DPCW_1038 : The Role of Peace Education

Global Online Conference:

“

The Role of Peace Education

”

 

On January 24th, over 2,400 attendees from 70 countries including the Philippines, Australia, Germany, South Africa and South Korea joined the global online peace conference to discuss the role of peace education. Despite the constricting lockdown in most major cities around the world, the global work of peace continues on.

The conference was organized by a Korean-based international peace NGO,

“Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light” (HWPL)

in celebration of the 7th Anniversary of the January 24 HWPL Peace Day.

 The January 24 HWPL Peace Day was declared by the Province of Maguindanao in the Philippines. It has been commemorated annually ever since the Mindanao Peace Agreement was made by the local government and civil society leaders

on January 24th, 2014.

 

The Peace Day was named after HWPL since the agreement was suggested by Chairman Man Hee Lee of HWPL, a Korean war veteran, after solving the 50 years of civil conflict with approximately 120,000 victims.

 With the theme,

 “The Role of Peace Education in Building a Peaceful World”,

the celebration of this year aimed to raise awareness of peace education around the world to establish a global platform for peace educators to implement peace education in each education system of their countries.

A Commemorative Message of Harmony

HWPL Chairman Man Hee Lee delivered his commemorative message, followed by the congratulatory messages from social, educational, religious, and political figures including The President of Court of Appeal of Cairo, The Former President of the UN Human Rights Council,The Former Adviser of the Ministry of Education of Guatemala, and Archbishop Emeritus of Davao Archdiocese of the Philippines.

“Today, Mindanao is no longer a place of conflict; rather, it has become a model of peace to which the world looks. Once, the people of this region used to point guns at each other — now they share food while sitting at the same table, despite their differences in religion and ideologies. Students who were once being trained to kill are now learning the precious value of life and peace through HWPL Peace Education,” he said.

V Peace Education in the Philippines

Dr. Ronald Adamat, Commissioner of the Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines (CHED) has made an effort to implement HWPL Peace Education into the relevant higher education curricula. He also addressed the value of HWPL Peace Day and the progress of peace education in the Philippines.

 

He said, “Youth will fight for peace but are not yet given enough skills, understanding, or opportunity to talk about peace. I wholeheartedly support HWPL Peace Education. It raises awareness for our youth to become peacemakers — the much-needed values of the youth.

They are the future leaders, and they must change for the positive transformation of the world to take effect. Our children need to be educated on how peacebuilding can work effectively.

Through education, the building of a truly peaceful world can one day become a reality.”

A miracle of Peace Beginning with Education

Ms Firoza Muradi, an educator from Afghanistan said, “The Mindanao Peace Agreement in 2014 became a great model for countries like Afghanistan who experience wars and conflicts.

 I hope that the miracle of peace in Mindanao will also happen in Afghanistan, and it will begin through peace education.

Through HWPL Peace Education, students seek answers to achieve peace in various ways, including harmony with nature, the value of cooperation, and how to protect their rights.

 I believe all of my students who are receiving peace education will grow up to be a peace messenger.”

HWPL Peace Education consists of 12 lessons to train educators and students alike by raising awareness of the importance of fostering a culture of peace.

Since 2016, over 200 education institutions in 34 countries including India, Israel, and the Philippines became HWPL Peace Academies, and Ministries of Education in 9 countries signed MOAs for the implementation of peace education.

 

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DPCW_1038 : Inter-continental conference on the role of Peace Education

Inter-continental conference

on the role of

Peace Education

 

On 24 January, over 2,400 pre-registered attendees from 70 countries joined the online inter-continental peace conference to discuss the role of peace education.

 

Attendees joined from

#Philippines

#U.S.A

#Germany

#South_Africa

#China

#South_Korea

and others.

 

The conference was organised by a Korea-based international peace NGO,

“Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light”

(HWPL) under the UN DGC and the UN ECOSOC in celebration of the 7th Anniversary of the January 24 HWPL Peace Day.

 

The January 24 HWPL Peace Day declared by the Province of Maguindanao in the Philippines has been commemorated annually since the Mindanao Peace Agreement was made by the local government and civil society leaders on 24 January 2014.

 

The Peace Day was named after HWPL since the agreement was suggested by Chairman Man Hee Lee of HWPL, known as a Korean war veteran, to overcome the 50 years of conflict that resulted in approximately 120,000 victims in the region.

With the theme,

 

 “The Role of Peace Education in Building a Peaceful World”

the celebration of this year aimed to raise awareness of peace education around the world and establish a global platform for peace educators to implement peace education in the educational system of each country.

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HWPL Chairman Man Hee Lee delivered his commemorative message, followed by the congratulatory messages from social, educational, religious, and political figures including The President of Court of Appeal of Cairo, The Former President of the UN Human Rights Council, The Former Adviser of the Ministry of Education of Guatemala, and Archbishop Emeritus of Davao Archdiocese of the Philippines.

