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As an institution that leads in research and innovation, the University of Waterloo is known globally for the strides its students, staff, faculty, and alumni are taking to create worldwide impact.

Last Tuesday evening, the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement (CPA) was abuzz with University of Waterloo students who had come to hear about how startups in the CPA are using technology for good.

Through its relationship with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement (CPA) has been able to make connections with peacebuilders around the world.

Since its launch in 2014, the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement (CPA) has designed its programming to engage artists, entrepreneurs, and researchers in an effort to catalyze collaboration.

It’s not every day that you find professional peacebuilders, social entrepreneurs, and impact investors gathering to engage in conversation.

When a business is in its early stages of development, it can be challenging to establish a network of support and funding.

Since its inception 40 years ago, the Peace and Conflict Studies Program (PACS) at the University of Waterloo has remained a leader in peace education. Through its innovative approach to learning, the PACS program creates the opportunity for students to express their engagement with peace in diverse and powerful ways.

In the midst of global tensions and threats of nuclear warfare, the many collaborative efforts to eliminate weapons of mass destruction provide hope. One of these initiatives is this year’s Nobel Peace Prize recipient ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

At the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement, we know that innovation is more than creating a program or technology that solves one problem. It includes nurturing an ecosystem which collectively catalyzes change, both on the ground and within systems.