December 20th, 2011

All that remains to be done in the Peace and Love Music container is sound proofing; we're doing our best and hope to make 2012 our most effective year yet, with demonstrable progress to replicate in places of need.

November 15th, 2011

Work is underway inside the Peace and Love Music Container. Water is being ran, and the electrical works is almost done too! 

October 28th, 2011

Thanks for a good friend of Peace and Love International, a Rotarian by the name of Jo Maxwell from the Claremont Rotary Club of Cape Town, we have kilograms upon kilograms of nutritious, healthy food coming our way in Fisantekraal to share with those in need. Jo has been extremely supportive, and we're lucky to have stumbled upon the path of someone so selfless!

September 14th, 2011 

Come and view photos taken by South African youth and Peace & Love volunteers to learn about the challenges of daily life in the impoverished communities of South Africa. Learn more about Peace & Love International's role in empowering the youth and find out how to get involved or support these initiatives.

Today in South Africa: a photo exhibition
This Sunday, September the 18th, 2011 from 1 to 5 pm
99 Powell Street, Vancouver

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June 14th, 2011

PEACE & LOVE HAS ITS CONTAINER!!! The youth of Fisantekraal will soon have a musical haven to call their 
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TAKE A SNEAK-PEAK AT A PHOTO OF IT HERE: http://yfrog.com/ke2ptpj

May 31st, 2011

Stay up to date with Peace & Love's daily happenings by following us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/PeaceandLoveInt

May 7th, 2011

Another 1st: P&L International has a holistic girl's soccer team starting practice on Tues in Fisantekraal! No one is more excited about it than the young ladies themselves!

more to come very soon....

April 29th, 2011

Tom and Matt Cycle: a new Peace & Love international cycling initiative to raise awareness and funds for Peace and Love Music, in South Africa. 

Check it out: http://www.tomandmattcycle.com/

April 15th, 2011

The Peace and Love Music youth have been practicing hard 3 times a week in the township of Fisantekraal for the last month and a half. They are preparing an original song and dance for a community gathering being held on April 30th. Keep your eyes on peaceandloveinternational.com for videos and photos to come. Big things are happening on the ground, and we're excited about the positive growth we're embarking on! More to come soon...

February 9th, 2011

In the spirit of sharing and service above self, the Rotary Club of Coquitlam opened their weekly meeting today by handing over a $1000 cheque towards the Peace and Love Music project in South Africa! On behalf of Peace & Love International, the Peace and Love Music tean, and everyone we strive to empower, we thank the generous Rotarians for their continued support!

December 22nd, 2010

At this pivotal time of the year, when so many people are looking to give, and while even more are need in of sharing, Peace & Love International is excited to introduce you to our most creative effort to uplift youth in one of the most violent places in the world. It's called Peace and Love Music, and we hope it's something you come to believe in like we do. 

October 18th, 2010

Paint for Peace is back for the 3rd time! A Peace & Love International original, Paint for Peace will be going down on the 21st of November at Douglas College, Canada. Click here for more, and hopefully we will see you soon!

October 4th, 2010

Peace & Love International disbursed emergency first-aid equipment to the embattled shack-dwelling community of Gorachoqua, located in Hout Bay, Cape Town. The scarce supplies were dispersed in two hubs of refuge in the ghetto. Sisters who stayed behind during the first attack on September 20th have taken responsibility for ensuring access and care to the wounded in case of future attacks. 

As always, Peace & Love International remains committed to complete accountability, transparency, and responsibility: you can find a detailed Disbursement Report on this initiative by clicking here. 

September 29th, 2010

September 21st, 2010

Peace & Love's roots have been extended to the ghettos of South Africa. With new empowerment initiatives underway in the squatter are of Overcome, located on the outskirts of Cape Town, you can keep up to date with the sharing efforts in the community by visiting www.peaceandloveovercome.wordpress.com or by clicking here :)

September 13th, 2010

Contrasting Narratives expands to the University of Cape Town from the 13th to the 15th of September

September 7th, 2010

Peace & Love International has begun establishing FRIDE LOVE MUSIC. Listen...

