On 21 January 2019, Global Peace Foundation Malaysia in collaboration with Deutsche Bank kick-started their Born to Be partnership. Born to Be is Deutsche Bank’s youth engagement programme, which helps young people realise their full potential. Together, the two organisations launched a youth empowerment programme that aims to cultivate self-esteem, resilience, and social skills among…
A slight figure emerges from the doorway at the sound of our approaching vehicle. We hear his booming welcome even before our car engine dies down. “Apa khabar semua? Lama tak jumpa!” (How is everyone doing? Long time no see!) Pak Long walks over to us and shakes each of our hands. Despite being 70…
Rita, 50, walks home after a long day spent at the market 3km away selling her small harvest of vegetables. She carries a woven basket on her back filled with a heavy but precious load, water.
The 2018 Young Changemakers Camp raises moral and innovative leaders through empowering youths with social leadership. Through the camp, youths not only discover more about themselves, but also about others, which is the first step towards cultivating a peaceful environment and becoming a moral leader. Youths build strong relationships through this camp as they are given a…
We organised a Teacher Empowerment for School Transformation (TEST) Educators Retreat for 60 district education officers from Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah (PPD) Timur Laut, Penang, in collaboration with Edvolution. Themed “Rekindling Our Passion, Transforming Our Schools”, the retreat – which is the first they have attended together – provided an opportunity for these officers to get to…
Surayati’s village is in a remote patch of land, 20km away from the nearest town. She has no access to basic needs like electricity. When night falls, she lights a small fire by burning palm kernels to provide light for her family. Blanketed by darkness, she contemplates why her life has remained unchanged and what…
https://globalpeace.org.my/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/GHD.mp4 Global Handwashing Day is observed every year on October 15th to spread awareness “about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives.” This year’s theme “Clean Hands – a recipe for health” seeks to remind everyone to practice washing hands before eating, meal…
It’ll only cost you 80 cents* to charge your mobile phone… for a year. That’s unbelievably cheap and a negligible expense. After all, what is 80 cents a year? What if I told you instead that it’ll cost you RM624 to charge your mobile phone for a year? On top of that, it’s going to…