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World Peace Caravan
In the history of mankind we have not managed to create
sustainable world peace yet. Perhaps we need fresher, less
jaded, more forward-thinking and guileless minds to help
find the solution. Perhaps we should ask our youth for
their ideas. After all, they are our next generation of leaders. Why not engage their optimism, ingenuity and dynamism now?
T
he World Peace Caravan is doing just that.
A global peace movement that will culminate in a 12 day camel caravan from Petra,
Jordan to Jerusalem in December, 2015,
the World Peace Caravan is selecting a delegation of 12 Youth Ambassadors, ages 1624, from a worldwide pool of candidates
to spearhead the caravan. Furthermore, they are
fostering an online Youth Community to provide
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young people everywhere a platform through
which to share their ideas, voice their opinions,
educate and be educated. The Youth Ambassadors
and members of the Youth Community will participate in a unique, solutions-driven, project-based,
global educational program based upon some
of the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) and Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs). Young people the world over will be col-