Seven flames · Five continents · One shared human spirit

Peace begins
with you.

Since 1999, one flame has crossed every border, been held by world leaders and children alike — and is being lit right now, as a dedication to peace.

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31,000+
Patients treated free
80,000
Children reached
1,000
Schools worldwide
Every nation
The flame has visited
1999
When it began
Joining the eternal flame in Hiroshima
Joining the eternal flame in Hiroshima
London monument, Kingsley Hall
London monument, Kingsley Hall
The Hague, Peace Palace
The Hague, Peace Palace, 2002
First UK monument, Snowdonia
First UK monument, Snowdonia, 2003
First school monument, India
First school monument, India, 2022
The origin story

Born from seven flames.
Carried to every corner of the earth.

People have gathered around fire since the dawn of humanity. Before language, before borders, before religion — there was the flame. It was the first thing we shared.

In 1999, seven flames were lit on five continents, flown to the UK, and united as one. That single flame has since been passed candle to candle — to world leaders, to children in war zones, to cathedrals and hospitals — crossing every ocean and every border that divides us.

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1999
Seven flames united. Lit on five continents, flown to the UK, merged into one.
2002
First monument, The Hague. Inaugurated at the Peace Palace — home of the International Court of Justice.
2005
First free medical camp, India. Volunteer doctors begin treating the poorest regardless of faith.
2012
Peace in Your Hands launches. Recommended by the Dutch Ministry of Education for schools with refugee children.
Today
The flame is yours. Join millions who light it daily as a personal dedication to peace.
The message at our heart

May peace begin within me.

Whatever you believe. Wherever you come from. This flame belongs to you — for every person, every faith, every nation.

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Working with the flame

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Peace spreads the way the flame does — one person, one candle, one moment of stillness at a time.

01
Receive your flame
Order your World Peace Flame candle. When it arrives, you hold a flame carrying the intention of millions who've lit it before you — across every country in the world.
02
Set your intention
A loved one. A dream. A hope for the future. Perhaps a simple wish for peace within yourself. The meaning is entirely yours to choose.
03
Pass it forward
Light someone else's candle from yours. The flame travels. You've added your light to a living network of peace stretching across the globe.
Real-world change

What your flame makes possible

31k+
Patients given free medical care in India
2,500+
Free cataract operations since 2005
80k
Children reached by Peace in Your Hands
16k
Education kits given to children in poverty
200+
Children's school fees paid in full
National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis
National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis
Scholes village monument, Yorkshire
Scholes village monument, Yorkshire
Holsbeek monument, Belgium
Holsbeek monument, Belgium
Voices of the movement

Stories of the flame

"
Peace in Your Hands takes me back to the passion I felt when I first decided to teach. My classroom has never been more alive.
L.H. — Primary Teacher
Breda, Netherlands
"
I lit the flame for my grandmother on her last night. Something shifted. It felt like the whole world was holding us together in that room.
Priya K.
Leicester, England
"
Visitors from every faith ask about the flame. It starts more conversations than anything else we do. It truly belongs to everyone.
Rev. Thomas M.
Bristol Cathedral, UK
A tool for peace

How to hold stillness

You don't need to be spiritual. You only need a moment and a willingness to begin.

I
Light the candle. Watch the flame settle and find its form.
II
Take a quiet breath. Allow yourself to become completely still.
III
Hold your intention. Who does this flame represent?
IV
May peace begin within me — and reach across the world.
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