{"id":8157,"date":"2025-08-08T09:37:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T07:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grainesdepaix.org\/the-foundation\/the-graines-de-paix-story\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T16:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:13:24","slug":"the-graines-de-paix-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grainesdepaix.org\/en\/the-foundation\/the-graines-de-paix-story\/","title":{"rendered":"The story of Graines de Paix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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“I founded Graines de Paix with a deep conviction: education is the key to preventing violence before it takes root.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delia Mamon, Founder<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The story of Graines de Paix<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A conviction born of an observation.A project that became a foundation.An educational mission that today has international reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The origins of a conviction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Delia Mamon, founder of Graines de Paix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Graines de Paix was founded in Geneva in 2005, inspired by Delia Mamon’s vision of replacing violent reflexes with peaceful skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since childhood, Delia has been deeply concerned by questions of peace. In 2004, following several geopolitical conflicts that left the world increasingly divided and marked by violence, her commitment took a concrete form. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four key questions then emerged, questions that would go on to shape all of her work: <\/p>\n\n\n\n