Bpeace Partners

A team of academics, corporations, government, and not-for-profits.

Bpeace develops relationships and strategic partnerships with world-class institutions and organizations.  In the wake of conflict, together we help fast running entrepreneurs run quicker and bolder.

Among participants from 50 countries, Bpeace represented the U.S. at the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in April 2010.

We made our One Million Jobs for Peace commitment at the 2010 Clinton Global Initiative.

We are proud members of ANDE—the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs.

The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the U.S. Department of State has provided us with three grants for our Afghan program.

The U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy (USCCD) selected Bpeace as a top program of the Business Task Force.

Many of the Afghan women in our Fast Runner program have also benefitted from immersion in Thunderbird University’s Project Artemis in Phoenix, Arizona.

The growing list of partners helping to bring the Dosti brand Afghan soccer balls to the U.S. include: Beyond the 11th Foundation, LeadDog Marketing and Global Goods Partners.

Blue Marble Ice Cream of Brooklyn invited Bpeace to share their dream of creating employment in Butare, Rwanda with the community's first ice cream shop.

Fina Bank provides small-business loans to our qualified Bpeace Rwandan Fast Runners.

Haymarket Media, Lucid Design, Mucca Design, Sean Mellyn, Oberon Creative, Oyster Studio, and Pause for Thought design logo and brand materials for the businesses of our Afghan and Rwandan Fast Runner entrepreneurs.

Cooper & Dunham LLP, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP and PR Newswire provide pro-bono services to help Bpeace keep our operating costs low.

Coach, Thomson Reuters and United Business Media provide financial support to Bpeace to recognize the role their employees play as Bpeace volunteers.