Ellie Zarrabian, Ph.D.

Interest in community building, nonviolence, and collaboration are increasing around the globe due to advancing technology and shrinking borders. Children today live in a more interconnected world than ever before. Despite the need for increased collaboration, approaches are still lacking in promoting understanding, harmony and peaceful resolutions.  As a result, societies around the globe continue to wage wars, kill one another, abuse the land and leave the environment replete of its natural resources.   

Centerpeace Foundation Community Project (Centerpeace Project) reaches out to these threshold communities globally. Threshold communities are areas experiencing current and / or historical civil unrest, war, or ongoing tensions with bordering countries or neighborhoods.  Our vision is to collaborate with local centers, community programs, members, and elders of each community to foster hope, empower individuals and mobilize the community to make positive changes for a better future.