Service and Volunteerism
I believe that service will play a pivotal role in changing the global ethic that currently is in the world. How I act and serve can not only transform myself and the constituents of that which I am a part of but the community, nations, regions and world to bring about a better humanity a more sustainable solution for this 21st century.
Women Share the Light of Compassion with Families in the Philippines
With the belief that all people are members of One Family under God, GPW endeavors to uplift families, envisioning a future where every individual thrives in a society rooted in compassion.
GPF Malaysia: Empowering the Indigenous People of Malaysia
For years, the Global Peace Foundation (GPF) has helped transform lives in Malaysia’s rural farming communities. GPF’s development and service model provides education and support to empower local people to become innovative leaders who become part of the solution for their communities, not victims of their circumstances. The following article from GPF tells the story of how volunteers and GPF staff have helped inspire villagers to improve their quality of life and provide much-needed resources for their communities.
Social Cohesion is a Bedrock for Peace
To live together in peace and prosperity we must understand that beyond these many differences, we are one family who share the same origin in the Creator God. The vision of One Family under God can unite us since it shows the pathway to true global unity in...
The American Legacy of Service to the World
The following are a compilation of excerpts from speeches from 2008 and 2012: I believe that America’s true strength lies in its moral authority as a nation rooted in spiritual principles and values, which has championed human rights and freedoms at home and abroad....
Mask Making by Global Peace Women
As the world faces the COVID19 pandemic, clearly it has called every one, women and men, people of all faiths, nations, and ages, to come together to innovate new solutions. Recently, the women of Global Peace Women in the Republic of Korea demonstrated the power of...
Helping Others Ease the Burden: A Story of Hope in Disaster
As the world faces an unprecedented challenge together, we can learn from small acts of service taking place around the world. We live in strange and uncertain times, but there are many ways to continue to care for one another, spreading our human compassion to uplift...
Social Transformation and Korean Reunification through Civic Engagement
"Great social transformation requires the active engagement of a broad public united in pursuit of a common cause. That cause should be unification. Koreans from the North, South as well as the diaspora must engage with one another on many different levels. Civic...
Korean Service Wave
At the end of the 20th century in Korea, volunteering was not considered desirable. At the time, the country was just coming out of the Asian financial crisis and, before that, the people were busy. So busy, in fact, that the nation was able to...
A Call to Service: Remembering 9-11
Updated on 9/10/2019 Years have passed since the twin towers of the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan were brought down by hijacked planes. The event brought to the fore the real challenge of the 21st century—not a clash of nation-states, but the threat of...