IRD Activities

• Seeds of Peace Camp

  Each summer, hundreds of teenagers and educators engage with each other across lines of conflict—sharing meals, living spaces, and learning experiences in a traditional summer camp program. For many, this type of interaction is impossible at home, and Camp is the first time they are encountering and engaging peers from the ‘other side.’ Personal change begins here. As participants form relationships and gain insights into the root issues that divide them, they build greater levels of trust, respect, and empathy, which inspire their commitment to work for change at home

• Local Programs

  After graduating from the Seeds of Peace Camp, participants build on their experiences through over a hundred local leadership development initiatives. Activities include community dialogues and facilitator trainings, multi-narrative tours of conflict zones, capacity building workshops for educators, interfaith camps, and mediation and negotiation seminars run by Harvard Law School faculty. As our alumni embark on their professional careers, they are well-positioned to begin working for change in their communities.

Main Focus Countries of Activities

USA - State of Palestine - Israel - Iraq - Jordan - Kuwait - Morocco - Qatar - Saudi Arabia - Tunisia - Yemen - Egypt - India - Pakistan - Afghanistan - Bangladesh - USA - UK - Albania - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Croatia - Kosovo - Macedonia - Romania - Serbia - Cyprus - Greece - Turkey