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Links to Other Hero Sites

There are numerous organizations / web sites that acknowledge Heroes / Role Models / Peacemakers. The table below contains several great sites that you will want to visit. Generally speaking, these sites take a broader perspective of Heroes and are not limited to peacemaking. Find a Hero.com focuses only on those Heroes who exemplify peacemaking, nonviolence and constructive conflict management.

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Links to Other Hero Sites

Organization	Age Orientation	Comments
Better World Heroes Better World.net	Youth	This website is a tribute to heroes for a better world - people who have made a significant contribution to the goal of making the world a better place.
Canadian Peace Hall of Fame Canadian Centres for Teaching Peace	Adults	Site honors people and institutions who represent the best in the peacebuilding profession. The Hall of Fame exists to recognize the prominent and the unsung heroes of our country - the people who influence our most worthwhile cause, Peacemaking
Culture of Peace Exhibit Building a Culture of Peace	Youth Adults	Site acknowledges "The Power of People: Taking Action for Peace". The people pictured here have worked for peace in their communities and in the world. All of them have made and are making a real difference in the world. There are millions more like them, working toward a peaceful world.
Heroes of Forgiveness Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance	Adult	You can nominate a "Hero of Forgiveness". The Candidate should have demonstrated profound and genuine forgiveness. The key criteria is the inspirational and motivational force of the act or acts. Will this act empower ordinary people to act in a similar manner? The person does not have to be known worldwide.
Heroes of Today Rundlett Middle School Concord, New Hampshire	Youth	One student writes,"I think a hero is a someone who cares for you. You should be able to trust a hero. You and your hero should be able to tell secrets with each other. You should look up to this very special hero...."
Multicultural Heroes: The Embracing Cultures Project	Youth	This unique program is designed to inspire, motivate and challenge young people in middle and high schools across North America to welcome and "embrace" cultural differences and to become peace builders on local, national and international levels.
My Hero.com The My Hero Project	Youth Adults	Site provides a list Peacemaker Heroes. The site celebrates the best of humanity. Our mission is to inspire people of all ages with an ever-growing Internet archive of hero stories from around the world.
Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Foundation, Norway	Adults	Aside from humanitarian work and peace movements, the Prize has been awarded to a wide field of work including advocacy of human rights, mediation of international conflicts and arms control and disarmament. Site lists all past Nobel Peace Prize Laureates.
Peaceheroes.com	Adults	Site acknowledges Peace Heroes and their Quotations. Heroes stand strong for social justice, environmental protection, freedom from slavery, nonviolence. What is within each of us to do something that signals an end to hunger, poverty, war? Consider how heroes anywhere --- in your family, neighborhood, country, or worldwide --- demonstrate the desire, courage, and will to make a positive change for a better world.
PeaceJam PeaceJam Foundation	Youth	PeaceJam helps connect the dots between disaffected youth and Nobel Peace Laureates as role models for positive change
Peacemakers Bruderhof Peacemakers Guide	Adults	Anyone can be a peacemaker. The Bruderhof Peacemakers Guide was created to inspire and empower you to work for peace, and to arm you with living proof of the power of nonviolence to effect change and resolve conflicts. Some of the featured on this website are famous, others obscure, but all have dedicated their lives to building a more peaceful and just world through nonviolent means.
Profiles of Extraordinary Women U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer Website	Adults	Site acknowledges extraordinary U.S. women
Right Livelihood Awards Sweden	Adults	The idea of 'right livelihood' embodies the principle that each person should follow an honest occupation that fully respects other people and the natural world. It means being responsible for the consequences of our actions and taking only a fair share of the earth's resources.
The Forgiveness Project United Kingdom	Youth Adults	The Forgiveness Project aims to tell the quieter, less publicised stories of reconciliation. The stories of people who have discovered that the only way to move on in life, is to lay aside hatred and blame.
WagingPeace.org Peace Heroes Nuclear Age Peace Foundation	Youth	world’s great peace heroes, individuals who have made major contributions to creating a more peaceful world. These peace heroes can provide new role models for young people seeking to build a more just and peaceful world, and they provide a good place to start for anyone who wishes to make a difference in creating a more peaceful world.
YouthActionNet International Youth Foundation (IYF) and Nokia	Youth	A dynamic website created by and for young people, YouthActionNet spotlights the vital role that youth play in leading positive change around the world. YouthActionNet serves as a virtual gathering place for young people looking to connect with each other -- and with ideas for how to make a difference in their communities.
Honorable Mention
imahero.com StarRise Creations	Youth	IMA Hero™ Collection looks back on important achievers of the last millennium.
The Giraffe Hero Project	Youth Adults	Giraffe Heroes are people who stick their necks out for the common good. Giraffe Heroes are models for the rest of us.
You can be a Hero Too thinkquest.org	Youth	"Heroes have special qualities such as honesty, responsibility, respect, perseverance, determination, and courage. We bet you have many of those qualities too!"