# AfriPeace Development Foundation


## Posts

- [IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY](https://afripeace.org/important-message-for-the-african-community/): africa house sacramento community appeal letter by api-609400993
- [Youth Testimonies - Ethiopian Trip 2014](https://afripeace.org/ethiopian-trip-2014/):   SMILEAugust 14, 2014 by Emma Calvert Every time I think of Ethiopia it brings a huge smile across my face. Reflecting back, it is one of my favorite memories. It’s been exactly a week since we’ve arrived back in Sactown and I’m dying to go right back. Even when boarding the plane in Ethiopia I was trying to think of possible solutions to extend our visit. The trip was incredible and I would do it again, and again. Going on this trip has peaked my interest in other programs that travel abroad. I’m planning on traveling again next summer and doing […]

## Pages

- [2026 Afripeace Youth Peace in Ghana](https://afripeace.org/2026-afripeace-youth-peace-in-ghana/): 2026 Afripeace Youth Peace in Ghana 9TH YOUTH PEACE & CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM TO GHANA Tentative Dates July 2 – 14, 2026 The Youth Peace & Cultural Education Program Student Application Submit Application Teacher Chaperone Announcement Register Here About AfriPeace Foundation AfriPeace Foundation was founded by Dr. Ernest Uwazie, Professor of Criminal Justice and Director of the Center for African Peace & Conflict Resolution (CAPCR) at California State University, Sacramento. The foundation was created to strengthen relationships between the United States and Africa through community-led peace education and cultural exchange. We believe that both the U.S. and Africa have valuable […]
- [Sponsor A Student](https://afripeace.org/sponsor-a-student/)
- [Peace Education Photos](https://afripeace.org/peace-education-photos/)
- [Peace Camps](https://afripeace.org/peace-camps/): YOUTH CELEBRATE PEACE PEACE CAMPS LEADERSHIP EDUCATION Our peace program is a unique and innovative program to get young people to learn about responsible and peaceful leadership through a series of interactive activities and learning.
- [Peace Education Classroom In Africa](https://afripeace.org/peace-education-classroom-in-africa/): ​Peace Education program promotes leadership research between African potential leaders, International leaders in various and peace leadership researchers in the Diaspora. Researchers in the diaspora and Africa collaborate on research topics which they develop and share. Once a years researchers on both sides meet to identify and develop relevant programs which are passed on to African communities to implement. Part of this implementation includes annual Peace Camps in which young Africans are taught the application of peace and culture in responsible leadership. Peace Camps once initiated are on-going in the various communities, but continuously monitored and managed through Afripeace.
- [Peace Camp In Nigeria 2012](https://afripeace.org/peace-camp-in-nigeria-2012/): Young African students in peace training as future leaders learning peaceful leadership through sharing, fair athletic competition, serious discussions on issues and resolutions.
- [​Youth Peace & Culture Event 2014](https://afripeace.org/youth-peace-culture-event-2014/): 2014 Summer Youth Peace and Cultural Education Program in Ethiopia July 7-August 6, 2014 Project Director: Professor Ernest Uwazie Ph.# 916-743-8373;  fax 916-670-1168; email: ernestuwazie@yahoo.com  Teacher Guides/Team Leaders in Ethiopia: Mr. Jeremy Predko & Mrs. Pam Bodnar Home Team Support:  Mr. Nate Starace & Ms. Patricia Holmes 10 high school students from Sacramento (CK McClatchy) and Chico-California, plus two teachers as team leaders, will visit Ethiopia this summer on a youth peace and cultural education program. The main goal of the program is to promote youth peace and cultural education between the Sacramento/Chico students and their Ethiopian counterparts, in keeping with the […]
- [Youth Peace & Culture Event 2012](https://afripeace.org/youth-peace-culture-event-2012/): The Youth Peace and Cultural Education Program aims to promote global education and conflict resolution among the youth through exchanges between US and African youth.  The year- long program culminates in a 4 week summer trip to a select African country by 10-15 students with 2 teachers as guides. Pre-trip activities in US include development of peace projects, assigned readings, fundraising, problem solving tasks, team building and conflict resolution training, as well as critical health and travel information. While in Africa, the US youth receive lectures on various topics, engage in various levels of interactions with their peers, including topical […]
