Susan Marks(f): The longing that we all have in us as human beings for a peaceful existence, to live in harmony with each other and with our world, this starts with each one of us.

When we take on in our lives that peace begins with me, that I am peace, then we begin to bring into our immediate life that peace.

HOST: Hallo, friendly viewers, and welcome to Good People, Good Works on Supreme Master Television. Today’s show features a leading international peace-building organization Search for Common Ground, which has headquarters in Brussels, Belgium and Washington, DC, USA.

Founded in 1982 by former US diplomat John Marks, the non-profit organization initially focused on improving relations between the US and the former Soviet Union.

Today Common Ground works to create constructive change for peace in 17 countries across the globe in Africa, the Middle East,South and Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe and North America.

Common Ground has 18 offices and 350 staff members worldwide. The organization has initiatives in Angola, Belgium, Burundi, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Indonesia, and Iran, to name just a few of the nations where it has implemented peace programs.