PeaceJam is the only foundation in the world to have so many Nobel Peace Laureates working together closely and continuously. They are: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Dr. Oscar Arias, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Máiread Corrigan Maguire, Betty Williams, José Ramos Horta, Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo, Aung San Suu Kyi, Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi, and Wangari Maathai and the late Sir Joseph Rotblat.

PeaceJam remains an independent peace education programme, and does not have a political or religious affiliation. The 14 Nobel Peace Laureates who support PeaceJam are from different countries, and have differing spiritual and political views, But they all agree on one thing, that it is vital to teach peace, conflict resolution, tolerance, and acceptance to young people around the world.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his nonviolent efforts to resolve the Tibetan conflict and for his worldwide role as a man of peace and advocate for the environment.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his courageous leadership in efforts to find a nonviolent solution to the conflicts over the policy of apartheid in South Africa.

Rigoberta Menchú Tum was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 for her work as a peaceful advocate of native Indian rights in Central America and for her leadership among indigenous peoples worldwide.

 

President Oscar Arias, current President of Costa Rica, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his efforts to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the years of conflict and war in Central America.

 

Adolfo Pérez Esquivel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1980 for his leadership for human rights and true democracy for the people of Latin America.

Mairead Corrigan Maguire & Betty Williams were presented with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977 for their efforts to create a grassroots movement to end the violence in Northern Ireland.

José Ramos-Horta was presented with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996 for his sustained efforts to end the oppression of the East Timorese people.

Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for her nonviolent leadership of the democratic opposition in Burma, following the principles of Gandhi. She has been under house arrest since 1989.

Jody Williams of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her work in creating an international treaty to ban landmines and for the clearing of anti-personnel landmine fields.

Shirin Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 for her efforts for deomcracy, peace, and women's rights in the Middle East. .

Wangari Maathai is an environmental and political activist from Kenya, Africa. In 2004 she became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.

Laureate Emeritus Sir Joseph Rotblat was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995 jointly with the Pugwash Conferences, which he founded as a forum for scientists to work for the elimination of nuclear weapons in international politics. Pugwash brought PeaceJam to the UK after Sir Joseph Rotblat's death in August, 2005.