Mandate, Objects and Goals

What We Exist For

LEJAPEC's profile states:

We exist for the following:

01 - Grow Children and Youth

LEJAPEC seeks to support the growth and development of children and young people through its documented projects and programmes.

02 - Empower Communities

LEJAPEC works towards empowering communities as part of its broader justice and peace approach.

03 - Build Families and Preserve Marriages

Strengthening families and preserving marriages is one of the organisation's stated areas of purpose.

04 - Heal and Soothe the Scars of Violence

LEJAPEC's stated goals include responding to the effects of violence and supporting approaches that contribute to healing and peace.

05 - Nourish and Nurture the Human Spirit

Nourishing and nurturing the human spirit forms part of the organisation's stated call to service.

These five goals are stated in the LEJAPEC profile and are also reproduced in the organisation's 2025 Peace Conference & Festival catalogue.

Our Approach

LEJAPEC's work has developed from practical experience with children and young people into a broader justice and peace approach. The organisation's profile specifically identifies peace-building and restorative justice as approaches through which it works to strengthen human relationships.

Its documented projects and programmes provide practical expressions of this work, including education initiatives, music and youth development, peace-building activities, advocacy and programmes addressing social challenges.

Our Continuing Purpose

LEJAPEC's mandate is therefore reflected not only in what the organisation does, but in the purpose that has guided its development:

Grow children and youth.
Empower communities.
Build families and preserve marriages.
Heal and soothe the scars of violence.
Nourish and nurture the human spirit.

Justice & Legal Rights

Peacebuilding & Youth

Community Development

Promoting legal literacy, civic awareness, and institutional support to safeguard human rights and ensure equal access to justice for vulnerable individuals and families.

Equipping young leaders with conflict resolution tools, creative expression, and peacebuilding skills to foster nonviolent dialogue and constructive action across communities.

Strengthening community safety nets through educational programs, family development initiatives, and child protection frameworks that build long-term social resilience.

Little Eden’s Justice and Peace Centre (LEJAPEC) is a not-for-profit organisation established to operate in charity work for the benefit of underserved populations.

Its work grew from supporting vulnerable children and young people and developed into a broader approach to justice, peace-building and strengthening human relationships.

LEJAPEC's approach is rooted in peace-building and restorative justice, while its documented projects and programmes address areas including education, youth development, social justice, relationships, violence, substance abuse and sexual and reproductive health.