The agreement, the first ever multi-year commitment of long-term support by a foreign Government donor to Generations For Peace, sees the Norwegian Embassy support the programmes with funds worth NOK 7.3 million ($1.22 million/£730,000/€880,000) over the 2014 to 2016 period.

"We are delighted that the Royal Norwegian Embassy has committed to this three-year partnership to support our long-term efforts to build peace in communities in the Middle East and North Africa," said Prince Feisal Al Hussein, founder and chairman of Generations For Peace

"The Embassy's support will enable us to expand our reach in the region, training and mentoring our volunteer youth leaders to use sport, arts, advocacy, and dialogue as tools for transforming conflict in their local communities, and passing their skills and knowledge onto others to create lasting positive change."

The new partnership builds on the success of the Generations For Peace Amman Camp 2013, supported by the Embassy.

It will support volunteer youth leaders, including those who were trained at that camp, as they implement Generations For Peace programmes in their own communities in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Libya, Tunisia, and Yemen.

HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein and Ambassador Sissel Breie confirm the three-year partnership supporting Generations For Peace programmes in the MENA Region ©Generations For Peace



The partnership also supports training events, including advanced training for experienced Generations For Peace volunteers, as well as the ongoing research and development work of the Generations For Peace Institute, to support innovation, and ever-greater quality, impact and sustainability.

"Supporting peace-building is a priority for the Norwegian Government, and the grass-roots conflict transformation efforts that Generations For Peace volunteers are leading in their own communities in the MENA Region are extremely important and effective," said Royal Norwegian Embassy Ambassador Sissel Breie, who signed the agreement with Prince Feisal.

"Generations For Peace has demonstrated the success of its unique cascading model and its focus on innovation, quality, impact and sustainability.

"We are looking forward to working closely with the team at Generations For Peace over the coming years."

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