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In 2003, Fund for the Future of our Children (FFC) and Georgetown University's Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and Office of Campus Ministry, joined forces to offer a unique opportunity to Washington DC metropolitan area youth. Because the need for enlightened leadership and informed civic engagement has never been greater than it is today, we invite local youth to explore interfaith and leadership issues under the guidance of nationally recognized professionals with a wide range of expertise in the integration of religion and the public domain. Out of this collaboration emerged the Children of Abraham Peace Essay Contest, and the Youth Leadership Micro-Grant Program.
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The Fetzer Institute recently honored FFC by designating us as a recipient of their Common Cause Award, which is granted to an organization that shares in the common work of the Institute – "to serve those who are turning the tide of our times from fear and violence to love and forgiveness." This $10,000 grant will enable FFC to continue to support youth as they develop into the leaders of tomorrow.
Our program permits a $1,000 donation to become a $3,000 investment in projects that promote both the common good and civic engagement. Our young activists understand that the funds they are granted multiply to the extent that they are successful in raising additional funds, which are then matched by FFC. Click here to read more about this program!
It's co-sponsored by Georgetown University’s Alwaleed Center
for Muslim-Christian Understanding and the Office of Campus Ministry,
and offers $2,500 for first prize,$1,500 for second prize, and $1,000 for third prize!
(Open to all high school students grades 10 - 12.)
Click here to view the 2008-2009 Children of Abraham Peace Essay Contest.
Part I: What can we learn from the values taught by the Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—to be responsible stewards of the environment?
The contest first challenges students to contemplate a foundational question in the area of interfaith reconciliation and leadership. The initial essay question (2005-2006) was directed toward to the theme of peace in each of the Abrahamic faiths, and the second (2006-2007) addressed the leadership of the founders of those faiths – Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad. The third essay question (2007-2008) dealt with the causes and consequences of corruption and the models offered by the Abrahamic faiths for overcoming it. The fourth essay question (2008-2009) asked what can we learn from the values taught by the Abrahamic religions— Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—to be responsible stewards of the environment? Prizes for excellence are awarded the writers of essays responding to each year's essay question.
To those students currently engaged in leadership activities or whose potential for leadership manifests itself in those essays, further opportunities are afforded in the form of Youth Leadership Micro-Grants.
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