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Generosity and Peacebuilding: Sunshine Family Volunteers Bring Hope to Flood Victims in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria

In times of crisis, the generosity of one community can be the lifeline of another. Learn how SFV club members in Nigeria through their Community Peace Friend initiative exemplify this value.
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Empowering the Next Generation: Sunshine Family Volunteers Support Girls in Kano, Nigeria

“The Prepared Girl Child” program aims to inspire and equip young girls with knowledge, skills, and empowerment strategies, to influence society positively and build strong families.
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Empowering Through Education: Sunshine Family Volunteers Bring Hope to Kano’s Children -Nigeria

Education has long been seen as the cornerstone of empowerment, and GPW Sunshine Family Volunteers (SFV) in Nigeria, demonstrate this through their inspiring “BookOnResumption” initiative.
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­Empowering Women with Disabilities in Kaduna State, Nigeria: A Path to Inclusivity and Peacebuilding

This event marked a significant step in uplifting the living standards of over 90 women with disabilities, providing them with financial literacy and resources to support small business ventures.
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Families for Peace: Empowering Women as Agents of Change in Kaduna State, Nigeria

The event's core message revolved around women's role as peace advocates within the family.
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Empowering Aging Women: A New Perspective on Ageism – GPW Paraguay

"Aging should be celebrated as a stage where women, freed from certain societal obligations, can pursue their dreams and continue making meaningful contributions," Dr. Gladis Fischer.
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Women’s Democratic Leadership: Progress, Challenges, and the Path Forward – GPW Paraguay

This engaging discussion explored the evolution of women in leadership, their roles in shaping democratic societies, and the cultural and institutional challenges they continue to face.
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Advance Women's Leadership

Global Peace Foundation Nigeria Partners with Bethel Candle of Hope for Capacity Building Workshop on Nonviolent Communication and Leadership

This initiative aimed to equip participants with valuable peacebuilding tools and promote responsible leadership within families and communities.
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Global Peace Women Uruguay’s Work in Empowering Incarcerated Women

The GPW Uruguay chapter has been working diligently for the past two years to support and uplift women in prison. The chapter has focused on understanding the unique challenges these women face.
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Strengthening Legal Frameworks for the Protection of Older People – GPW Paraguay

“National and Regional Legal Framework for the Protection of Older People,” webinar explored the gaps that need to be addressed to ensure a dignified and secure life for the elderly.
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Celebrating the International Day of Peace: The Global Peace Women’s Korean Dream Family Challenge

This initiative aims to bring families, volunteers, and communities together in a shared effort to promote unity, peace, and hope, both within families and across borders.
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Strengthening Peace and Resilience: Global Peace Foundation Nigeria's Three-Day Initiative in Kaduna State

GPW Nigeria highlighted the essential role of women in peacebuilding, sharing about the “Peace begins in the home” campaign, which spotlights women as important caregivers and community influencers.
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Camping and Cleaning with Brothers and Neighbours: Yuuki’s Story

10 year old boy named Yuuk from in Japan shares his experience participating in a beach cleanup activity in his community.
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Piggy Bank Projects for Ukraine

Takanori Nishikori's family from Japan volunteered and joined in a project that would help in fundraising for the Ukrainian victims.
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Interact Club of Sunshine Family Volunteer visits abandoned children’s home in Mbarara, Uganda: Ms Jalia Muntu’s SFV Story

Ms Jalia Muntu from Mbarara City in Uganda, noticed the high number of orphaned, neglected and abandoned children in her community and organizes a visit to Divine Mercy Home for abandoned children.
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Circles of Concern: Everline Obondo’s SFV Story

Everline Obondo is a GPW SFV coordinator from Kenya who empowers the members of her community through capacity building and charitable work.
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Topic: Training Students on Leadership, Morality & Discipline: Tosang’s SFV Story

Leadership, morality and discipline are skills help empower us to make choices and take risks that add value to our lives and the lives of others.
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The story of Doo-ryun Ha's family's service

