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GreatLakes Peace Fooundation

Glendale, AZ · EIN 451564766 · Form 990EZ · FY2020 · Micro (<$100K) · www.glpeacefoundation.org
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mission · from form 990

To provide Relief to the 5 countries Of Africa

profile · synthesized from sources

The Great Lakes Peace Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 2010 that provides emergency relief, rehabilitation, and development assistance to vulnerable communities in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. They focus on peace-building, reconciliation, and addressing human rights issues, particularly for victims of war, violence, and social injustice. The organization also supports refugees and immigrants in Arizona with various services.

named programs · 5 · from sources

what they call their work

Fight Sexual Violence and Rape
Advocates for global awareness to end gender-based violence, provides support to survivors of domestic violence and rape, and aims to offer counseling and legal aid.
Forgiveness & Reconciliation
Programs focused on restoring friendly relations, uniting conflicting tribes, and promoting tolerance and harmony within local neighborhoods and abroad.
GLPF Services in Arizona
Provides water sanitation kits, health insurance application assistance, food stamps application assistance, transportation assistance, employment application process support, and summer and learning programs for refugees and immigrants.
Shelter & Infrastructure
Provides immediate needs such as food, clean water, non-food items, transitional shelter, and emergency medical services to victims of civil conflicts. Also offers long-term health and nutrition services, and water and sanitation programming.
Social & Economic Empowerment
Addresses the impact of civil conflicts on forced migration, refugee problems, and destruction of infrastructure to foster economic and social development.
activities · 5 clusters