“Today, Mindanao is no longer a place of conflict; rather, it has become a model of peace to which the world looks. Once, the people of this region used to point guns at each other—now they share food while sitting at the same table, despite their differences in religion and ideologies. Students who were once being trained to kill are now learning the precious value of life and peace through HWPL Peace Education,” he said.

Dr. Ronald Adamat, Commissioner of the Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines (CHED), who has made an effort to implement HWPL Peace Education by integrating peace education into the relevant higher education curricula, addressed the value of HWPL Peace Day and the progress of the peace education in the Philippines.

“Youth will fight for peace but are not yet given enough skills, understanding, or opportunity to talk about peace. I wholeheartedly support HWPL Peace Education. It raises the awareness for our youth to become peacemakers—the much-needed values of the youth. Future leaders must effect change for the world’s positive transformation. Our children need to be educated on how peacebuilding can work effectively. Through education, the building of a truly peaceful world can one day become a reality.”

 

HWPL Peace Education consisting of 12 lessons aims to train the educators and students with the value of peace by raising awareness of the importance of fostering a culture of peace. Since 2016, more than 200 educational institutions in 34 countries, including India, Israel, and the Philippines, have been designated as HWPL Peace Academies, and Ministries of Education from 9 countries have signed MOAs for implementation of peace education.

 

At the event, the HWPL official presented the plan for 2021 such as an Online Peace Educator Training Program, Peace Education Volunteering Program, and an Online Youth Peace Love Exchange Project that are designed as online programs with the pandemic situation in mind.

 

Ms. Firoza Muradi, an educator from Afghanistan, said,

 “The Mindanao Peace Agreement in 2014 became a great model for countries like Afghanistan who experience wars and conflicts.

I hope that the miracle of peace in Mindanao will happen in Afghanistan, and the beginning is from peace education.

Through HWPL Peace Education, students seek answers to achieve peace in various ways, including harmony with nature, the value of cooperation, and how to protect their rights.

I believe all of my students who are receiving peace education will grow up to be a peace messenger.”

 

 

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DPCW_1038 : Peace Education and Peaceful Dispute Resolution to Create a Peaceful World

Peace Education and Peaceful Dispute Resolution

 to Create a Peaceful World

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen

My name is Firoza Muradi, representative of the HWPL program from Afghanistan. It is truly an honor to be among these all excellency from all around the world. Seeing this fantastic talented and professional personality gives me hope for Peace in my and other countries again. Peace is an essential component of everyone's life.

I am presenting Peace from a country that has been fought since 1978—starting from Soviet-Afghan war to the Cold War. Everyday people in my country waking up with the explosion sound in the morning.

Everyone does not feel secure in their home neither outside.

 If anyone hears about Afghanistan, they probably just think about war, because this is what the reality of my country, based on media, but what is positive point about my country is the young generation who raise with all this struggle situation.

 They have enough confidence to raise their voice and survive with all the conflict to bring Peace. And I believe one day will come, that the Afghan young generation will change the destiny of Afghanistan with peaceful resolution in the future.

Another clear example of Mindanao's case is a peace-building model in the conflict area in the Philippines.

For 18 years from 1996, Islamic and government forces tried to negotiate but failed to settle, leading to 50 years of war with the consequence of 120,000 people died, and more than 2 million people forced to move and lose their homes.

The Mindanao Peace Agreement in 2014 mediated by HWPL between Catholic and Muslim communities greatly contributed to the peace-building efforts in Mindanao and paved way for more

HWPL peace movements in the region.

This eventually became a great model for countries like ours who experience wars and conflicts. HWPL results in Mindanao gave us strength and hope. I hope that the miracle of peace in Mindanao will happen in Afghanistan.

I think that the beginning is from peace education.

Peace can define with different concepts for everyone because we define Peace the way we feel it and found it by heart. But the important part is to have that concept in a conflict situation. There should be someone as an educator who can transfer the message of Peace to everyone. And it is more important to share the right concept of Peace and peaceful resolution.

I have been conducting HWPL peace education with students from Mukhtar School since last year.

 I feel delighted that I have the role of the educator for HWPL peace program in Afghanistan. I am glad to have this opportunity to guide my students and improve their personal and academic knowledge via peace education.

 Through HWPL peace education, students are seeking answers to achieve peace in various ways, including harmony with nature, the value of cooperation, and how to protect their rights.

I can see my student’s passion that they all have hope to take active part in decision making for the future of Afghanistan. I believe that all of my students who are receiving peace education will grow up to be messenger of peace.

Looking at my students,

 I dream of a peaceful future in Afghanistan.

Finally, my best hope and wish is to inform my students that we are one regardless of any differences in religion or ethics. Mukhtar School is one of the private school who wants to continue this education cycle with students from different schools in Balkh, Afghanistan. First of all, Mukhtar School will be an example of peace education and a seed that can spread the culture of peace to many schools.

Today, I become motivated for not being alone, because here I can see many other individuals give their efforts to transfer this message to everyone across the globe. I highly appreciate the HWPL team and other educators for their support in this peace process worldwide.

Thank you, dear, excellency

Firoza Muradi
Teacher of Mukhtar Private School in Afghanistan

 

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