Volunteering with Youth and Family Project by Kiho Sano from Japan – (March 2022 GWD Grant Recipient)
Kiho Sano implements a project to encourage youth and families in her community in Japan to volunteer.
My Big Global Family: Elizabeth Acosta’s GPWLA Story
Learn how GPWLA has empowered Elizabeth Acosta with essential skills to become a moral and innovative leader.
GPW Paraguay Supports ‘República de Bolivia’ School
Support for the “Republic of Bolivia” School to Curb Spread of Covid-19 Disease
“Volunteering with Grandparents” Hug’s Family, Japan (FVP Story 2021.12)
Volunteering with Grandparents” Hug’s Family Japan Hug is six. Every two weeks she visits the local park with her parents, aunt and grandparents. But they don’t play at the park, they clean. When three generations of Hug’s family get together, they love their community. At the same time, the family is passing on the culture […]
Ms. Namsik Jeong Global Peace Women Leadership Conference 2014
The importance of education can easily be seen when we take a look at the hardships of the increasing number of the multicultural family. I am one of the multicultural families. My daughter who is in an elementary school, there is a class for multicultural families. As I met other moms from Philippines and Vietnam, I found one thing common among us.
Ms. Rosita S. Celis Global Peace Women Leadership Conference 2014
The empowerment of women is a critical factor in the eradication of poverty. It is to be noted that poverty in families with more children are particularly common in rural areas. Poverty in many developing countries remains a challenge.
Musiime Hamzah’s family visits Aisha Nantongo a single mother of 11 people at her home in Kawempe Tula-Wakiso District.
We need each other’s love and care to thrive. Acts of kindness can bring people together, and promote peace and harmony in our communities, as Hamzah’s family learnt during their SFV project.
From Loss to Love: Tosang Chang’s Sunshine Family Story
‘Family means putting your arms around each other and being there,” Barbara Bush. In the midst of personal loss, Tosang and her family found strength in serving others who also were going through loss
Storytelling Team Serving the World: Shimazu Family
Tomomi Shimazu and her family set out to make the world a more just, kinder place by sharing positive children’s stories.
Empowering Children Through “Literacy Terrace” – A Family’s Journey of Volunteerism in Indonesia
The “Literacy Terrace”,a project that aims to promote literacy among children in in Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia.