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Our program engages young people around the world in sharing their stories through digital media to foster a new level of understanding of each others lives and presenting a new way to move forward into the future. Our program offers an opportunity for the next generation to live in a new paradigm of peaceful coexistence by engaging with one another in authentic dialogue. We use art and technology to give voice and visibility to the young people who will become the next generation of leaders of families, communities, nations and the world.

How do we promote a new paradigm for peace? We deliver workshops to teenagers around the world. In the workshops, we explore themes of global citizenship, peace building, social responsibility, and multicultural awareness. We use mediums of photography, performing arts, meditation and community exhibition. We then provide an opportunity for dialogue via video conferencing as we believe it is essential to provide a pathway to authentic connection in creating a truly global unity consciousness.

The goal of The Giving Planet is to engage peer generations around the world to authentically learn about each other. Using digital media and video conferencing technology, the program leads to a deeper mutual respect and a paradigm shift to understand that we can work together to create a better world for us all. We offer a path for greater understanding of what it means to be a global citizen and to live on the planet in collaboration and harmony. One picture and a link to each other is worth more then a thousand words...
Welcome to The Giving Planet.

2008	Program Updates

The Giving Planet is working to develop partnerships in South Africa, Ghana and Chicago to deliver three pilot workshops in 2008. We are preparing to implement programs in Cape Town in 2009 using music as the medium of expression of identity and culture for the first time. We are also preparing to implement pilot workshops in Ghana and Chicago in late October 2008 in which dance and drama will be incorporated as the artistic mediums for cultural sharing. Please check back for further updates!

2007	Our Program

Young people telling their story through the pictures of their minds eye. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then there is no better way for this generation to be seen and understood by the world...Or to learn about each other and what the world has to offer by engaging with peer generations around the planet...
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2006	Slide Show of 2006

In 2006, The Giving Planet facilitated three photography workshops in various corners of the world. Students were given digital cameras, and asked to capture the essence of what they would like the world to know about them and their lives. The photos were then presented to the community at large, so that all could understand the world through their eyes. Click here to explore their worlds.

Help	Support The Giving Planet

You can support our programs in a number of ways: Book your discount travel through our travel website at www.thegivingplanettravel.org, We receive 40%-60% of commissions on each booking.

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