by Editor | Dec 3, 2018 | Global Peace Foundation, Korean Dream
Simple but effective grassroots projects are helping bring people together from both North and South Korea. The South Korean Entrepreneurs for the development of North Korean Defector Entrepreneurs is one such group that is providing opportunities for Koreans to work...
by Editor | Nov 30, 2018 | Global Peace Foundation, One Family Under God
Swami Shantatmananda, Secretary of the Ramakrishna Mission in New Delhi, spoke on “Global Ethics and Volunteerism” in Tokyo, Japan on September 29, 2018. There, he shared stories that animated India’s age-old vision of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (One World...
by Editor | Nov 27, 2018 | Global Peace Foundation, Korean Dream, Service and Volunteerism, Service for Peace
At the end of the 20th century in Korea, volunteering was not considered desirable. At the time, the country was just coming out of the Asian financial crisis and, before that, the people were busy. So busy, in fact, that the nation was able to collectively work its...
by Editor | Nov 25, 2018 | Global Peace Foundation, One Family Under God
The following speech was delivered by Swami Shantatmananda, Secretary of the Ramakrishna Mission in New Delhi, on “Global Ethics and Volunteerism” in Tokyo, Japan on September 29, 2018. Swami Shantatmananda shared stories that animated India’s age-old vision of...
by Editor | Nov 19, 2018 | Global Peace Foundation
From Gandhi’s Satyagraha-based push for Indian independence to Martin Luther King Jr.’s nonviolent Civil Rights Movement in the U.S., examples of peaceful resistance offer important lessons on peaceful nation-building. The following story highlights Mongolia’s...
by Editor | Nov 15, 2018 | Global Peace Foundation, One Family Under God
Over the years, Global Peace Foundation (GPF) has worked in countries around the world, continually identifying models and local renditions of the vision of One Family Under God. This vision recognizes each person as equal in intrinsic value, dignity, and fundamental...
