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International Forgiveness Institute

International Forgiveness Institute

Madison, Wisconsin

Our Mission

The International Forgiveness Institute (IFI) provides Forgiveness Education Programs around the world through Forgiveness Curriculum Guides for children in grades Pre-K through 12. The Guides were developed by IFI founder Dr. Robert Enright.

Who We Are

The IFI is an outgrowth of the social scientific research done at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1985 by Dr. Robert Enright and his colleagues. Professor Enright was looking for a way to disseminate the findings of that research, and the research and writings by others exploring forgiveness, to interested people in all walks of life. The IFI has served as that forum ever since. Since 2002, the IFI has focused almost exclusively on a new and challenging activity–the development of forgiveness education curricula for children in war-torn, impoverished, and/or oppressed areas of the globe. Our classroom research shows that as children learn about forgiveness, their levels of anger go down. Our theory is that such anger reduction in students will help them improve their interpersonal relationships to the point that they can begin to see, as they mature into adults, the best path toward justice. We believe that forgiveness education is one path toward peace.

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Website

www.internationalforgiveness.com

Email

director@internationalforgiveness.com

Phone

608-251-6484

Tax-Exempt ID (EIN)

39-1832533

Location

1127 University Ave, #105, Madison, Wisconsin, 53715, United States of America

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