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The Next Decade: Give Someone Else the Opening

Cover art associated with Rise to Peace’s 10-year anniversary publication and next-decade story.
Cover art associated with Rise to Peace’s 10-year anniversary publication and next-decade story. · Rise to Peace

Rise to Peace began with the openings that changed one boy’s life—books, English, a computer, mentors, people from other cultures and a chance to do meaningful work. The next decade is about multiplying those openings: stronger fellowships, better research tools, women-led local programs, learning hubs, public dialogue and responsible technology.

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What happened—and what it changed.

This record is an intention for the next chapter, not a claim of completed impact. It shows how lessons from the first decade are being translated into a practical direction for the years ahead.

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The Internet Café Dream Became a Learning-Hub Vision

One of Shah’s long-running ideas is deliberately simple: a safe place in a village where a young person can reach the internet, learn English, build digital skills, meet mentors and see a world beyond the limits around them. The ambition is to adapt community learning hubs with schools and local partners in places from Afghanistan to Africa and beyond.

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