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==Activities== The organization reported in 2010 having around 10,000 members around the world in more than forty countries.<ref name="ReligionsOfWorld" /> According to the organization, the governing board of the association is composed of a representative of each of its member associations and it functions through a decentralized financial system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Organization |url=https://www.acropolis.org/en/what-is-new-acropolis/ |access-date=2020-01-04 |website=Nueva Acropolis Official Website}}</ref> The organization's music competitions attract many participants, such as one in Peru which in 2018 attracted more than 6,000.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://larepublica.pe/sociedad/1311821-nueva-acropolis-6000-escolares-participan-eventos-musicales-grandes-pais|title=Más de 6.000 escolares participan en uno de los eventos musicales más grandes del país|date=2018-09-05|access-date=2018-09-12|language=es}}</ref> The organization's 2018 commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], which took place in [[Mumbai, India]], was endorsed by [[right-wing]] [[Indian Prime minister]] [[Narendra Modi]], the [[Dalai Lama]], and [[Devendra Fadnavis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://empoweringrealchange.com/endorsements/|title=Endorsements|website=Empowering Real Change|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> New Acropolis has been promoting [[World Philosophy Day]] seminars around the world; its India branch was supported in this effort by [[UNESCO]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/major-events/?tx_browser_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=8775&cHash=aec49644ad|title="Philosophy: The Greatest of All Journeys" – A "New Acropolis" Seminar Supported by UNESCO New Delhi|website=United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|access-date=2020-01-08}}</ref> In 2020, the Peruvian branch of the organization was awarded the Congressional Diploma of Honor by congresswoman [[María Teresa Cabrera|Maria Teresa Cabrera]], for its educational work promoting culture, philosophy and volunteering.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-30|title=Empresario Luis Barsallo fue condecorado con un diploma por el Congreso|url=https://larepublica.pe/politica/2020/08/30/empresario-luis-barsallo-fue-condecorado-con-un-diploma-de-honor-por-el-congreso/|access-date=2021-01-05|website=larepublica.pe|language=es-PE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Congreso reconoce compromiso del "Ángel del oxígeno" durante pandemia|url=https://comunicaciones.congreso.gob.pe/noticias/congreso-reconoce-compromiso-del-angel-del-oxigeno-durante-pandemia/|access-date=2021-01-05|website=Comunicaciones|language=en}}</ref>
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