Joseph Rowntree (philanthropist) Joseph Rowntree (philanthropist) Joseph Rowntree (24 May 1836 – 24 February 1925) was an English Quaker philanthropist and businessman from York. Rowntree is perhaps best known for being a champion of social reform, partner and friend of Charles Booth, and his time as a chocolatier at family business "Rowntree's", one of the most important in Britain. Even as a powerful businessman, he was deeply interested in improving the quality of life of his employees; this led to him becoming a philanthropist, pursuing many charitable causes. In 1904 he created three trusts, the Joseph Rowntree Village Trust (JRVT) which was originally
Quaker Peace and Social Witness the nonviolence movement in the Indian sub-continent by helping to link peace and social change organisations. QPSW and AFSC received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947, as representatives of the Quakers. The roots of QPSW are in the missionary work done under the name of "Friends Foreign Mission Association" (1868–1927). With the decline of the missions, the "Mission Association" merged with the "Council for International Service" (1919–1927) to form the "Friends Service Council" (1927–1978). Which was renamed "Quaker Peace and Service" (1979–2000), known as "Quaker Peace & Social Witness" since 2001. Quaker Peace and Social Witness Quaker Peace & Social