- [​2020 Afripeace Youth Peace In Ghana](https://afripeace.org/2020-afripeace-youth-peace-in-ghana/): The Youth Peace & Cultural Education Program             Purpose: To promote youth leadership through global education and peace exchanges between the US and African youth and a cultural immersion experience in Africa/Ghana for the US team, via conflict resolution and problem solving activities, educational instructions, peer dialogues and social interactions, community service projects, and language and cultural experiences. Eligibility: High School students, 9th -12th grades—at the time of travel in summer 2020. Application: Complete and submit the application form, with a one page letter of interest (State your personal/academic background, your reason(s) for applying to the program, and explain how […]
- [​Peace & Culture Videos](https://afripeace.org/peace-culture-videos/): ​Peace & Culture Videos https://youtu.be/BrDRmPOCcPUhttps://youtu.be/1AHUb_mp50chttps://youtu.be/1AHUb_mp50chttps://youtu.be/pGNhrRZyvbE
- [​Peace & Culture Photos](https://afripeace.org/peace-culture-photos/): ​Peace & Culture Photos
- [2025 Afripeace Youth Peace in Ghana](https://afripeace.org/2025-afripeace-youth-peace-in-ghana/): 2025 Afripeace Youth Peace in Ghana 8th YOUTH PEACE & CULTURAL EDUCATION IN GHANA, WEST AFRICA JULY 9-19, 2025 The Youth Peace & Cultural Education Program Student Application Submit Application Teacher Chaperone Announcement Register Here Purpose: To promote youth leadership through global education and peace exchanges between the US andAfrican youth and a cultural immersion experience in Africa/Ghana for the US team, via conflict resolution andproblem-solving activities, educational instructions, peer dialogues and social interactions, communityservice projects, and language and cultural experiences. Eligibility: High School students, 9-12th grades or recent High School graduate at the time of travel in summer2025. Application: Complete and submit […]
- [Peace & Conflict Resolution Photos](https://afripeace.org/peace-conflict-resolution-photos/): peace & conflict resolution photos
- [​The Team With Ghana Chief Justice](https://afripeace.org/the-team-with-ghana-chief-justice/): ​THE TEAM WITH THE GHANA CHIEF JUSTICE Explore Peace and Conflict Resolution in Africa : A Cross-cultural experience in Peace and Conflict Resolution. EXPLORE GHANA, WEST AFRICA: A CROSS CULTURAL EXPERIENCE IN PEACE & CONFLICT RESOLUTION 18 July – 1 August 2011
- [American Team With Ghana](https://afripeace.org/american-team-with-ghana/): american team with ghana ​The participants were able to experience Ghana from a cross-cultural point of view; with experiences of peace and conflict mediation programs in courts and community settings; visit cultural and historic sites; meet government and community leaders; and interact with the local people as well as other visitors from Africa attending the 3rd international conference in peace and conflict resolution held in Accra, July 26-28. Cities visited include Accra, Cape Coast, Elmina, and Kumasi.
- [Videos](https://afripeace.org/videos/): Videos https://youtu.be/BrDRmPOCcPUhttps://youtu.be/1AHUb_mp50chttps://youtu.be/1AHUb_mp50chttps://youtu.be/pGNhrRZyvbE
- [Gallery](https://afripeace.org/gallery/): Gallery 2025 Photo Gallery Afripeace benefit dinner 2016 Gallery
- [AfriPeace Foundation Outreach](https://afripeace.org/afripeace-foundation-outreach/): AfriPeace Foundation Outreach The Afripeace Foundation partners with lawyers to provide critical legal information and answers to immigration issues that affect African and Caribbean communities.
- [Events](https://afripeace.org/events/): Event Event Announcement The AfriPeace Development Foundation is thrilled to announce the first international virtual program for 2020 themed: Voices of Peace and Racial Justice from Emerging Peace Leaders: US-Africa Perspectives. The global pandemic has revealed the systemic imbalances and disparities that exist across the globe in domains of health and human security, with injustice and racism amplified in the United States. The 2020 international virtual program will bring together young peacebuilders across the U.S. and Africa to share perspectives, insights, and exchange ideas in response to the current crisis of racial justice in the U.S. and revelations of vulnerabilities of […]
- [Contact](https://afripeace.org/contact/): Contact contact afripeace send email to us afripeacefoundation@gmail.com Surface Mail: P.O. Box 293924, Sacramento, CA 95829, USA Any Query, Fill The Form
- [Sponsorship](https://afripeace.org/sponsorship/): Sponsor ernestuwazie@yahoo.com CONTACT
- [Donate](https://afripeace.org/donate/): Donate
- [Blogs](https://afripeace.org/blogs/): Blogs IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY • April 30, 2022 • Blog • No Comments africa house sacramento community appeal letter by api-609400993 ETHIOPIAN TRIP 2014 • July 21, 2014 • Blog • No Comments   SMILEAugust 14, 2014 by Emma Calvert Every time I think of Ethiopia it brings a huge smile across my face. Reflecting back, it …
