by Main | Mar 26, 2013 | 2013, Americas, Local Conferences
As part of the Capitol Hill forum on interfaith partnerships for peace, a special session was held to examine the role of Muslim women in peacebuilding. Women, particularly women of faith are crucial players in securing and sustaining peace. Not only do they make up...
by Main | Mar 20, 2013 | 2012, Asia, Dr. Douglas Johnston, Global Peace Convention, In The Media
On December 1, 2012, the Global Peace Foundation presented Ms. Tri Mumpuni the Global Peace Award for Outstanding Social Entrepreneurship. Before introducing Ms. Mumpuni, Douglas Johnston, founder and president of the International Center for Religion &...
by Main | Mar 19, 2013 | 2013, Asia, Vision in Action
14-Mar-2013 | www.globalpeace.org Ten delegates representing GPFF Japan arrived at Jakarta International Airport in Indonesia on January 28, the first stop on a journey to the village of Paseban in the mountainous region of Mega Mendung, some 70 kilometers south of...
by Main | Mar 16, 2013 | 2013, Asia, Global Peace Foundation, In The Media
The following feature article on Global Peace Foundation-Korea President Kyung Eui Yoo was originally published in the Weekly Donga, from Korea. It was reported on http://www.gpfkorea.org/. President Yoo talks about the All-Lights Village Project, Korean Reunification...
by Main | Mar 14, 2013 | 2013, Africa
On Saturday, March 9th, five days after the last poll was closed and the final ballots hand counted due to a glitch in the automated system, the winner of the Kenyan presidential election was announced. The election is not without some minor breakout of violence, but...
by Main | Mar 11, 2013 | 2013, Americas, Global Peace Youth Corps, Vision in Action
According to Kenshu Aoki, President of the Global Peace Youth Corps-USA (GPYC-USA) and adventure workshop team leader, “This 4-Day hike truly brought out the adventure in the adventure program.” During the debriefing session, one participant confessed that this was...