Revisiting Korean Culture: Pride in the History of One Korea
HK is a Korean American high school student that has participated in the One Korea Global Campaign for several years. As part of the 7 million people in the Korean diaspora, HK’s story represents a powerful voice for a free, independent, and united Korea. The...
My Korean Dream: A Korean-American on Reunification
HK is a Korean American high school student that has participated in the One Korea Global Campaign for several years. As part of the 7 million people in the Korean diaspora, HK’s story represents a powerful voice for a free, independent, and united Korea. The...
Facebook Discussion Group Shares International Support for Korean Reunification
The One Korea Global Campaign is a growing popular movement to advance peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula. Using social media, the campaign is engaging Koreans and the international community in spreading awareness and support for the dream of One Korea....
New Model of Moral and Innovative Youth Leadership under the Vision of the Korean Dream
Shinwon Moon delivered the following speech at the Global Peace Youth Forum, held at the President's Hotel in Seoul, South Korea on February 26, 2019. Shinwon Moon is a special adviser of the Global Peace Foundation, a co-convener of the IYLA, and eldest son of Dr....
“It is Only Through Challenge that We Grow.”
The following story is about a high school graduate from Washington state in the U.S. who attended Family Peace Association’s youth program called Junior Leadership Task Force. His experience demonstrates how universal values cultivated in the family take...
Countering Corruption with Moral Leadership: Voice of Tanzania Youth
“We must use our knowledge and skills acquired from school to transform the society from our local communities. Successful people never complain; they always grab opportunities and share them with others.” —David George (Participant, GPF Tanzania youth forum) In an...
Finding True North on a Moral Compass
“This is called a compass,” the experienced mountaineer addressed myself and my peers in the remote wilderness of Montana, facetiously holding up the orienteering object to a crowd of smiling teenagers and twenty-somethings. If you are like me, you have grown...
Discovering the Real Power of Leadership through the International Young Leaders Assembly
“Step a little to the left. Ok, smile!” The shutter of my phone’s camera captured the largest smile I’d ever seen on the face of my new friend from Japan standing in front of the solemnly seated figure at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. As Seichiro eagerly...
3 Ways IYLA Makes Better Leaders
We are all striving to leave our mark on the world. Young people have the passion, energy and vision to make a widespread positive impact. However, it is not enough to hold a title or position in society. Today’s world requires leaders with both moral and innovative...