🏕️ What’s This All About?

This July, we have the chance to change lives, but we need your help. Thirty amazing kids from underserved communities have been selected for the Friends of the World Leadership Summer Camp in Houston, an unforgettable week of exploration, creativity, and leadership building at Xavier Academy and Camp Eagle (July 12–24). For many of these kids, this is a rare opportunity to simply be children, discover new strengths, build friendships across cultures, and return home inspired to be changemakers in their schools and neighborhoods. We are racing to raise the final funds to make this dream a reality. Will you help us? Every dollar counts! 🙏

⸻ Why This Matters?

These children:

• Come from under-resourced communities where opportunities like this are rare

• Have been hand-selected for their leadership potential and spirit

• Will return empowered to positively impact their families and communities

• Will gain confidence, hope, and new friendships that can last a lifetime

This isn’t just a camp. It’s an investment in the future of these children—and our city. 🌍✨

⸻ What Is the Camp?

The Friends of the World Leadership Camp is inspired by Secours Populaire Français and their Copains du Monde program, one of Europe’s most impactful models for youth leadership and global solidarity. It gives children a unique space to:

✅ Build empathy and cultural understanding

✅ Learn the value of service and leadership

✅ Discover their own voice and potential

✅ Simply experience joy and belonging—something too many have missed

🚨Why Now?
Raising funds is harder than ever, but the need is greater than ever.

We are moving fast to close the funding gap so that every child can attend. Without your help, some may have to stay home. Please, if you can, make a donation today and share this campaign with your network. Together, we can make sure no child misses this life-changing experience.

💬What Campers Said Last Year ❤

“At camp, we overcame the temptation to judge one another. Instead, we celebrated our different cultures, laughed at our differences, and found real friendship. We realized that we can help create a world where everyone is respected."

"We learned how to quiet the negative voices in our heads, the ones that make us doubt ourselves or feel like we don’t belong. Through art, games, and conversations, we discovered the courage to be ourselves and to speak up for what matters. We left camp not just with memories, but with the confidence that we can be authors and actors of change in our communities. We are not alone, and together, we are powerful.”

🌱 About Be Peace Be Hope

Be Peace – Be Hope is a nonprofit organization committed to nurturing emotional intelligence, resilience, and leadership in underserved children and educators. Our mission is to equip young people with the inner tools they need to navigate life’s challenges, embrace their full potential, and grow into compassionate, confident leaders who uplift their communities and inspire positive change.

Thank You!

Thank you for believing in these incredible young people. Your gift is more than a donation, it’s hope, it’s opportunity, it’s a spark for change. 🌟

👉 Donate now. Share widely. Let’s make this summer one they’ll never forget!