Ha Doo-Ryun is 73 years old. She and her husband live to volunteer for peace. For 11 years, she has been collecting used clothes to send to Mongolia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and the Philippines.
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Blankets, food and toys for kids: Jenny’s Hurricane Ian Relief

When Hurricane Ian struck in late September 2022, Jenny, a young girl from the United States organized a funds drive for her birthday in support of children who were affected by the hurricane.
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Planting Trees for Peace: Magreth Mushi’s Family Story

During the commemoration of International Day of Peace, Magreth, her husband, children, sister, grandson, and neighbors participated in a tree planting activity in her community.
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Food and Shelter Donations for Homeless People in Nepal: Bajracharya’s and Shakya’s Families Story

As Winston Churchill once said, “We make a livelihood by what we get, but we build an existence by what we serve.” Serving is a powerful way to affirm that we are all one family under God.
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A Visit to Natukunda Sarah’s Family: Jalia Muntu’s Family

Sarah is a single mother of 3 children and 5 grandchildren. Jalia Muntu and her family organize a visit to support Sarah's family.
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Dry- food donation to Buddhist Monk: Ramita from Nepal’s SFV story

Shristika Bajracharya’s family and other local volunteers organized a Sunshine Family Volunteer project and donated dry foods to Buddhist Monks in Kritipur, Chabahil Kathmandu in Nepal.
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Generosity Knows No Limits: Elaine Desoloc’s Family SFV Story

“No one is too poor that he cannot give and no one is too rich that he cannot receive.” Elaine Desoloc and her family demonstrate this to us through their acts of kindness.
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Give a Birthday – Summer and Aurora’s Family

Selflessness is a virtue that allows us to be considerate of the needs of others around us. Two girls raise money on their birthday to support an orphanage.
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Giving Back by Planting Joy: Harmony's Story

Giving back to the community is a special act that leaves one feeling joyful and satisfied.
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About Global Peace Women Sunshine Family Volunteers, SFV Clubs and Activity Highlights

Recognizing the family as the first school of love and character, Sunshine Family Volunteers encourages families to cultivate service-mindedness through serving together.
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Living Courageously for the Greater Good: Breland Family

What does courage mean to you? This word means a lot of different things to most people, but for most, courage means the lack of fear.
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Shristika Bajracharya’s Family-wide Greening Plantations Project

Shristika Bajracharya from Nepal has been working towards keeping the earth green and not gray.
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A Visit to the Family of Nicholas in Kyera Village: Naswirah’s Family First SFV Experience

Nicholas is a disabled cobbler from Uganda. Nashwira's family visited him on their very first Sunshine Family Volunteer project. "Despite all the challenges, Nicholas deeply loves God and his family."
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Building Resilience with Adolescents During and After Covid -19 in Uganda: Jackline’s Family

“I loved the spirit of self-reliance and self-discovery. I was excited seeing them smile, expressing their emotions and gaining courage to overcome the negative effects of COVID-19."
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A Change of Mindset Brings the Change We Desire to See in Our Communities: Eyambe’s Family

"We want to nourish hope and commitment, instill positive energy to young survivors who have either faced emotional or physical violence." In the midst of violence, the Eyambe family stands for peace.
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A Visit to Hope for Katanga Kids Project Home: Mary and Zainab’s Families

"These are children who can hardly feed on two meals a day. I commit to support them.” A single visit to Hope for Katanga Kids Project Home sparks renewed commitment to support service-minded people.
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Passing on the Gift of Giving: Aneth’s Family from Tanzania

“Sometimes I travel with my kids to support children with disabilities and show them what my work and helping others involves,” she shared.
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S4D Fam Jam: Samriddhi’s Family Story from Nepal

Samriddhi Shakya from Nepal shares her family story on how music brought everyone together during the Covid pandemic lockdown.
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Learning Teamwork and Upcycling with Extended Family

A group of cousins and friends gathered at the Global Peace Women office in Seattle learned how to upcycle
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