About
Kids for Peace offers The Peace Pledge Program, The Great Kindness Challenge, the Global Friends Program, Care For Our Earth, and Community Builders. The Peace Pledge Program is implemented by chapters around the world, and kids meet regularly to put the words of the Peace Pledge into action in ways that are culturally relevant and personally meaningful. The Great Kindness Challenge is a kindness initiative implemented by schools and families worldwide, and the Global Friends Program includes Kind Coins campaigns, You Are Loved Backpacks, and responses to humanitarian crises.
Programs
- The Peace Pledge Program — Implemented by chapters around the world. Kids meet regularly to put the words of the Peace Pledge into action in ways that are culturally relevant and personally meaningful.
- The Great Kindness Challenge — pre-k through high school · A positive and proactive kindness initiative implemented by schools and families worldwide.
- Global Friends Program — Encourages youth to connect with children in countries outside of their own through projects including Kind Coins campaigns, You Are Loved Backpacks, and responses to humanitarian crises.
- Care For Our Earth — Youth work together to address their region’s most pressing environmental issues.
- Community Builders — Connects youth with their community through projects like The Grandfriends Kindness Project and the Kindness Unites Paperchain.
About the provider
Kids for Peace was founded in 2006 and has launched over 300 interconnected chapters around the world. Jill McManigal is Executive Director, Asia Moore is Chief Operations Officer, Meg Jansen is Program Director & Volunteer Coordinator, Margaret Malek is Kindness Certified Company Program Director, and Shivanii Ray is Kids for Peace Spokeskid. The organization says youth engage in socially conscious leadership, community service, arts, environmental stewardship, and global friendships.
What families say
“I helped set a Guinness World Record! I united with 180,000 friends who brightened the spirits of hospital patients by creating the world’s largest collage of kind-hearted handprints.” — Peacebuilder 1
“I am a published author. I helped to write Wish Big: Children’s Wishes for the World.” — Peacebuilder 2
“During our Peace Pledge Tours, I presented the Peace Pledge at the United Nations and on the House Floor of Congress.” — Peacebuilder 6
Last updated October 6, 2026.
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