by Main | Apr 4, 2013 | 2013, Asia, Peacebuilding
Koreans ranked Kim Gu the greatest leader after Korean Independence in an online poll in 2004. Kim Gu’s is a central figure in the story of modern Korea’s birth. Born August 29, 1876, as Kim Changahm, he saw the end of the Joseon Dynasty, protested Japan’s annexation...
by Main | Apr 3, 2013 | 2012, Asia, Peacebuilding, Tribute to My Father
The sudden passage of Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon on September 3, 2012 was covered globally. Amidst the reports, The Atlantic published an article by Armin Rosen entitled “Sun Myung Moon’s Groundbreaking Campaign to Open North Korea”. He writes, “But for...
by Main | Feb 5, 2013 | 2013, Africa, Global Peace Foundation, Global Peace Youth Corps, In The Media, Local Conferences, Peacebuilding, Youth Leadership
National Youth Summit Held in Kenya to Avert Election Bloodshed The following report was published by Naver News in Korea on the National Youth Summit 2013. Published 02-03-2013 18:02 【Nairobi, Kenya】 By Young Joo Yim The National Youth Summit was held at the Kenyatta...
by Main | Dec 20, 2012 | 2012, Africa, Americas, Global Peace Convention, Global Peace Youth Corps, Manu Chandaria, Peacebuilding, Youth Leadership
Two weeks ago, UPI reported on three Kenyans in Atlanta who assured, “Kenya next year will avoid the ethnic violence that tore the country apart during the 2007 elections.” The statement references painful memories of post-election violence in 2007-2008 that Hon....
by Main | Aug 9, 2012 | 2012, Africa, Peacebuilding, Youth Leadership
Molo is a town in Kenya’s Rift Valley. In 2007, it experienced the brunt of the ethnic violence that followed the presidential election. Thousands were killed and hundreds of thousands displaced. Today in Molo grass grows over the remains of a school that was burnt to...
by Main | Jul 6, 2012 | 2012, Africa, Local Conferences, Peacebuilding
I first visited Kenya in 2008. The nation was still suffering from the aftereffects of post-electoral violence. But, I knew that Kenya would recover to become a leading force for African development. Under the coat of arms of Kenya is a Swahili phrase,...
