What We’ve Done

Launched A T-Shirt Collection

The OmniPeace brand ignited a powerful movement, empowering youth through education and leaving an indelible mark on the country. OmniPeace made its mark on June 12, 2007 when it launched a groundbreaking T-shirt collection designed to build schools and empower youth through education. Proceeds from the sale of the T-shirts built the first seven OmniPeace Foundation’s primary schools in Senegal, Mali and Malawi. The logo became an icon in fashion that gained supporters ranging from Hollywood celebrities to leaders in the global movement to bring change to Africa. OmniPeace was one of the first socially responsible organizations that launched the “conscious consumerism” movement in retail.

Jennifer Aniston, Sheryl Crow, Courteney Cox, & OmniPeace Founder - Mary Fanaro

Jennifer Aniston, Sheryl Crow, Courteney Cox, & OmniPeace Founder - Mary Fanaro

Built 9 Schools

Senegal, Mali, Malawi, Rwanda
9 Schools, 4 Countries, Over 30,000 Children

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OmniPeace Foundation primary schools were built within the Millennium Villages Project. The Millennium Villages Project was founded by Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, a bold, innovative model helping rural African communities lift themselves out of extreme poverty. Dr. Sachs is co-founder of Millennium Promise and former Head of the Earth Institute/Columbia University.

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UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES

DelphineOmniPeace Foundation made history in June 2017 when they built the first Rwanda Rocks’s Music School in a refugee camp, The Kiziba Refugee Camp. Kiziba is home to 18,000 refugees, half of whom are under the age of 18 years old. Our first student was Delphine. Delphine suffered from severe neuropathy which prevented her from having full mobility in her hands’. However, she was so committed to playing the guitar that she held the chords and strummed the strings with her knuckles… sometimes until they bled. She never gave up!On February 21, 2017, 3,000 refugees protested over a cut in food rations from the World Food Program. Five refugees were killed and twenty were injured. Among those killed was Delphine’s mother. After the tragedy, OmniPeace Founder, Mary Fanaro visited Delphine who shared this message with her: “I miss my mother. My heart, it hurts. I fight so hard to play the guitar when Rwanda Rocks came to my home. Even when the kids laugh at me. I never wanted anything like I wanted to play the guitar. Now, I have much courage. I am strong. Now, I will be a good mother to my two brothers. I am 15 years old. Music saved my life. Thank you, Rwanda Rocks.”

Delphine

OmniPeace Foundation made history in June 2017 when they built the first Rwanda Rocks’s Music School in a refugee camp, The Kiziba Refugee Camp. Kiziba is home to 18,000 refugees, half of whom are under the age of 18 years old.

Our first student was Delphine. Delphine suffered from severe neuropathy which prevented her from having full mobility in her hands’. However, she was so committed to playing the guitar that she held the chords and strummed the strings with her knuckles… sometimes until they bled. She never gave up!

On February 21, 2017, 3,000 refugees protested over a cut in food rations from the World Food Program. Five refugees were killed and twenty were injured. Among those killed was Delphine’s mother. After the tragedy, OmniPeace Founder, Mary Fanaro visited Delphine who shared this message with her:

“I miss my mother. My heart, it hurts. I fight so hard to play the guitar when Rwanda Rocks came to my home. Even when the kids laugh at me. I never wanted anything like I wanted to play the guitar. Now, I have much courage. I am strong. Now, I will be a good mother to my two brothers. I am 15 years old. Music saved my life. Thank you, Rwanda Rocks.”

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