"We must stop believing the problems are too big,
and that we are too small."
Powered by TheWhole9.com (a worldwide online community of creators), we founded
The Peace Project in 2010 and got to work. We've felt called to work in some of the most underserved communities across four continents, creating projects in collaboration with people from all walks of life. We strive to leverage human resources and community participation, minimize project costs and inspire people to believe that we're big enough to solve complex challenges if we join hands with
purpose, passion, planning and action.
Besides the projects shown, we've executed dozens more to aid refugees, immigrants, forest fire & earthquake survivors, those living on the streets, and victims of war.


Gratitude Food Pantry, United States
When business was opening back up at the end of the lockdown, we transformed The Whole 9 Gallery into Gratitude Market. Culver City Shares was winding down, but we recognized there was still a need for food, so we opened a food pantry in a back office complete with dry goods, meat, dairy and bread, and serviced 20 families a week through the end of 2020.

The Great Bread Drop, United States
Thousands of loaves of artisanal bread are thrown away daily in Los Angeles. Over a six month period, The Peace Project organized a team of runners and a cutting crew to pick-up, cut and redistribute 30,000 loaves of bread to local food programs including several Culver City-based organizations, Backpacks for Kids and New Earth.


Wind Chimes for Change, Philippines
Believing that art really can change lives, The Peace Project inspired our community in the Philippines and artists in Los Angeles to create windchimes made from the tin from the houses destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan. These windchimes were then sold at our gallery -- proceeds paying for all the building materials for the Peace Center we created.

Healing Bodies, Changing Lives, Philippines
Bantayan Island is a resort island where massage is in demand, but trained therapists are in short supply. The Peace Project trained seven members of our community in therapeutic massage and business skills so they could offer this healing modality to visitors -- generating more income in one hour than they previously had in several days.





United Nations Peace Museum, Sierra Leone
The Peace Project was hired by the United Nations to conceptualize and design a Peace Museum in Sierra Leone to memorialize victims of the war and provide important historical context as to how and why the war began, what the impact of the war was on the country and it’s citizens, what ended the war, and what learnings could aid in Sierra Leone’s healing and help prevent future conflict.

We Are Alive, Palestine
Mobilize the citizens of At-Tuwani (a village in Area C of the West Bank), Palestinian and top international muralists to paint village homes and buildings with Palestinian faces, patterns, animals and iconography. This project was launched in late 2019 to show the world the beauty of Palestinian culture and reveal the hope for unity that beats worldwide. Paused due to COVID, but hopefully restarted soon.