{"id":372,"date":"2020-08-30T19:32:12","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T19:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bbforpeace.org\/lessonsfrompeacebuilders\/?p=372"},"modified":"2020-08-30T19:34:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T19:34:42","slug":"lessons-from-the-2002-nobel-peace-prize-winner-jimmy-carter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bbforpeace.org\/lessonsfrompeacebuilders\/2020\/08\/30\/lessons-from-the-2002-nobel-peace-prize-winner-jimmy-carter\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons From 2002 Nobel Peace Prize Winner: Jimmy Carter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Life\nis a wonderful adventure, only if you choose to live well and for the greater\ngood. To experience an adventurous life daily, a peaceful environment must be\ncreated. Few men are known to have invested and sacrificed hugely for world\npeace. Join me as I examine the life and times of one of the most prestigious\nworld leaders to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize- Jimmy Carter, the 2002\nwinner.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jimmy\nis an American politician, philanthropist and former farmer who served as the\n39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981, a Senator from 1963 to\n1967 and the 76th Governor of Georgia from 1971-1975. He was awarded the Nobel\nPeace Prize for his decades of \u201cuntiring effort to find peaceful solutions to\ninternational conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights and to promote\neconomic and social development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jimmy\nwas born on October 1, 1924, as James Earl Carter Jr. in Plains, Georgia of the\nUnited States. His education included the United States Naval Academy, Georgia\nInstitute of Technology and the Georgia South Western State University. He is\nmarried to Rosalyn Carter and has four kids. Carter has won accolades for his\nrelentless work to advance the cause of peace both during his time as an\nAmerican President and most importantly after his exit from power in 1981.\nDuring his presidency, Carter facilitated the groundbreaking Camp David Accords\nof 1978 between Israel and Egypt and prioritized respect for human rights in\ninternational politics during the height of the Cold War. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outside the corridors of power, Carter\u2019s impact has been phenomenal. He established the Carter Presidential Centre in 1982 to promote democracy, mediate conflicts and monitor elections around the world. His centre has played a major role in the control and eradication of diseases including guinea worm, river blindness, malaria as well as the reduction of stigma for mental health patients and boosting crop production in Africa. Carter Centre has monitored elections in over 40 countries around the world advocating for free and fair electoral practices. A devout Christian, Carter and his wife continue to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, a Georgia-based philanthropy that helps low income working people around the world to build and buy their homes and access clean water. In 2007, Carter joined The Elders, a group of independent global leaders convened by the late Nelson Mandela who works together on peace and human right issues. He has written over 30 books ranging from political memos to poetry while continuing to actively comment on ongoing American and global affairs, such as the Israeli Palestinian conflict.      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jimmy Carter\u2019s life and times inspire several lessons that I have identified including: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.         Use\nof mediation and negotiation to promote peace in conflict environments.<\/strong>\nJimmy Carter through the Carter Centre and his other endeavours have always\nsought to use mediation and negotiation as tools to bring about enduring peace\naround the world. This principle helped him broker the famous Camp David\nAccords between Israel and Egypt as the then President of the United States of\nAmerica and has been a critical strategy for his centre. This realisation has\nbeen the principal approach of Building Blocks for Peace Foundation that guides\nits use of non-violent approaches in interventions in local communities in\nNigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.         Getting\ninvolved in peace work starting right from where you are<\/strong>. Carter fought for\nhis community in Georgia as a young man, rising through the ranks to become its\ngovernor before becoming an American president. Despite his prominence and\nstature, Jimmy and his wife, Rosalyn still volunteer at Habitat for Humanity\nbuilding decent homes for strangers in their neighbourhood in Georgia. Start\nright where you are. Get engaged in something worthwhile for your local\ncommunity. You do not need a position before you impact humanity. Carter\ncontinues to touch lives outside of politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.         Have the utmost regard for people\u2019s human rights<\/strong>. This is the cardinal principle of the Carter Centre that has led them to some of the most difficult places in the world simply to fight for the rights of people to fulfil their potentials. Injustice anywhere is a threat to people everywhere. Do your best to stand up for the rights of the vulnerable and the oppressed anywhere you find yourself. To live an adventurous life, you just have to define it just like Carter did. There are several other lessons to learn from Jimmy Carter. I hope these few inspire you to act now and leave a remarkable impact in the hearts of men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written By:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blessing Adebayo.
Member, Research Unit
Building Blocks for Peace Foundation<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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