About Us
Together, let's build a future where peace, dignity, and sustainability reign.
Who are we?
We are a nonprofit organization committed to building a more just, inclusive, and sustainable world. Believing that every individual deserves to live in dignity and peace, we work with local communities to address their needs, build their capacity, and promote sustainable solutions.
Wings of Peace for Development (WPD)
Our Vision
Wings of Peace for Development dreams of a just, inclusive, and sustainable world, where every individual, especially the most vulnerable, lives in dignity, peace, and harmony with their environment.
We aspire to build resilient, equitable, and peaceful societies based on education, social justice, good governance, and responsible management of natural resources, where human rights are respected, conflicts are resolved without violence, and where women, youth, indigenous peoples, and all marginalized communities participate fully in the sustainable development of their territories.
Our Mission
Wings of Peace for Development is a nonprofit organization committed to promoting peace, social justice, and sustainable development through concrete, inclusive, and participatory actions. Its mission is to strengthen the capacity of communities, particularly marginalized groups, to build an equitable and resilient future.
To achieve this, the organization is active in the areas of peace education, community health, environmental protection, food security, peaceful conflict resolution, democratic governance, and the promotion of human rights and gender equality.
It also works to protect indigenous peoples, empower women and young people, combat sexual violence, and support local research into innovative and sustainable solutions.
Our Motto
“Peace and justice for a sustainable future”
Our Objectives
Wings of Peace for Development is a non-profit organization actively engaged in promoting sustainable development. Convinced of the importance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations, it places their implementation at the heart of its actions and mission.
With this in mind, Wings of Peace for Development pursues a set of concrete objectives aimed at contributing effectively to the achievement of the SDGs through targeted, inclusive, and sustainable initiatives tailored to the needs of local communities.
The organization pays particular attention to several priority areas, including:
- Education and peace education
- The health and well-being of populations
- The environment, including ecosystem protection and sustainable waste management
- Peaceful conflict resolution
- Food security and sustainable agriculture, including agro-pastoral development
- Promoting human rights, equity, social inclusion, and gender equality
- Good governance and strengthening the rule of law
- Responsible management of natural resources
- Protection of the rights of indigenous peoples, particularly Pygmy communities
- Combating sexual violence, including rape, and supporting survivors
- Supporting young people, empowering women, and promoting female entrepreneurship
- The development of research to deliver local and sustainable solutions.
Our values
« Dignité – Justice – Paix-Durabilité »
Dignity
Wings of Peace for Development advocates for respect for human rights, equality, inclusion, and protection of vulnerable people.
Justice
WPD focuses its activities on social equity, peacebuilding, the promotion of good governance, and respect for the rule of law.
Peace
WPD actively campaigns for nonviolent conflict resolution, fosters social cohesion within communities, and promotes peace education accessible to all.
Sustainability
WPD is actively committed to environmental protection, food security, community health, and sustainable development for the benefit of local populations.