Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative

The Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI) is a non-governmental organization with an international scope and reach. It was founded in 2012 by Forest Whitaker, a social activist and UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace. WPDI develops peace-building programmes, initiatives and campaigns to foster peace and reconciliation in disadvantaged and fragile communities worldwide, including Africa, Latin America and the US. WPDI seeks to bring young women and men together and to empower them to become peace leaders and agents of positive transformations in their countries and communities.