August 31st, 2010

August 30th, 2010

With immense gratitude to our Agents of Change, from the dental office who shared their equipment and intellectual capital, to the individuals who shared for the nutritional and transportation need for our premier session, Peace & Love International is excited to welcome in our newest empowerment initiative: Smile Education. Check out this new, unique effort under our Projects section. We hope it's something you can believe in you.    

August 16th, 2010

PASS IT ON, an expansion on our Contrasting Narratives initiative, and in support of the Peace & Love Holistic Scholarships in South Africa, will take place at the University of Cape Town from September 13th to the 15th... pass it on!   

July 23rd, 2010

In 7 days, we will launch a new project by the name of Smile Education. Based out of South Africa, it aims to address some great health issues faces by many disadvantaged children living in some of the most despot townships in South Africa. Find out more about this initiative by clicking here! 

July 8th, 2010

This month has been perhaps the most exciting and active month we have had to date as it marks the launch of two very unique empowerment initiatives. On July 11th, Peace & Love International will launch an exhibition by the name of CONTRASTING NARRATIVES, showcasing the conditions which most impoverished South Africans live in, while attempting to raise awareness about how by sharing privilege we can empower the less privileged around us. The event will also be host to raising funds to establish a unique, holistic and empowering vocational scholarship as well as a community education initiative through an international co-op based and  born out of Soweto, South Africa. The event will take place at 12:30 @ Butterfly Studios, Cape Town, South Africa.

July also marks the launch of another initiative called Smile Education which will provide for the oral hygiene education, cleaning, and check up of children from Fisantekraal, one of the most marginalized and underprivileged communities in Cape Town. Please keep your eyes on our website for new update. If you would like to support any of these initiatives, you can do so by scrolling to the bottom on any page on our website! 

June 29, 2010 

SokJok, a new, innovative, and socially conscious sport apparel company has generously offered to donate partial proceeds from all sales this month to Peace & Love Intentional's empowerment initatives. We hope you can check them out! www.sokjok.ca

May 24th, 2010

Following Pictures of Perseverance, a personal and unique photo exhibit held in January 2010 of photos taken by slum dwelling children from the Philippines, Peace & Love International managed to raise enough funds to help build the children The Peace & Love Computer Centre in the slum of Navotas in order to aid the children's academic efforts. We are very thankful to the children for sharing their stories with us taking the remarkable photos which made this project possible, as well as local and international sponsors who helped make the project possible. We are confident that the Centre they helped raise funds for will have a positive and lasting impact of their scholastic endeavors, empowering them to work towards their goals and ambitions. 

As a part of our commitment to provide our supports and the general public full access to our practices in an honest, informative, and transparent manner, we are happy to provide our Disbursement Report for our project in the Philippines, outlining the financial details of our efforts. You can find it in the link above, or by clicking here. 

March 4th, 2010

After astonishing success with our efforts to provide emergency funds for the relief effort in Haiti, we were encouraged by our supported to carry out a second round of fundraising. Partnering up with a generous local school who offered to match funds raised, Peace & Love International is thankful and happy to announce that our second round of emergency fundraising resulted in raising another $2000 dollars, which was matched to $4000 by the school, and rematched to $8000 by the Canadian government, bring out total funds raised for the relief effort to just under $20,000! We would like to first and foremost thank all the generous donors who reacted quickly to the dire situation in Haiti, as well as our private partners who generously matched the funds Raised by Peace & Love International, making our efforts go even further.

As a part of our ongoing commitment to transparency and donor responsibility, we are happy to make public the receipts for our funds transfered to the Canadian Red Cross's efforts in Haiti.  You may find the receipt for these donations below:

*First Effort

*Second Effort

January 24th, 2010

Today marked another great day for Peace & Love International as we hosted our first photo exhibition. The exhibit, called "Pictures of Perseverance" showcased over 1000 photos taken by slum-dwelling children in Navatos, Philippines. The event aimed to raise awareness for their children's situation, while raising funds to better it by supporting the children's struggles to receive an empowering education. The exhibit was a great success, with Peace & Love International exceeding its fundraising goals and gathering over $2700 in a matter of hours! This event would not have been possible without the incredible photography of the children as well as all the supporters and sponsors who made the event possible. Thank you!