- [Newsletter](https://afripeace.org/newsletter/): Newsletter Fall 2016 Fall 2016 Click to View Fall 2015 Fall 2015 Click to View Fall 2013 Fall 2013 Click to View
- [Peace Education](https://afripeace.org/peace-education/): peace education VIEW ARTICLES, PHOTOS AND VIDEO FROM THE PEACE EDUCATION PROGRAM The Peace Education Program was launched in 2009, to promote nonviolent conflict resolution among the youth and in schools through peace clubs, with some lessons from US peer mediation programs. Currently the peace clubs have been created in 30 secondary schools in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, in partnerships with 2 schools in US. In addition to the peace clubs, the Peace Education program includes a Peace Leadership Development component, aimedatcontributing to the development of the large and growing young African adults in a global setting, to enable their […]
- [Youth Peace & Culture](https://afripeace.org/youth-peace-culture/): YOUTH PEACE & CULTURE EDUCATION VIEW ARTICLES, PHOTOS AND VIDEO FROM THE PEACE & CULTURE PROGRAM The Youth Peace and Cultural Education Program aims to promote global education and conflict resolution among the youth through exchanges between US and African youth. The 2025 program will consist of conflict resolution orientation and cultural immersion program culminates in a 10-day summer trip to Ghana for 10-15 students with 2 teachers/chaperone as guides. Pre-trip activities in US include development of peace projects, assigned readings, fundraising, problem solving tasks, team building and conflict resolution training, as well as critical health and travel information. While […]
- [​Peace & Conflict Resolution](https://afripeace.org/peace-conflict-resolution/): ​PEACE & CONFLICT RESOLUTION VIEW ARTICLES, PHOTOS AND VIDEO FROM THE PEACE & CONGLICT RESOLUTION PROGRAM ​Explore Peace and Conflict Resolution in Africa : A Cross-cultural experience and networking in Peacebuilding, Peacemaking, Peacekeeping and conflict resolution programs and activities at both the grassroots/indigenous and national levels in select African countries. This is a people- to- people exchange program to explore Africa from a cross-cultural –peace point of view. Participants will experience/observe peace and Alternative Dispute Resolution/mediation programs as well as other emerging conflict resolution processes; visit cultural and historic sites; meet government/community leaders; explore the role of arts in society, […]
- [Making Impact](https://afripeace.org/making-impact/): making impact ​I am Uwaleme, Nzubechi Pantaleon, an undergraduate at Federal University of Technology, Owerri Imo State, Nigeria. In my high school, (Comprehensive Secondary school, Umuezeala-Ogwara Ehime-Mbano) I was the President of Peace Club, a student’s led club founded by Prof. Ernest Uwazie in one of his summer visits to our school in 2006. I took great interest in it and performed a good number of extra-curricular activities from which I learned Peer Mediation Process and Dialogue skills after summer workshops conducted by Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution and Afripeace and Development Foundation in 2010 and 2013 respectively. […]
- [Volunteer](https://afripeace.org/volunteer/): Volunteer
- [About Us](https://afripeace.org/about-us/): About us Afripeace Foundation is the vision and brainchild of Dr. Ernest Uwazie, Professor of Criminal Justice and director/founder of its parallel academic /university based Center for African Peace & Conflict Resolution (CAPCR) at California State University, Sacramento. Afripeace is founded on the vision of a community based, grassroots level, youth and professional adult interest in promoting US-Africa relations through peace and cross-cultural exchanges. The mission is driven by the belief that the Worlds’ superpower –USA- and emerging/2nd largest continent-Africa – have much to learn and contribute from/to each other, especially in fostering peace and development under democracy. The organization aims to build, […]
- [Home](https://afripeace.org/): ​Build long lasting cross-cultural peace relationships Afripeace promotes Africa-US relations through peace education and people-to-people cross-cultural exchanges, as well as youth leadership and community development​ Learn More Support Us Sponsor a Student Want TO Know What we Do? It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content. Youth Peace & Culture The Youth Peace and Cultural Education Program aims to promote global education and conflict resolution among the youth through exchanges between US and African youth. The year- long conflict resolution orientation and cultural immersion program culminates in a 4 week summer trip […]


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