The Canadian International Peace Project has a number of ongoing projects. This list includes some of our most recent work:  

         The Jewish-Somali Mentorship Project

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The Jewish Somali Mentorship Project is intended to aid in creating a successful cadre of Somali-Canadian professionals who can then assume greater leadership roles to assist with the development of their own community and contribute to Canadian society at large.  The goal is to connect Canadian-Somali students and young professionals with mentors from the Canadian Jewish community who through their professional experience can support, encourage, and assist them in successfully pursuing their respective professions. [More]

The Somali-Jewish Friendship Scholarship Fund was created as a result of the recognition of the critical need to support and accelerate the development of a cadre of Canadian-Somali professionals who can then provide effective advocacy and credible leadership for the Canadian-Somali community. [More]

 

The Canadian Muslim Working group (CMWG)

The Canadian Muslim Working group (CMWG) was created by Muslim leaders in the Canadian International Peace Project. Among its activities, the CMWG is developing a new generation of Canadian Muslim leaders who are working collaboratively with fellow Canadians and Canadian institutions to promote civic responsibility, social cohesion and the successful advancement of Muslims in professions, businesses and in Canadian society at large.

The CMWG supports the peace and development work of the CIPP while adhering to the organizations philosophy of not being critical of any government or organization.    

 The Canadian Arab working Group (CAWG)

The Canadian Arab working Group (CAWG) was created by a number of Canadian Arab leaders in the Canadian International Peace Project (CIPP) to provide a credible and positive forum to encourage and enhance leadership and civic engagement within the Canadian Arab community. Through its activities including events, seminars and projects the CAWG promotes civic participation among its members and supporters on local and national matters in a collegial and non partisan manner. A primary objective of the CAWG is the important task of preparing the next generation of Canadian Arab leaders.

The CAWG also supports the peace and development work of the CIPP while adhering to the organizations philosophy of not being critical of any government or organization.

The Somali-Jewish Friendship Scholarship Fund

The CIPP/YouthBank Nigerian Youth Project
The Canadian International Peace Project has partnered with YouthBank - a US based NGO on innovative pilot project aimed at street youth in Nigeria. Clara Chow, a member of the Circle of Young Canadian Leaders of the Canadian International Peace Project and a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company in Washington, DC. is a Founder of YouthBank. The anticipated success of this innovative pilot project will invariably provide a very valuable model for social entrepreneurs seeking to do similar work in other parts of the world. [More]

The Middle East - Peace through Health Project
The Canadian International Peace Project will soon be launching a Project in partnership with a Canadian based international non-governmental organization that promotes peace in the Middle East through joint initiatives on health related matters.

The Somali Project
The Canadian International Peace Project is working with it's member, the Canadian Somali Congress, and the Canadian- Somali diaspora community on a range of initiatives to assist the community in Canada on organizational, advocacy, integration and community issues. The Canadian International Peace Project is also actively assisting the Canadian Somali community in engaging the Canadian government and non-govermental organizations in contributing to peace, security, humanitarian and reconciliation efforts in Somalia.

Extraordinary Afghan-mosque project by Canadians successfully completed
As a demonstration of Canadian pluralism and a novel way to reach out to the people of Afghanistan, the CIPP in partnership with the IDRF repairs a war ravaged mosque in Afghanistan with the support of the CIPP's Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh, and other members and supporters. The students, at CIPP's founding member, Archbishop Romero Catholic Secondary School initiated the fundraising. The mosque is being used for community activities including literacy classes for children. [More]

The Peace Garden
The Canadian International Peace Project (CIPP), as part of its committment to community building among various ethno-cultural and religious groups, youth, businesses, institutions, organisations and individuals, partnered with a number of groups in Oshawa, Ontario to create a Peace Garden. [More]

Israeli-Palestinian Peace Initiative
The Canadian International Peace Project is currently putting together the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Initiative. Extensive Discussions have been held with leadership and members of the Arab-Canadian community amd Jewish-Canadian community, as well as with religious leaders, politicians, and academics from the University of Toronto, York University and Harvard University. More information on this initiative will be available soon.