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Peace Crane Project

Imagine building bridges of peace… by folding a simple sheet of paper.

Through the Peace Crane Project, children and young people make origami peace doves and exchange them with peers in a distant country, their exchange partners.

The activity turns the classroom into a living world map: participants discover new friends, improve language skills, explore different cultures and develop a broader view of the world.

A small paper gesture can open hearts and connect people living thousands of kilometres apart.

The initiative is carried out in partnership with the Peace Crane Project.

Objectives

  • Promote a culture of peace through meeting and exchanging with peers from other parts of the world.
  • Discover and value traditions, values and ways of life different from your own.
  • Develop practical skills within a culture of peace.

Activities

  1. Register your class or group using the dedicated form: https://peacecraneproject.org/sign-up/.
  2. Choose your exchange partner and confirm the partnership by exchanging contact details.
  3. Make doves, cranes, hearts and other origami figures and include messages of peace, kind thoughts or short introductions.
  4. You can add pen-pal letters and videos, or organise video calls with your partner.
  5. Send your creations to your partner. You are responsible for postage costs.
  6. Request your participation certificate by writing to sue@peacecraneproject.org.

Deadline

There is no deadline. Countries in the Southern Hemisphere are encouraged to take part in preparation for 21 September, World Peace Day.

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