U.S. Peace Ambassadors
The Peace Ambassador Program teaches and develops skills in leadership, emotional resiliency, critical thinking, teamwork, public speaking, and community action among teenagers (ages 15-18) in Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Northern New Mexico. The program culminates with a community project designed and led by Peace Ambassadors to create action with their new skills and amplify the voices of their Israeli and Palestinian peers overseas.
Application open until August 21, 2026.
PARTICIPANT CRITERIA
We welcome teenagers ages 15-18 who have an identity aligned with womanhood including cisgender, non-binary, and trans-feminine.
Must live in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, or Northern New Mexico to apply.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Workshops, trainings, and meetings will take place in Santa Fe starting in fall of 2026 on Saturday afternoons and select Wednesday evenings. Peace Ambassadors will have the opportunity to engage in online and in-person international collaborations with peers from Israel and Palestine.
PROGRAM CURRICULUM
Develop emotional intelligence, communication strategies, compassionate dialogue and conflict resolution skills
Collaborate on community-based social justice projects
Interact with peers from Palestine and Israel
COST
The Peace Ambassador Program fee is $100. Scholarships are available.
Schedule:
Coming Soon
Questions?
Past Projects
Gaza Girl Stories
The Peace Ambassadors interviewed young women in the Gaza Girls program about their lives and wrote these compelling stories based off of Orion’s “This I Believe” essay series.
Chalk 4 Peace
The Peace Ambassadors created this video about the community celebration, Chalk 4 Peace, that they organized in conjunction with Drawing on Earth.