what they do

  • Forgiveness-Based Tribal Reconciliation 9 activities
    • Advocacy and mediation for peace in the Great Lakes Region
      Engages armed groups, tribal armies, and community members in peacebuilding efforts and acts as a liaison between African refugees in the U.S. and communities in the Great Lakes Region. Communicates the needs of vulnerable populations to the international community and mobilizes leaders to serve as peace mediators.
    • Advocacy and mediation with armed and community groups in conflict zones
      Engages tribal armies, militant groups, rebel factions, and community members in peacebuilding efforts in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. Also rallies local leaders and armed groups to serve as mediators between African refugee communities in the U.S. and their home communities.
    • Advocacy for Vulnerable Populations
      Communicates the needs of vulnerable and affected populations to the international community. Engages tribal armies, militant groups, rebel groups, and community members in peacebuilding efforts, and rallies local leaders and opposing armed groups to serve as peace mediators between African refugees in the United States and communities in the Great Lakes Region of Africa.
    • Advocacy for Vulnerable Populations
      Communicates the needs of vulnerable and affected populations to the international community and engages tribal armies, militant groups, rebel groups, and community members in peacebuilding efforts.
    • Peace Mediation for African Refugees
      Rallies local leaders and opposing armed groups to serve as peace mediators between African refugees in the United States and communities in the Great Lakes Region of Africa.
    • Peacebuilding and Reconciliation in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
      Facilitates reconciliation and relationship restoration among opposing African tribes and ethnicities, both regionally and internationally, through promoting forgiveness and organizing peace conferences, trainings, and meetings. This includes engaging local leaders, school board members, adult students, tribal armies, militant groups, and rebel groups in peacebuilding efforts.
    • Peacebuilding and Reconciliation in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
      Facilitates reconciliation and relationship restoration among opposing African tribes and ethnicities, both regionally and internationally, through promoting forgiveness and organizing peace conferences, trainings, and meetings. This includes engaging local leaders, school board members, adult students, tribal armies, militant groups, and rebel groups in peacebuilding efforts.
    • Tribal reconciliation and peacebuilding in Africa
      Facilitates reconciliation and restoration of relationships among opposing African tribes and ethnicities through forgiveness-based programming, trainings, conferences, and engagement with local leaders. Works directly with tribal armies, militant groups, and rebel factions to mediate peace and promote cohabitation, including organizing large-scale peace conferences with regional authorities and international actors.
    • Tribal reconciliation and peacebuilding in African communities
      Facilitates reconciliation and restoration of relationships among opposing African tribes and ethnicities in the Great Lakes Region through forgiveness-based programs, trainings, conferences, and engagement with local leaders, schools, and communities. Includes measurable outcomes such as increased cohabitation and infrastructure rebuilding plans.
  • Basic Needs Provision for Youth and Families 6 activities
    • Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
      Provides emergency relief, rehabilitation, and development assistance to communities affected by war, sexual violence, and social injustice in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. This includes supplying food rations, clean water, non-food items, transitional shelter, and emergency medical services to victims of civil conflict and violence.
    • Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
      Provides emergency relief, rehabilitation, and development assistance to communities affected by war, sexual violence, and social injustice in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. This includes supplying food rations, clean water, non-food items, transitional shelter, and emergency medical services to victims of civil conflict and violence.
    • Emergency and long-term humanitarian assistance in the Great Lakes Region
      Provides emergency relief—including food rations, clean water, non-food items, transitional shelter, and emergency medical services—to communities affected by war, sexual violence, and social injustice in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. Also delivers long-term health and nutrition services, water and sanitation programs, and medical resource support to clinics.
    • Emergency and long-term humanitarian assistance in the Great Lakes Region
      Provides emergency relief—including food rations, clean water, non-food items, transitional shelter, and emergency medical services—to communities affected by war, sexual violence, and civil conflict in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. Also delivers long-term health and nutrition services, supports clinic staffing and training, and implements water and sanitation programs to reduce disease and improve quality of life.
    • Health and Nutrition Services in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
      Delivers long-term health and nutrition services by supplying medical resources to clinics and supporting training for health workers in the Great Lakes Region of Africa.
    • Health and Sanitation Services in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
      Delivers long-term health and nutrition services by supplying medical resources to clinics and supporting training for health workers. Implements water and sanitation programs to increase access to clean water, reduce communicable diseases, and improve quality of life in communities in the Great Lakes Region.
  • Refugee & Immigrant Integration Support 4 activities
    • Immigrant and Refugee Support in Arizona
      Provides opportunities and mechanisms for groups affected by conflicts to interact, share lessons, and participate in rebuilding and rehabilitation efforts in Arizona. Assists refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking, survivors of torture, and other immigrants to thrive in Arizona by providing water sanitation kits, assistance with health insurance and food stamps applications, transportation to work, employment application support, and summer and learning programs.
    • Refugee and Immigrant Support in Arizona
      Provides opportunities and mechanisms for groups affected by conflicts, including refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking, survivors of torture, and other immigrants, to thrive in Arizona. This includes assisting with health insurance and food stamp applications, providing transportation assistance to work, assisting with employment applications, and offering summer and learning programs.
    • Support services for refugees and vulnerable immigrants in Arizona
      Provides comprehensive integration support to refugees, asylees, survivors of human trafficking and torture, and other immigrants in Arizona. Services include assistance with health insurance and food stamps applications, employment application support, transportation to work, and access to summer and learning programs. Also supplies water sanitation kits to refugees and the homeless.
    • Support services for refugees and vulnerable immigrants in Arizona
      Provides comprehensive support to refugees, asylees, survivors of human trafficking and torture, and other immigrants in Arizona, including assistance with food stamps, health insurance applications, employment applications, transportation to work, and access to summer and learning programs. Also supplies water sanitation kits to refugees and the homeless.
  • Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Programs 1 activity
    • Water and Sanitation Programs in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
      Implements water and sanitation programs to increase access to clean water, reduce communicable diseases, and improve quality of life in communities in the Great Lakes Region of Africa.
  • Uncategorized 3 activities
    • Support for Survivors of Abuse
      Provides support to over 1,500 survivors of domestic violence, rape, and other forms of abuse.
    • Support for Survivors of Abuse
      Provides support to survivors of domestic violence, rape, and other forms of abuse, having assisted over 1,500 individuals.
    • Water Sanitation for Vulnerable Populations in Arizona
      Supplies water sanitation kits to refugees and the homeless population in Arizona.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2020

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2 years on record · 2019–2020
relationships · 9

who they work with

  • Arizona Community Foundation Partner — Partner supporting services for resettled refugees and immigrants in Arizona.
  • Bishop Desmond Tutu Government — Referenced as a key figure in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which informs the organization's peacemaking strategy.
  • MONUSCO Partner — Invited to participate in peace conferences organized by GLPF in the Sud-Kivu region.
  • Mayor's office of Baraka Partner — Partnered with GLPF to organize a peace conference in Baraka.
  • Vitalyst Health Foundation Partner — Partner supporting services for resettled refugees and immigrants in Arizona.
  • local religious leaders Partner — Collaborates with local religious leaders to reenact peace among tribes in the Great Lakes Region of Africa.
  • militant and rebel groups Partner — Contacts militant and rebel groups to involve them in peacebuilding initiatives in the Great Lakes Region of Africa.
  • school board members Partner — Works with school board members to promote peace and reconciliation among communities in the Great Lakes Region of Africa.
  • tribal armies Partner — Engages tribal armies in peacebuilding and reconciliation efforts in the Great Lakes Region of Africa.