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From Philanthropy to Peace Steve Killelea Chairman The Charitable Foundation

The Charitable Foundation. . Background. Established in 2001.Proceeds of a successful business careerCapital Invested target 10% growth, 5% of capital spent on projects each yearWill Spend $5M USD this yearOverheads 7% of ExpenditureProjects in Myanmar, Cambodia, Loas, E. Timor, PNG, India, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, Rwanda.

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From Philanthropy to Peace Steve Killelea Chairman The Charitable Foundation

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    2. Background

    3. Charter

    4. From Philanthropy to Peace

    5. The Global Peace Index project was commissioned by Steve Killelea, an Australian businessman and philanthropist. The reasons are:

    6. We have taken it as given that peace is the preferred state for business to operate in. For business to invest and thrive in an economy, it must have infrastructure.

    7. The Economist Intelligence Unit has compiled the Global Peace Index

    8. Absence of war or conflict If the country is not involved in violent conflicts with neighbouring states or suffering internal wars it has achieved a state of peace

    12. Ranking states of peace Small, politically stable, democratic countries top the rankings 15 of the top 20 are western or central European Most are members of a supranational body Island nations fair well The search for drivers of peace: Countries with internal peace have defining features Well functioning democracies, low corruption, regional integration, high take-up of education, low hostility to foreigners, high incomes Countries with external peace have no clear defining features No clear path to external peace

    13. Based on the initial research, peaceful societies are those characterized as countries with:

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