This paper examines the contribution of the Hizmet Movement for peace through education in West Africa and its influence in promoting societal transformation and value-based education. With an ethic of tolerance, dialogue, and altruism, the Hizmet Movement has built schools and community programmes that unite peoples of different ethnicities and religious backgrounds throughout the area. Drawing on secondary sources and content, this qualitative, research‐based, descriptive study analyzes the means by which the movement’s educational institutions, university and religious‐elementary schools, combine academic excellence with moral growth, thereby fostering social‐ and self‐responsible citizens. The philosophy of the movement focuses on education as a tool for intellectual empowerment and peacebuilding. In addition to formal education, the movement conducts community development projects, vocational training and health programs developing a model of upliftment of society. Training of teachers, good teacher-pupil relationship, and parental involvement further reinforce this integrative approach that fosters empathic, inclusive, and potentially collaborative environments. The research also emphasizes that building alliances—national and international—increases the movement’s peace-oriented objectives. Such partnerships help connect and inspire communities, offering sustainability and greater resistance to socio-political turmoil that might arise. Impact evaluations show that Hizmet alumni are often active in civic leadership and conflict resolution, a testament to the movement’s long-term role in building peace. The movement is under political threat, especially since the events in Turkey in 2016, but its educational impact in West Africa is already significant. The article argues that West Africa's Hizmet Movement provides an illustrative case of the ways in which a global educational philosophy underpinned by universal values can positively impact social cohesion and conflict resolution. The results indicate that education works as mechanisms of enhancing ethics and participation among culturally diverse and historically complex societies.

Keywords: Hizmet Movement, Value-Based Learning, Societal Transformation, Intercultural Dialogue, Community Development, Moral Growth, Conflict Resolution