Jerry White Winner of 1997 Nobel Peace Prize

Transforming Passive Victims into Active Survivors

Ashoka Fellow Jerry White is creating a victim-free world by transforming passive victims into active survivors and leaders. Jerry's Survivor Corps, a worldwide peer-to-peer support network, gives conflict survivors the tools they need to become leaders in their communities. By transforming survivors' perceptions of themselves, Jerry is able to change global societal attitudes towards the role of conflict survivors in the prevention of violent conflict.