2024 Oleander UK Application

The Oleander Initiative is Now Accepting Applications for the 2024 Program for Changemakers from the United Kingdom

Please click on the link below to download an application

2024 Oleander UK Application

Overview

The Oleander Initiative will implement the Hiroshima City of Peace Study Tour in Hiroshima, Japan during June 16-21, 2024. The Oleander Initiative is seeking participants from (but not limited to) the NGO, education, civil society, and community service sectors that are interested in promoting peaceful societies.  All participants must reside or work in the United Kingdom.

The Oleander Initiative is a highly-subsidized six-day cultural, professional and educational immersion into the unique “Culture of Peace” that emerged in Hiroshima, Japan after the August 6th, 1945 atomic bombing. Throughout this experience, participants are encouraged to reflect upon the “lessons of Hiroshima” – pacifism, resilience, forgiveness, reconciliation, moving forward, and many more – and then work collaboratively to apply these lessons within their own local contexts.

The project is partially funded by the Sasakawa Foundation, and all accommodations, meals and travel within Hiroshima, as well as expert instruction, testimonies and cultural visits are covered by a one-time payment
of £350.

Participants are responsible for international travel, travel insurance and all expenses before and after the program. 

Previous programs for participants from the UK and be found at the links below

2018

2023

Due Date: March 28, 2024

Questions? Please email Oleander@ume.org if you have any questions

 

About us

The Oleander Initiative gathers educators from communities around the world to work together and transform the lessons of Hiroshima into relevant and impactful peace education activities for their students.