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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Volunteerism Women Youth Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Education and training of women Trafficking in women and girls Women and health Social Development: Conflict Employment Youth Sustainable Development: Capacity-building Education Forests Freshwater Partnerships Peace and Development in Africa: Peace in Africa Conflict Resolution in Africa: Conflicts Resolution
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	India United Republic of Tanzania Uganda Japan Malaysia Philippines Mongolia Paraguay Indonesia Kenya Brazil Nigeria United States of America Nepal Republic of Korea Ireland
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	The Global Peace Foundation (GPF) is an international non-sectarian, non-partisan, nonprofit organization, which promotes an innovative, values-based approach to peacebuilding, guided by the vision that all human beings are One Family under God. GPF engages and organizes a global network of public and private-sector partners who develop community, national, and regional peace building models as the foundation for ethical and cohesive societies. Through initiatives that foster peace and social cohesion, the Global Peace Foundation: • Builds comprehensive, collaborative models of sustainable community and national development that enable all to achieve fulfillment and material well-being. This includes extensive community, regional and global engagement in service and youth voluntarism and multi-stakeholder partnerships addressing development challenges including MDGs and SDGs. • Builds broad awareness of the central importance of universal principles and shared values as the basis for social cohesion and peacebuilding, addressing identity-based conflict. • Develops a multi-sector movement of moral and innovative leaders who work in partnership to address the critical issues of conflict and underdevelopment in communities, nations, and regions. • Empowers youth and families as the primary means of instilling values and leadership, promoting an education culture that fosters character and creativity, to guide youth to become ethical global citizens.
Year established:	2009
Year of registration:	2009
Organizational structure:	GPF is governed by a board of directors pursuant to its by-laws. Each national Chapter is governed by its own independent board of directors. The board of the international organization is advised by a Global Leadership Council (GLC) representing diverse constituencies and continental geographic regions where GPF is registered. GLC members and chapter leadership give further voice in periodic meetings enlisting inputs from 18 GPF national chapters from the world of civil society, business responsibility, interfaith, academia, women and other sectors. Please see the GPF Annual Report for more details: http://www.globalpeace.org/global-peace-foundation-2014-annual-report
Number and type of members:	The international and the national chapters do not have a membership base as would be typical of associations or societies. However GPF has over 500 partners (including government ministries and departments, foundations, corporations, and civil society organizations, universities, schools, and education associations) as of 2014.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	US and Global Partner Relationship with over 200 NGOS including: Institute for Sustained Dialogue, Service for Peace, Civic Enterprises, Center for Strategic and International Studies, International Center for Religion and Diplomacy. See GPF Annual Report
Funding structure:	Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants Fundraising campaigns

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