Generations For Peace

Generations For Peace (GFP) is a Jordanian non-governmental organisation based in Amman dedicated to peacebuilding through sustainable conflict transformation at the grassroots.[1] Founded in 2007 by Prince Feisal Al Hussein, GFP has worked with and empowered volunteer leaders of youth in 51 countries around the world to promote active tolerance and responsible citizenship in communities experiencing various forms of conflict and violence. The organisation is the leading Jordanian NGO, with a global ranking of #3 in peacebuilding and #26 overall by NGO Advisor's 2020 Top 500 NGOs in the World.[2] As one of only two peace-through-sports organisations to be officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee,[3] it uses carefully facilitated sport-based games, art, advocacy, dialogue, and empowerment activities to serve as an entry point for engaging children, youth, and adults, and to promote integrated education and sustained behavioural change.

Generations For Peace
Founded2007 (2007)
Founded atAmman, Jordan
TypeInternational non-governmental organization
FocusPeacebuilding
Youth leadership
Conflict transformation
Curriculum development
HeadquartersAl Hussein Youth City, Amman, Jordan
Area served
Worldwide
Founder and chairman
Prince Feisal Al Hussein
Employees
60
Websitegenerationsforpeace.org/en

History

Generations For Peace was founded as a peace-through-sports initiative of the Jordan Olympic Committee in 2007, but has since expanded to include art, advocacy, dialogue, and empowerment as tools to bring peace to communities facing division and conflict. Since its founding, the organisation has trained more than 16,000 volunteers and reached over 780,000 children, youth, and adults across Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East as of 2019. It has also been supported by a variety of partners, including the European Union, UNICEF, USAID, UNESCO, International Olympic Committee, Samsung, and the University of Oxford.

Generations For Peace established a research institute, the Generations For Peace Institute, in 2010.[4]In 2020, the organisation was ranked the best in Jordan and #26 in the world on a list of the "top 500 NGOs in the world" published by NGO Advisor in Geneva; additionally, it was placed third in the "peacebuilding" category.[5]

Model

Generations For Peace uses a volunteer cascading model in which trained volunteers in turn train future volunteers in their home communities, ensuring that programmes and ideas are spread while remaining true to their original design.[6]

Tools for Peacebuilding

Generations For Peace has trained youth volunteers in regions affected by conflict across 50 countries around the globe, empowering them to build lasting peace in their communities. To further this peacebuilding mission, GFP has developed and now implements five tools to bring about and promote peace in local settings. Sport For Peace uses sports-based games and activities that integrate peer-group and peacebuilding education, aiming to promote a sense of understanding and unity that transcends the divides found in typical day-to-day life in high-conflict communities.[7] The impact of sport in peacebuilding initiatives is recognized by the UN through its United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP).[8] Arts For Peace is effective both for psycho-social healing after violence and trauma, and for building trust, developing respect, and ensuring inclusion across previously divided social groups.[9] Advocacy For Peace uses print, social, and broadcast media, as well as rallies, marches, demonstrations, and special community events to build support and advocacy amongst different groups for change in local community, starting at the grassroots. Dialogue For Peace creates a safe space in which participants can engage in an honest exchange of ideas, all while remaining neutral, non-directive, and non-prescriptive. Empowerment For Peace creates activities that build the life skills and capacities of youth and adults who are trapped in conflict due to lack of power, influence, economic status, or specific vulnerabilities.

Locations

Satellite Offices
  • Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Kaduna, Nigeria
  • Garoowe and Mogadishu, Somalia
  • Juba, South Sudan
  • Khartoum, Sudan

Countries with GFP Programmes

All countries with currently active GFP Programmes as of 2020 are highlighted in bold.

Afghanistan Algeria Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh
Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Burundi Côte d'Ivoire Cyprus
Egypt Gambia Georgia Ghana India
Indonesia Iraq Jordan Kenya Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya
Madagascar Nepal Nigeria North Macedonia, Republic of Pakistan
Palestine Russian Federation Rwanda Senegal Serbia
Sierra Leone Somalia South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan
Tajikistan Timor-Leste Togo Tunisia Turkmenistan
Uganda Ukraine Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe  

2020 Rankings

Generations For Peace was earned the following rankings for 2020 by NGO Advisor.

  • Anti-Violence: #2 in the World
  • Human Rights: #2 in the World
  • Peacebuilding: #3 in the World
  • Capacity-Building: #5 in the World
  • Inclusion: #6 in the World
  • Knowledge Sharing: #7 in the World
  • Gender Issues: #7 in the World
  • Social Justice: #7 in the World
  • Community Building: #8 in the World
  • Education: #10 in the World
  • Children & Youth: #11 in the World
  • Overall: #26 in the World

Research Partners
  • Uppsala University
  • Georgetown University[10]
  • University of the Western Cape[11]
  • Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation
  • University of Oxford[12]

References
  1. "Home - Generations For Peace". Generations For Peace. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  2. "NGO Advisor explores a world of excellence: #034 Generations for Peace". NGO Advisor. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  3. "Nakhwah".
  4. "King patronizes opening of Generations for Peace Institute | Sports | Ammon News". en.ammonnews.net. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  5. "Generations For Peace rises to #26 in Top 500 NGOs in the World". 2018-01-30.
  6. "Generations For Peace | Anna Lindh Foundation". www.annalindhfoundation.org. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  7. "International Study Released by the Generations for Peace Institute and Georgetown University Maps Global Initiatives in Sport for Peace and Development". Cite web requires |website= (help)
  8. "Generations for Peace – ICESSD scholarship opportunities". Cite web requires |website= (help)
  9. "King inaugurates Generations for Peace Institute, headquarters". Cite web requires |website= (help)
  10. "International Study Released by the Generations for Peace Institute and Georgetown University Maps Global Initiatives in Sport for Peace and Development".
  11. "Generations for Peace – ICESSD scholarship opportunities".
  12. "King inaugurates Generations for Peace Institute, headquarters".
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