Chairman ManHee Lee is the head representative of the global peace organization HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light), which is striving for the enactment and implementation of the international peace law 'Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)'. The DPCW is a legal instrument comprised of 10 articles and 38 clauses that can end wars and hostilities throughout the world. HWPL is also spreading a culture of peace and implementing peace education.
Chairman ManHee Lee experienced the cruelty and tragedy of war as a veteran of the Korean War. This is one of the reasons why he founded a global peace campaign as the head of HWPL. He has traveled the globe more than 35 times to meet and persuade politicians, legal experts, journalists, professors, peace activists, civil organization leaders, heads of tribes and others to unite them for the work of peace. The significant fruits borne out of his hard work are the World Alliance of Religions' Peace (WARP) Summit and HWPL Peace Committee. The DPCW was drafted and finalised by the HWPL Peace Committee.
How, you may wonder, do I know this? About 10 years ago, when I had just been discharged from military service, I came to know HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee while researching the topic of civil conflicts to satisfy my curiosity in ongoing global issues. At that time, the island of Mindanao in the Philippines was suffering from a major civil conflict that lasted more than 40 years, and Chairman ManHee Lee and HWPL resolved this conflict through non-violent means.
Chairman Lee brought an end to the conflict in Mindanao by holding a peace talk between the warring Catholic and Islamic groups. Before the talk, HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee held a Peace Walk to spread the culture of peace in Mindanao with the many locals who had gathered out of a desire for peace.
Chairman ManHee Lee's pressing appeal today is that humanity unites for sustainable peace in order to pass on the legacy of peace to future generations worldwide. He doesn't just talk peace, but has worked tirelessly for it through practical peace campaigns for over a decade.
I decided to become a supporter of HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee's peace initiatives because I also desire a world of peace for all posterity.
Today I'd like to introduce an article regarding HWPL's Peace Education teacher graduation ceremony in Lesotho :)
HWPL Holds Peace Education Teacher Graduation Ceremony in Lesotho
Lays Foundation for Training Teachers and Introducing Peace Education Into Public Education
Maseru, Lesotho – Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) held the ‘DPE–HWPL Peace Education Teacher Graduation Ceremony’ in Maseru, Lesotho, on March 13, in cooperation with the Development for Peace Education (DPE). Lesotho has a high proportion of youth in its population, and the need for conflict prevention through education and value-based education has been continuously raised. Against this backdrop, a graduation ceremony was held to recognize and encourage teachers who completed the HWPL peace education course, while promoting the expansion of peace education across Lesotho’s educational sector.
The event was attended by approximately 100 participants, including teachers who completed the peace education program, officials from Lesotho’s Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), key figures in the education sector, and community leaders. Participants discussed ways to prevent conflicts through education and to build sustainable peace.
“Social conflicts and violence cannot be resolved solely through institutional changes; changes in people’s values must accompany them. In particular, the role of teachers who guide students in schools is very important,” said Lesotho’s Minister of Education and Training Honorable Ntoi Rapapa. “I hope that peace education will be expanded within the public education system so that all children in Lesotho can grow up learning peace.”
Presentation of Appointment Certificates to Peace Education Teachers in Lesotho
“Through peace education, we have been able to deliver healing and hope to schools and students. Now, teachers will become messengers of peace and pass on the values of peace to the next generation,” said Mrs. Puleng Nkaleche, principal of Ribaneng High School.
HWPL and DPE plan to expand peace education programs throughout Lesotho and continuously operate teacher training courses in the future.
Lesotho Peace Education Teacher Appointment and Award Ceremony
Peace Education Teacher Graduation Ceremony
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