Kenya Leaders for One Nation under God
As with many countries around the globe, Kenya has struggled to stem and address youth radicalization and violence in its many forms. In a recent interview with a leading 24-hour TV channel for Eastern Africa, KTN News, Global Peace Foundation Kenya Director Daniel...
Global Vision, National Transformation
“A clear national vision, rooted in fundamental spiritual principles and shared moral values, is the essential starting point for national transformation.” —GPF Chairman Dr. Hyun Jin Moon While delivering his speech at the Global Peace Convention in Paraguay, Dr. Hyun...
Omotenashi: A Wholehearted Path to Peace
A stranger followed my father into the house and closed the door on the cold wind. Crouching down to undo the laces of his shoe, he released a quiet cough. By the time he was seated across from my father, my mother was already setting a hot cup of tea in front of the...
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, The World Is One Family
Western scholars like Max Muller and Paul Brunton have long lauded India for its unparalleled spiritual profundity, unmatched in terms of variety of spiritual expression and practices. Among the spiritual treasures of the Indian tradition is the crown jewel of...
Interfaith ‘Twins’ Promote a vision of Peace in Northern Nigeria
The Christian and Muslim cleric from Kaduna State in Nigeria, Rev. Joseph Hayab and Sheik Abdulahi Maraya, are known as the “twins of Kaduna” for their affectionate personal relationship and evangelical commitment to publicly emphasize values shared among Christians...
Strengthening Families To Prevent Youth Radicalism
"Dia what are you doing?" Vandy asks the young man pointing a gun at him. Dia, who had been kidnapped and trained to become a child solider tries his best not to acknowledge Vandy, his father. “You are a good boy who loves soccer; who loves school. Your mother loves...
UBUNTU: Faith and Reconciliation
“An anthropologist proposed a game to children in an African tribe. He put a basket full of fruit near a tree and told the children that whoever got there first wins the whole basket of sweet fruits. When he told them to run, they all took each others’ hands and ran...
Why Vision
The traditional approach to problem-solving has very often been focused on mitigating the symptoms of a larger problem. We might hear the term “band-aid solutions” to connote a remedy that covers over only the visible signs of a problem. In geopolitics today, we can...
Ubuntu and One Family Under God
“Ubuntu speaks particularly about the fact that you can't exist as a human being in isolation. It speaks about our interconnectedness.” ~Desmond Tutu Ubuntu is an indigenous African philosophy that transcends tribal and linguistic borders. The concept appears in forms...