Dalai Lama Center For Peace And Education

The Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education is a secular, non-profit organization based in Vancouver, Canada that educates the hearts of children and youth, and fosters compassion through creative learning, facilitating and applying research, and connecting people and ideas. Founded in 2005 as a charitable trust by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Victor Chan, the Center is a secular and non-political organization that embodies His Holiness' lifelong commitment to compassion and inner well-being. The Center holds the prestigious honor of being one of the very few institutions to which His Holiness has lent his name. It builds upon the Dalai Lama’s unique and compelling appeal as a world figure who reaches out to all people with a message of compassion, kindness and mutual understanding.