2019 JCI Annual Report
C ampaigns Peace is Possible In 2019, under the leadership of President Alexander Tio, JCI’s Peace is Possible campaign reached more than 22,000 people with Act for Peace: The 2019 JCI Peace is Possible World Tour. Members were encouraged to lead and engage their communities in activities that promoted everlasting world peace through meaningful and sustainable projects that involved all sectors of society. As part of an ongoing partnership with Let’s Do It, about 100 JCI organizations participated in World Cleanup Day on 21 September, the International Day of Peace. This global event encourages people to host community cleanup events and fight for a greener, more peaceful future. JCI also partnered with Global Peace to host a series of Inter-Generational peace dialogues across continents, including the Netherlands, South Africa and Japan. In line with the Act for Peace Tour, JCI Ambassador and global journalist Richard Lui visited members in Honduras to recognize the efforts of this national organization to mobilize young people to be leaders in the movement for peace. More than 8000 members from communities in nearly 130 cities and 70 countries answered the call for peace by hosting workshops, rallies, advocacy campaigns and more to inspire peace actions. In Morocco, JCI Grand Ouarzazate held the Ftour for Peace to promote the values of tolerance and mutual respect during the tradition of Ramadan. The event encouraged members from different cultures, religions and ethnicities to share tables with one another and exchange traditions. 2019 marked the fourth year of Ftour for Peace and generated media attention across the country.
