The Muhammad Ali Center along with the United Nations Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict have partnered to create The Schools for Global Peace Programme.  Through this unique initiative, students learn about the lives of children living in places of armed conflict and explore the importance of fostering peace, understanding, respect, and love around the world.

The program uses biographical reading material to convey the hardships of conflict and the messages of peacebuilding.  Students read books that address the obstacles a child must face when living in an area of armed conflict.  The accompanying curriculum provides teachers with the tools to implement writing and role-playing activities associated with the themes of peace, understanding, respect and love.  These learning exercises encourage children to empathize with the global community, to express their thoughts and opinions, and to take action to help their peers exposed to armed conflict.

Upon completion of the program, the participating schools are named Global Peace Schools and each student is designated a Global Peacebuilder by the United Nations Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict. 

The Schools for Global Peace program includes additional partnerships with the Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children, For Our Children’s Sake, Save the Children, Committee on Teaching About the United Nations, Cyber School Bus (U.N.), and the Jane Goodall Institute.

The first two books take place in Africa and are entitled:

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Click Here to read an excerpt from Thomas and Deng – Paradise Burning (foreword by Muhammad Ali)

Click Here for more information and teacher curriculum on Marie: In the Shadow of the Lion