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Students Help Bring Music to a School in Zambia

Pictured above is Jannack Mahachi, a blind teacher and musician at a school in Lusaka, Zambia. BoPH students from Mr. Ken Buescher's Class in Danbury, Connecticut earned money to purchase a guitar for Mr. Mahachi so the school could start a music program. (Click for more info)

Bridges of Peace and Hope School in Budapest, Hungary

US Embassy Cultural Attache Carolyn Glassman (2nd from Right) and assistant Monika Vali (far right) join John Farrell in presenting BoPH tee shirt to administrators at Kolozsvar School in Budapest. (Click for more info)

Bridges of Peace and Hope Teacher Wins Major Microsoft Award and Will Represent USA in World Forum

Cheryl Arnett (on right) from Sunset Elementary School in Craig, Colorado and Rawya Shatila from Maskassed Khalil Shehab School in Beirut, Lebanon in Washington D.C. being honored by Microsoft for their work building bridges of peace and hope.

Bridges of Peace and Hope School in Kiev, Ukraine

Singing in the Peace Garden in Pechersk School International in Kiev, Ukraine. BoPH Board Member Michael Palmer is shown standing on the left. (Click for more info)

Bridges of Peace and Hope Heroes Award

You are invited to attend a very special evening of song, dance, drumming, and stories. Musicians from around the world will join together with students from area schools to promote goodwill and understanding and to present the Bridges of Peace and Hope Heroes Award.

Bridges of Peace and Hope Concert, Danbury, CT, US

More than 280 students and teachers from five schools came together for the Bridges of Peace and Hope Concert in April 2009, creating a 'bridge' that united cultures, schools and generations. (Click for more info)

Bridges Project Wiki

This Wiki will be the home of a collaborative project that will include creating a music video with segments contributed from different schools around the world. We are calling the project “Joining Hands Around the World.”

Bridges of Peace and Hope School in South Africa

Students at DeRust Futura Academy performing the song 'We Are Walking a Bridge of Peace' (Click for more info)

The QUILT PROJECT: These Are Our Hopes

Students from more than 30 countries contributed to the quilt project. (Click for more info)

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