Programme overview
The six-month pilot project, a precursor to the full programme, includes
- An online educational programme with webinars, podcasts and masterclasses aimed at young leaders
- The training of a first cohort of young leaders to develop local projects for change
- Ongoing support and mentoring for selected leaders
- An international community of practice for continuous support
- An open-access knowledge database featuring the best tools and practices
- Media campaigns to promote the project and its impact
- Evaluation plans including ongoing monitoring, progress reviews and final evaluations, with community impact indicators
Profile of participating young change-makers
The programme is aimed at young leaders aged between 18 and 35 with a background in social entrepreneurship and NGO work.
Peaceful Futures will prioritise participants from regions experiencing high tension or post-conflict situations in the Global South, while respecting gender diversity.
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Why support Peaceful Futures?
- The project is based on proven methodologies and is supported by a strong network of international experts. Its focus on youth and local initiatives ensures its relevance and sustainability.
- To mitigate potential risks such as political uncertainty, cultural constraints and local challenges, we have taken steps to ensure flexible strategies and project support, particularly by engaging regional stakeholders, key partnership networks and a community of practice.
- Your funding will support high-impact, large-scale initiatives that address urgent global needs.
The programme offers clear aims, team-based expertise and tangible results.
Goals for the 2025 edition
- Empowering a network of 150 young leaders through conflict transformation and strategic foresight tools.
- Launching peacebuilding projects through reliable support and mentoring.
- Creation of a community of practice bringing together 250 experts, social entrepreneurs and young leaders to share knowledge and collaborate.
- Improving the quality of life for 5,000 people and indirectly impacting up to 200,000 others through media campaigns and partnerships.
To request a full presentation and/or support Peaceful Futures
Three additional phases of the project envision a more extensive programme
Train more than 500 young change-makers around the world and provide in-depth mentoring by global experts for 100 active and driven leaders, impacting 15,000 people within communities with high media exposure
Accelerate more than 50 projects for change in favour of ‘Positive Peace’ through personalised mentoring and support, which will impact 50,000 people directly within local communities and reach up to 1.75 million people through media support (in addition to the recurring Phase 1)
Establish five thematic “peaceful futures” competence hubs around the world to support more than 250 projects of “positive peace” per year (in addition to recurring phases 1 & 2).
Peaceful Futures at the LearningPlanet Festival 2025
In the Mood for Peaceful Futures - Part 1: Asia, Africa & Europe
In the Mood for Peaceful Futures - Part 2: South and North America
Cultivating the Next Generation of Young Peacebuilders - In the Context of the UNESCO Chair
Leading organisations
Core tam
Olivier BRECHARD
Partnership coordination - Learning Planet Institute
Elizabeth CHUKWU
Youth Ambassador - Peaceful FuturesAnastasia EVGRAFOVA
Marketing & Communication - Global Education FuturesSimba LI
Youth Ambassador - Peaceful FuturesPavel LUKSHA, PhD
Content & Methodology - Global Education FuturesIlia LYSENKO
Project Manager - Learning Planet Institute
Global experts
Mandar APTE
Executive Director - Cities4PeaceGaby ARENAS
Founder - Fundación TAAPCharles AUTHEMAN
Expert - HEC ParisCatalina COCK DUQUE
Co-founder & President - Fundación Mi SangreRaghda ELHALAWANY
Co-Director - MasterPeace FoundationDavid GERSHON
CEO - Empowerment InstituteJan HURWITCH
Executive Director - Fundacion Etica VisionariaYiannis LAOURIS
Scientific Manager - Future Worlds CenterAlexander LASZLO, Ph.D
Research Director - The Laszlo Institute of New Paradigm Research (LINPR)Ilgin PASLI-BROMBACH
Founder - planIMPACTAnne-Marie VOORHOEVE
Founder & Strategic Connect The Hague Center for Global Governance, Innovation and Emergence
