2017 was a very meaningful and busy year for us. We continued our projects in community, education, and youth, while also starting new initiatives like Global Peace Women and Interfaith and Diversity. Here’s a quick recap of what we did. 1. Community – Communities Unite for Purewater (CUP) CUP is a clean water project first…
In conjunction with this special day, Global Peace Foundation Malaysia produced a special edition of our series ‘We Are One’. We gathered several people who come from the diversity of this world and asked them a few questions.
We often feel disconcerted, even fear when we come into a new environment. While discomfort and nerves are common, the adaptation period is different to each of us. However, it all depends on your attitude when faced with the situation. The positive thinker “The world is a book, and those who do not travel…
The 2015 ASEAN+ Young Leaders Summit, organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, have been hosted this year at Putra World Trade Center (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur. The 3 days summit, from 18th-20th of November, brought together 300 delegates from 15 different countries, and were clustered into 4 pillars: Leadership, Volunteerism, Entrepreneurship, and Education &…
“Peace begins with a smile” Mother Teresa Smile, Today is World Smile Day. Smile should not be only defined as a facial expression to please or to be kind to others, but as a necessity to build your inner strengths, look for better health and happiness. Some people define life as being too short, others…
On Monday 21st of September, it was International World Peace Day, a very special day to bring awareness about the challenge of building a more peaceful world and by cinema-plus-1-1″ href=”#18439369″> Malay brothers at the tender age of eight and ten told us that helping others make them happy. With very thoughtful answers and true…
“Mother of 3, previous Minister of National Unity and Social Development, Chairman of Global Peace Festival Malaysia, compassionate leader” We generally define “diversity” as people from different races, nationalities, religions and sexes to coming together to form a group. This is definitely a general perception of any organization or community in acceptance and understanding of…
Daniel Lee Bin Abdullah Single father of two, MyTeksi driver, Malaysian, understanding man Lee, one of the most common Chinese surname, but for Daniel, his full name is Daniel Lee bin Abdullah. The transformation of his name could be perceived to have changed his life quite a lot, but to Daniel, Chinese or Malay, we…