January 18th, 2010

In 3 days, Peace & Love International managed to raise $2900, which was matched by our generous partner to $5800, which was once more doubled by the Canadian Government to a total of $11,600! Peace & Love International transfered the $11,600 funds raised to support the humanitarian efforts of the The Canadian Red Cross in Haiti.  

January 16th, 2010

It's been in the works for months, but we are excited to finally exhibit the photos and stories of the children living in the slums on the Philippines! The event will take place on January 24th, 2010 and all details about the event can be found by clicking here! We hope to see you at this one of a kind and eye opening event to empower children in the Philippines! 

January 14th, 2010

In reaction to the devastating earth quakes which have crippled Haiti, Peace & Love International, through 2 partnerships, is able to match and rematch donations to aid relief efforts in Haiti. This means that any donation, for example a $50 donation through Peace & Love International, will be matched to $100, and then rematched to $200. Your donation, regardless of amount, will go much further than expected! Please feel free to share and help the relief effort soon as this offer is not available to Peace & Love International indefinitely and up capped at $50,000. 

January 11th, 2010

Peace & Love International is celebrating it's two year anniversary and what better way to celebrate than to reflect back on all the holiday giving? We want to thank everyone who donated to our holiday sharing campaign and helped us raise over $400 in less than 10 days! Thank you for all your support!

December 25th, 2009

We are very happy to let you know that this holiday season we have yet again been able to sponsor the education of two young, less privileged girls at Hope Flowers School in Palestine! It is out belief that fostering the peace education of these young students will support them in their effort to break the cycle of poverty and suffering which exists in their family. For comprehensive details, outlining the circumstances of the children, the recipient organization, and the fiscal details of our support please consult our Disbursement Report. 

December 22nd, 2009

Peace & Love International has published its International Development Report for its project with Hope Flowers School in Palestine, called "Art for Hope". It can be viewed by clicking here.

December 20th, 2009

Peace & Love International is happy to announce that the final numbers are in from our November 22nd event, "Paint for Peace", and we raised over $10,401 on the night of the event! A very special thank you to all the donors, sponsors, Agents of Change, guests, and most importantly, the artists for making this event an unprecedented success! The money raised from this unique event brings our organizations bank account funds to a record high $47,345.12 You can find out more about the fiscal details of this event by consulting our Transparency Report.  

December 17th, 2009

It’s the holiday season, and regardless of what we’re celebrating, it’s a great time for appreciating what we have and also for sharing with those in need. This is why Peace & Love is excited to introduce its Holiday Gift Certificate Initiative! It’s hard to shop for some people, and the crowded malls, long line ups, and over priced things we really don’t need don’t make the experience much better either. Take the stress out of holiday shopping by giving the gift of Peace & Love to your family and friends this year!

Giving is EASY!

1st go to our Projects page by pressing here and scroll to the bottom of the page

2nd Press the pink “One Time Donation” button and make a secure donation in any amount your comfortable with. It doesn’t matter if its $1, or $100: no amount is too small or too big!

3rd Print the Peace & Love Gift Certificate by pressing here, fill it out with your own special words of love, and you’re on your way to giving a gift that will truly give more than anything you could ever buy in a store!

Rest assured that you’re selfless gift will reach a lot more people than just the person who you give the certificate to. Happy holidays!

December 12th, 2009 

 
Peace & Love International's first ever International Developmentis now online and comprehensively outlines our project in thePhilippines. It can be found by clicking here.

November 5th, 2009

The Peace & Love International News Letter is available. Click here to view it and read all about exciting new initiatives, what we are doing, and how you could be a part of it all! 

