PeaceJam today organized a special ceremony in honor of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman on the sidelines of her participation in the 3-day conference “Thinking in 21st Century”, hosted by la Universidad Autónoma del Caribe in Barranquilla, northern Colombia.

PeaceJam had announced last May that Nobel Peace laureates Tawakkol Karman and Kaylash Satyarthi from India were granted its membership.

Colorado-based foundation had pointed out that “the addition of these two new global leaders of peace will allow PeaceJam to expand its award-winning program to include issues of child slavery and grassroots democracy building.”

The PeaceJam Foundation is an international organization whose mission 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. 

Launched in February 1996 by co-founders Dawn Engle and Ivan Suvanjieff, PeaceJam was founded to provide the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates with a programmatic vehicle to use in working together to teach youth the art of peace.

More than 1.2 million young people have participated in the program from 40 countries around the world, completing 2 million service projects to address the most pressing issues facing the planet through PeaceJam's Billion Acts of Peace Campaign.