Secretary of State Colin Powell invites Roots of Peace to U.S. State Department Dinner. Chevron Corporation donates $30,000 to Roots of Peace for Battambang, Cambodia.

Completes First Demining-Replant Project in Cambodia

First Cold Storage Shipment From Afghanistan, ships 4 tons of fresh grapes from Kabul to Delhi-creating history as the first cold storage shipment from Afghanistan.

Diane Disney Miller donates $100,000 to turn MINES TO VINES™ near Vukovar, Croatia. Roots of Peace launches their sixth Croatian demining project in Ilok, along a former Croatian and Serbian battlefront with CROMAC.

New Cold Storage Fruit Processing Center Established in Afghanistan
Roots of Peace opens a new fruit processing center in the Shomali, north of Kabul in Afghanistan.

ABC7 News Anchor Cheryl Jennings visits Roots of Peace in Afghanistan.

Robert & Margrit Mondavi Host Roots of Peace GALA at COPIA
Roots of Peace 8th Anniversary hosted by legendary vintner Robert Mondavi.

National Orchard Program launched in Afghanistan
35,000 Orchards established on former battlefields.

Oxford, England–Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship Jeff Skoll presents Heidi Kuhn with Skoll Award honoring Roots of Peace.

New National Orchard Programs in Afghanistan. Roots of Peace announces new national orchard programs in Afghanistan to plant nearly 2 million cherries, apricots, prunes, plums, apples, walnuts, and almonds trees throughout Kandahar, Badakhshan, and Jalalabad.

Queen Mary II hosts Roots of Peace ‘Cruise for Peace’ from NYC to South Hampton, England. Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan and Miljenko 'Mike' Grgich receive Global Citizen Award.

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jody Williams joins Roots of Peace in Croatia. President Stepan Mesic and Prime Minister Ivan Racan and Dijana Plestina lead the delegation.

Zagreb, Croatia–President Stepan Mesic hosts Roots of Peace
Hollywood Actress Diane Baker presents $50,000 from Miljenko Grgich for demining.

President Hamid Karzai Welcomes Roots of Peace at Presidential Palace. Heidi Kuhn and Shamim Jawad join efforts as American and Afghan mothers.

Hollywood Actress Diane Baker joins Roots of Peace in Afghanistan
Visit to Mazar-e-Sharif, Samangan and Balkh provinces to meet with farmers.

Rotary Club of San Francisco #2, President John Hoch visits MINES TO VINES™ in Croatia. Rotary Club of San Rafael and District #5150 contribute over $250,000 to Roots of Peace.

San Patrignano, Italy–Roots of Peace invited as Speaker
Afghan traders feature dried fruits and saffron at largest slow food exhibition in Europe.

Leader Nancy Pelosi invites Heidi Kuhn to meet U.S. Congressional Delegation in Kabul recognizing the work Roots of Peace as an outstanding example of positive change durning International Women's Day in Afghanistan.

Roots of Peace implements USAID program

Grand Opening of Mir Botcha Kot School ‘Diane Disney Miller’ Library and Computer Lab. Ribbon cutting event—construction on the new Mir Botcha Kot School Library and Computer Lab is officiated by Brigadier General Barbara Faulkenberry and Afghan Governor.

Construction on the new Bam Saray Girls High School in Bamyan is completed.

Roots of Peace receives a $30.4 million grant from USAID—the largest grant ever given to a nongovernmental organization.

The Roots of Peace Penny Campaign reaches the 50 Million penny mark—children worldwide have contributed to building new schools and soccer fields in Afghanistan.

Vietnamese Government (PACCOM) grants approval to Roots of Peace to turn MINES TO VINES in Binh Phouc—replacing minefields with cacao/cashew.

Israel and Palestine—Embarks upon new MINES TO VINES™ program in Middle-East. Landmine survivors Jerry White and Daniel Yuval invite Heidi Kuhn to begin programs.

Historic Shipment of Afghan grapes to New Delhi, India

Roots of Peace hosts Daniel Yuval, age 10, landmine victim in Washington, D.C. and NYC. Jerry White and Daniel Yuval meet with Senator John McCain--Receive Global Citizen Award.

Kabul, Afghanistan: Roots of Peace, implementing USAID’s CHAMP program, exports the first-ever refrigerated pomegranates to Canada and Holland.

Kabul, Afghanistan: Project “Green Kabul”—Roots of Peace plants 15,000 pine trees throughout the city of Kabul, with funding from the U.S. Military. Knesset unanimous vote for Landmine Removal in The Holy Land Qasr el Yahud, Israel: Roots of Peace works behind the scenes to help pass the historical Mine Action Law. General John F. Campbell, ISAF, invites Roots of Peace to Bagram AFB Roots of Peace 'Green Kabul' plants 15,000 pine trees with DOD funding.

Roots of Peace SHADE program in Vietnam trains 500 farmers on former battlefields.

Landmines Removed in the fields of Bethlehem (Husan Village, Muslim community). Historic landmine removal with Israelis and Palestinians working together with QUADRO.

Roots of Peace Trains 3000 Afghan Women to grow grapes on former war-torn lands. Al Jazeera News Reporter, Jennifer Glasse joins Roots of Peace in Shomali Plains.

Taliban Attack—Roots of Peace Compound, Kabul, Afghanistan

Roots of Peace turns MINES TO VINES™ in Quang Tri, Vietnam
VTV4 Reports on success in former DMZ—planting black pepper on former battlefields.

Croatian President salutes Roots of Peace MINES TO VINES™ in Zagreb, Croatia. Announces ALL vineyards demined, due to efforts by Miljenko 'Mike' Grgich 15 years ago.

Napa Valley—Austin Hills, co-owner, Grgich Hills Estate, hosts Roots of Peace Fundraiser

Rotary China, Mr. Frank Yih, donates $150,000 to Roots of Peace for Vietnam

Vancouver, Canada–Rotary Presidential Peacebuilding Conference

ROP awarded USAID grant for AMP to increase export sales of Afghan agricultural products, create employment and provide opportunities for economic development in newly accessible or rural areas.

Roots of Peace and UN Development Programme in Afghanistan have partnered to implement Community-Based Agriculture and Rural Development—Access to Licit Livelihoods (CBARD-ALL) project that supports farmers in provinces with abundant poppy production to switch to growing high-value fruit and vegetables.