October 29th, 2009

Paint for Peace 2, Peace & Love's biggest event to date, is announced! The event will feature our Nigerian, Palestinian, and Ecuadorian projects on November 22nd at Pacific Palisades Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada! For more info on this groundbreaking event click here!

August 19th, 2009

Peace & Love International pushed through a lot of challenges in the months of July and August, namely due to the great dedication of one of its Agents of Change, Jerin. In other news, it comes with great excitement to announce that the Peace & Love bank account now has more than $37,500 in it!

June 27th, 2009

It is with great pleasure to announce that Peace & Love's very original fundraiser, Paint for Peace, was a HUGE success. 18 artists from many different genres convened in one place for a great cause: building the Peace & Love Growth Centre! About 100 guests attended and all art works for sold, helping us raise over $2500! Our heartfelt thanks go out to the artists, Raw Canvas for their support and donations, and the generous bidders!

June 24th, 2009 

With a massive turnout of about 400 people, Peace & Love International's first ever Graffiti was a huge success, raising over $2000!

June 22nd, 2009

Peace & Love International's initiative with Palestine is published in the University of British Columbia's Journal of International Affair! The JIA boasts pictures from the 2008 and tells the story of the children at the school, celebrating the event as an great eye opening and awareness raising initiative.

June 10th, 2009

Paint for Peace event launched, bringing together 20 artists for one amazing cause! The artists will paint on June 27th, 2009, and their art work will later be exhibited and auctioned. For event details visit http://www.peaceandloveinternational.com/paint-for-peace

June 2nd, 2009

Peace & Love T-shirts printed and being sold to benefit the Peace & Love Growth Centre. To order a t-shirt or see photos please email us

April 17th, 2009

After months of hard work by our Agents of Change, and with the generous help of a very kind lawyer, Peace & Love International is officially registered as a Canadian Society (Society # 54929). Our many thanks go out to Sanaz and Rod for their passionate assistance in achieving this historic landmark for Peace & Love International! 

April 15th, 2009

With our latest deposit into the Peace & Love bank account, our funds are nearly at $27,000. We want to deeply thank everyone who has contributed to our efforts so far as well as those of you who may donate in the future! Your generosity will help not only change lives, but also save them.

March 18th, 2009

Ready to get loose? We are very excited to announce Yoga for Peace & Love, a unique, fun, and bendy weekly fundraiser! This is a great way to relax, get healthy, and help bring about lasting change around the world for those who need it the most! For more information about Yoga for Peace & Love visit our event calender or email our Agent of Change and talented Yoga instructor, Sarah. 

March 15th, 2009

Peace & Love International receives its second package from Hope Flowers School with more beautiful creations by the students of the school as well as photos of the children to be exhibited in the summer of 2009 as a continuation of the Art for Hope initiative. Keep checking here regularly for further developments on this unique project.

March 5th, 2009

Today marks a huge lankmark for Peace & Love International! We now officially have $25,000 in our bank account! This landmark is very important for us as we need $100,000 to build the Peace & Love Growth Centre in Nigeria. We now have 25% of what we need, and this would not have been made possible without the passionate help of all of our volunteers and the thousands of supporters who have come to our various events in the last year. We are fully committed to continuing the work that we do and we would not have come as far as we have without your help. We cannot do it without you so we want to thank you now inadvance for all of your support and generousity in the future! You are helping not only change lives, but also give those most in need a chance at life.

February 28th, 2009

The Crush FUNdraiser was a HUGE success. Over 300 people came to the event and helped raise over $3,500 for the Peace & Love Growth Centre being built in Nigeria. All the guests had a fantastic time and partied for a great cause!

February 27, 2009

After weeks of hard work by Synues Interactive (www.synues.com), the new Peace & Love International website goes live, with new and integrated media functions as well as an online-donation capability! Enough praise could not be given to Synues interactive for their generous support and hard work with this new website which will help Peace & Love International raise more funds and awarness for its partners and projects. Thank you!

Please feel free to contact Synues Interactive for all of your creative needs!