ions
K4POf f ice
Summer Camps
$448,741
Ex pendit ur es
$129,935
$451,044
Fundr aising: 2%
K4PJer usal em
$211,655
$197,818
$903,304
Unaudited. Includes partners & affiliates
Counsel or s
Leader ship
Root s (8t h)
Leap (7t h)
6t h gr adE
A GROWING
COMMUNITY
I GIVEBECAUSE...
Kids4Peace gives the opportunity
to stand up and say ?I want a
different future: I want a future
where we can live together.?
by Elizabeth Mulcahy
Board of Directors
K4P pr ogr am s allow for individuals to com m it
them selves to r espectful, non-violent inter action even
w hen the issues becom e intense and those w ho have
com e befor e us have chosen to pick up w eapons instead.
This pr ogr am is unique because of the long ter m
com m itm ent m ade to the youth and their fam ilies, and
the com m itm ent they m ake to K4P. This com m itm ent
gives m e gr eat hope.
K4P w or ks acr oss r eligions and continents. The w or k
being done by our par ticipants and their fam ilies gives
m e hope that her e in St. Louis, w her e tensions ar e
r unning ver y high as w ell, that ther e w ill be people w ith
the str ength of their convictions to find another w ay to
r esolve the conflict and not tur n to violence.
Mission
To build interfaith communities that
embody a culture of peace and empower
a movement for change.
Vision
We are a grassroots interfaith youth
movement dedicated to ending conflict and
inspiring hope in Jerusalem and other
divided societies around the world.
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