Making Peace Sustainable
Mandar describes himself as “Thought Leader, Social Innovator, Meditation Teacher and Storyteller”. He adds: “I collaborate with changemakers, leaders and organizations to reimagine their purpose & impact.”
Mandar is the Executive Director of the Cities4Peace initiative of IAHV and a Visiting Scholar in the School for Conflict Analysis & Resolution at George Mason University. He is also part of a working group at the United Nations, where they look into how you can inspire the private sector to invest in peace. They have a strong focus on youth.
In 2017, Mandar produced and directed the film From India With Love, a documentary about a trip to India about the transformational experience of a group of victims of violence across India. In Oct 2018, Mandar hosted the inaugural World Summit for Countering Violence & Extremism that brought together peace activists and law enforcement executives to brainstorm solutions to promote peace and compassion in the world.
Until 2016, Mandar worked at Shell for 17 years at Shell International, where he managed Shell’s GameChanger social innovation program.
The Video in Depth with Mandar Apte
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Mandar’s journey in peace building
The Hardy Boys and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Running the Game Changers Social Innovation Program at Shell
Influence of Martin Luther King
The film: From India with Love
Innovative workshops bringing together perpetrators and victims of violence
Sustainable peace means inner peace and personal transformation
Peace education is missing in schools
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Links to explore
About Mandar
From India with Love
The film, available only in the UK and US:
Cities for Peace
Urban challenges due to violence and the way of change
Cities for Peace in Los Angeles
Articles by Mandar
A World in Crisis: Why Corporations Must Champion Peacebuilding
