PEACE AND PEACE CORPS Chic Dambach Peace Corps

PEACE AND PEACE CORPS Chic Dambach Peace Corps Volunteer, Colombia 1967 - 1969 President, National Peace Corps Association 1992 – 1999 President, Operation Respect 2003 – 2005 President, Alliance for Peacebuilding 2005 – 2011 Adviser, Peace Corps Director 2015 - 2016

PEACE CORPS Promote World Peace 1. To help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women. 2. To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served. 3. To promote a better understanding of other people’s on the part of Americans.

NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION The Peace Corps community. Uphold Peace Corps ideals and support Peace Corpsinspired initiatives. Nearly 220, 000 strong, a powerful force for good.

PEACE CORPS COLOMBIA 1967 -69

ETHIOPIA / ERITREA

ETHIOPIA / ERITREA “Your contribution was indeed invaluable for creating the momentum and the spirit which made this historic achievement possible. ” -Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister, Ethiopia

ETHIOPIA / ERITREA “I know you. I know who you are. You brought peace to my country!” - Yeshu Habitegioris Woldemicael Eritrea Diaspora

THE WHOLE STORY

THE CURVE OF HISTORY

THE CURVE OF HISTORY Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature: “We may be living in the most peaceable era in our species’ existence. ”

THE WORLD AT WAR – 21 ST CENTURY

DISPLACED: 65 MILLION PEOPLE

TERRORISM

The Pillars of Peace The attitudes, institutions and structures that sustain a peaceful society INSERT MAP

A New Generation http: //webtv. un. org/news-features/watch/victor-ochenopening-of-the-world-humanitarian-summit-23 -24 -may-2016 istanbul-turkey/4907142864001

CAN PEACE BE BUILT?

CAN PEACE BE BUILT? YES IT CAN. WE KNOW HOW.