International Peace Foundation

The International Peace Foundation, a non-political, independent foundation under the patronage of 20 Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, has been invited by the governments of several ASEAN countries to support education in Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia and Laos through an event series called “Bridges – Dialogues Towards a Culture of Peace”. To date 49 Nobel Laureates and 21 other keynote speakers and artists participated in these ASEAN “Bridges” events which reached an audience of 220,000 participants and were supported by 231 different sponsors, mainly from the private sector. The next “Bridges” event series will be held in Thailand which will jointly host the events together with Japan as the JAPAN-ASEAN “Bridges” event series to stimulate exchange and to enhance further development through education.