GPF-Korea Daegu Chapter Volunteers Connect to Seniors through Service
One volunteer said, “They remind me of my own parents who passed away.” said one volunteer. GPF-Korea's Daegu Chapter volunteers connected the the traditional spirit of the extended family as they served hot meals to seniors at a local meal center. The slivering...
GPF Malaysia Launches Dialogue Series to Build National Unity
The following article appeared on 29-May-2013 | on www.globalpeace.org KUALA LUMPUR—In the wake of unprecedented protests and racial tensions following the recent general elections, Global Peace Festival (GPF) Malaysia in partnership with University of Malaya and...
GPYC-Kenya Raising a New Breed of Heroes for Sustainable Peace and Development
This year, on June 1, Madaraka Day, Kenya celebrates fifty years since it established internal self-rule. An editorial in The Standard Digital News reflected that as Kenya looks back on 50 years of successes and mistakes and moves towards the next 20 years, it is a...
GPF Hosts Inter-religious Consultation for National Unity in Nigeria
The following report appeared on globalpeace.org. Nigeria's Religious Leaders and Traditional Rulers Unite for Peace 24-May-2013 | Just days after Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in three states in northern Nigeria, more than 180...
Dream of a Better Malaysia
Malaysia’s most recent elections brought to the surface ethnic tensions that have been simmering over the past decade. It is an opportunity for Malaysians to regroup and reaffirm the values and aspirations that they share as one nation, while addressing the...
GPF Represented at 3rd National Volunteer Festival in Paraguay
GPF joined 35 NGOs from around Paraguay for the 3rd National Volunteer Festival at Costanera, Asuncion, Paraguay. Over 6,000 people participated in the Festival. Service is one of the three pillars of Global Peace Foundation’s activities. Service is much more than...
Administration for Children and Families Promotes Global Partnerships for Development of Human Servies
During the session on the “Social Determinants of Health” at the Global Peace Convention 2012, Dr. George Askew introduced Global Human Services (GHS), an initiative that he began as the first medical officer for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF),...
PeaceBooks Campaign Combats Illiteracy in Filipino All-lights Villages
04/26/2013 14:12 http://gpfkoreablog.org/130167015620 Donating PeaceBooks to the children of Filipino All-lights Villages The children living in All-lights Village of Nueva Ecija in the Philippine sometimes cannot afford textbooks. But, Global Peace...
Mothers of the World – Teaching Peace Ten Tugrik at a Time
In the family, who lives the most for the family? The women, the mothers. Mothers are the first teachers of true love. When a mother gives everything to raise her children, and when she teaches her children how to live for the sake of the world, she is planting the...
All-lights Village to Donate Carabaos for Village Development
originally posted on www.globalpeace.org Friday, May 10, 2013 All-Lights Villages has been delivering solar-powered lamps to remote villages in the Philippines. The lights have instigated local and international partnerships for the development of the villages. At...
Human Beings were Born to Love
The Dream of One Family Are people born to hate? Or do they learn? If a five-year-old Muslim child, Jewish child, and Christian child met at a sand box, would they look at each other and say “I hate you”? If a black child, white child and yellow child played in the...
United States National Day of Prayer
Prayer has been a central part of public life in the United States since its founding. In 1775, the Second Continental Congress created the National Day of Prayer to bring together the diverse people of the newly formed nation to seek guidance and unity. The tradition...