by Editor | Jun 29, 2018 | Moral and Innovative Leadership, Youth Leadership
The following story is about a high school graduate from Washington state in the U.S. who attended Family Peace Association’s youth program called Junior Leadership Task Force. His experience demonstrates how universal values cultivated in the family take form when...
by Editor | Jun 14, 2018 | Global Peace Foundation, Moral and Innovative Leadership, One Family Under God, Peacebuilding
Youth in Tanzania are turning away from extremism thanks to collaborative efforts by teachers and professionals who are mentoring students in their community through a leadership program organized by the Global Peace Foundation in Tanzania. One volunteer mentor calls...
by Editor | Jun 8, 2018 | Moral and Innovative Leadership, National Transformation, One Family Under God, Peacebuilding
In the 1990’s, “reconciliation” was in the air. Countries with different histories and cultures saw the process that South Africa went through in its post-apartheid period and saw their own need to do the same. Each nation took up interpretation of reconciliation in...
by Editor | Apr 21, 2018 | Global Peace Foundation, Moral and Innovative Leadership
On April 21, the world celebrates World Creativity and Innovation Day. The United Nations states that the cultural and creative industries play an essential role in economic growth, sustainable development, and “represents a source of identity” for individuals and...
by Editor | Mar 25, 2018 | Moral and Innovative Leadership, Youth Leadership
“We must use our knowledge and skills acquired from school to transform the society from our local communities. Successful people never complain; they always grab opportunities and share them with others.” —David George (Participant, GPF Tanzania youth forum) In an...
by Editor | Feb 21, 2018 | Africa, Interfaith, Interfaith Leadership, Moral and Innovative Leadership, One Family Under God, Peacebuilding
A ragtag group of refugees from Egypt arrived at the gates at the edge of the Promised Land of Canaan. They marveled at the city before them, the colorful and bustling marketplace, soldiers patrolling the perimeter and what they could only imagine was truly a land of...