PeaceGen Strengthens Happy Without Bully Schools through the 2026 Agent of Peace Jamboree
On October 27–28, 2026, PeaceGeneration Indonesia (PeaceGen) successfully held its inaugural Agent of Peace Jamboree (Jambore Agen Perdamaian/JAP) at Unisba Campus II in Ciburial, Bandung.
The Agent of Peace Jamboree is an annual PeaceGen event that brings together students, teachers, and parents to learn, play, connect, and share experiences and best practices in working together to build a culture of peace and nonviolence.
This year, PeaceGen focused on the theme of Happy Without Bullying, bringing together students, teachers, and parents from schools that have been working to create safe environments. The event provided a space to exchange best practices and expand the Happy Without Bullying movement alongside PeaceGen.
The 2026 Agent of Peace Jamboree welcomed 145 participants, consisting of 44 teachers, 92 students, and 9 parents from 27 schools across West Java and Makassar. Participants were challenged to complete 10 missions under the theme “Defeating the BulBul Virus” to earn the title of “Agent of Peace” (AoP), a designation for peace advocates who spread the values of peace and nonviolence in their communities.
Using an experiential learning approach, participants completed a series of missions through engaging activities, including games, talk shows, workshops, best practice showcases, collaborative activities, and a recognition ceremony honoring participants as Happy Without Bullying ambassadors.
After completing all 10 missions, the 145 participants made the Peace Promise, pledging to create peace wherever they are, starting with themselves. The pledge was led by PeaceGen Co-Founder Eric Lincoln Maxey. Through this commitment, all participants officially became Agents of Peace.
Both PeaceGeneration Indonesia Co-Founders, Irfan Amali and Eric Lincoln Maxey, joined the participants throughout JAP 2026, creating opportunities to learn and play together. The event was also attended by Ani Farhani, Supervisory Board Member of Yayasan PeaceGeneration Indonesia, and H. Sriyuda Ermansyah, S.T., M.Si., Head of the Regional Education Office VIII, who delivered remarks reminding participants of the following:
“Our hope is that this event will be more than just games. It should be a learning space that fosters awareness, empathy, tolerance, and the courage to create bullying-free school environments. This is a responsibility that prospective Agents of Peace must embrace, as creating a safe, comfortable, and positive ecosystem is a shared responsibility. School principals and teachers need to lead by example, and parents also need to provide their support.”
In an official statement, Irfan Amali explained that the main purpose of the Agent of Peace Jamboree is to serve as a PeaceGen initiative to expand best practices in building safe, bullying-free school ecosystems.
“JAP is an initiative designed to provide a platform for schools that have been working to build a culture of peace within their school environments. This year, JAP focuses on Happy Without Bullying Schools, bringing together around 27 schools that have gone through a process ranging from training for teachers, students, and parents to developing their own standard operating procedures (SOPs). These positive initiatives need to be recognized and shared to inspire others. Bullying is a symptom of unsafe school environments for children, and it is a major challenge we face. However, if we focus only on the problem, we risk missing opportunities to recognize solutions. It turns out that solutions already exist, and several schools have even put them into practice. That is why we need to recognize and amplify these positive efforts.” (Irfan Amali, Executive Director & Co-Founder of PeaceGeneration Indonesia)
Reflecting on the growth of the Agent of Peace movement since PeaceGen was founded in 2007, PeaceGen Co-Founder Eric Lincoln Maxey also expressed his pride in an official statement, highlighting the movement's continued growth and its expanding involvement of schools and younger generations.
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“Today, I came all the way from Kalimantan, and I feel proud, surprised, and deeply moved to see that PeaceGeneration Indonesia's movement is still going strong. Today, I saw more than 20 schools and nearly 150 people willing to become Agents of Peace. When we founded PeaceGeneration Indonesia, we dreamed of having 100,000 Peace Makers across Indonesia. Today, we have more than 140,000, and I couldn't be prouder. I'm glad that PeaceGen continues to adapt to current contexts and emerging issues, such as bullying, which remains a major challenge in education and deserves to be addressed in depth.” (Eric Lincoln Maxey, Co-Founder of PeaceGeneration Indonesia)
One of the participants, Athifa Naira Izza Rijanto, a Happy Without Bullying Student Ambassador, shared her experience of taking part in one of the missions that left the strongest impression on her.
“I think the most interesting activity was Bioskop Harewos. I've never come across anything like it anywhere else; it's something you can only experience at JAP. It was memorable, emotional, and so much fun. I learned that we should appreciate people while we still have the chance,” she said.
From an educator's perspective, Deni Candra Wijaya saw JAP as an opportunity to strengthen the bullying prevention practices already implemented at his school.
“We have implemented a program similar to PeaceGen's, namely Happy Without Bullying and the 12 Basic Values of Peace. These have been introduced to students as part of our bullying prevention efforts. We also have preventive measures and SOPs in place to address and prevent bullying,” he emphasized.
Beyond the school environment, parents are also enthusiastic about extending the impact of Happy Without Bullying to families and local communities. This was highlighted by Dian Anggraeni, a Happy Without Bullying Parent Ambassador.
“I've received so many positive things, and I hope they don't stop with me. I want to spread these positive messages throughout my community, including parent associations and gatherings with neighbors and women in local religious study groups, by sharing what I've learned through Happy Without Bullying,” she said.
Creating peaceful, bullying-free environments requires strong collaboration among students, teachers, and parents. The 2026 Agent of Peace Jamboree demonstrated how bringing these different perspectives together can help create Happy Without Bullying Schools.
PeaceGen hopes that the enthusiasm and best practices shared throughout the event will continue to inspire Agents of Peace to put what they have learned into practice in their schools, families, and communities. Through these collective efforts, a culture of peace and environments free from bullying can continue to grow and spread.
