by Main | Jan 25, 2019 | Extended Family Model, Korean Dream
Originally posted on January 30, 2014. Updated on January 25, 2019. In 2014, The Guardian published an article on the rising number of elderly in Korea who are living in poverty. The writer visited Lee Yeong-sun, an 82-year-old Korean War veteran and his wife, who...
by Main | Apr 21, 2016 | Extended Family Model, Moral and Innovative Leadership, Universal Principles and Values
A parent shamelessly calls in sick to an employer on behalf of their – ostensibly – adult child, another accompanies their child to graduate school interviews. These and other stories illustrate the concepts of “helicopter” or “hothouse parenting”. Although they are...
by Main | Jan 30, 2015 | 2014, Vision in Action, Youth Leadership
“Where can peace be found? Can you legislate it? Can you build it through economics, politics, or diplomacy? No. You have to change the hearts of men. When we live for the sake of others, we are building a new cultural paradigm and breaking down barriers, not with...
by Main | May 7, 2014 | 2014, Africa, Interfaith Leadership
Since last year, the Global Peace Foundation has been working in Nigeria to counter the effects of religious extremism through promoting interfaith cooperation for peace and development. In November, a pivotal conference was held in Abuja where Christian and Muslim...
by Main | Apr 10, 2014 | Vision in Action
Mindanao, the southernmost island of the Philippines, is home to three distinct ethnic-religious groups: Muslims, Christian migrant and Indigenous people. What should be the region’s greatest asset, has long been a source of bitter division and violence. Clashes...
