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LAST February, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) published ‘HWPL Peace Progress Review Report’ of Ghana and Nigeria. HWPL is a South Korea-based international organization conducting peace activities for world peace and cessation of war (associated with the UN DGC and ECOSOC). The report records the results of the Western Africa Peace Initiative for 2 years since 2021 and presents the future directions in 2023.
It also shows 5 Peace Initiatives including a total of 11 times of Peace Development forums where leaders from various sectors of human rights organizations, international law, media, educational institutions, and youth groups in Western Africa discussed how to achieve peace, the introduction of HWPL Peace Educator Empowerment Training, Peace Education in action, etc. Through peace educator empowerment training, 101 sessions in 2021 and 111 sessions in 2022 were implemented in Ghana and Nigeria.
An HWPL official said its peace initiatives will expand in Western Africa, starting with HWPL Peace Educator Empowerment Training and Peace Education in action. By signing the MOUs and cooperating with both governments and non-government organizations, it will engage more educational institutions in peace education and establish peace networks. In addition, it will raise awareness of peace as a memory through the construction of parks and monuments reminding people of peace in 2023.
Mr. Dong-hui Lee, head of the HWPL Southern Seoul and Gyeonggi Branch Africa team, said, “HWPL Progress Review Report is meaningful that it records the results of Peace Initiatives that people in Western Africa found out the peace activities that they could do individually and voluntarily without material supports. I believe this will become the driving force for peace initiatives and expand the peace activities in Ghana, Nigeria, and the whole African continent by being delivered to educational institutions, media, and government bodies.”
On Feb 11, the report was presented first at HWPL Western Africa Peace Development Forum. Collins Uwaomaetan Newuwumi, Executive Director of Peace and Community Empowerment Initiative (PCEI), said “HWPL Progress Review Report shows how much HWPL values each individual and organization and it works transparently to achieve the goal of peace together.” In addition, other people in Western Africa who read the report, responded that “It is very impressive and encouraging to propagate the movement of peace all over the world.”, “It shows a clear picture of what is a goal to achieve for peace and co-existence.”, etc.
Contents of the HWPL Progress Review Report of Ghana and Nigeria can be viewed through the following link.
– Ghana: https://bit.ly/hwplprogressGHA
– Nigeria: https://bit.ly/hwplprogressNGR
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