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The PeaceJam Foundation is an international organization whose missions statement is to create young leaders committed to positive change in themselves their communities and the world through the inspiration of Nobel Peace Laureates who pass on the spirit skills and wisdom they embody. The PeaceJam program was launched in February 1996 by co-founders Dawn Engle and Ivan Suvanjieff to provide the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates with a programmatic vehicle to use in working together to teach youth the art of peace.To date 13 Nobel Peace Laureates including the 14th Dalai Lama Archbishop Desmond Tutu Rigoberta Menchú Tum President Oscar Arias Adolfo Pérez Esquivel Mairead Corrigan Maguire Betty Williams José Ramos-Horta Aung San Suu Kyi Sir Joseph Rotblat (Emeritus) Jody Williams Shirin Ebadi and Leymah Gbowee serve as Members of the PeaceJam Foundation.