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Youth united across cultures creating solutions for a better world!


Reflections from the UN Forum on Partnerships
On the Right Track How cool it was to go to the UN Headquarters in NY for the first time! Not only is the building, artwork, displays, etc. beautiful and inspirational - but I met many beautiful and inspirational humans as well. At several moments during the UN ECOSOC Forum on Partnerships, I felt deeply affirmed — not only in what we are doing, but how and where we are doing it. Our work sits at the intersection of many of today’s global crises : climate change, conflict

J.K. Presant, M. Ed.
Jan 312 min read


Our Evolution
We are pleased to share that now, at the closing of 2025, we have evolved into a new structure with a new team and big goals! We are now Culturewise Youth, an association registered in Lot, France. We have an international team of officers and members hailing from the American, European, Asian, and African continents. We are also now releasing our first children's book, How We Hold the World which I wrote with illustrations by a Dogon artist, Dramane Diarra. (Check out www

J.K. Presant, M. Ed.
Dec 24, 20251 min read


Why connect children cross-culturally?
“The meta-analysis provides strong support for the intergroup contact hypothesis, indicating that positive contact between members of differ

J.K. Presant, M. Ed.
Mar 2, 20253 min read


Our Partnership with Dogon Dreams
Students in one of the schools Dogon Dreams is in solidarity with. At the core of GPP’s philosophy is creating meaningful relationships...

J.K. Presant, M. Ed.
Feb 1, 20251 min read


How We Started
Hello! I'm Jacqui, the founder of GPP, and I wanted to share the story of how this initiative began. In 2023, I started my work with the...

J.K. Presant, M. Ed.
Jan 31, 20253 min read


Building a Better Future Through Global Peace Education
In a world that often seems divided and polarized, with the impacts of climate change and uneven distributoun of resources continually...

J.K. Presant, M. Ed.
Jan 27, 20252 min read
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