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What is People to People International (PTPI)?
People to People International (PTPI) is an international organization that is enhancing international understanding and friendship through educational, cultural and humanitarian activities involving the exchange of ideas and experiences directly among peoples of different countries and diverse cultures.
PTPI is dedicated to enhancing cross-cultural communication within each community, and across communities and nations. Tolerance and mutual understanding are central themes. While not a partisan or political institution, PTPI supports the basic values and goals of its founder, President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
53 years promoting Peace through Understanding! We celebrate PTPI's Birthday on September 11, 2009 - Join us & celebrate with us!
People to People International (PTPI) was founded by President Eisenhower on September 11, 1956. Join PTPI on September 11, 2009 and celebrate PTPI's 53rd Birthday!
Global Book Club
from the shelves of Mary Jean Eisenhower's Library
PTPI’s Global Book Club is a way to connect with your global community. Global Book Club members will communicate about valuable, international topics and gain unique insight and understanding of the various cultural views in relation to those topics. The PTPI Blog (launching September 11, 2009) will feature discussion questions and commentary from PTPI staff and fellow readers. Click here to join!
PTPI's Middle East/Africa Regional Conference
June 26 - July 1, 2009
Izmir, Turkey
People to People International’s Middle East and Africa Regional Conference was held from June 26 – July 1, 2009! Conference highlights included: Meeting PTPI members from different parts of the world; Learning about other chapters’ work in the region and presenting chapter activities and projects to others; exclusive workshop sessions offered by ADAA (Agency for Development and Advancement) and more...!!
Mary Eisenhower Meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan
leading PTPI’s Global Peace Initiative and Peace Camp, two programs aimed at promoting PTPI’s mission of Peace through Understanding, both endorsed by King Abdullah. For more details about the visit, click here
May 28 - 30, 2010
May 30 - June 8, 2010
July 13 - 23, 2010
Welcome to the newly chartered chapters in the Middle East & Africa region:
Mary Eisenhower, president and CEO of People to People International (PTPI) and granddaughter of PTPI Founder, President Eisenhower, sat down with His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein to discuss the peace process and PTPI’s future initiatives in the region. Eisenhower was in Jordan
- Lome, Togo
- Kumasi, Ghana University Chapter
- Senegal Adult Chapter
- Istanbul, Turkey (Bosphorus) Student Chapter
- Cairo, Egypt (CairOdyssey)
"I have long believed, as have many before me, that peaceful relations between nations requires understanding and mutual respect between individuals."
-- President Dwight D. Eisenhower, founder of People to People International
2009 Middle East/Africa Regional Conference in Turkey
PTPI's Annual Cairo Dinner is on December 18, 2009. Join all the Egyptian Chapters for a great meeting!
Join PTPI's Birthday Challenge!
Amr Badr Recognized for Contributions to Peace. Click here for the press release.
Watch videos from PTPI's 2009 Middle East and Africa Regional Conference that was held in Turkey.
Mary Eisenhower's interview with Kansas City Star.
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